EP0251956B1 - Foldable supports for temporary road signs and containers for storing and/or transporting them - Google Patents

Foldable supports for temporary road signs and containers for storing and/or transporting them Download PDF

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EP0251956B1
EP0251956B1 EP87430019A EP87430019A EP0251956B1 EP 0251956 B1 EP0251956 B1 EP 0251956B1 EP 87430019 A EP87430019 A EP 87430019A EP 87430019 A EP87430019 A EP 87430019A EP 0251956 B1 EP0251956 B1 EP 0251956B1
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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
    • E01F9/70—Storing, transporting, placing or retrieving portable devices
    • 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
    • E01F9/654—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 in the form of three-dimensional bodies, e.g. cones; capable of assuming three-dimensional form, e.g. by inflation or erection to form a geometric body
    • 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
    • E01F9/688—Free-standing bodies

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  • the present invention relates to foldable temporary signaling beacons and storage and / or transport containers thereof.
  • the technical sector of the invention is that of the construction of temporary signaling materials used on the roads for obstacle markers.
  • beacons are commonly used which are composed of a rectangular panel having a width of 25 cm and a height of 1 m, which panel carries colored bands inclined at 45 ° , to the right or to the left, alternatively red and white.
  • the problem to be solved is to design beacons of this type mounted on a foldable support, which is arranged to allow the rapid installation and recovery of a large number of beacons because it is frequent that a road construction site or an accident oblige to neutralize a taxiway over a great length.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide both foldable beacons and a storage container for these which facilitate the folding operations of the beacons as well as the deployment and positioning operations and which make it possible to carry out these safe operations without the risk of operators being struck by a vehicle.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide beacons mounted on a folding support, which, once opened, has a very large footprint, which gives it excellent stability.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide foldable beacons which can have signals on their two faces or which can temporarily support a road sign of circular, triangular or square shape.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a storage container which can contain a large number of folded tags and which can serve either as a fixed storage magazine or as a transport vehicle by being placed on the platform of a truck or well being equipped with an axle with wheels and a drawbar to serve as a transport trailer.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a container for storing beacons which further comprises means for storing temporary traffic signs or thin plates capable of being placed on a folding support carrying the beacons, so that said container contains all the signaling equipment necessary to mark up a site.
  • Another objective of the invention is to provide containers for storing and / or transporting the foldable beacons according to the invention arranged so that an operator can perform the operations of folding and storing the beacons in the container and / or the deployment and installation of beacons on a road without excessive fatigue.
  • Signaling devices which comprise a folding support composed of two pairs of feet hinged together.
  • Patent US-A 2,844,897 describes a container which contains traffic signs.
  • This container is mounted on a folding support made up of two pairs of feet.
  • the two feet located on the same side are hinged together by a pin.
  • the two pins are respectively engaged in two slots cut in the lateral faces of the container.
  • Patent DE-C 701.696 represents devices in the form of extendable barriers provided with reflectors, which are placed on two pairs of feet forming two compasses, the branches of which are connected by articulated links and the top of which slides in a slot.
  • the FR.A. 1.421.452 (BERTHIER) describes road signs comprising two feet which are articulated separately on a plate integral with the panel and which intersect.
  • Patent BE.A 823 613 (DICOREP) describes road signs equipped with two pairs of folding legs which are connected together by two rods equipped with a locking device in the open position.
  • the folding temporary signaling beacons according to the invention are of the type comprising at least one vertical rectangular flat panel which is mounted on a folding support comprising two pairs of feet placed respectively on either side of said panel, each pair of feet being articulated between them and situated in a vertical plane perpendicular to the plane of said panel and comprising, in addition, two crosspieces and which connect between them respectively the two front feet and the two rear feet and at least one of the two feet of each pair is articulated about an axis which slides freely in two vertical slots cut along the two vertical edges of said panel.
  • Patent FR-A 1 533 436 (FROMENT et al) describes on the one hand traffic signs mounted on a support provided with rollers which is foldable on a rectangular base provided with rollers and on the other hand a trailer for storing these signs .
  • the trailer has two rails which are fixed to the floor and which constitute raceways for the panel rollers. It comprises two other rails which are fixed to the walls of the trailer and in which the rollers of the base of a folded panel roll.
  • the objectives of the invention are achieved by means of foldable signaling beacons in which the axis of articulation of the two pairs of feet of the foldable support is a transverse rod whose free ends largely protrude on both sides of the panel and of the feet, in which the panel is extended upwards by a vertical bar carrying at its upper end a transverse and horizontal bar forming a handle and in which the crosspiece which connects the two front legs together is shorter than the crossbar which connects the two rear legs together or is situated at a level different from the level of the rear crossbar so that the ends of said rod and of said horizontal bar respectively cooperate with a pair of slides and a pair of rails, of a storage container and that the rear cross member cooperates with pivoting latches carried by said storage container.
  • the two feet of the same pair are connected to said panel respectively by two superimposed articulations which slide in the slot located on the same side of the panel and that of the two feet of each pair which is connected to the lower articulation extends beyond this articulation and it is connected to the other leg of the same pair by a second articulation and to the lower end of the lateral edge of said panel by an articulated link and the two upper articulations are constituted by said rod transverse, the free ends of which extend well beyond both sides of the panel.
  • the containers for storing foldable beacons according to the invention comprise, in a known manner, a pair of rails and a pair of horizontal, longitudinal rails and located two by two at the same level.
  • the objectives of the invention are achieved by means of containers which have in their upper part a pair of rails whose spacing is slightly greater than the length of the transverse bars forming the handles of the tags which slide in said rails and which comprise a pair of slides the spacing of which is slightly greater than the length of the transverse rods of the tags which slide in said slides and the vertical distance between the rails and the slides is equal to the distance which separates the handles from the transverse rods when the transverse rods are in top of the slots of the beacons and the containers further comprise two latches which are situated on either side of the opening of the container and which can tilt forward.
  • a container according to the invention further comprises a removable distributor of beacons comprising a carrying structure provided with hooking means which allow it to be temporarily fixed to the rear of the container which structure carries a pair rails and a pair of rails, the front ends of which are placed respectively in alignment with the upper rails and the rails of the container; when said dispenser is hooked to the container and said rails and slides of the dispenser are bent down so that the vertical distance between them increases as it moves backwards.
  • a removable distributor of beacons comprising a carrying structure provided with hooking means which allow it to be temporarily fixed to the rear of the container which structure carries a pair rails and a pair of rails, the front ends of which are placed respectively in alignment with the upper rails and the rails of the container; when said dispenser is hooked to the container and said rails and slides of the dispenser are bent down so that the vertical distance between them increases as it moves backwards.
  • the invention results in new folding tags and containers specially arranged to receive these tags and to facilitate the folding or deployment thereof.
