CA3223102A1 - Lane delimitation arrangement and method for diverting vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a lane delimitation arrangement (1) comprising at least a first stationary lane delimitation ele-ment (2) and a movable lane delimitation element (4) which is movable relative to the first stationary lane delimitation el-ement (2). The movable lane delimiting element (4) comprises a first end (12) and a second end (13), the second end (13) preferably comprising a hinge device (15) and the first end (12) comprising a locking element (5). The first stationary lane delimitation element (2) comprises a locking arrangement (14) complementary to the locking element (5), wherein the movable lane delimitation element (4) has a first position in which the first stationary (2) and the movable lane delimita-tion element (4) are not coupled together and a second posi-tion in which the first stationary (2) and the movable lane delimitation element (4) are coupled together. In the second position, the locking element (5) of the movable lane delimi-tation element (4) engages the locking arrangement (14) of the first stationary lane delimitation element (2), wherein the movement of the movable lane delimitation element (4) from the first to the second position is a pivoting movement. The lock-ing element (5) has a lateral recess (6) for the locking ar-rangement (14) of the first stationary lane delimitation ele-ment (2) or the locking arrangement (14) of the first station-ary lane delimitation element (2) has a lateral recess (6) for the locking element (5).

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PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 1 English t ransl at i on. doc Lane delimitation arrangement and method for diverting vehicles The present i nventi on rel at es to a I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement and a met hod for di verti ng vehi cl es.
Lane deli mi t at i on el ements are passive rest rai nt systems on roads. Thei r mai n purpose is to prevent vehi cl es from I eavi ng a lane. On the one hand, areas outside the lane are protected from vehi cl e i mpact, and on the other hand, more seri ous effects on the vehi cl e and its occupants due to fall i ng down sl opes or col -I i si ons, e.g. with oncomi ng traff i c or trees, can be prevented.
Furthermore, a reducti on of pot ent i al acci dent consequences i s achi eyed by absorbi ng the ki net i c energy of the vehi cl e through def ormati on or di spl acement of the I ane deli mi t at i on el ement i n the course of an impact.
Mobile lane delimitation el ements are necessary for some appl i -cat i ons. Thi s all ows, for exampl e, constructi on sites to be se-cured and I anes to be qui ckl y built up and di smant I ed or divert-ed. I n the case of hi gh traff i c vol umes, the rearrangement of a I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement to adapt the course of the I ane must be carri ed out i n a part i cul arl y short ti me. I n order to be able to divert traffic flows quickly and efficiently to other I anes, it is necessary to i mpl ement I ane deli mi t at i on el ements quickly and efficiently.
There are, for example, swi vel I i ng, semi-mobile systems with which traffic can be opened on demand and traffic diverted to the opposite lanes. A fl exi bl e, demand-oriented diversion of the traffi c fl ow and/or the di recti on of the traff i c whi I e mai ntai n-i ng the crash barn i er f uncti on i s not possi bl e with these sys-tems.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 2 English t ransl at i on. doc I n order to meet the above- ment i oned requi rements, a number of movable and displaceable crash barrier systems are known from the prior art. From EP3569765A1 it is known that stationary as well as movable lane delimitation el ements can be connected by a 1 ocki ng devi ce. The movement process of the movabl e lane deli mi -tat i on el ement and the 1 ocki ng process of the 1 ocki ng devi ce take place one after the other. Particularly in the case of re-tracted lane deli mi tat i on el ements, the posi ti oni ng of the lock must be very precise and can therefore only be carried out sl ow-1 y.
It is therefore the obj ect of the i nvent i on to overcome the di s-advantages of the state of the art and, i n parti cul ar, to create a lane deli mi ti ng arrangement and a method for di vert i ng vehi -des which can be executed simply and safely and, in particular, the crash barn i er f unct i on i s mai ntai ned.
The problem is solved by a lane delimitation arrangement and a met hod for di vert i ng vehi cl es accordi ng to the i ndependent cl ai ms.
I n part i cul ar, the task i s sol ved by a lane deli mi tat i on ar-rangement compri si ng at least a f i rst st at i onary lane deli mi ta-t i on el ement and a movable lane delimitation el ement which is movabl e rel at i ve to the f i rst st at i onary lane deli mi tat i on el e-ment. The movable lane delimitation el ement comprises a first end and a second end, the second end preferably compri si ng an art i cul at i on devi ce and the f i rst end compri si ng a 1 ocki ng el e-ment. The f i rst st at i onary lane delimitation el ement has a I ock-i ng arrangement compl ementary to the 1 ocki ng el ement, the mova-bl e lane deli mi tat i on el ement havi ng a f i rst posi ti on i n whi ch the st at i onary and movabl e lane deli mi tat i on el ements are not connected. Further, the movabl e lane deli mi tat i on el ement has a PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 3 English t ransl at i on. doc second posi ti on i n whi ch the st at i onary and movabl e I ane deli mi -tat i on el ements are coupl ed together, wherei n in the second po-si ti on the I ocki ng el ement of the movable lane delimitation el e-ment engages the I ocki ng arrangement of the f i rst st at i onary lane delimitation element. The movement of the movable lane de-li mi tat i on el ement from the f i rst to the second posi ti on i s a pi vot i ng movement. The I ocki ng el ement has a lateral recess for the I ocki ng arrangement of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi ta-t i on el ement or the I ocki ng arrangement of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement has a I at eral recess for the I ocki ng el ement.
Such a I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement I eads to a si mpl e and qui ck engagement of the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i nto the st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and the cl osure i s safe and uncomplicated even after a swi vel I i ng movement. Furthermore, the cl osure i s so secure that the requi red crash barn i er function i s mai ntai ned.
The I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement can have a second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, whi ch has a I ocki ng devi ce compl emen-tary to the I ocki ng element. I n part i cul ar, the movable lane de-li mi tat i on el ement may have a t hi rd posi ti on i n whi ch the second stationary lane delimitation el ement and the movable lane delim-itation el ement are connected.
Preferably, the two st at i onary I ane deli mi ti ng el ement s each have a I ongi t udi nal axi s whi ch are arranged subst ant i ally paral -I el to each other.
I n part i cul ar, the I ocki ng el ement i s provi ded to be engageabl e with the I ocki ng device and the I ocki ng arrangement.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 4 English t ransl at i on. doc Thus, vehi ci es can be easily and eff i ci ent I y di rected to a fi rst or a second I ane. Si nce the I ocki ng arrangement of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement and the I ocki ng devi ce of the second st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement are each compl e-mentary with the I ocki ng el ement, the I ocki ng el ement can be connected to the f i rst and second I ane deli mi t at i on el ements i n the second and t hi rd posi ti ons, respectively, i n an anal ogous manner. This allows the movable lane delimitation el ement to be closed quickly and efficiently in the second and third posi -ti ons. Furthermore, the I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement i s con-structed i n a si mpl e and effective manner and can be used i mme-di atel y as a crash barni er i n both posi ti ons i n whi ch the ci o-sure i s ci osed.
