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Public display device

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EP1034528A1
EP1034528A1 EP98955730A EP98955730A EP1034528A1 EP 1034528 A1 EP1034528 A1 EP 1034528A1 EP 98955730 A EP98955730 A EP 98955730A EP 98955730 A EP98955730 A EP 98955730A EP 1034528 A1 EP1034528 A1 EP 1034528A1
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support strip
display device
posters
transparent opening
printer
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Jacques Lewiner
Eric Carreel
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F11/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position
    • G09F11/24—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position the advertising or display material forming part of a moving band, e.g. in the form of perforations, prints, or transparencies
    • G09F11/29—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the complete information is permanently attached to a movable support which brings it to the display position the advertising or display material forming part of a moving band, e.g. in the form of perforations, prints, or transparencies of a band other than endless

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  • the present invention relates to public display devices.
  • the invention relates to a public display device comprising:
  • a support strip of flexible material which is arranged in the interior volume of the trunk, this strip having at least one so-called printing face, adapted to be printed so as to include a plurality of posters juxtaposed along the support strip,
  • a mechanism for driving the support strip this mechanism being adapted to selectively present, opposite the transparent opening, one of the posters printed on the support strip.
  • At least one electronic interface adapted to receive digital data representative of patterns to be printed on the support strip
  • this printer being disposed facing a printing area belonging to the printing face of the support strip, the central unit being adapted to have the patterns printed by the printer through the interface.
  • Document FR-A-2 598 539 describes an example of such a display device, in which the printer is a two-way plotter arranged in correspondence with the transparent opening of the external trunk, so that each poster is printed in front of the public.
  • This known display device has the drawback of not being able to present a poster to the public. complete, while a new poster is being printed.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome this drawback.
  • a public display device of the kind in question is essentially characterized in that the printing area is arranged so as not to be visible through the transparent opening of the external trunk, the device for 'display further comprising: - a buffer zone enabling a variable length of support strip to be accumulated between the printing area and the part of the support strip which corresponds to the poster presented opposite the transparent opening of the safe, this buffer zone being adapted to allow several posters to be printed in advance while maintaining the poster presented opposite the transparent opening of the safe,
  • one and / or other of the following arrangements may optionally be used:
  • the electronic interface is a telecommunications interface
  • the electronic interface is an information carrier reader chosen from optical disk readers, magnetic tape readers, magnetic floppy disk readers, and magnetic hard disk drives or semiconductor memory readers,
  • the support strip has information zones carrying codes representing data chosen from poster identification data and poster tracking data
  • the display device further comprising at least one reading device which is arranged in correspondence with said information zones and which is adapted to read the data printed in these zones, this reading device being connected to the electronic central unit,
  • printer has a print head movable in translation along two perpendicular axes, namely a first axis arranged parallel to the length of the support strip, and a second axis arranged along the width of the support strip, the printer has a head printable only movable parallel to the width of the support strip, the drive mechanism being adapted to move the support strip parallel to its length in front of the print head during operation by the printer mantis,
  • the central electronic unit has at least one font in memory,
  • the outer boot has a flattened shape, having two parallel main faces, at least one of which has said transparent opening,
  • the external trunk has a cylindrical shape and has an annular side wall in which the said at least one transparent opening is formed
  • the electronic interface is also adapted to receive, in addition to the data representative of patterns to be displayed, relative chronological data to the urgency and / or the frequency and / or the duration of display of said patterns, the electronic central unit being adapted to memorize these data, and to have printed and presented opposite the transparent opening of the safe corresponding posters, according to said chronological data.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a public display device according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the display device of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 schematically shows the drive device and the printer located inside the display device of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows a variant of the drive mechanism and of the printer shown in FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view tive of a display device according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a public display device which is in the form of a panel 1.
  • This panel comprises a closed external trunk 2, having two parallel main faces, at least one of which has a glazed opening 3.
  • the trunk 2 defines a certain internal volume, which contains a support strip 4 of flexible material (paper, or transparent synthetic film), this strip having at least one so-called printing side, adapted to be printed so as to present a plurality of posters 5 (advertising or containing general information) juxtaposed along said strip, each of these posters having dimensions close to those of the glass window 3.
  • the support strip 4 can be moved parallel to its length by a drive mechanism 6 which is adapted to selectively present, opposite the glass window 3, one or the other of the posters 5 printed on the support strip.
  • the display panel 1 also comprises an electronic central unit 7 which includes a memory (containing in particular fonts) and which controls the drive mechanism 6.
  • an electronic central unit 7 which includes a memory (containing in particular fonts) and which controls the drive mechanism 6.