  • the beacons according to the invention have the advantage of being mounted on a folding support which automatically takes up the unfolded position under the sole effect of the weight of the beacon and which has, in this unfolded position, a large bearing surface on the ground , so that the beacon resists overturning by the push of the wind without it being necessary to ballast or anchor the support to the ground as is the case with the beacons known to date.
  • the beacons according to the invention used in association with the storage containers provided with two suspension rails in the upper part and two lateral slides for guiding the articulation axis of the articulated feet make it possible to obtain an automatic folding of the support simply by pushing the tag inside the container. They also make it possible to obtain an automatic deployment of the support by pushing the beacons one by one towards the rear and, therefore, they allow the positioning of the beacons directly on the ground along a line by a single operator.
  • the folding tags according to the invention can receive on their front face a temporary sign of triangular, circular or square shape to serve as support for this sign.
  • They can also receive a thin plate which can be slid in front of their front face or their rear face, which makes it easy to transform them into double-sided beacons if they have only one face at the origin or into beacons carrying different signals, for example colored bands inclined in opposite directions.
  • the bands are tilted down from the side where they must be bypassed to avoid the obstacle, for example on the left in the case shown in Figure 1.
  • the rectangular panel 1 has, along its two vertical edges, a U-shaped stiffening rib 3a, 3b.
  • the ribs, 3a, 3b are constituted for example by a double 90 ° folding of the sheet metal constituting the panel 1 or by U-shaped profiles welded to the back of the sheet metal of the panel.
  • a beacon according to the invention further comprises a foldable support incorporated into the beacon and intended to maintain the latter in a vertical position perpendicular to the red, avoiding the panel overturning under the effect of the wind.
  • the folding support comprises four feet 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d which form two pairs arranged laterally, on either side of the rectangular panel 1, each pair being formed of two feet situated in a vertical plane perpendicular to the plane of the panel 1.
  • the lower ends of the two front legs 4a, 4c are interconnected by a crosspiece 5a.
  • the crosspieces 5a, 5b serve as support for the ground. They have a length significantly greater than the width of the panel 1 and the spacing between feet in order to increase the width of the support polygon and to give the tag good lateral stability.
  • the length of the crosspieces 5a, 5b is of the order of two to three times the width of the panel 1.
  • the cross-member 5a is slightly shorter than the cross-member 5b in the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 and 6. They have the same length in the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 5.
  • the ends of the crosspieces 5a, 5b can be slightly bent or folded towards the ground.
  • the beacons according to the invention are designed to be placed in special storage containers provided with slides and they include means intended to cooperate with these slides to obtain folding when the beacon support is automatically opened when the latter is moved. along the slides.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tag according to the invention.
  • Each pair of feet situated on the same side of the panel forms a compass, the two branches 4a, 4b or 4c, 4d of which have the same length and are articulated on a transverse rod 9 which slides in two slots 10 cut in the two ribs 3a , 3b which constitute the vertical edges of the panel 1.
  • the rod 9 protrudes widely on each side of the panel 1, and these extensions are intended to slide in two slides of the storage container.
  • Each of the feet of each pair is further connected to the lower end of the vertical edge of the panel situated on the same side by an articulated link 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d.
  • the two links placed on the same side are connected to the panel by a common articulation 7a, 7b.
  • the panel 1 is extended upwards by a bar 11 carrying a transverse handle 12 which is also intended to slide in two slides of a storage container as will be explained below.
  • a beacon according to the invention can temporarily serve as a support for a temporary sign, for example a triangular, square or circular sign.
  • the tag has two hooks or two brackets 13a, 13b which are fixed to the upper end of the rear legs, so that they protrude at the front of the panel 1 when the tag is open, as can be seen. in FIG. 1, and that they retract in the thickness of the stiffening profiles 3a, 3b when the beacon is folded up as can be seen in FIG. 3.
  • the hooks 13a, 13b serve to support the lower edge of a temporary sign, which is placed in front of sign 1.
  • a beacon according to the invention comprises, in addition, another fixing means 14 disposed at the upper end of the bar 11.
  • FIG. 1 represents, by way of example, a fixing means constituted by a raised lug 14 which engages in a hole in the form of a buttonhole, of the panel.
  • This lug 14 can be replaced by any equivalent temporary fixing means, for example by a threaded hole intended to receive a bolt.
  • the panel 1 carries colored bands 2a, 2b which are inclined upwards in a direction, for example, to the right in the case of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • beacons it is advantageous to be able to easily transform these beacons by modifying the direction of inclination of the reflective bands visible on the front face (single-sided beacon) or on both front and rear faces (double-sided beacon) or to transform a single-sided beacon into tag with colored bands on both sides.
  • a tag according to the invention comprises, along its lateral edges, two rods bent in the shape of a stirrup 15a, 15b, the width of which is greater than the width of the stiffening profiles 3a, 3b.
  • These stirrups are arranged in the same horizontal plane located above the upper ends of the slots 10 so as not to hinder the sliding of the rod 9 in these slots. They are welded in the middle on the stiffening profiles 3a, 3b and their ends bent at 90 ° extend to the front and the rear of the panel 1, so that it is possible sliding a thin plate between the two stirrups and the front face of the panel 1 or between the two stirrups and the rear edges of the two sections 3a, 3b.
  • the thin plate is for example a strip of light alloy, having the same dimensions as the panel 1, which carries, on its visible face, the regulatory symbol for example reflective strips of two alternating colors which are inclined at 45 ° to the right or to the left.
  • a beacon according to the invention further comprises, along the lower edge of the panel 1, a profile 16 intended to support the lower edge of the thin plate which is slid into the stirrups 15a, 15b.
  • the outline 17 of a temporary traffic sign which is placed on two hooks 13a, 13b and which is suspended from the suspension member 14 is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 6.
  • a thin indicator plate 18 which is placed against the rear face of the panel 1.
  • FIGS. 2 to 5 show another preferred embodiment of a tag according to the invention.
  • each pair of feet has a rear foot 4b, 4d which is shorter than the front foot 4a, 4c of the same pair, so that after folding, the rear cross member 5b is positioned at- above the front crossmember 5a while the feet overlap, which makes it possible to obtain a very reduced overall dimensions, as seen in FIG. 3.
  • the two feet forming the same pair are connected to the panel respectively by two superimposed articulations 9 and 9a which slide in the same slot 10.
  • the two upper articulations are constituted, as in the example according to FIG. 1, by a transverse rod 9 which protrudes on either side of the panel.
  • the foot which is connected to the lower joint 9a for example the front foot 4a, extends beyond this joint 9a and it is connected to the other foot 4b of the same pair by a joint 9b.
  • the front legs are connected respectively to the two ends of the lower edge of the panel by two articulated links 6a, 6c which are connected to the panel by articulations 7a.
  • FIGS. 5 and 3 represent elevation views of a beacon according to FIG. 2 respectively in the open position and in the closed position in which the total thickness is equal to that of the panel 1.
  • Figure 4 is a rear view of a beacon according to Figure 2 folded.
  • Figure 6 is a front view of a tag according to Figure 1 in the open position, on which there is shown in dotted lines the outline of a triangular panel 17 placed on the two hooks 13a, 13b and suspended from the member suspension 14.
  • Figures 2 to 5 show an embodiment of a tag in which the panel 1 comprises, along its lower edge, a section 16 in which one can engage a thin plate 18, to superimpose it on the front face or the rear face of said panel.
