Patent Publication Number: US-9852669-B2

Title: Outdoor advertisement structure on bus roof

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an outdoor advertisement structure installed on the roof of a bus, which is a public transportation means, and more particularly, to an outdoor advertisement structure on a bus roof, which can further increase the efficiency of advertisement by constructing a region for transportation information notification for guiding a bus route, a starting terminal, an arrival terminal, intermediate stops and the like or an advertising material for advertising an enterprise, a public campaign or the like at a new height of sight. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Generally, a bus is a public transportation means always traveling a predetermined route so that a lot of people may conveniently ride the bus. 
     Advertisement sheets having advertisement phrases printed thereon are attached inside the bus or the advertisement sheets are attached on the outside of the bus, so that passengers riding the bus or people passing through the vicinity of a road on which the bus travels may confirm the contents of the advertisement. 
     However, since advertising materials such as advertisement phrases, and pictures attached on the outside of the bus, among the conventional advertisement means as described above, are generally configured in a structure to be printed and attached on both lateral faces of the bus, under the glass windows of the bus, in the form of a sheet or inserted in and supported by a supporting frame formed like a picture frame, there is a problem in that when the advertising materials coexist with the surrounding vehicles or road facilities, most of the advertising materials positioned at a lower portion on both lateral faces of the bus are hidden and difficult to be identified with naked eyes. Particularly, since they are more difficult to identified and cannot attract attention of consumers at night when illuminance is low, the efficiency of advertisement is lowered considerably. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     The present invention is conceived to solve the aforementioned problems in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor advertisement structure on a bus roof, which can enhance the efficiency of advertisement by installing an advertisement structure of a rectangular shape on the bus roof, in which the bus roof is a new height of sight that the advertising materials are not easily hidden by the surrounding vehicles or road facilities, so that the advertisement structure can be easily identified with naked eyes regardless of day and night and concentrate attention of consumers. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor advertisement structure on a bus roof, which can further enhance the efficiency of notification and advertisement for each region by installing transportation information notification and advertising panels based on illumination lights to be distributed on the front face and both the lateral faces of an advertisement structure installed on the roof of a bus, respectively, and attaching a large advertising material such as an advertisement phrase, or a picture on the upper face. 
     Technical Solution 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the objects, there is provided an outdoor advertisement structure on a bus roof including an advertisement structure having a rectangular shape with open upper and lower portions and four connected lateral faces and installed on a bus roof to cover a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system mounted on the bus roof so that the HVAC system is not exposed to the outside and to provide an installation area for transportation information notification and advertising materials; and a front light guide panel and lateral light guide panels for transportation information notification and advertising materials installed on a front portion and both lateral portions of the advertisement structure, respectively. 
     In another embodiment, the advertisement structure is configured to have a height in a range of 80 to 170 cm to be greater than a height of the HVAC system mounted on the bus roof. 
     In another embodiment, the front portion and both the lateral portions of the advertisement structure are configured to be inclined inwardly at a predetermined angle (α) as it moves from the lower portion to the upper portion to minimize air resistance. 
     In another embodiment, the advertisement structure has an installation hole formed on the front portion to install the front light guide panel, a plurality of installation holes formed on both the lateral portions to install the lateral light guide panels, and a plurality of penetration holes formed on a rear portion to discharge air and rainwater. 
     In another embodiment, the plurality of installation holes are configured to be fore-and-aft symmetrical in a rectangular shape having a horizontal width greater than a vertical width. 
     In another embodiment, a front blade gradually inclined downward as it moves to a rear side while being horizontally bent toward the rear side is formed on an upper end of the front portion to smoothly induce air flow into the advertisement structure, and a rear blade gradually lowered as it moves to a front side while being horizontally bent toward the front side is formed on an upper end of the rear portion to easily discharge the air inside the advertisement structure. 
     In another embodiment, contact face portions ( 12   c ,  14   c  and  16   c ) bent inwardly at a right angle are respectively formed at lower ends of the front portion, both the lateral portions and the rear portion to be easily in close contact with an edge of the bus roof and fixed by a plurality of fastening means. 
     In another embodiment, the front light guide panel and the plurality of lateral light guide panels are electrically connected to a control means to be individually or simultaneously controlled while being fixed to inner faces of the advertisement structure, respectively. 
     In another embodiment, a plurality of upper plates sliding forward and backward are installed in the upper opening of the advertisement structure to cover the HVAC system mounted on the bus roof so that the HVAC system is not exposed to the outside through the upper portion and to provide an installation area for attaching advertising materials. 
     In another embodiment, left and right ends of the plurality of upper plates are respectively coupled to rail grooves on both lateral faces of the advertisement structure to be overlapped or deployed in a sliding manner. 
     In another embodiment, upper faces of the plurality of upper plates are formed in a gently curved shape gradually lowered as it moves from a center to left and right sides so that rainwater may easily flow downward without being stagnated. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     Since the outdoor advertisement structure on a bus roof of the present invention is fixed to surround the edge of the bus roof, there are effects of covering untidiness of the HVAC system and the like mounted on the bus roof and harmonizing with a cityscape by further beautifully finishing the exterior state of the bus roof. 
     In addition, since a front light guide panel and lateral light guide panels can be supported by the advertisement structure of the present invention so as to be positioned on the uppermost end of the bus roof, there are effects of minimizing the possibility of the advertising material being hidden by the surrounding vehicles or road facilities, making it easy to identify the advertisement structure with the naked eye regardless of day and night, and enhancing the efficiency of advertisement by concentrating attention of consumers at a new advertisement height. 
     Further, the present invention has effects of maximizing the advertisement effect by attaching a large advertising material such as an advertising phrase, or a picture on an upper plate covering the upper opening of the advertisement structure. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing an outdoor advertisement structure mounted on a bus roof according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing the outdoor advertisement structure of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  shows a longitudinal sectional view taken along line A-A in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing an outdoor advertisement structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  shows a longitudinal sectional view taken along line B-B in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  shows a longitudinal sectional view taken along line C-C in  FIG. 4 . 
     