  • This central unit is also connected to a radio receiver 8 or to any other electronic interface making it possible to receive data in digital form: telecommunication interface, information carrier reader such as: magnetic tape reader, magnetic floppy disk reader, reader magnetic hard drive, optical disc drive, etc.
  • the display panel 1 also comprises, in its internal volume, a controlled printer 9 by the central unit 7, this printer being arranged facing a printing area belonging to the printing face of the support strip, and the central unit 7 being adapted to cause the printer 9 to print patterns (images , alphanumeric characters, etc.) received via the radio receiver 8, this reception and this printing being able to be carried out for example at night.
  • the radio receiver 8 can, where appropriate, also receive poster identification data, in addition to the data relating to the patterns contained in these posters: in this case, the central unit 7 is also suitable for printing by 1 printer 9, on the support strip 4, codes representative of said identification data, with, where appropriate, poster identification data.
  • the display panel then also includes at least one reader 10 suitable for reading the codes printed in the information zones, this reader 10 possibly being, for example, a bar code reader.
  • the drive device 6 can include:
  • one or more horizontal return rollers 13 which in this case have fixed axes of rotation.
  • the printer 9 can comprise a print head 14, for example an ink jet, displaceable in translation along a guide bar 15 parallel to the width of the support strip 4, this bar guide 15 being itself displaceable in translation parallel to the length of the strip 4 along guide rails 16.
  • a print head 14 for example an ink jet, displaceable in translation along a guide bar 15 parallel to the width of the support strip 4, this bar guide 15 being itself displaceable in translation parallel to the length of the strip 4 along guide rails 16.
  • the drive mechanism 6 it is advantageous for the drive mechanism 6 to include a buffer zone 17 in which a certain length of support strip can accumulate between the printing area and the portion of the support strip. which corresponds to the poster presented in front of the transparent window 3.
  • the drive device 6 to include means for keeping the portion of the support strip disposed opposite window 3 taut, when a certain strip length is accumulated in buffer zone 17.
  • these tensioning means consist of movable return rollers 18 which are vertically movable and which are controlled so as to exert a constant force on the support strip 4, and the strip media moves during printing.
  • the drive mechanism when the drive mechanism includes a buffer zone 17, the guide bar 15 of the print head 14 of the printer can be fixed, in which case said print head is displaceable only parallel to the width of the support strip 4.
  • the device which has just been described makes it possible to easily modify the posters already printed on the support strip 4, for example to include additional messages therein, or to print new posters , without human intervention at the display panel 1.
  • the data received via the radio receiver 8 can include data chronological relating to the emergency and / or the frequency and / or the duration of display of each poster.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular form of public display device.
  • the display device can be in the form of a column 19 of the "Morris column” type, in which case the box 20 of this display device has a cylindrical shape, of same as the transparent window or windows 21 of this box, and the rollers of the drive mechanism, which can be similar to those of FIGS. 3 and 4, are generally arranged with their vertical axes of rotation.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a public display panel comprising an external casing (2) with at least one transparent opening (3), a support stripe (4) made of flexible material bearing juxtaposed posters, and a driving mechanism (6) for selectively displaying said posters opposite the transparent opening. Said display panel further comprises an electronic interface adapted to receive data representing new posters to be printed on the support stripe, an electronic central unit communicating with the interface, a printer (9) controlled by said central unit for printing new posters on the support stripe.

Description

DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE PUBLIC PUBLIC DISPLAY DEVICE
La présente invention est relative aux dispositifs d'affichage public.The present invention relates to public display devices.
Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne un dispositif d'affichage public comportant :More particularly, the invention relates to a public display device comprising:
- un coffre extérieur fermé qui définit un certain volume intérieur et qui présente au moins une ouverture transparente,- a closed external trunk which defines a certain internal volume and which has at least one transparent opening,
- une bande support en matériau souple qui est disposée dans le volume intérieur du coffre, cette bande présentant au moins une face dite d'impression, adaptée pour être imprimée de façon à comporter une pluralité d ' affiches juxtaposées le long de la bande support,a support strip of flexible material which is arranged in the interior volume of the trunk, this strip having at least one so-called printing face, adapted to be printed so as to include a plurality of posters juxtaposed along the support strip,
- un mécanisme d'entraînement de la bande support, ce mécanisme étant adapté pour présenter sélectivement, en face de l'ouverture transparente, l'une des affiches imprimées sur la bande support.- A mechanism for driving the support strip, this mechanism being adapted to selectively present, opposite the transparent opening, one of the posters printed on the support strip.