  • FIG. 7 shows a cross section of a first embodiment of a rectangular container 19 which is intended for the storage of a set of foldable tags according to Figures 1 and 6 and temporary panels.
  • Figures 8 and 9 respectively show a cross section and an elevational view of a second embodiment of a double parallelepiped container for storing a set of foldable tags according to Figures 2 to 5 and temporary panels.
  • Each of these containers or box or rack 19 comprises a supporting structure 20 which is made up of uprights, cross-pieces and possibly, cladding and which delimits a parallelepipedic envelope.
  • the container 19 can be a fixed container intended only for storing the beacons or, preferably, a mobile container intended for the transport of the beacons and, in case, it can be a box mounted on the chassis of a vehicle transport or the envelope structure is an integral part of a truck or trailer as shown in Figure 8.
  • a container 19 according to the invention is specially designed to receive foldable tags according to the invention by facilitating the folding and opening of these. It comprises, on the one hand, members intended to receive, fold up and distribute the folding beacons, on the other hand, side racks intended to receive temporary traffic signs or thin plates which can be adapted on the folding beacons .
  • the members intended to receive the foldable beacons comprise two longitudinal horizontal rails 21a, 21b which are fixed to the roof of the container in the median part of the latter and which are symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal median plane.
  • the two rails 21 a, 21 b form a raceway. They are constituted for example by two U-shaped profiles, the openings of which are directed opposite one another. The spacing between the webs of the two profiles is very slightly greater than the length of the handles 12 which constitute the handles of the tags, so that these handles can rest on the lower wings of the profiles and slide freely in the raceway delimited by those -this.
  • each of the half-handles can be coated with a small tube which rolls in the profiles 21 a, 21 b.
  • the members intended to receive the beacons further comprise two rectilinear slides 22a, 22b which are fixed to the support structure, at a determined height.
  • the two slides 22a, 22b are constituted for example by two U-shaped profiles whose openings are placed facing each other or by two profiles in the form of an open tube comprising only a narrow slot on their internal faces or by any other equivalent profile.
  • FIG. 9 represents a container 20 making part of a trailer which further comprises a removable distributor device 40 which is hooked to the rear of the trailer during the operations of picking up the beacons and during the operations of laying them on the road.
  • the device 40 comprises a frame made of metal profiles, which comprises hooking means 41 which are temporarily fixed to complementary means 44 placed at the rear of the trailer.
  • the distributor comprises one or two pairs of upper rails 42a, 42b and one or two pairs of intermediate rails 43a, 43b.
  • the rear ends of the rails 42a, 42b are in alignment with the rails 21a, 21b and the rear ends of the rails 43a, 43b are in alignment with the rails 22a, 22b.
  • the rails 42a, 42b and 43a, 43b are bent towards the ground going backwards, as seen in FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 7 shows a cross section of a container which has a single pair of upper rails 21a, 21b and a single pair of intermediate rails 22a and 22b and shows a tag according to Figure 1, in place in the container which can receive a single row of tags.
  • the rod 9 bearing in the two slides 22a, 22b and the handle 12 bearing in the two upper rails 21 a, 21 b.
  • the height between the slides 22a, 22b and the upper rails 21 a, 21 b is equal to the height between the upper end of the side slots 10 and the handles 12 of the tags, so that when the tags are placed inside from the container, they are fully folded.
  • FIG. 7 represents an embodiment of a retractable lock 23, which is placed between the rear ends of the rails 21a, 21b and which can be operated by handles 23a.
  • the container according to Figure 7 further comprises two tilting latches 29a, 29b, which can tilt only forward. These locks are fixed to the lower part of the superstructure 26 and their function is to block the rear lower cross member 5b of each beacon support which is longer than the front cross member in order to cause the automatic opening of the support when leaving a container tag.
  • FIG. 7 represents a container which comprises, on either side of the central compartment reserved for the storage of beacons, lockers in which temporary signaling signs such as the sign 17 or thin plates 18 can be stored be used in conjunction with expandable tags.
  • the container according to FIG. 7 comprises two horizontal tanks 25a, 25b in the form of troughs or chutes, which are arranged longitudinally on each side of the container, on a support structure 26, which keeps them raised relative to the floor of the container in order to leave a free passage for the crosspieces 5a, 5b which protrude laterally. This arrangement allows optimum use of the container volume.
  • the panels 17 and the plates 18 are stored vertically in the tanks 25a, 25b and are pressed against the lateral faces of the container and against the uprights 26 of the supporting structure.
  • the panels and plates stored in the bins can be easily removed from the container or inserted into it from the rear.
  • FIG. 7 There is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 7 an alternative embodiment of a container comprising, on one of its sides, three superimposed trays 25b, 27a, 27b which make it possible to store thin plates 18 whose width is 25 cm.
  • FIG. 8 represents in section, a trailer intended to receive two rows of beacons according to FIG. 2.
  • This trailer comprises two retractable latches 28a, 28b situated between the rear ends of the rails 21 a, 21 b and 22a, 22b and tilting latches 29a, 29b located in the lower part of the box and whose function will be explained below.
  • Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a trailer according to Figure 9 to the road gauge which comprises two juxtaposed compartments 30 1 and 30 2 reserved for the storage of beacons.
  • Each compartment has two upper rails 21a, 21b and two intermediate rails 22a, 22b in which the upper handle 12 and the transverse rod 9 of each tag slide respectively.
  • the trailer has an internal structure made of metal profiles 31 which supports the rails and which delimits a central compartment 32 and two lateral compartments 33a, 33b intended to contain panels 17 or plates 18.
  • retractable lock 28a, 28b placed between the rear ends of the upper rails 21a, 21b.
  • the two tilting latches 29 which are fixed to the lower ends of the support structure 31 framing each compartment 30 1 and 30 2 .
  • the foldable tags according to Figures 2 to 5 included a rear cross member 5b placed slightly above the front cross member 5a.
  • the latches 29 are placed at a level slightly higher than that where the crosspieces 5a are located when the tags are suspended from the rails 21a, 21b and are folded.
  • the front crossmember 5a avoids the latches 29 while the rear crossmember 5b abuts against them.
  • the beacon advances towards the rear in the distributor 40, it opens while pivoting and the pivoting causes the rear cross member to escape the latches 29.
  • the rear crossmember meets the two latches 29 but these can pivot freely forward and they disappear to let the beacon pass.
  • a trailer according to FIG. 9 which has two compartments 30 1 and 30 2 for storing the beacons is advantageously used in combination with a distributor 40, the width of which is equal to that of a compartment and which is hooked successively to the rear of a compartment, then at the rear of the other by the hooks 41 which are fixed to lugs 44, fixed above the rear cross member of the container.
  • FIGS. 7 to 9 make it possible to explain the use of a container or a trailer according to the invention for recovering on the road, beacons according to FIG. 1 or FIGS. 2 to 5.
  • the upper locks 21 a, 21 are kept open by tilting the handles 23.
  • the handle 12 of an open tag is then engaged between the rear ends of a pair of rails 42a, 42b of the distributor 40 and the rod 9 of the tag is engaged between the rear ends of a pair of rails 43a, 43b of the distributor.
  • This area 46 carries two lugs 44a, 44b identical to the lugs 44.
  • the removable distributor 40 is fixed horizontally on the front shelf on the one hand using the hooks 41, which engage in the two lugs 44a, 44b and, on the other hand, by means of two yokes 51 which are each locked by a pin 48.
  • the central compartment 32 comprises, at its lower part, a tray 50 intended to receive traffic signs 17 (triangular, square or circular).
  • the trays 25a, 25b located at the lower part of the lateral compartments 33a, 33b are intended to receive thin plates 18 bearing the regulatory symbol with bands inclined in opposite directions.
  • a trailer according to the invention comprises means making it possible to tilt it to tilt it backwards in order to facilitate the unloading of the beacons.
  • These means can be constituted for example by a jack 52 secured to the drawbar of the trailer.