    
    
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                  1: Bus Roof 
                  3: HVAC system 
               
               
                   
                 10: Advertisement Structure 
                 12: Front Portion 
               
               
                   
                 12a: Installation Hole 
                 12b: Front Blade 
               
               
                   
                 12c: Contact Face Portion 
                 14: Both Lateral Portion 
               
               
                   
                 14a: Installation Hole 
                 14b: Rail Groove 
               
               
                   
                 14c: Contact Face Portion 
                 16: Rear Portion 
               
               
                   
                 16a: Penetration Hole 
                 16c: Contact Face Portion 
               
               
                   
                 18: Transparent Plate 
                 20: Front Light Guide Panel 
               
               
                   
                 22: Lateral Light Guide Panel 
                 24: Fastening Means 
               
               
                   
                 30: Upper Plate 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     BEST MODE 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 6 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , an outdoor advertisement structure  10  according to a first embodiment of the present invention is manufactured in a rectangular shape having open upper and lower portions and four connected lateral faces to cover an HVAC system  3  and the like mounted on a bus roof  1  so that the HVAC system is not exposed to the outside through the front face, both the lateral faces and the rear face and to provide an installation area for transportation information notification and advertising materials, and then is fixed to the upper face of the bus roof  1 . 
     That is, the advertisement structure  10  is formed of any one material selected from plastic, aluminum and steel which can minimize the weight and is configured to have a height in a range of 80 to 170 cm to be greater than the height of the HVAC system  3  mounted on the bus roof  1 , and the front face and both the lateral faces are configured to be inclined inwardly from the lower portion to the upper portion at a predetermined angle α to minimize air resistance. 
     The advertisement structure  10  has an installation hole  12   a  formed on the front portion  12  to install a front light guide panel  20  for transportation information notification, advertisements and the like, a plurality of installation holes  14   a  formed on both the lateral portions  14  to install lateral light guide panels  22  for transportation information notification, advertisements and the like, and a plurality of penetration holes  16   a  formed on the rear portion  16  to easily discharge air, rainwater and the like. 
     At this point, the installation hole  12   a  on the front portion  12  is preferably configured in a rectangular shape having a horizontal width greater than a vertical width in order to maximize the installation area of the transportation information notification and advertising materials. 
     The plurality of installation holes  14   a  on both the lateral portions  14  are preferably configured to be fore-and-aft symmetrical in a rectangular shape having a horizontal width greater than a vertical width in order to maximize the installation area of the transportation information notification and advertising materials. 
     A transparent plate  18  such as tempered glass is attached to the installation hole  12   a  on the front portion  12  and the installation holes  14   a  on both the lateral portions  14  so as to prevent direct collision with an object in advance while exposing the front faces of the front light guide panel  20  and the lateral light guide panels  22  to the outside. 
     A front blade  12   b  gradually inclined downward as it moves to the rear side while being horizontally bent toward the rear side is formed on the upper end of the front portion  12  to smoothly induce air flow into the advertisement structure  10 , and a rear blade  16   b  gradually lowered as it moves to the front side while being horizontally bent toward the front side is formed on the upper end of the rear portion  16  to easily discharge the air inside the advertisement structure  10 . 
     Contact face portions  12   c ,  14   c  and  16   c  bent inwardly at a right angle are respectively formed at the lower ends of the front portion  12 , both the lateral portions  14  and the rear portion  16  to be easily in close contact with the edge of the bus roof  1 , and these contact face portions  12   c ,  14   c  and  16   c  are configured to be finished by applying an adhesive or a waterproofer after being fixed by fastening means  24  such as bolt and nut. 