- au moins une interface électronique adaptée pour recevoir des données numériques représentatives de motifs à imprimer sur la bande support,at least one electronic interface adapted to receive digital data representative of patterns to be printed on the support strip,
- une unité centrale électronique communiquant avec 1 ' interface et commandant le mécanisme d ' entraînement de la bande support,- an electronic central unit communicating with the interface and controlling the drive mechanism of the support strip,
- et une imprimante commandée par l'unité centrale, cette imprimante étant disposée face à une zone d'impression appartenant à la face d'impression de la bande support, 1 ' unité centrale étant adaptée pour faire imprimer par l'imprimante les motifs reçus par l'interface.- And a printer controlled by the central unit, this printer being disposed facing a printing area belonging to the printing face of the support strip, the central unit being adapted to have the patterns printed by the printer through the interface.
Le document FR-A-2 598 539 décrit un exemple d'un tel dispositif d'affichage, dans lequel l'imprimante est une table traçante à deux voies disposée en correspondance avec l'ouverture transparente du coffre extérieur, de sorte que chaque affiche est imprimée devant le public.Document FR-A-2 598 539 describes an example of such a display device, in which the printer is a two-way plotter arranged in correspondence with the transparent opening of the external trunk, so that each poster is printed in front of the public.
Ce dispositif d'affichage connu présente 1 ' inconvé- nient de ne pas pouvoir présenter au public une affiche complète, pendant qu'une nouvelle affiche est en cours d ' impression.This known display device has the drawback of not being able to present a poster to the public. complete, while a new poster is being printed.
Cet inconvénient est d ' autant plus important que le temps d'impression d'une affiche est long. Le même inconvénient existe dans le dispositif d'affichage divulgué dans le document FR-A-2 629 243, qui décrit un dispositif d'affichage similaire : cet autre dispositif connu comporte deux ouvertures transparentes pour présenter des affiches, mais l'impression d'une affiche neutralise au moins une de ces ouvertures transparentes pendant une durée d'environ 30 minutes.This disadvantage is all the more important as the printing time of a poster is long. The same drawback exists in the display device disclosed in document FR-A-2 629 243, which describes a similar display device: this other known device has two transparent openings for presenting posters, but the printing of a poster neutralizes at least one of these transparent openings for a period of approximately 30 minutes.
La présente invention a pour but de pallier cet inconvénient.The object of the present invention is to overcome this drawback.
A cet effet, selon l'invention, un dispositif d'affichage public du genre en question est essentiellement caractérisé en ce que la zone d'impression est disposée pour ne pas être visible à travers l'ouverture transparente du coffre extérieur, le dispositif d'affichage comportant en outre : - une zone tampon permettant d ' accumuler une longueur variable de bande support entre la zone d'impression et la partie de la bande support qui correspond à 1 ' affiche présentée en face de 1 ' ouverture transparente du coffre, cette zone tampon étant adaptée pour permettre d'imprimer à l'avance plusieurs affiches tout en maintenant fixe 1 ' affiche présentée en face de 1 ' ouverture transparente du coffre,To this end, according to the invention, a public display device of the kind in question is essentially characterized in that the printing area is arranged so as not to be visible through the transparent opening of the external trunk, the device for 'display further comprising: - a buffer zone enabling a variable length of support strip to be accumulated between the printing area and the part of the support strip which corresponds to the poster presented opposite the transparent opening of the safe, this buffer zone being adapted to allow several posters to be printed in advance while maintaining the poster presented opposite the transparent opening of the safe,
- et des moyens pour maintenir tendue au moins ladite partie de la bande support disposée en face de l'ouverture transparente du coffre lorsqu'une certaine longueur de bande support est accumulée dans la zone tampon. Grâce à ces dispositions, l'impression d'une ou plusieurs nouvelles affiches peut se faire tout en continuant à présenter au public une des affiches antérieurement imprimées, et ce même lorsque l'imprimante comporte une tête d'impression déplaçable uniquement perpendiculairement à la direction de déplacement de la bande (dans ce dernier cas, l'impression d'une nouvelle affiche implique de déplacer la bande en même temps que l'on déplace la tête d'impression, mais ce déplacement de la bande n'empêche pas de continuer à présenter la même affiche dans l'ouverture transparente du coffre, grâce au fait qu'une longueur de bande variable peut être accumulée dans la zone tampon).- And means for keeping at least said portion of the support strip stretched opposite the transparent opening of the trunk when a certain length of support strip is accumulated in the buffer zone. Thanks to these provisions, the printing of one or more new posters can be done while continuing to present to the public one of the posters previously printed, even when the printer has a print head that can be moved only perpendicular to the direction of movement of the tape (in the latter case, printing a new poster involves moving the tape at the same time as moving the print head, but this movement of the tape does not prevent continue to present the same poster in the transparent opening of the trunk, thanks to the fact that a variable length of strip can be accumulated in the buffer zone).