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This invention relates to a foldable roadmarker of the type comprising a vertical rectangular panel presenting colored bands and a foldable support composed of four feet articulated in two's to form two pairs of compasses located on either side of the panel and the two pairs of compasses are articulated on the same transverse rod which projects on both sides and which slides freely in two slots cut out in the vertical edges of the panel, which rod is adapted to engage in two slideways of a container for storing the roadmarkers.

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La présente invention a pour objet des balises repliables de signalisation temporaire et des conteneurs de rangement et/ou de transport de celles-ci.The present invention relates to foldable temporary signaling beacons and storage and / or transport containers thereof.

Le secteur technique de l'invention est celui de la construction des matériels de signalisation temporaire utilisés sur les routes pour balises des obstacles.The technical sector of the invention is that of the construction of temporary signaling materials used on the roads for obstacle markers.

Il est obligatoire de délimiter les zones de travaux ou les obstacles qui gênent la circulation sur les routes à l'aide de panneaux de signalisation temporaire ou balises. Parmi ceux-ci, on utilise couramment des balises rectangulaires qui sont composées d'un panneau rectangulaire ayant une largeur de 25 cm et une hauteur de 1 m, lequel panneau porte des bandes colorées inclinées à 45°, à droite ou à gauche, alternativement rouges et blanches.It is mandatory to mark out work areas or obstacles that obstruct traffic on the roads using temporary signs or beacons. Among these, rectangular beacons are commonly used which are composed of a rectangular panel having a width of 25 cm and a height of 1 m, which panel carries colored bands inclined at 45 ° , to the right or to the left, alternatively red and white.

Le problème à résoudre est de concevoir des balises de ce type montées sur un support repliable, qui est aménagé pour permettre la mise en place et la récupération rapides d'un grand nombre de balises car il est fréquent qu'un chantier routier ou un accident obligent de neutraliser une voie de circulation sur und grande longueur.The problem to be solved is to design beacons of this type mounted on a foldable support, which is arranged to allow the rapid installation and recovery of a large number of beacons because it is frequent that a road construction site or an accident oblige to neutralize a taxiway over a great length.