The movable lane delimitation el ement can be lockable in the I ocki ng arrangement and/or the I ocki ng devi ce.
Thi s ensures that the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement i s not uni ntenti onal I y di spl aceabl e in the second or t hi rd posi ti on and remai ns connected to the other I ane deli mi t at i on el ements even i n the event of external i mpacts, e.g. i n the event of a vehi ci e collision. The movable lane delimitation el ement can be locked but can sti I I be rel eased qui ckl y. Thus, the I ocki ng el ement i s securely and f i rml y connect abl e to the f i rst st at i onary I ane de-li mi t at i on el ement and the second st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement, respectively, and can neverthel ess be swi veil ed qui ckl y from the second to the t hi rd posi ti on. Thi s makes the I ane de-limitation arrangement particularly eff i ci ent.
The first end of the movable lane delimitation el ement can be retracted compi et el y i nto the I at eral recess of the f i rst or second st at i onary lane delimitation element.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 5 English t ransl at i on. doc I n the context of the i nventi on, compi et el y retractabl e means that the f i rst end of the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement does not protrude i nto the I ane after the cl osure but forms a sub-stant i ally fl at surface. It is of course possi bl e for the sur-face to compri se depressi ons and openi ngs, but these have no si gni f i cant i nf I uence on safety.
At the same ti me, such a cl osure results i n the I ane deli mi ti ng el ement f ul filli ng a tensi I e strength at the I evel of the re-qui red restrai nt performance for vehi cl es accordi ng to current standards i n any retracted state.
Thi s ensures that vehi cl es can safely pass the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement and do not col I i de with protrudi ng parts. Further-more, t hi s results i n a vi sual I y smooth transi ti on of the lane deli mi tat i on el ements i nto each other for the occupants of the passi ng vehi cl es. Thi s ensures a pl easant and safe passi ng pro-cess.
The f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement can have a I ongi -tudi nal axi s and the I ateral recess of the f i rst stati onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement can have a stop devi ce as a stop for the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, wherei n the angl e between the I ongi tudi nal axi s and the stop devi ce is in part i cul ar between and 50, in particular 2 .
Si mi I ar I y, the second I ane deli mi tat i on el ement may al so have a stop devi ce.
The I ocki ng el ement stri kes the stop devi ce when pi voti ng i nto the second or t hi rd posi ti on. Thi s means that no control el e-ments are requi red to bri ng the I ocki ng el ement to a stop exact-PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 6 English t ransl at i on. doc ly in the second or t hi rd posi ti on. The swi veil i ng process i s therefore very simple, not very error-prone and fast.
The movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement may have a I ength of more than 60 m from the f i rst to the second end. The f i rst stati onary lane delimitation el ement and the movable lane delimitation ele-ment have I ongi t udi nal axes whi ch, i n the second posi ti on, have a very acute angle of essentially 3 relative to each other. The resul ti ng uni form surf ace of the I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement without protrusi ons ensures that vehi cl es can pass the I ane de-li mi t at i on arrangement, whi ch is in the second or t hi rd posi -ti on, at a reasonabl e speed. The desi gn of the cl osures of the lane delimitation arrangement provides a very acute angle be-tween the closure parts and at the same ti me a very space- savi ng desi gn, so that the I ane deli mi t at i on el ements can have a wi dt h of I ess than 40 cm, preferably I ess than 30 cm. The I ane deli mi -t at i on arrangement is thus very space-saving and can preferably be used part i cul an I y advantageously in the area of I ocati ons with li mi ted space, for exampl e when the number of I anes i s re-duced due to mai ntenance work on a road sect i on. Furthermore, due to the acute angl e of the I ongi tudi nal axes of the f i rst stationary lane delimitation el ement and the movable lane del i m-i t at i on el ement, the I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement can pref era-bl y be used i n the area of constructi on sites or other pl aces where vehi cl es have to be diverted, without the vehi cl es havi ng to reduce thei r speed si gni f i cantl y, as the curve radii of the lanes are large. This provides a pleasant driving experience when passi ng the I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement and al so ensures the eff i ci ency of the traff i c route on whi ch the I ane deli mi t a-t i on arrangement i s i nst al I ed.
The I ane deli mi t at i on el ements may compri se steel , pl asti c and/or a composite mat er i al . The use of these mat er i al s makes PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 7 English t ransl at i on. doc the I ane deli mi tat i on el ements and thus the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement as a whol e robust, resi I i ent and resi stant to exter-nal i nf I uences ( e. g. weather, freeze-thaw cycl es, exposure to de-icing salt and/or brine).
The locking assembly and/or the locking devi ce may each have a pi n, the I ocki ng el ement havi ng a compl ementary aperture, or the I ocki ng el ement may have a pi n and the I ocki ng assembly and/or the I ocki ng devi ce each have a compl ementary aperture.
The connect i on between the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement or the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i n the second and/or t hi rd position is thus simple, compact and secure.
In a further van i ant of the i nvent i on, the pi n of the I ocki ng arrangement and/or I ocki ng devi ce may be conf i gured to extend through and i nto the openi ng of the I ocki ng el ement by at least 4 cm i n the second and/or t hi rd posi ti on.
Thi s ensures that the I ocki ng el ement cannot uni ntent i onal I y sl i p off the pi n from the second or t hi rd posi ti on. The prot ru-si on of the pi n i nto the openi ng al so makes it particularly easy to check vi sual I y by an operator or by means of a moni t or i ng de-vi ce whet her the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement is in the second or third posi ti on.
The lane delimitation arrangement can be provided with a moni -t or i ng devi ce, i n part i cul ar with at I east one sensor. The moni -t or i ng devi ce i s provi ded i n such a way that it can be deter-mi ned whet her the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement is in the second or t hi rd posi ti on.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 8 English t ransl at i on. doc The monitoring devi ce may comprise an optical, electronic or acousti c sensor. For exampl e, the moni tori ng devi ce may compri se a I aser sensor, an ul trasoni c sensor or a capacitive sensor. The moni tori ng devi ce may be connected wi rel essl y or wi red to a con-trol unit that eval uat es the data from the sensor.