Dans des modes de réalisation préférés de 1 ' invention, on peut éventuellement avoir recours en outre à l'une et/ou à 1 ' autre des dispositions suivantes :In preferred embodiments of the invention, one and / or other of the following arrangements may optionally be used:
- 1 ' interface électronique est une interface de télécommunication,The electronic interface is a telecommunications interface,
- 1 ' interface électronique est un lecteur de support d'information choisi parmi les lecteurs de disques optiques, les lecteurs de bandes magnétiques, les lecteurs de disquettes magnétiques, et les lecteurs de disques durs magnétiques ou de mémoires à semi-conducteurs,The electronic interface is an information carrier reader chosen from optical disk readers, magnetic tape readers, magnetic floppy disk readers, and magnetic hard disk drives or semiconductor memory readers,
- la bande support présente des zones d ' information portant des codes représentatifs de données choisies parmi des données d'identification des affiches et des données de repérage des affiches, le dispositif d'affichage comportant en outre au moins un dispositif de lecture qui est disposé en correspondance avec lesdites zones d ' information et qui est adapté pour lire les données imprimées dans ces zones, ce dispositif de lecture étant relié à l'unité centrale électronique,the support strip has information zones carrying codes representing data chosen from poster identification data and poster tracking data, the display device further comprising at least one reading device which is arranged in correspondence with said information zones and which is adapted to read the data printed in these zones, this reading device being connected to the electronic central unit,
1 ' imprimante comporte une tête d ' impression déplaçable en translation selon deux axes perpendiculaires, savoir un premier axe disposé parallèlement à la longueur de la bande support, et un deuxième axe disposé selon la largeur de la bande support, l'imprimante comporte une tête d'impression déplaçable uniquement parallèlement à la largeur de la bande support, le mécanisme d'entraînement étant adapté pour déplacer la bande support parallèlement à sa longueur devant la tête d'impression au cours du fonctionnement par l'impri- mante,1 printer has a print head movable in translation along two perpendicular axes, namely a first axis arranged parallel to the length of the support strip, and a second axis arranged along the width of the support strip, the printer has a head printable only movable parallel to the width of the support strip, the drive mechanism being adapted to move the support strip parallel to its length in front of the print head during operation by the printer mantis,
- 1 ' unité centrale électronique a en mémoire au moins une police de caractères,The central electronic unit has at least one font in memory,
- le coffre extérieur a une forme aplatie, présen- tant deux faces principales parallèles, dont au moins une comporte ladite ouverture transparente,the outer boot has a flattened shape, having two parallel main faces, at least one of which has said transparent opening,
- le coffre extérieur a une forme cylindrique et présente une paroi latérale annulaire dans laquelle est ménagée ladite au moins une ouverture transparente, - 1 ' interface électronique est également adaptée pour recevoir, en plus des données représentatives de motifs à afficher, des données chronologiques relatives à l'urgence et/ou à la fréquence et/ou à la durée d'affichage desdits motifs, l'unité centrale électronique étant adaptée pour mémoriser ces données, et pour faire imprimer et présenter en face de 1 ' ouverture transparente du coffre les affiches correspondantes, en fonction desdites données chronologiques.- the external trunk has a cylindrical shape and has an annular side wall in which the said at least one transparent opening is formed, - the electronic interface is also adapted to receive, in addition to the data representative of patterns to be displayed, relative chronological data to the urgency and / or the frequency and / or the duration of display of said patterns, the electronic central unit being adapted to memorize these data, and to have printed and presented opposite the transparent opening of the safe corresponding posters, according to said chronological data.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de 1 ' inven- tion apparaîtront au cours de la description détaillée suivante de plusieurs de ses formes de réalisation, données à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, en regard des dessins joints.Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear during the following detailed description of several of its embodiments, given by way of nonlimiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Sur les dessins : - la figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective d'un dispositif d'affichage public selon une première forme de réalisation de l'invention,In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a public display device according to a first embodiment of the invention,
- la figure 2 est un schéma bloc du dispositif d'affichage de la figure 1, - la figure 3 montre schématiquement le dispositif d ' entraînement et 1 ' imprimante situés à 1 ' intérieur du dispositif d'affichage de la figure 1,FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the display device of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 schematically shows the drive device and the printer located inside the display device of FIG. 1,
- la figure 4 montre schématiquement une variante du mécanisme d ' entraînement et de 1 ' imprimante représentés sur la figure 3,FIG. 4 schematically shows a variant of the drive mechanism and of the printer shown in FIG. 3,
- et la figure 5 est une vue schématique en perspec- tive d'un dispositif d'affichage selon une deuxième forme de réalisation de l'invention.- And Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view tive of a display device according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Sur les différentes figures, les mêmes références désignent des éléments identiques ou similaires. - la figure 1 représente un dispositif d'affichage public qui se présente sous la forme d'un panneau 1.In the different figures, the same references designate identical or similar elements. - Figure 1 shows a public display device which is in the form of a panel 1.
