JPH06105381B2 - Price display device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a price display device which is installed at a gas station such as a gas station and displays the oil type and the price in an advertising manner.

[Prior Art] Many of such price display devices are internally illuminated by a fluorescent lamp for the reason that they can be seen clearly at night and the typeface can be used freely. In this case, in order to display effectively, it is preferable to provide it at a place higher than the ground, for example, above the sign pole facing the road. Therefore, when changing the price, the remote control method is preferable in terms of workability.

In addition, the prices of oil types displayed at gas stations are often 3
Since the digit display is used, the weight and storage size will be increased if a film printed with 1000 step numbers that can display 0 to 999 yen is used. Therefore, the price is often displayed using a film printed with 100-step numbers from 100 to 199 yen. In this case, if the price is out of the set price range, the film cannot be used, and the film replacement is troublesome at a high place, and cannot cope with the price fluctuation.

The above is for one oil type, and the above-mentioned problems are more remarkable in the three types of oil such as regular, high-octane and light oil which are usually sold.

Further, since the conventional device normally displays only on one side, there is a problem that it cannot be seen from the direction of the other side.

For this reason, the present applicant has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 62-109882 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-109882).
274986). According to this proposed technique, the price is displayed by superimposing the first and second films. However, there is a problem in that when two films are superposed, a shift is likely to occur, which makes the display difficult to see.

[Problem to be Solved] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a display symbol on each of the first and second films, and when both films are overlaid to display a price, both films can be displayed at correct positions. To provide a display device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the price display device of the present invention, the first display is overlapped on the opposite sides in the display and is relatively movable in the longitudinal direction.
And a second film, and the first film is provided with the first film.
Is displayed on the first film of the second film.
The second display symbol is described in a portion other than the display symbol described portion of the film, and the first and second films are provided with through holes for positioning those films,
A sensor is provided to detect that the through holes match.

[Explanation of action and effect] Therefore, only the first or second film is relatively moved, and the combination of the first and second display symbols makes it possible to easily display the oil type and the price in many display steps, thereby changing the price. However, it is only necessary to detect the position where the through holes coincide with each other by the sensor during relative movement and stop the film there, and there is no deviation between the two films, so that an easy-to-see display can be obtained.

Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a price display device embodying the present invention. The price display device comprises a display 10 provided above a sign pole 1 facing a road, a control panel 50 provided at a position easy to operate, and both. And a line L for connecting to each other. In the figure, reference numerals 3 and 3a are refueling machines, 4 is an island, 5 is a fire wall, and 6 is an oil company name display plate.

In FIG. 2, display windows 11 and 11a (FIG. 6) provided on the vertical surfaces on both sides of the display 10 respectively show an indication A of oil type (eg regular) and an indication B of price (eg 120 yen).
Is displayed.

These indications consist of the first display symbol of the oil type A and the number B1 of the first rank of the price, and the second display symbol of the numeral B2 of the tenth rank and the 100th price.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the first film 12 is transparent, and a plurality (for example, 30) of display sections 13 are defined, and each section has an oil type (for example, regular, high-octane, light oil). Character) A and the first digit B1 of the price are printed on the back surface of the film 12 from 0 to 9 for regular, high-octane and light oil, respectively.

On the other hand, the second film 16 is colored, and a plurality of (90 in the illustrated example) display sections 17 are defined, and each section 17 has a portion corresponding to the first digit B1. On the left side, the number 10 of the price, the number B2 of the 100th place is 10 to 99 film 16
It is printed on the back side of.

Further, when the first and second films 12 and 16 are overlapped and the numeral B1 at the first place and the numeral B2 at the tenth place and the numeral B2 at the 100th place are directly faced to each other, the through hole 20 for determining the positions of the two films is on the right of each. It is provided at the edge. The right edge portion 12a of the first film 12 including the through hole 20 is colored.

In FIGS. 5 to 7, between the side plates 22 and 23 provided in the case 21 of the display device 10, symmetrically with respect to the center planes of the display windows 11 and 11a, the first and the second plates are arranged in the vertical direction. of the guide rod 24, 24 ^-, the second guide rod 25, 25 ^- the first take-up reel shaft 26, 26 ^-, the second take-up reel shaft 27, 27 ^- is stretched.