Thi s means that the posi ti on of the I ane deli mi tat i on arrange-ment and whet her the lane delimitation elements are securely cl osed can be determi ned remotel y by a wi rel ess or wi red connec-t i on without the need for an operator to be on site. Multi pl e I ane deli mi tat i on arrangements can al so be monitored and/or con-trol I ed remotely to di rect traff i c. Thi s ensures that one or more lane delimitation arrangements can be combined into a lane deli mi tat i on arrangement system or a road switch, whi ch can be monitored remotely and can thus be operated easily and eff i -ci ent I y.
The moni tori ng devi ce can be provi ded such that it can be deter-mi ned whet her the pi n of the I ocki ng arrangement or I ocki ng de-vi ce is in the openi ng of the I ocki ng el ement or whether the pi n of the I ocki ng element is in the openi ng of the I ocki ng arrange-ment or I ocki ng devi ce.
Moni tori ng the engagement of the pi n i n an openi ng i s a si mpl e and safe monitoring method.
The movable lane delimitation element may comprise a lifting de-vi ce and i n part i cul ar a runni ng gear.
The runni ng gear and the lifting devi ce may be provided as one dri vi ng I ifti ng devi ce or separately. Furthermore, the runni ng gear and the I ifti ng devi ce can be desi gned i n such a way that PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 9 English t ransl at i on. doc the movable lane delimiting el ement can be moved without an op-erator havi ng to be on site.
This allows the movable lane delimitation el ement to be raised and pi voted quickly and easily. In a particularly preferred man-ner, t hi s enabl es both the pi vot i ng movement of the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and the I ocki ng oper at i on of the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement with the f i rst and/or second st at i on-ary lane delimitation element. Furthermore, the movable trolley el ement can be swi vel I ed between the posi ti ons without the need for an operator to be on site. I n fact, the movabl e I ane deli mi -tat i on el ement can be moved to the different positions by remote control . Thi s enabl es a part i cul ar I y ef f i ci ent control of the lane delimitation arrangement.
The probl em of the i nvent i on i s further sol ved by a road switch whi ch compri ses i n part i cul ar at I east one I ane deli mi tat i on ar-rangement as descri bed above, wherei n a movabl e I ane deli mi ta-t i on el ement, a f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and a second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement are provi ded. The road switch has at I east a f i rst state and a second state. I n the f i rst state, the movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el ement i s fully retracted i nto the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi ti ng el ement and connected thereto. Preferably, the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el -ement i s retracted I at eral I y i nto the f i rst st at i onary I ane de-li mi tat i on el ement i n the f i rst state. I n the second state, the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i s fully retracted i nto the second st at i onary lane delimitation el ement and connected to it.
Preferably, i n the second state, the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i s pi voted I at er al I y i nto the second st at i onary I ane de-limitation element.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 10 English t ransl at i on. doc The movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement as well as the f i rst st a-t i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement have I ongi t udi nal axes, wherei n the I ongi -t udi nal axes of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement are subst an-t i ally paral I el . I n the f i rst state of the road switch, i n whi ch the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i s connected to the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, the I ongi tudi nal axes of the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and of the f i rst st at i on-ary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement have an acute angl e whi ch i s be-tween 10 and 5 and is preferably 2 . In the second state of the road switch, i n whi ch the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i s connected to the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, the longitudinal axes of the movable lane delimitation el ement and the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement have an acute angle whi ch is between 1 and 5 and is preferably 2 . Due to the acute angl e and the resul ti ng I arge curve radii , vehi cl es can safely pass the road switch without having to significantly reduce the speed of the vehi cl es. Thi s means that the road switch can be used to particular advantage without becoming a bott I eneck on a road. It is therefore extremely unl i kel y that t raf f i c will come to a standstill or that vehi cl es will come to a standstill i n front of the road switch.
The road switch i s movabl e from the f i rst state to the second state or from the second state to the f i rst state by pi voti ng the movable lane delimitation el ement of the road switch on a subst ant i ally hor i zont al pl ane. Preferably, the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement as well as the second I ane deli mi ta-t i on el ement are each provi ded with I at eral recesses so that the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement can be pi voted I at eral I y i nto the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement and/or i nto the second lane delimitation element. Preferably, i n the f i rst state PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 11 English t ransl at i on. doc and i n the second state, the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement i s pi voted i nto the f i rst or second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, respectively, so that no parts protrude abruptly i nto the cl earance gauge of the I ane. Thi s all ows vehi cl es to pass the road switch safely without the ri sk of col I i si on due to pro-t rudi ng parts. Thi s makes the road switch safe and conveni ent to pass.
The fact that the movable lane delimitation el ement changes from the f i rst state to the second state by means of a pi voti ng move-ment and can preferably be pi voted into the first stationary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement or the second I ane deli mi tat i on el e-ment and can be connected to the f i rst I ane deli mi tat i on el ement or the second I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, the road switch can be pi voted easily and qui ckl y from the f i rst state to the second state or from the second state to the f i rst state. Thi s makes the swi vel I i ng process simple and eff i ci ent. Si nce the pi voti ng movement i s responsi bl e for the change of state of the road switch and the pi voti ng movement si mul taneousl y connects the movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el ement with the f i rst st at i onary lane deli mi ti ng el ement or the second st at i onary I ane deli mi ti ng el e-ment, the change of state of the road switch as well as the con-nect i on of the movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el ement with the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi ti ng el ement or the second st at i onary I ane deli mi ti ng el ement occurs si mul taneousl y. Thus, the road switch can be qui ckl y and easily moved from the f i rst state to the sec-ond state or from the second state to the f i rst state. Thi s makes the process quick, simple and less error-prone.
Preferably, a road switch has two I ane deli mi tat i on arrange-ments. Thi s all ows vehi cl es to be di rected to different I anes i n a particularly advantageous manner.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 12 English t ransl at i on. doc The probl em of the i nventi on i s further sol ved by a method for di verti ng vehi cl es from one I ane to another I ane usi ng a I ane delimitation arrangement as previously described, comprising the following steps:
Rai si ng a movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement, rel easi ng a I ocki ng el ement of the movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el ement from a I ocki ng arrangement or a I ocki ng devi ce, pi voti ng the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement over a I ane, lowering the movable lane delimitation element.
The met hod all ows vehi cl es to be easily and safely diverted from one lane to another lane. The connection of the movable lane de-li mi t at i on el ement to a I ocki ng arrangement or I ocki ng devi ce, whi ch i s easy to rel ease, ensures that the movabl e I ane deli mi -t at i on el ement i s securely connected to the I ocki ng arrangement or I ocki ng devi ce and can nevert hel ess be rel eased and moved qui ckl y. Thi s results i n a parti cul an y eff i ci ent process.
I n the process, the I ifti ng of the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el -ement can simultaneously lead to the rel ease of the locking ele-ment from the I ocki ng arrangement.
Thus, two steps of the procedure - I ifti ng as well as rel easi ng the I ock - are combi ned, whi ch accel erat es and si mpl i f i es the procedure i n its enti rety.
The I ocki ng el ement of the movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el ement can pivot i nto a I at eral recess of a st at i onary I ane deli mi ti ng el e-ment after pi voti ng over the I ane.
Thus, the movable lane delimitation el ement is quickly and easi -I y connected to the f i rst or second I ane deli mi t at i on el ement i n the second and t hi rd posi ti on.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 13 English t ransl at i on. doc The I ocki ng el ement of the movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement can engage the I ocki ng arrangement or I ocki ng devi ce of a st at i onary lane delimitation el ement by lowering the movable lane delimita-tion element.
By si mul taneousl y I oweri ng and engagi ng the I ocki ng el ement i n the I ocki ng arrangement or I ocki ng devi ce, two process steps are combi ned. This makes the procedure simple and ef f i ci ent .
The pi vot i ng and I oweri ng of the movable lane deli mi ti ng el ement can be done, for example, by means of the lifting devi ce which is mounted under the movable lane deli mi ti ng element.
The i nvent i on is expl ai ned i n more detail in the f ol I owi ng f i g-ures. It shows:
Fi g. 1: A I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement with two st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ements and one movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement, Fi g. 2: Schemat i c represent at i on of the I ane deli mi tat i on ar-rangement i n pl an vi ew i n the f i rst posi ti on, Fi g. 3: Schemat i c represent at i on of the I ane deli mi tat i on ar-rangement i n the top vi ew i n the second posi ti on, Fi g. 4: Schemat i c represent at i on of the I ane deli mi tat i on ar-rangement i n the top vi ew i n the t hi rd posi ti on, Fi g. 5: Lane deli mi tat i on arrangement with a I ocki ng arrangement and a I ocki ng el ement i n the second posi ti on, PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 14 English t ransl at i on. doc Fi g. 6:
A I ongi t udi nal sect i on through a I ocki ng el ement and a locking devi ce in the third posi ti on, Fi g. 7: A sect i on through a I ocki ng el ement and a I ocki ng de-vi ce, Fi g. 8: A si de vi ew of a cl osure arrangement of a f i rst st at i on-ary lane delimitation element, Fig. 9: A second end of the movable lane delimitation el ement with an art i cul at i on devi ce.
Fi g. 1 shows a I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement 1 with a fi rst st a-t i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 2, a second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 3 and a movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 4. The lane delimitation arrangement 1 is in the second posi -t i on. The f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 2 and the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 3 are fixedly mount-ed and the movable lane delimitation el ement 4 is retractable about a vert i cal axi s between the two st at i onary I ane deli mi ta-t i on el ements 2, 3. Furthermore, the movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el -ement 4 i s provi ded to be rai sed and I owered. For t hi s purpose, the movable lane delimitation el ement 4 has a lifting devi ce ( not shown) and a travel I i ng devi ce ( not shown) . Li f t i ng and travel I i ng devi ces can be combi ned i n one devi ce. The I ifti ng devi ce enabl es a movement i n vert i cal di rect i on and the travel -I i ng devi ce enabl es a pi vot i ng movement al ong an arc i n hori zon-t al direction. The movable lane delimitation el ement 4 has a f i rst end 12 and a second end 13, wherei n a I ocki ng el ement 5 i s arranged at the f i rst end 12. The movabl e I ane deli mi tat i on el e-ment 4 can be retracted from the second position shown to the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 3 i nto the t hi rd po-sition, whereby different lanes can be passed by traffic in the PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 15 English t ransl at i on. doc second and t hi rd posi ti ons. The movabl e I ane deli mi ti ng el ement 4 has a length of approx. 69 m. The two stationary lane delimi-tation el ements 2, 3 are approx. 12 m long. The two stationary I ane deli mi tat i on el ements 2, 3 have I ongi tudi nal axes whi ch run essent i ally paral I el . The I ane deli mi tat i on el ements are made of metal . They are essent i ally hol I ow prof i I es whi ch have good buckl i ng stability.
Fi g. 2 schemat i call y shows the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement 1 i n the f i rst posi ti on i n pl an vi ew. I n the f i rst posi ti on of the I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement 1 the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement i s neither connected to the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli m-i tat i on el ement 2 nor to the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 3. Thi s is therefore an i ntermedi ate posi ti on whi ch oc-curs i n pract i cal use when the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement i s swi vel I ed from the second to the t hi rd posi ti on or when the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement i s swi vel I ed from the t hi rd to the sec-ond position.
Fi g. 3 schemat i call y shows the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement 1 i n the second posi ti on i n pl an vi ew. I n the second posi ti on of the lane delimitation arrangement 1 the movable lane del i mi ta-t i on el ement 4 i s connected to the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi -tat i on el ement 2, whereby the movement from the f i rst to the second posi ti on of the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement 1 is a pi v-ot i ng movement.
Fi g. 4 schemat i call y shows the I ane deli mi tat i on arrangement 1 in the third posi ti on in plan view. In the third posi ti on the movable lane delimitation el ement 4 is connected to the second st at i onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ement 3, the movement from the f i rst to the t hi rd posi ti on and the movement from the second to the t hi rd posi ti on bei ng a pi vot i ng movement.

PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 16 English t ransl at i on. doc Fig. 5 shows an enlarged view of a part of the lane delimitation arrangement 1 of figure 1. The movable lane delimitation el ement 4 has a I ocki ng el ement 5 whi ch engages with the I ocki ng ar-rangement 14 of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement

2. The I ocki ng arrangement 14 and the I ocki ng el ement 5 are therefore i n the second posi ti on, i n whi ch the movabl e I ane de-li mi ti ng el ement 4 i s connected to the I ocki ng arrangement 14 by the I ocki ng el ement 5. The I ocki ng el ement 5 i s part i ally I ocat-ed i n the I ateral recess 6 of the f i rst stati onary I ane deli mi -t at i on el ement 2 and is attached to the stop devi ce 7 of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 2. The I ocki ng el e-ment 5 i s pi voted i nto the I at eral recess 6 of the f i rst sta-ti onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 2 so that no components pro-trude abruptly i nto the I ane. A moni t or i ng devi ce 8 i s provi ded, by means of whi ch it can be determi ned by at I east one sensor whet her the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 4 is in the second posi ti on. The I ocki ng el ement 5 i s I owered onto a pi n 9 int he second posi ti on. In the second posi ti on, the pin 9 is thus par-ti ally located i n an openi ng 10 ( see Figures 6 and 7) of the I ocki ng el ement 5. The f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el e-ment 2 and the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 4 have I ongi t u-di nal axes whi ch, i n the second posi ti on, have an angl e of sub-st ant i ally 2 rel at i ve to one another, whi I e the I ongi tudi nal axes of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 2 and of the second st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 3 are substan-ti ally paral I el i n the t hi rd posi ti on. I n the case of the stop devi ce 7, the I at eral recess 6 has a hei ght ha of approx. 31 cm, i nto whi ch the I ocki ng el ement 5, whi ch has a hei ght hv of ap-prox. 19 cm, i s pi voted. The pi n 9 has a hei ght hz of approx. 6 cm. The sum of the hei ght of the pin 9 and the hei ght of the I ocki ng el ement 5 i s I ess than the hei ght of the recess 6. The I ocki ng el ement 5 of the movabl e I ane mar ki ng el ement 4 can thus PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 17 English t ransl at i on. doc be swi veil ed i nto the I at eral recess 6 and I owered onto the pi n 9.
Fi gure 6 shows the I ocki ng el ement 5 i n engagement with a I ock-i ng devi ce 11 of the second stati onary lane deli mi ti ng el ement 3 i n the t hi rd posi ti on anal ogous to Fi gure 4. The I ocki ng el ement has a receptacl e for a moni tori ng devi ce 8 as well as the openi ng 10. The I ocki ng devi ce 11 has a pi n 9 whi ch engages i n the openi ng 10. The I at eral recess 6 has a hei ght ha of approx.
31 cm i n the stop devi ce, i nto whi ch the I ocki ng el ement, whi ch has a hei ght hv of approx. 19 cm, swi vel s. The pi n 9 has a hei ght hz of approx. 5.6 cm. The movable lane demarcation ele-ment 4 can thus be retracted i nto the I at eral recess 6 and I ow-ered onto the pi n 9. Wi t hi n the hol I ow body of the I ocki ng el e-ment 5, a recess i s provi ded for a moni tori ng devi ce 8, by means of whi ch it can be determi ned whether the pi n 9 proj ects out of the openi ng 10 i nto the I ocki ng el ement 5 and thus whether the I ocki ng el ement 5 i s fully swi vel I ed i nto one of the stati onary I ane deli mi tat i on el ements 2, 3 and I owered onto the pi n 9. Thi s is done, for example, by means of an optical sensor whi ch can determi ne whet her the pi n 9 or free ai r space i s I ocated i n the openi ng 10 or i n the cl osure el ement 5. I n t hi s way it can be rel i ably determi ned whet her the I ane marki ng arrangement 1 is in the second or t hi rd posi ti on.
Fi g. 7 shows the I ane deli mi tati on arrangement 1 i n the thi rd posi ti on. The I ocki ng el ement 5 i s pi voted i nto the I at eral re-cess 6 of the I ocki ng devi ce 11 of the second stati onary I ane delimitation el ement 3. The movable lane delimitation el ement 4 i s thus connected to the second stati c I ane deli mi tat i on el ement

3. Furthermore, a receptacl e for the moni tori ng devi ce 8 i s shown, whi ch consi sts of at I east one sensor and by means of whi ch it can be determi ned whet her the I ane deli mi tat i on ar-PWENG009CA / 22. 11. 2023 18 English t ransl at i on. doc rangement 1 is in the second or t hi rd posi ti on. Thi s i s done, for example, by means of an optical sensor, by means of whi ch it can be determi ned whet her the pi n 9 or free ai r space i s I ocated i n t he openi ng 10 or i n t he I ocki ng el ement 5. Thi s makes it possi bl e to r el i ably det ermi ne whet her the I ane deli mi t at i on ar-rangement 1 is in the second or t hi rd posi ti on. The pi n9 is I o-cat ed i n the openi ng 10, whereby the pi n9 int he t hi rd posi ti on proj ects approx. 5.6 cm i nto the I ocki ng el ement 5. Thus the I ocki ng el ement 5 cannot be retracted without f i rst bei ng lifted verti call y. The I ocki ng el ement 5 can be stopped agai nst the stop devi ce 7 after the swivelling process. The movable lane de-li mi t at i on el ement 4 and the second st at i c I ane deli mi t at i on el -ement 3 each have a I ongi t udi nal axi s whi ch, i n the t hi rd posi -ti on of the I ane deli mi t at i on arrangement 1 shown, have an angl e of approx. 3 relative to each other.
Fi g. 8 shows a si de vi ew of the I ocki ng arrangement 14 from Fi g-ure 1 of the f i rst st at i onary I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 2. The I ocki ng el ement 5 of the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 4 can be pi voted i nto the si de recess 6 of the f i rst st at i onary lane deli mi t at i on el ement 2. The I ocki ng el ement 5 can be I owered on-to the pi n 9. The stop devi ce 7 serves to posi ti on the cl osure el ement 5 of the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement 4 preci sel y before it is I owered onto the pi n 9. The cl osure arrangement 14 has connect i ng means 16 with whi ch the cl osure arrangement can be connected to other I ane deli mi t at i on el ements. The overall hei ght of the I ocki ng arrangement hva i s approx. 55 cm and the length of the recess La is approx. 4.48 m.
Figure 9 shows the second end 13 of the movable lane delimita-tion el ement 4 of Figure 1 with an articulation devi ce 15. The art i cul at i on devi ce all ows the movabl e I ane deli mi t at i on el ement to pivot about a subst ant i ally verti cal axi s.