Un objectif de la présente invention est de procurer à la fois des balises repliables et un conteneur de rangement de celles-ci qui facilitent les opérations de repliement des balises ainsi que les opérations de déploiement et de mise en place et qui permettent d'effectuer ces opérations en toute sécurité, sans que les opérateurs ne risquent d'être heurtés par un véhicule.An object of the present invention is to provide both foldable beacons and a storage container for these which facilitate the folding operations of the beacons as well as the deployment and positioning operations and which make it possible to carry out these safe operations without the risk of operators being struck by a vehicle.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de procurer des balises montées sur un support repliable, qui, une fois ouvert, a une très grande emprise au sol, ce qui lui confère une excellente stabilité.Another object of the invention is to provide beacons mounted on a folding support, which, once opened, has a very large footprint, which gives it excellent stability.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de procurer des balises repliables qui peuvent présenter des signaux sur leurs deux faces ou qui peuvent supporter temporairement un panneau de signalisation routière de forme circulaire, triangulaire ou carrée.Another object of the invention is to provide foldable beacons which can have signals on their two faces or which can temporarily support a road sign of circular, triangular or square shape.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de procurer un conteneur de rangement qui peut contenir un grand nombre de balises repliées et qui peut servir soit de magasin de stockage fixe, soit de véhicule de transport en étant placé sur le plateau d'un camion ou bien en étant muni d'un essieu avec roues et d'un timon pour servir de remorque de transport.Another object of the invention is to provide a storage container which can contain a large number of folded tags and which can serve either as a fixed storage magazine or as a transport vehicle by being placed on the platform of a truck or well being equipped with an axle with wheels and a drawbar to serve as a transport trailer.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de procurer un conteneur de rangement des balises qui comporte, en outre, des moyens de rangement de panneaux de signalisation temporaire ou de plaques minces susceptibles d'être placées sur un support repliable portant les balises, de sorte que ledit conteneur contient l'ensemble du matériel de signalisation nécessaire pour baliser un chantier.Another object of the invention is to provide a container for storing beacons which further comprises means for storing temporary traffic signs or thin plates capable of being placed on a folding support carrying the beacons, so that said container contains all the signaling equipment necessary to mark up a site.

Un autre objectif de l'invention est de procurer des conteneurs de rangement et/ou de transport des balises repliables selon l'invention agencés de telle sorte qu'un opérateur peut effectuer les opérations de repliement et de rangement des balises dans le conteneur et/ou les opérations de déploiement et de mise en place des balises sur une route sans fatigue excessive.Another objective of the invention is to provide containers for storing and / or transporting the foldable beacons according to the invention arranged so that an operator can perform the operations of folding and storing the beacons in the container and / or the deployment and installation of beacons on a road without excessive fatigue.

On connaît déjà des dipositifs de signalisation qui comportent un support repliable composé de deux paires de pieds articulés entre eux.Signaling devices are already known which comprise a folding support composed of two pairs of feet hinged together.

Le brevet US-A 2 844 897 (Vance) décrit un conteneur qui contient des panneaux de signalisation.Patent US-A 2,844,897 (Vance) describes a container which contains traffic signs.

Ce conteneur est monté sur un support repliable composé de deux paires de pieds.This container is mounted on a folding support made up of two pairs of feet.

Les deux pieds situés d'un même côté sont articulés entre eux par un tourillon. Les deux tourillons sont engagés respectivement dans deux fentes découpées dans les faces latérales du conteneur.The two feet located on the same side are hinged together by a pin. The two pins are respectively engaged in two slots cut in the lateral faces of the container.

Le brevet DE-C 701.696 (GERDES) représente des dispositifs en forme de barrières extensibles munies de réflecteurs, qui sont posées sur deux paires de pieds formant deux compas dont les branches sont reliées par des biellettes articulées et dont le sommet coulisse dans une fente.Patent DE-C 701.696 (GERDES) represents devices in the form of extendable barriers provided with reflectors, which are placed on two pairs of feet forming two compasses, the branches of which are connected by articulated links and the top of which slides in a slot.

Le brevet FR.A. 1.421.452 (BERTHIER) décrit des panneaux de signalisation routière comportant deux pieds qui sont articulés séparément sur une platine solidaire du panneau et qui se croisent.The FR.A. 1.421.452 (BERTHIER) describes road signs comprising two feet which are articulated separately on a plate integral with the panel and which intersect.

Le brevet BE.A 823 613 (DICOREP) décrit des panneaux de signalisation routière équipés de deux paires de pieds repliables qui sont reliés entre eux par deux biellettes équipées d'un dispositif de blocage en position ouverte.Patent BE.A 823 613 (DICOREP) describes road signs equipped with two pairs of folding legs which are connected together by two rods equipped with a locking device in the open position.

Les balises repliables de signalisation temporaire selon l'invention sont du type comportant au moins un panneau plan rectangulaire vertical qui est monté sur un support repliable comportant deux paires de pieds placées respectivement de part et d'autre dudit panneau, chaque paire de pieds étant articulés entre eux et situés dans un plan vertical perpendiculaire au plan dudit panneau et comportant, en outre, deux traverses et qui relient entre eux respectivement les deux pieds avant et les deux pieds arrière et l'un au moins des deux pieds de chaque paire est articulé autour d'un axe qui coulisse librement dans deux fentes verticales découpées le long des deux bords verticaux dudit panneau.The folding temporary signaling beacons according to the invention are of the type comprising at least one vertical rectangular flat panel which is mounted on a folding support comprising two pairs of feet placed respectively on either side of said panel, each pair of feet being articulated between them and situated in a vertical plane perpendicular to the plane of said panel and comprising, in addition, two crosspieces and which connect between them respectively the two front feet and the two rear feet and at least one of the two feet of each pair is articulated about an axis which slides freely in two vertical slots cut along the two vertical edges of said panel.

On connait également des véhicules destinés à assurer le ramassage de panneaux de signalisation repliables et la mise en place de ceux-ci sur une route.We also know vehicles intended to ensure the collection of foldable traffic signs and the establishment of these on a road.

Le brevet FR-A 1 533 436 (FROMENT et al) décrit d'une part des panneaux de signalisation montés sur un support pourvu de roulettes qui est rabattable sur une embase rectangulaire pourvue de galets et d'autre part une remorque pour ranger ces panneaux.Patent FR-A 1 533 436 (FROMENT et al) describes on the one hand traffic signs mounted on a support provided with rollers which is foldable on a rectangular base provided with rollers and on the other hand a trailer for storing these signs .

La remorque comporte deux rails qui sont fixés au plancher et qui constituent des chemins de roulement pour les roulettes des panneaux. Elle comporte deux autre rails qui sont fixés aux parois de la remorque et dans lesquels roulent les galets de l'embase d'un panneau replié.The trailer has two rails which are fixed to the floor and which constitute raceways for the panel rollers. It comprises two other rails which are fixed to the walls of the trailer and in which the rollers of the base of a folded panel roll.

Les objectifs de l'invention sont atteints au moyen de balises de signalisation repliables dans lesquelles l'axe d'articulation des deux paires de pieds du support repliable est une tige transversale dont les extrémités libres dépassent largement des deux côtés du panneau et des pieds, dans lesquelles le panneau est prolongé vers le haut par une barre verticale portant à son extrémité supérieure une barre transversale et horizontale formant une poignée et dans lesquelles la traverse qui relie entre eux les deux pieds avant est plus courte que la traverse qui relie entre eux les deux pieds arrière ou est située à un niveau différent du niveau de la traverse arrière de sorte que les extrémités de la dite tige et de ladite barre horizontale coopèrent respectivement avec une paire de glissières et une paire de rails, d'un conteneur de rangement et que la traverse arrière coopère avec des verrous pivotants portés par ledit conteneur de rangement.The objectives of the invention are achieved by means of foldable signaling beacons in which the axis of articulation of the two pairs of feet of the foldable support is a transverse rod whose free ends largely protrude on both sides of the panel and of the feet, in which the panel is extended upwards by a vertical bar carrying at its upper end a transverse and horizontal bar forming a handle and in which the crosspiece which connects the two front legs together is shorter than the crossbar which connects the two rear legs together or is situated at a level different from the level of the rear crossbar so that the ends of said rod and of said horizontal bar respectively cooperate with a pair of slides and a pair of rails, of a storage container and that the rear cross member cooperates with pivoting latches carried by said storage container.

Selon un mode de réalisation préférentiel les deux pieds d'une même paire sont reliés audit panneau respectivement par deux articulations superposées qui coulissent dans la fente située du même côté du panneau et celui des deux pieds de chaque paire qui est relié à l'articulation inférieure se prolonge au-delà de cette articulation et il est relié à l'autre pied de la même paire par une deuxième articulation et à l'extrémité inférieure du bord latéral dudit panneau par une biellette articulée et les deux articulations supérieures sont constituées par ladite tige transversale dont les extrémités libres dépassent largement des deux côtés du panneau.According to a preferred embodiment, the two feet of the same pair are connected to said panel respectively by two superimposed articulations which slide in the slot located on the same side of the panel and that of the two feet of each pair which is connected to the lower articulation extends beyond this articulation and it is connected to the other leg of the same pair by a second articulation and to the lower end of the lateral edge of said panel by an articulated link and the two upper articulations are constituted by said rod transverse, the free ends of which extend well beyond both sides of the panel.

Les conteneurs pour le rangement de balises repliables selon l'invention comportent de façon connue une paire de rails et une paire de glissières horizontaux, longitudinaux et situés deux à deux au même niveau.The containers for storing foldable beacons according to the invention comprise, in a known manner, a pair of rails and a pair of horizontal, longitudinal rails and located two by two at the same level.

Les objectifs de l'invention sont atteints au moyen de conteneurs qui comportent dans leur partie supérieure une paire de rails dont l'écartement est légèrement supérieur à la longueur des barres transversales formant les poignées des balises qui coulissent dans lesdits rails et qui comportent une paire de glissières dont l'écartement est légèrement supérieur à la longueur des tiges transversales des balises qui coulissent dans lesdites glissières et la distance verticale entre les rails et les glissières est égale à la distance qui sépare les poignées des tiges transversales lorsque les tiges transversales sont en haut des fentes des balises et les conteneurs comportent, en outre, deux verrous qui sont situés de part et d'autre de l'ouverture du conteneur et qui peuvent basculer vers l'avant.The objectives of the invention are achieved by means of containers which have in their upper part a pair of rails whose spacing is slightly greater than the length of the transverse bars forming the handles of the tags which slide in said rails and which comprise a pair of slides the spacing of which is slightly greater than the length of the transverse rods of the tags which slide in said slides and the vertical distance between the rails and the slides is equal to the distance which separates the handles from the transverse rods when the transverse rods are in top of the slots of the beacons and the containers further comprise two latches which are situated on either side of the opening of the container and which can tilt forward.

Selon un mode de réalisation préférentiel, un conteneur selon l'invention comporte, en outre, un distributeur amovible de balises comportant une structure porteuse munie de moyens d'accrochage qui permettent de le fixer temporairement à l'arrière du conteneur laquelle structure porte une paire de rails et une paire de glissières dont les extrémités avant viennent se placer respectivement dans l'alignement des rails supérieurs et des glissières du conteneur; lorsque ledit distributeur est accroché au conteneur et lesdits rails et glissières du distributeur sont courbés vers le bas de telle sorte que la distance verticale qui les sépare croît en se déplaçant vers l'arrière.According to a preferred embodiment, a container according to the invention further comprises a removable distributor of beacons comprising a carrying structure provided with hooking means which allow it to be temporarily fixed to the rear of the container which structure carries a pair rails and a pair of rails, the front ends of which are placed respectively in alignment with the upper rails and the rails of the container; when said dispenser is hooked to the container and said rails and slides of the dispenser are bent down so that the vertical distance between them increases as it moves backwards.

L'invention a pour résultat de nouvelles balises repliables et des conteneurs agencés spécialement pour recevoir ces balises et pour faciliter le repliement ou le déploiement de celles-ci.The invention results in new folding tags and containers specially arranged to receive these tags and to facilitate the folding or deployment thereof.

Les balises selon l'invention présentent l'avantage d'être montées sur un support repliable qui prend automatiquement la position dépliée sous le seul effet du poids de la balise et qui a, dans cette position dépliée, une grande surface d'appui au sol, de sorte que la balise résiste au renversement par la poussée du vent sans qu'il soit nécessaire de la lester ou d'ancrer le support au sol comme c'est le cas avec les balises connues à ce jour.The beacons according to the invention have the advantage of being mounted on a folding support which automatically takes up the unfolded position under the sole effect of the weight of the beacon and which has, in this unfolded position, a large bearing surface on the ground , so that the beacon resists overturning by the push of the wind without it being necessary to ballast or anchor the support to the ground as is the case with the beacons known to date.

Les balises selon l'invention utilisées en association avec les conteneurs de rangement pourvus de deux rails de suspension en partie haute et de deux glissières latérales pour le guidage de l'axe d'articulation des pieds articulés permettent d'obtenir un repliement automatique du support simplement en poussant la balise à l'intérieur du conteneur. Elles permettent également d'obtenir un déploiement automatique du support en poussant les balises une par une vers l'arrière et, de ce fait, elles permettent la mise en place des balises directement sur le sol suivant une ligne par un seul opérateur.The beacons according to the invention used in association with the storage containers provided with two suspension rails in the upper part and two lateral slides for guiding the articulation axis of the articulated feet make it possible to obtain an automatic folding of the support simply by pushing the tag inside the container. They also make it possible to obtain an automatic deployment of the support by pushing the beacons one by one towards the rear and, therefore, they allow the positioning of the beacons directly on the ground along a line by a single operator.

Les balises repliables selon l'invention peuvent recevoir sur leur face avant un panneau de signalisation temporaire de forme triangulaire, circulaire ou carrée pour servir de support à ce panneau.The folding tags according to the invention can receive on their front face a temporary sign of triangular, circular or square shape to serve as support for this sign.

Elles peuvent également recevoir une plaque mince qui peut être glissée devant leur face avant ou leur face arrière, ce qui permet de les transformer facilement en balises à double face si elles comportent une seule face à l'origine ou en balises portant des signaux différents, par exemple des bandes colorées inclinées en sens inverse.They can also receive a thin plate which can be slid in front of their front face or their rear face, which makes it easy to transform them into double-sided beacons if they have only one face at the origin or into beacons carrying different signals, for example colored bands inclined in opposite directions.

La description suivante se réfère aux dessins annexés qui représentent, sans aucun caractère limitatif, un exemple de réalisation d'une balise repliable selon l'invention et d'un conteneur de rangement desdites balises.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un premier mode de réalisation d'une balise repliable de signalisation temporaire selon l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'un deuxième mode de réalisation d'une balise selon l'invention.
  • Les figures 3 et 4 représentent la balise selon la figure 2 vue de côté et de l'arrière en position repliée.
  • La figure 5 représente une balise selon la figure 2 vue de côté en position dépliée.
  • La figure 6 représente une vue de face d'une balise selon la figure 2 en position dépliée.
  • La figure 7 est une coupe transversale d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un conteneur selon l'invention.
  • Les figures 8 et 9 représentent une coupe transversale et une coupe longitudinale d'un autre mode de réalisation d'un conteneur selon l'invention.
  • Les figures 1 à 6 représentent des balises de signalisation temporaire repliables. Ces balises comportent un panneau rectangulaire 1, de forme allongée dans le sens vertical, qui est disposé perpendiculairement à une voie de circulation pour indiquer par exemple un chantier ou un accident. Le panneau rectangulaire 1 porte, sur sa face avant, des bandes réfléchissantes inclinées colorées alternativement en blanc pour les bandes 2a et en rouge pour les bandes 2b.
The following description refers to the appended drawings which represent, without any limiting character, an embodiment of a folding tag according to the invention and of a container for storing said tags.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a folding temporary signaling beacon according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a tag according to the invention.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show the tag according to Figure 2 side view and rear in the folded position.
  • 5 shows a tag according to Figure 2 side view in the unfolded position.
  • 6 shows a front view of a tag according to Figure 2 in the unfolded position.
  • Figure 7 is a cross section of a first embodiment of a container according to the invention.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show a cross section and a longitudinal section of another embodiment of a container according to the invention.
  • Figures 1 to 6 show foldable temporary signaling beacons. These beacons comprise a rectangular panel 1, of elongated shape in the vertical direction, which is arranged perpendicular to a traffic lane to indicate for example a building site or an accident. The rectangular panel 1 carries, on its front face, inclined reflective bands alternately colored in white for the bands 2a and in red for the bands 2b.

Les bandes sont inclinées en descendant du côté où l'on doit les contourner pour éviter l'obstacle, par exemple à gauche dans le cas représenté sur la figure 1.The bands are tilted down from the side where they must be bypassed to avoid the obstacle, for example on the left in the case shown in Figure 1.

Ces balises planes rectangulaires sont connues en FRANCE sous le nom de balises K5C.These rectangular planar beacons are known in FRANCE under the name of K5C beacons.

Le panneau rectangulaire 1 comporte, le long de ses deux bords verticaux, une nervure de raidissement en forme de U 3a, 3b. Les nervures, 3a, 3b sont constituées par exemple par un double pliage à 90° de la tôle constituant le panneau 1 ou par des profilés en U soudés au dos de la tôle du panneau.The rectangular panel 1 has, along its two vertical edges, a U-shaped stiffening rib 3a, 3b. The ribs, 3a, 3b are constituted for example by a double 90 ° folding of the sheet metal constituting the panel 1 or by U-shaped profiles welded to the back of the sheet metal of the panel.

On peut transformer une balise simple face et une balise double face comportant des bandes colorées inclinées sur ses deux faces en fixant une plaque 1 b sur les nervures de raidissement 3a, 3b.One can transform a single-sided beacon and a double-sided beacon comprising colored bands inclined on its two faces by fixing a plate 1b on the stiffening ribs 3a, 3b.

Une balise selon l'invention comporte, en outre, un support repliable incorporé à la balise et destiné à maintenir celle-ci en position verticale perpendiculairement à la rouge, en évitant le renversement du panneau sous l'effet du vent.A beacon according to the invention further comprises a foldable support incorporated into the beacon and intended to maintain the latter in a vertical position perpendicular to the red, avoiding the panel overturning under the effect of the wind.

Le support repliable comporte quatre pieds 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d qui forment deux paires disposées latéralement, de part et d'autre du panneau rectangulaire 1, chaque paire étant formée de deux pieds situés dans un plan vertical perpendiculaire au plan du panneau 1.The folding support comprises four feet 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d which form two pairs arranged laterally, on either side of the rectangular panel 1, each pair being formed of two feet situated in a vertical plane perpendicular to the plane of the panel 1.