A gear 28 is fixed to the end of the first take-up reel shaft 26 protruding from one side plate 22, and the gear 28 has a side plate 22.
Idle gear 29a that is supported by a cantilever manner, 29 b, 29c are cooperate, simultaneously reel shaft 26 ^- idle gear ^29a, 29 ^b, 29c ^are cooperative to ^- gear 28 which is fixed to ing. A first motor 31 is provided inside the side plate 22, and a drive gear 32 is provided at an end portion of the output shaft of the motor 31 that protrudes outside the side plate 22. A gear 34 provided on the first link arm 33 meshes with the drive gear 32 via an idle gear 40, and the gear 34 rotates the link arm 33 by rotating the motor 31. 29c, 29 ^- c is designed to mesh with either one.

On the other hand, a gear 38 is fixedly attached to the end of the second take-up reel shaft 27 protruding from the other side plate 23, and idle gears 39a, 39b are provided.
There is cooperation, similarly reel shaft 27 ^- the gear 38 which is fixed to the ^- idle gear 39 ^- a, 39 ^- b are linkage. And
A gear 34a provided on the second link arm 33a meshes with a drive gear 32a fixedly mounted on the second motor 31a via an idle gear 40a. In the figure, reference numeral 35 is a sensor for detecting the coincidence of the through holes 20, 20 of both films 12, 16, for example, a sensor composed of a light emitting diode and a phototransistor, and 36 is a fluorescent lamp for internal illumination.

Wherein the first take-up reel shaft 26 is wound around one end of the first film 12, the film 12 is inverted by the first guide rod 24, through the sensor 35, the first guide rod 24 ^- in Inverted,
The other end and the other of the first take-up reel shaft 26 ^- are wound.

A second transparent film 16 is provided on the second take-up reel shaft 27.
The one end is wound, the film 16 enters the bottom surface of the first film 12 is inverted by the second guide bar 25, the second guide rod 25 ^- are reversed in the other end and the other second Take-up reel shaft 2
7 ^- to have been wound. Therefore, when the first motor 31 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG.
Link arm 33 rotates clockwise, gear 34 meshes with idle gear 29c, and gear train 29c, 29b, 29a, 28 causes first take-up reel shaft 26 to rotate clockwise and thus the first film. rolled up 12, or by rotating the motor 31 in the reverse direction, the gear 34 is idle gear 29 ^- winding the lower mesh to c reel shaft 26 ^- lowers up the film 12, in the right side at the same time, the first film It is designed to be hoisted or hoisted.

Similarly, in FIG. 7, when rotating counterclockwise with the second motor 31a, on the right side, the second take-up reel shaft 27 winds the second film 16 or rotates the motor 31a clockwise. Then, the reel shaft 27 ^- lowers wind the film 16, in the left side, has a second film 16 to the take-lowering or wound up as.

The first and second motors 31 and 31a and the sensor 35 are
Each is connected to a control panel 50 (Fig. 1).

The control panel 50 is provided on the sign pole 1 to which the display device 10 is attached, but it may be provided in the office.

During operation, for example, as shown in FIG.
To change the value displayed as "0" to "125", press the switch on the control panel 50 and rotate the first motor 31 in the clockwise direction. As described above, the first take-up reel shaft 26 Rolls up film 12. When you see the numerical value "5" on the first film 12, release the switch and press the numerical value "5".
When the sensor 35 detects the through hole 20 at the position, the motor 31 stops and the displayed numerical value is "125". The second motor 31a is driven to change to "135".

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, for example, a first film that displays the oil type and the first digit of the price, and a second film that displays the tenth and 100th digit of the price, for example. By overlaying with the film, various indications, eg different oil types and prices, can be easily indicated.

At the time of overlapping, since both films are held at the position where the sensor detects that the through holes of the first and second films are overlapped, it is possible to obtain a correct and easy-to-see display without causing a shift in the display.

Moreover, since the film may be stopped when the sensor detects it, the structure is simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of display, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a first film, and FIG. 4 is a second film. The top view shown, 5th
Figures 7 to 7 show an indicator, and Figure 5 shows A- in Figure 6.
6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. A: Oil type, B1: Price number 1st, B2: Price 10
Number, 100th digit, 10 …… display, 11, 11a …… display window,
12 ... first film, 13 ... first film display section, 16 ... second film, 17 ... second film display section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first film and a second film, which are overlapped with each other and are capable of relative movement in the longitudinal direction, are provided on opposite sides in a display, and a first display symbol is written on the first film. A second marking is written on a portion of the second film other than the marking marking portion of the first film, and the first and second films have through holes for positioning those films. A price display device provided with a sensor for detecting that the through holes are aligned with each other.