     In addition, the front light guide panel  20  and the plurality of lateral light guide panels  22  are preferably configured of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to express the design of the transportation information notification and advertising materials in a phrase and a pattern of various colors, and electrically connected to a control means (not shown) so as to be individually or simultaneously controlled while being fixed to the inner faces of the front portion  12  and both the lateral portions  14 , respectively. 
     Since the advertisement structure  10  of the present invention configured as described above rests to surround the edge of the bus roof  1  and is fixed by a plurality of fastening means  24 , it may cover untidiness of the HVAC system and the like mounted on the bus roof  1  and harmonize with a cityscape by further beautifully finishing the exterior state of the bus roof  1 . 
     In addition, since the front light guide panel  20  and the lateral light guide panels  22  for transportation information notification and advertising materials are positioned on the uppermost end of the bus roof  1  via the advertisement structure  10 , it is possible to minimize the possibility of the advertising material being hidden by the surrounding vehicles or road facilities, it is easy to identify the advertisement structure with the naked eye regardless of day and night, and it is possible to enhance the efficiency of advertisement by concentrating attention of consumers at a new advertisement height. 
     Meanwhile, as shown in  FIGS. 4 to 6 , a plurality of upper plates  30  sliding forward and backward are installed in the upper opening of the advertisement structure  10  according to a second embodiment of the present invention to cover the HVAC system  3  and the like mounted on the bus roof  1  so that the HVAC system is not exposed to the outside through the upper portion and to provide an installation area for attaching advertising materials. 
     That is, the plurality of upper plates  30  cover front and rear sides, respectively, into which the upper face of the advertisement structure  10  is divided, and slide forward or backward in a sliding manner to expose the bus roof  1  to the outside by being overlapped with each other in the front or rear side, as needed. 
     At this point, the left and right ends of the plurality of upper plates  30  are respectively configured to be inserted into horizontal rail grooves  14   b  formed in two steps in inner upper ends of both the lateral portions  14  to slide forward and backward, and the upper faces of the plurality of upper plates  30  are formed in a gently curved shape gradually lowered as it moves from the center to the left and right sides so that rainwater or the like may easily flow downward without being stagnated. 
     In addition, the advertisement effects can be maximized by attaching a large advertising material such as an advertisement phase or a picture on the upper faces of the plurality of upper plates  30 . 
     The upper plates  30  of the present invention configured as described above may maximize the advertisement effects by a large advertising material attached on the upper face thereof while being deployed to close the upper portion of the advertisement structure  10  in normal, and when a maintenance work is performed on the HVAC system  3 , the front light guide panel  20 , the lateral light guide panels  22  or the like, the upper plates  30  may slide forward or backward to be overlapped with each other to open the upper portion of the advertisement structure  10 . 
     In addition, since the center of the end of the upper plate  30  is installed at a position higher than the ends of the front blade  12   b  and the rear blade  16   b  of the advertisement structure  10 , the upper plates  30  function as a curtain blocking the sun light passing through the bus roof  1 , as well as server to supply air needed for heat exchange of the HVAC system  3  on the bus roof  1  and to cool down the heat emitted from the control means of the front light guide panel  20 , the lateral light guide panels  22  and the like installed inside the advertisement structure  10 , as the air flowing to the bus roof  1  is discharged to the outside by way of the space formed under the upper plates  30  in the direction of the arrows shown in  FIG. 4 . 
     The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments but various modifications and variations can be made thereto within the scope of the invention without departing from the essential features of the invention. The modifications and variations will be considered to fall in the scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims.