EP0114829A1 - Post with spring joint. - Google Patents
Post with spring joint.Info
- Publication number
- EP0114829A1 EP0114829A1 EP83901109A EP83901109A EP0114829A1 EP 0114829 A1 EP0114829 A1 EP 0114829A1 EP 83901109 A EP83901109 A EP 83901109A EP 83901109 A EP83901109 A EP 83901109A EP 0114829 A1 EP0114829 A1 EP 0114829A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- post
- sleeve
- joint
- tubes
- tube
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
- A63C19/00—Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor
- A63C19/06—Apparatus for setting-out or dividing courts
- A63C19/062—Slalom gate poles, posts or marking sticks for sport fields
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
- E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
- E01F9/623—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection
- E01F9/627—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection self-righting after deflection or displacement
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a post including two tubes, the respective mutually opposing end portions of which are united by a spring joint, comprising an elongate spring means extending inside the pipes and with longitudinal bias being anchored relative the tubes.
- Such posts are used as slalom posts, traffic and lamp posts etcetera.
- the spring means is normally a coil spring. Although such a spring means serves its purpose well for heavy posts, where the spring joint seldom needs to come into action, it results in a rather complicated structure, which is accordingly expensive, inter alia, in respect of the spring mountings in both tubes.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a spring joint for a post of the kind defined in the introduction, the embodiment of the joint being simple and cheap, even so allowing a large number of flexings at the joint without risking collapse of the joint structure.
- the structure shall also allow the selection of sufficiently large bias for the resilience of the joint to be very stiff as well as allowing the use of adjustment means for the bias.
- Figure 1 is an axial section through a slalom post
- Figure 2 illustrates a portion of a slalom post in axial section to clarify a modification
- Figure 3 is an axial section of a further embodiment of a slalom post
- Figure 4 illustrates to a much enlarged scale a section IV of the embodiment in Figure 3 when the post is flexed at the joint.
- the joint includes a substantially rod-shaped core body 2 from polymeric material such as rubber, polyurethane etcetera.
- the body 2 is enclosed biassed or pretensioned in its longitudinal direction in two sleeves 4 made from steel or the like, the end surfaces 5 of these sleeves being pressed against each other by the bias.
- a tube 6, of hard plastics, aluminium etcetera is disposed for enclosing the sleeves 4.
- the core body 2 is fastened by rivets 10, 12 to said sleeves. Each tube 6 engages a shoulder 11 on the respective sleeve 4.
- the joint may be assembled with bias in the core body 2 as follows.
- the lower sleeve 4 is brought over the core body 2 such that It assumes the position shown, and the core body is fixed in the sleeve by the lower rivet 10, or two crossing rivets.
- the upper sleeve 4 is brought over the core body 2, and tensional stress is exercised on the core body 2 in its longitudinal direction by the lower sleeve 4 being suitably fixed and a tensional force in a direction from the sleeves 4 being applied to the projecting end of the body 2. While this tension is being applied the upper rivet 12, or two crossing rivets, are arranged through the upper end of the sleeve 4 and the core body 2. When the tensional force is removed the body is thus axially pretensioned with the aid of rivets 10 and 12.
- FIG. 1 A modification of the embodiment in Figure 1 is illustrated in Figure 2.
- the upper sleeve is made in two parts 14 and 16, which are in thread engagement 18 with each other.
- the sleeve part 14 is fixed against axial upwards movement of the upper end f the core body 2 by a pin 20, which only passes through the core body 2.
- the bias in the core body 2 may now be adjusted and even applied by screwing the sleeve 14 on sleeve 16 after the upper tube 6 has been slipped upwards. No corresponding rotation of the core body 2 will take place since the pin 20 does not pass through the sleeve 14.
- the core body 2 is surrounded at the joint by an upper joint sleeve 22 and a reinforcing sleeve 24.
- the tube 6 is slipped over both tubes 22 and 24.
- a rivet 26 passes through the reinforcing sleeve 24 and the tube 6 so that the core body 2 is kept fixed with respect to the latter.
- a lower joint sleeve is made up from two sleeve parts 28 and 30, which are threaded to each other at 32.
- a rivet 34 is passed through sleeve part 30.
- the lower tube 6 is then slipped over the sleeve parts 28, 30.
- For adjusting the pretension the lower tube 6 is drawn downwardly to uncover the sleeve 30 for manipulation.
- the upper sleeve part 22 is terminated by a shoulder 36 surrounding a radially projecting flange 38 on the lower sleeve part 28.
- the shoulder 36 and flange 38 serve to locate sleeve parts 22 and 28 mutually.
- Figure 4 illustrates the situation when the joint comes into operation as a result of applying a lateral force to the portion of the post above the joint.
- the bias of the core body 2 in the sleeves results in that their opposing end faces are always kept pressed against each other with a given force caused by the bias.
- the bias is selected such that the joint will flex when the post is subjected to forces from different directions, but will regain its straight configuration immediately afterwards.
- the spring movement is, of course, directly dependent on the magnitude of the bias or pretension.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)
- Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
- Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
Abstract
Un poteau comprend deux tubes de poteau (6) dont les extrémités adjacentes sont reliées par un raccord élastique comprenant un organe élastique allongé (2) qui s'étend à l'intérieur des tubes de poteau et qui est fixé par rapport à ceux-ci et sollicité axialement. L'organe élastique est formé d'un corps allongé massif (2) en matériau polymère, qui remplit au moins sensiblement la section transversale des tubes de poteau, et dont au moins une partie de sa longueur est entourée par au moins un manchon (4), auquel ledit corps (2) est directement fixé, et sur lequel un des tubes de poteau (6) correspondants est glissé. L'extrémité du manchon adjacente au raccord est fixée de façon à empêcher son déplacement dans la direction de l'autre tube de poteau (6).A post comprises two post tubes (6), the adjacent ends of which are connected by an elastic connector comprising an elongated elastic member (2) which extends inside the post tubes and which is fixed with respect thereto and axially stressed. The elastic member is formed by a massive elongated body (2) of polymer material, which at least substantially fills the cross section of the post tubes, and at least part of its length is surrounded by at least one sleeve (4 ), to which said body (2) is directly fixed, and on which one of the corresponding post tubes (6) is slid. The end of the sleeve adjacent to the fitting is fixed so as to prevent its movement in the direction of the other post tube (6).
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT83901109T ATE33944T1 (en) | 1982-03-22 | 1983-03-18 | POSTS WITH SPRING CONNECTOR. |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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SE8201803 | 1982-03-22 | ||
SE8201803 | 1982-03-22 | ||
SE8203369A SE451180B (en) | 1982-03-22 | 1982-06-01 | Post including post tubes connected by spring joint |
SE8203369 | 1982-06-01 |
Publications (2)
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EP0114829A1 true EP0114829A1 (en) | 1984-08-08 |
EP0114829B1 EP0114829B1 (en) | 1988-05-04 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP83901109A Expired EP0114829B1 (en) | 1982-03-22 | 1983-03-18 | Post with spring joint |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0114829B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3376469D1 (en) |
FI (1) | FI76407C (en) |
NO (1) | NO152157C (en) |
WO (1) | WO1983003361A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (6)
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FR2557221B3 (en) * | 1983-12-27 | 1986-03-28 | Metal Plastic | MEANS OF ARTICULATION BETWEEN TWO COAXIAL TUBULAR ELEMENTS |
EP0240595A1 (en) * | 1986-04-03 | 1987-10-14 | Hans Hinterholzer | Slalom gate pole having a bending joint |
US4862823A (en) * | 1988-05-05 | 1989-09-05 | Flexstake, Inc. | Bendable marker and method of marking |
IT220298Z2 (en) * | 1990-11-21 | 1993-09-16 | S P M | ARTICULATED POLE FOR SKI SLOPES, WITH THE ABOVE GROUND IN SOFT MATERIAL. |
FR2689777B1 (en) * | 1992-04-14 | 1994-06-03 | Dalloz Bourguignon Jean Claude | RETRACTABLE POLE FOR SLALOM TRACKS. |
US7794175B2 (en) | 2007-07-24 | 2010-09-14 | Mbw Technologies | Delineating pole having an anchoring base and spring cartridge for snow based applications |
Family Cites Families (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2044032A5 (en) * | 1969-05-06 | 1971-02-19 | See Jacques | |
DE2206443A1 (en) * | 1972-02-11 | 1973-08-16 | Kurt Konrad Gustav Karl Nagl | BLOCKING AND LIMITING POST, SELF-ALIGNING |
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1983
- 1983-03-18 DE DE8383901109T patent/DE3376469D1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-03-18 EP EP83901109A patent/EP0114829B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-03-18 WO PCT/SE1983/000099 patent/WO1983003361A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1983-11-16 FI FI834192A patent/FI76407C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1983-11-21 NO NO834267A patent/NO152157C/en unknown
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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See references of WO8303361A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0114829B1 (en) | 1988-05-04 |
FI76407C (en) | 1988-10-10 |
FI834192A (en) | 1983-11-16 |
FI834192A0 (en) | 1983-11-16 |
WO1983003361A1 (en) | 1983-10-13 |
NO152157B (en) | 1985-05-06 |
NO152157C (en) | 1985-08-14 |
FI76407B (en) | 1988-06-30 |
NO834267L (en) | 1983-11-21 |
DE3376469D1 (en) | 1988-06-09 |
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