Ce panneau comporte un coffre extérieur fermé 2, présentant deux faces principales parallèles, dont au moins une est dotée d'une ouverture vitrée 3. Le coffre 2 délimite un certain volume intérieur, qui contient une bande support 4 en matériau souple (papier, ou film synthétique transparent), cette bande présentant au moins une face dite d'impression, adaptée pour être imprimée de façon à présenter une pluralité d'affiches 5 (publicitai- res ou contenant des informations générales) juxtaposées le long de ladite bande, chacune de ces affiches ayant des dimensions voisines de celles de la fenêtre vitrée 3.This panel comprises a closed external trunk 2, having two parallel main faces, at least one of which has a glazed opening 3. The trunk 2 defines a certain internal volume, which contains a support strip 4 of flexible material (paper, or transparent synthetic film), this strip having at least one so-called printing side, adapted to be printed so as to present a plurality of posters 5 (advertising or containing general information) juxtaposed along said strip, each of these posters having dimensions close to those of the glass window 3.
La bande support 4 peut être déplacée parallèlement à sa longueur par un mécanisme d'entraînement 6 qui est adapté pour présenter sélectivement, en face de la fenêtre vitrée 3, l'une ou l'autre des affiches 5 imprimées sur la bande support.The support strip 4 can be moved parallel to its length by a drive mechanism 6 which is adapted to selectively present, opposite the glass window 3, one or the other of the posters 5 printed on the support strip.
Comme représenté sur la figure 2, le panneau d'affichage 1 comporte en outre une unité centrale électro- nique 7 qui comprend une mémoire (contenant notamment des polices de caractères) et qui commande le mécanisme d'entraînement 6.As shown in FIG. 2, the display panel 1 also comprises an electronic central unit 7 which includes a memory (containing in particular fonts) and which controls the drive mechanism 6.
Cette unité centrale est également reliée à un récepteur radio 8 ou à toute autre interface électronique permettant de recevoir des données sous forme numérique : interface de télécommunication, lecteur de support d'informations tel que : lecteur de bande magnétique, lecteur de disquette magnétique, lecteur de disque dur magnétique, lecteur de disque optique, etc. Par ailleurs, le panneau d'affichage 1 comporte en outre, dans son volume intérieur, une imprimante 9 commandée par l'unité centrale 7, cette imprimante étant disposée face à une zone d ' impression appartenant à la face d ' impression de la bande support, et l'unité centrale 7 étant adaptée pour faire imprimer par l'imprimante 9 des motifs (images, caractère alphanumériques, etc.) reçus par l'intermédiaire du récepteur radio 8, cette réception et cette impression pouvant être effectuées par exemple de nuit.This central unit is also connected to a radio receiver 8 or to any other electronic interface making it possible to receive data in digital form: telecommunication interface, information carrier reader such as: magnetic tape reader, magnetic floppy disk reader, reader magnetic hard drive, optical disc drive, etc. Furthermore, the display panel 1 also comprises, in its internal volume, a controlled printer 9 by the central unit 7, this printer being arranged facing a printing area belonging to the printing face of the support strip, and the central unit 7 being adapted to cause the printer 9 to print patterns (images , alphanumeric characters, etc.) received via the radio receiver 8, this reception and this printing being able to be carried out for example at night.
Par ailleurs, le récepteur radio 8 peut le cas échéant recevoir également des données d'identification des affiches, en plus des données relatives aux motifs contenus dans ces affiches : dans ce cas, l'unité centrale 7 est également adaptée pour faire imprimer par 1 ' imprimante 9 , sur la bande support 4, des codes représentatifs desdites données d'identification, avec en plus le cas échéant des données de repérage des affiches.Furthermore, the radio receiver 8 can, where appropriate, also receive poster identification data, in addition to the data relating to the patterns contained in these posters: in this case, the central unit 7 is also suitable for printing by 1 printer 9, on the support strip 4, codes representative of said identification data, with, where appropriate, poster identification data.