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1. A l ane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) compri si ng at l east a f i rst st at i onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2) and a movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) movabl e r el at i ve to t he f i rst st at i onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2), t he movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) compri si ng a f i rst end ( 12) and a second end ( 13), wherei n sai d second end ( 13) pref erabl y compri ses a hi nge devi ce ( 15) and sai d f i rst end ( 12) com-pri ses a l ocki ng el ement ( 5), sai d f i rst st at i onary l ane de-1 i mi tat i on el ement ( 2) compri si ng a l ocki ng arrangement ( 14) compl ementary to sai d I ocki ng el ement ( 5), sai d movabl e I ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) havi ng a f i rst posi t i on i n whi ch t he f i rst st at i onary ( 2) and t he movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) are not coupl ed toget her and a second posi t i on i n whi ch t he f i rst st at i onary ( 2) and t he movabl e l ane de-1 i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) are coupl ed toget her, i n whi ch second posi t i on t he l ocki ng el ement ( 5) of t he movabl e l ane del i mi -tat i on el ement ( 4) engages t he l ocki ng arrangement ( 14) of t he f i rst st at i onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2), wherei n t he movement of t he movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) f rom t he f i rst to t he second posi t i on i s a pi vot i ng move-ment, characteri zed i n t hat t he l ocki ng el ement ( 5) has a l at eral recess ( 6) f or t he l ocki ng arrangement ( 14) of t he f i rst st at i onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2) or t he l ock-i ng arrangement ( 14) of t he f i rst st at i onary l ane del i mi ta-t i on el ement ( 2) has a l at eral recess ( 6) f or t he l ocki ng el ement ( 5) .

2. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to cl ai m 1, char act er i zed i n t hat t he l ane del i mi t at i on ar r angement ( 1) compri ses a second st at i onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 3) havi ng a l ocki ng devi ce ( 11) compl ementary to t he l ocki ng el ement ( 5) and i n part i cul ar the movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) has a t hi rd posi ti on i n whi ch the second sta-ti onary I ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 3) and the movabl e I ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) are coupl ed together.

3. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of the cl ai ms 1 - 2, characteri sed i n that the movabl e l ane del i mi -tat i on el ement ( 4) can be l ocked i n the l ocki ng arrangement ( 14) and/or the I ocki ng devi ce ( 11).

4. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of the cl ai ms 1 - 3, characteri sed i n that the movabl e l ane del i mi -tat i on el ement ( 4) can be retracted wi th i ts f i rst end ( 12) i nto the l at eral recess ( 6) of the f i rst or second stati on-ary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2, 3).

5. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of the cl ai ms 1 - 4, characteri zed i n that the f i rst stati c l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2) has a l ongi tudi nal axi s and the l at eral recess ( 6) of the f i rst stati c l ane del i mi tat i on el -ement ( 2) has a st op devi ce ( 7) as a st op f or t he movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement (4), wherei n the angl e between the l ongi tudi nal axi s of the f i rst st at i onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2) and the stop devi ce ( 7) of the f i rst stati onary l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 2) is in part i cul ar subst ant i al I y to 5 , preferabl y 2 .

6. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of the cl ai ms 1 - 5, characteri sed i n that the movabl e l ane del i mi -tat i on el ement ( 4) has a l ength of more than 60 m f rom the f i rst ( 12) to the second end ( 13).

7. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of the cl ai ms 1 - 6, characteri sed i n that the l ane del i mi tat i on el ements (2, 3, 4) compri se steel , concrete, pl asti c and/or a composi te mat er i al .

8. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of the cl ai ms 1 - 7, characteri zed i n that the l ocki ng el ement ( 14) and the l ocki ng devi ce (11) have a pi n ( 9) and the l ocki ng el ement ( 5) has an openi ng ( 10) compl ementary thereto, or i n that the l ocki ng el ement ( 5) has a pi n ( 9) and the l ocki ng el ement (14) and the l ocki ng devi ce ( 11) have an openi ng ( 10) compl ementary thereto.

9. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to cl ai m 8, characteri sed i n that the pi n ( 9) of the l ocki ng arrangement ( 14) and/or of the l ocki ng devi ce ( 11) i s provi ded such that i n the second and/or t hi rd posi ti on i t extends through the openi ng (10) of the l ocki ng el ement ( 5) and proj ects i nto the l atter by at l east 4 cm.

10. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to cl ai m 8, characteri sed i n that the pi n ( 9) of the cl osure el ement ( 5) i s provi ded i n such a way that i n the second and/or t hi rd posi ti on i t extends through the openi ng ( 10) of the cl osure arrangement (14) and/or the cl osure devi ce ( 12) and proj ects i nto the l atter by at l east 4 cm.

11. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to cl ai ms 1 -10, characteri sed i n that a moni tori ng devi ce ( 8), i n par-t i cul ar compri si ng at l east one sensor, i s provi ded, the moni tori ng devi ce ( 8) bei ng desi gned i n such a way that i t can be determi ned whether the movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el e-ment (4) is in the second or t hi rd posi ti on.

12. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to cl ai m 11, characteri sed i n that the moni t or i ng devi ce ( 8) i s desi gned i n such a way that i t can be determi ned whet her t he pi n ( 9) of the 1 ocki ng arrangement ( 14) or of t he 1 ocki ng devi ce ( 11) i s located i n the openi ng ( 10) of t he 1 ocki ng el ement ( 5) or whether the pi n ( 9) of t he 1 ocki ng el ement ( 5) i s lo-cated i n the openi ng ( 10) of t he 1 ocki ng arrangement ( 14) or of the I ocki ng devi ce ( 11) .

13. Lane del i mi tat i on arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to one of t he precedi ng cl ai ms, characteri sed i n t hat t he movabl e lane de-1 i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) has a I ifti ng devi ce and i n part i cu-1 ar a runni ng gear.

14. Road swi tch, i n part i cul ar compri si ng a lane del i mi tat i on arrangement accordi ng to one of t he cl ai ms 2 to 13, wherei n a movabl e lane del i mi tat i on el ement, a f i rst st at i onary lane del i mi tat i on el ement and a second st at i onary lane del i mi ta-t i on el ement are f ormed, characteri zed i n t hat t he road swi tch has at least a f i rst and a second state, wherei n i n t he f i rst state the movabl e lane del i mi tat i on el ement i s f ul 1 y pi voted i nto the f i rst st at i onary lane del i mi tat i on el ement, i n part i cul ar laterally, and i s connected t hereto, and i n the second state the movabl e I ane del i mi tat i on el e-ment i s f ul 1 y pi voted i nto t he second st at i onary lane del i m-i tat i on el ement, i n part i cul ar laterally, and i s connected t her et o.

15. A method f or di vert i ng vehi cl es f rom one I ane to anot her lane usi ng a lane del i mi t i ng arrangement ( 1) accordi ng to cl ai ms 1-13 or a road swi tch accordi ng to cl ai m 14, compri s-i ng the f ol 1 owi ng steps:
Rai si ng a movabl e lane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4), rel easi ng a l ocki ng el ement ( 5) of t he movabl e l ane del i mi t-i ng el ement ( 4) f rom a l ocki ng assembl y ( 14) or a l ocki ng devi ce ( 11), pi vot i ng t he movabl e l ane del i mi tat i on el ement ( 4) over a l ane, l oweri ng a movabl e l ane del i mi t i ng el ement ( 4) .