Ces données d'identification et/ou de repérage sont de préférence imprimées dans des zones dites d ' informations de la bande support 4, en dehors des zones de la face d'impression de cette bande qui forment des affiches 5. De plus, le panneau d'affichage comporte alors également au moins un lecteur 10 adapté pour lire les codes imprimés dans les zones d'informations, ce lecteur 10 pouvant être par exemple un lecteur de code barre.These identification and / or tracking data are preferably printed in so-called information areas of the support strip 4, outside the areas of the printing face of this strip which form posters 5. In addition, the the display panel then also includes at least one reader 10 suitable for reading the codes printed in the information zones, this reader 10 possibly being, for example, a bar code reader.
Comme représenté sur la figure 3, le dispositif d ' entraînement 6 peut comporter :As shown in FIG. 3, the drive device 6 can include:
- un rouleau horizontal 11 sur lequel viennent s ' enrouler les parties de la bande support 4 qui portent des affiches déjà imprimées,a horizontal roller 11 on which are wound the parts of the support strip 4 which carry posters already printed,
- un rouleau horizontal 12 de bande support non imprimée,- a horizontal roll 12 of unprinted support tape,
- et un ou plusieurs rouleaux de renvoi 13 horizontaux, qui en l'occurrence ont des axes de rotation fixes.- And one or more horizontal return rollers 13, which in this case have fixed axes of rotation.
Dans ce cas, 1 ' imprimante 9 peut comporter une tête d'impression 14, par exemple à jet d'encre, déplaçable en translation le long d'une barre de guidage 15 parallèle à la largeur de la bande support 4, cette barre de guidage 15 étant elle-même déplaçable en translation parallèlement à la longueur de la bande 4 le long de rails de guidage 16.In this case, the printer 9 can comprise a print head 14, for example an ink jet, displaceable in translation along a guide bar 15 parallel to the width of the support strip 4, this bar guide 15 being itself displaceable in translation parallel to the length of the strip 4 along guide rails 16.
Par ailleurs, comme représenté sur la figure 4, il est avantageux que le mécanisme d'entraînement 6 comporte une zone tampon 17 dans laquelle peut s'accumuler une certaine longueur de bande support entre la zone d'impression et la partie de la bande support qui correspond à l'affiche présentée en face de la fenêtre transparente 3.Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, it is advantageous for the drive mechanism 6 to include a buffer zone 17 in which a certain length of support strip can accumulate between the printing area and the portion of the support strip. which corresponds to the poster presented in front of the transparent window 3.
On peut ainsi imprimer à 1 ' avance plusieurs affiches 5 au moyen de 1 ' imprimante 9 , tout en continuant à présenter la même affiche dans la fenêtre 3.It is thus possible to print several posters 5 in advance by means of the printer 9, while continuing to present the same poster in window 3.
Pour que 1 ' affiche présentée dans la fenêtre 3 conserve un bon aspect, il est alors souhaitable que le dispositif d'entraînement 6 comporte des moyens pour maintenir tendue la partie de la bande support disposée en face de la fenêtre 3 , lorsqu ' une certaine longueur de bande est accumulée dans la zone tampon 17.So that the poster presented in window 3 retains a good appearance, it is then desirable for the drive device 6 to include means for keeping the portion of the support strip disposed opposite window 3 taut, when a certain strip length is accumulated in buffer zone 17.
Dans l'exemple particulier représenté sur la figure 4, ces moyens de mise en tension sont constitués par des rouleaux de renvoi 18 mobiles qui sont déplaçables verticalement et qui sont asservis de façon à exercer une force constante sur la bande support 4, et la bande support se déplace en cours d'impression.In the particular example shown in FIG. 4, these tensioning means consist of movable return rollers 18 which are vertically movable and which are controlled so as to exert a constant force on the support strip 4, and the strip media moves during printing.
Par ailleurs, comme représenté sur la figure 4, lorsque le mécanisme d'entraînement comporte une zone tampon 17, la barre de guidage 15 de la tête d'impression 14 de l'imprimante peut être fixe, auquel cas ladite tête d'impression est déplaçable uniquement parallèlement à la largeur de la bande support 4. Le dispositif qui vient d'être décrit permet de modifier aisément les affiches déjà imprimées sur la bande support 4, par exemple pour y inclure des messages supplémentaires, ou d'imprimer de nouvelles affiches, sans intervention humaine au niveau du panneau d'affichage 1. Avantageusement, les données reçues par l'intermédiaire du récepteur radio 8 peuvent inclure des données chronologiques relatives à 1 ' urgence et/ou à la fréquence et/ou à la durée d'affichage de chaque affiche.Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the drive mechanism includes a buffer zone 17, the guide bar 15 of the print head 14 of the printer can be fixed, in which case said print head is displaceable only parallel to the width of the support strip 4. The device which has just been described makes it possible to easily modify the posters already printed on the support strip 4, for example to include additional messages therein, or to print new posters , without human intervention at the display panel 1. Advantageously, the data received via the radio receiver 8 can include data chronological relating to the emergency and / or the frequency and / or the duration of display of each poster.
En particulier, il est ainsi possible d'envoyer au panneau d'affichage 1 des informations générales urgentes, qui seront imprimées de façon prioritaire et présentées immédiatement dans la fenêtre transparente 3, par exemple pour avertir la population d'une ville d'un danger, d'une pollution, ou autre.In particular, it is thus possible to send to the display panel 1 urgent general information, which will be printed as a priority and presented immediately in the transparent window 3, for example to warn the population of a city of a danger. , pollution, or whatever.
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à une forme particulière de dispositif d'affichage public. En particulier, comme représenté sur la figure 5, le dispositif d'affichage peut se présenter sous la forme d'une colonne 19 de type "colonne Morris", auquel cas le coffre 20 de ce dispositif d'affichage présente une forme cylindrique, de même que la ou les fenêtres transparentes 21 de ce coffre, et les rouleaux du mécanisme d'entraînement, qui peuvent être similaires à ceux des figures 3 et 4, sont généralement disposés avec leurs axes de rotation verticaux. Of course, the invention is not limited to a particular form of public display device. In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, the display device can be in the form of a column 19 of the "Morris column" type, in which case the box 20 of this display device has a cylindrical shape, of same as the transparent window or windows 21 of this box, and the rollers of the drive mechanism, which can be similar to those of FIGS. 3 and 4, are generally arranged with their vertical axes of rotation.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Dispositif d'affichage public, comportant :CLAIMS 1. Public display device, comprising:
- un coffre extérieur (2, 20) fermé qui définit un certain volume intérieur et qui présente au moins une ouverture transparente (3, 21),- a closed external box (2, 20) which defines a certain internal volume and which has at least one transparent opening (3, 21),
- une bande support ( 4 ) en matériau souple qui est disposée dans le volume intérieur du coffre, cette bande présentant au moins une face dite d'impression, adaptée pour être imprimée de façon à comporter une pluralité d'affiches (5) juxtaposées le long de la bande support,- A support strip (4) of flexible material which is arranged in the interior volume of the trunk, this strip having at least one so-called printing face, adapted to be printed so as to include a plurality of posters (5) juxtaposed on along the support strip,
- un mécanisme d'entraînement (6) de la bande support, ce mécanisme étant adapté pour présenter sélectivement, en face de l'ouverture transparente (3, 21), l'une des affiches (5) imprimées la bande support, - au moins une interface électronique (8) adaptée pour recevoir des données numériques représentatives de motifs à imprimer sur la bande support,- a drive mechanism (6) for the support strip, this mechanism being adapted to selectively present, opposite the transparent opening (3, 21), one of the posters (5) printed on the support strip, - at at least one electronic interface (8) adapted to receive digital data representative of patterns to be printed on the support strip,
- une unité centrale électronique ( 7 ) communiquant avec l'interface (8) et commandant le mécanisme d'entraîne- ment (6) de la bande support, et une imprimante ( 9 ) commandée par 1 ' unité centrale ( 7 ) , cette imprimante étant disposée face à une zone d'impression appartenant à la face d'impression de la bande support ( 4 ) , 1 ' unité centrale étant adaptée pour faire imprimer par l'imprimante les motifs reçus par l'interface (8), caractérisé en ce que la zone d'impression est disposée pour ne pas être visible à travers 1 ' ouverture transparente (3,21) du coffre extérieur, le dispositif d'affichage comportant en outre :- an electronic central unit (7) communicating with the interface (8) and controlling the drive mechanism (6) of the support strip, and a printer (9) controlled by the central unit (7), this printer being arranged facing a printing area belonging to the printing face of the support strip (4), the central unit being adapted for printing by the printer the patterns received by the interface (8), characterized in that the printing area is arranged so as not to be visible through the transparent opening (3,21) of the external chest, the display device further comprising:
- une zone tampon (17) permettant d'accumuler une longueur variable de bande support ( 4 ) entre la zone d ' impression et la partie de la bande support qui correspond à l'affiche présentée en face de l'ouverture transparente (3) du coffre, cette zone tampon étant adaptée pour permettre d'imprimer à l'avance plusieurs affiches (5) tout en maintenant fixe 1 ' affiche ( 5 ) présentée en face de ] ' ouverture transparente (3, 21) du coffre,- a buffer zone (17) making it possible to accumulate a variable length of support strip (4) between the printing area and the part of the support strip which corresponds to the poster presented opposite the transparent opening (3) of the trunk, this buffer zone being adapted to allow several posters (5) to be printed in advance while now fixed the poster (5) presented in front of the transparent opening (3, 21) of the trunk,
- et des moyens (18) pour maintenir tendue au moins ladite partie de la bande support disposée en face de l'ouverture transparente du coffre lorsqu'une certaine longueur de bande support est accumulée dans la zone tampon. - And means (18) for keeping at least said portion of the support strip arranged opposite the transparent opening of the trunk when a certain length of support strip is accumulated in the buffer zone.
2. Dispositif d'affichage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel 1 ' interface électronique ( 8 ) est une interface de télécommunication. 2. Display device according to claim 1, wherein one electronic interface (8) is a telecommunications interface.
3. Dispositif d'affichage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel 1 ' interface électronique ( 8 ) est un lecteur de support d'information choisi parmi les lecteurs de disques optiques, les lecteurs de bandes magnétiques, les lecteurs de disquettes magnétiques, et les lecteurs de disques durs magnétiques.3. Display device according to claim 1, in which the electronic interface (8) is an information carrier reader chosen from optical disc drives, magnetic tape drives, magnetic disk drives, and the like. magnetic hard disk drives.
4. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la bande support (4) présente des zones d ' information portant des codes représentatifs de données choisies parmi des données d'identifi- cation des affiches et des données de repérage des affiches, le dispositif d'affichage comportant en outre au moins un dispositif de lecture (10) qui est disposé en correspondance avec lesdites zones d ' information et qui est adapté pour lire les données imprimées dans ces zones, ce dispositif de lecture étant relié à l'unité centrale électronique (7).4. Display device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the support strip (4) has information areas carrying codes representative of data chosen from identification data for posters and data from location of posters, the display device further comprising at least one reading device (10) which is arranged in correspondence with said information areas and which is suitable for reading the data printed in these areas, this reading device being connected to the electronic central unit (7).
5. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'imprimante (9) comporte une tête d'impression (14) déplaçable en translation selon deux axes perpendiculaires, savoir un premier axe disposé parallèlement à la longueur de la bande support, et un deuxième axe disposé selon la largeur de la bande support.5. Display device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the printer (9) comprises a print head (14) movable in translation along two perpendicular axes, namely a first axis disposed parallel to the length of the support strip, and a second axis disposed along the width of the support strip.
6. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel l'imprimante (9) comporte une tête d'impression (14) déplaçable uniquement parallèlement à la largeur de la bande support, le mécanisme d'en- traînement ( 6 ) étant adapté pour déplacer la bande support (4) parallèlement à sa longueur devant la tête d'impression (14) au cours du fonctionnement par l'imprimante.6. Display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the printer (9) comprises a print head (14) movable only parallel to the width of the support strip, the mechanism for - drag (6) being adapted to move the support strip (4) parallel to its length in front of the print head (14) during operation by the printer.
7. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'unité centrale électronique ( 9 ) a en mémoire au moins une police de caractères .7. Display device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the electronic central unit (9) has in memory at least one character font.
8. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le coffre extérieur (2) a une forme aplatie, présentant deux faces principales parallèles, dont au moins une comporte ladite ouverture transparente ( 3 ) .8. Display device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the external trunk (2) has a flattened shape, having two main parallel faces, at least one of which comprises said transparent opening (3).
9. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le coffre extérieur (20) a une forme cylindrique et présente une paroi latérale annulaire dans laquelle est ménagée ladite au moins une ouverture transparente (21).9. Display device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, in which the external trunk (20) has a cylindrical shape and has an annular side wall in which is formed said at least one transparent opening (21).
10. Dispositif d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'interface électronique. (8) est également adaptée pour recevoir, en plus des données représentatives de motifs à afficher, des données chronologiques relatives à l'urgence et/ou à la fréquence et/ou à la durée d'affichage desdits motifs, l'unité centrale électronique ( 7 ) étant adaptée pour mémoriser ces données, et pour faire imprimer et présenter en face de l'ouverture transparente (3, 21) du coffre les affiches correspondantes, en fonction desdites données chronologiques. 10. Display device according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the electronic interface. (8) is also adapted to receive, in addition to the data representative of patterns to be displayed, chronological data relating to the urgency and / or the frequency and / or the duration of display of said patterns, the electronic central unit (7) being adapted to store this data, and to print and present opposite the transparent opening (3, 21) of the safe the corresponding posters, according to said chronological data.
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