Les extrémités inférieures des deux pieds avant 4a, 4c sont reliées entre elles par une traverse 5a.The lower ends of the two front legs 4a, 4c are interconnected by a crosspiece 5a.

De même, les extrémités inférieures des deux pieds arrière 4b, 4d sont reliées entre elles par une traverse 5b.Similarly, the lower ends of the two rear legs 4b, 4d are interconnected by a crosspiece 5b.

Les traverses 5a, 5b servent d'appui au sol. Elles ont une longueur nettement supérieure à la largeur du panneau 1 et à l'écartement entre pieds afin d'augmenter la largeur du polygone de sustentation et de conférer à la balise une bonne stabilité latérale. Par exemple, la longueur des traverses 5a, 5b est de l'ordre de deux à trois fois la largeur du panneau 1.The crosspieces 5a, 5b serve as support for the ground. They have a length significantly greater than the width of the panel 1 and the spacing between feet in order to increase the width of the support polygon and to give the tag good lateral stability. For example, the length of the crosspieces 5a, 5b is of the order of two to three times the width of the panel 1.

La traverse 5a est légèrement plus courte que la traverse 5b dans le mode de réalisation selon les figures 1 et 6. Elles ont la même longueur dans le mode de réalisation selon les figures 2 à 5.The cross-member 5a is slightly shorter than the cross-member 5b in the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 and 6. They have the same length in the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 5.

Afin d'améliorer la stabilité, les extrémités des traverses 5a, 5b peuvent être légèrement recourbées ou repliées vers le sol.In order to improve stability, the ends of the crosspieces 5a, 5b can be slightly bent or folded towards the ground.

Les balises selon l'invention sont conçues pour être placées dans des conteneurs de rangement spéciaux pourvus de glissières et elles comportent des moyens destinés à coopérer avec ces glissières pour obtenir le repliement au l'ouverture automatique du support de balise lorsque celui-ci est déplacé le long des glissières.The beacons according to the invention are designed to be placed in special storage containers provided with slides and they include means intended to cooperate with these slides to obtain folding when the beacon support is automatically opened when the latter is moved. along the slides.

La figure 1 représente une vue en perspective d'un premier mode de réalisation d'une balise selon l'invention.Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tag according to the invention.

Chaque paire de pieds située d'un même côté du panneau forme un compas dont les deux branches 4a, 4b ou 4c, 4d ont la même longueur et sont articulées sur une tige transversale 9 qui coulisse dans deux fentes 10 découpées dans les deux nervures 3a, 3b qui constituent les bords verticaux du panneau 1.Each pair of feet situated on the same side of the panel forms a compass, the two branches 4a, 4b or 4c, 4d of which have the same length and are articulated on a transverse rod 9 which slides in two slots 10 cut in the two ribs 3a , 3b which constitute the vertical edges of the panel 1.

La tige 9 dépasse largement de chaque côté du panneau 1, et ces prolongements sont destinés à coulisser dans deux glissières du conteneur de rangement.The rod 9 protrudes widely on each side of the panel 1, and these extensions are intended to slide in two slides of the storage container.

Chacun des pieds de chaque paire est relié, de plus, à l'extrémité inférieure du bord vertical du panneau situé du même côté par une biellette articulée 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d. Les deux biellettes placées d'un même côté sont reliées au panneau par une articulation commune 7a, 7b.Each of the feet of each pair is further connected to the lower end of the vertical edge of the panel situated on the same side by an articulated link 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d. The two links placed on the same side are connected to the panel by a common articulation 7a, 7b.

Lorsque l'on pose la balise sur le sol, les deux compas ont tendance à s'ouvrir jusqu'à ce que la tige 9 vienne en butée contre les extrémités inférieures des fentes 10 et cette position est une position d'équilibre.When the tag is placed on the ground, the two compasses tend to open until the rod 9 abuts against the lower ends of the slots 10 and this position is a position of equilibrium.

Le panneau 1 est prolongé vers le haut par une barre 11 portant une poignée transversale 12 qui est destinée également à coulisser dans deux glissières d'un conteneur de rangement comme on l'expliquera ci-après.The panel 1 is extended upwards by a bar 11 carrying a transverse handle 12 which is also intended to slide in two slides of a storage container as will be explained below.

Avantageusement, une balise selon l'invention peut servir temporairement de support pour un panneau de signalisation temporaire, par exemple un panneau triangulaire, carré ou circulaire. A cet effet, la balise comporte deux crochets ou deux équerres 13a, 13b qui sont fixés à l'extrémité supérieure des pieds arrière, de sorte qu'ils dépassent à l'avant du panneau 1 lorsque la balise est ouverte, comme on le voit sur la figure 1, et qu'ils s'escamotent dans l'épaisseur des profilés de raidissement 3a, 3b lorsque la balise est repliée comme on peut le voir sur la figure 3.Advantageously, a beacon according to the invention can temporarily serve as a support for a temporary sign, for example a triangular, square or circular sign. For this purpose, the tag has two hooks or two brackets 13a, 13b which are fixed to the upper end of the rear legs, so that they protrude at the front of the panel 1 when the tag is open, as can be seen. in FIG. 1, and that they retract in the thickness of the stiffening profiles 3a, 3b when the beacon is folded up as can be seen in FIG. 3.

Lorsque la balise est ouverte, les crochets 13a, 13b servent d'appui au bord inférieur d'un panneau de signalisation temporaire, qui est posé en avant de panneau 1.When the beacon is open, the hooks 13a, 13b serve to support the lower edge of a temporary sign, which is placed in front of sign 1.

Avantageusement, une balise selon l'invention comporte, en outre, un autre moyen de fixation 14 disposé à l'extrémité supérieure de la barre 11.Advantageously, a beacon according to the invention comprises, in addition, another fixing means 14 disposed at the upper end of the bar 11.

La figure 1 représente, à titre d'exemple, un moyen de fixaton consittué par un ergot en relief 14 qui s'engage dans un trou en forme de boutonnière, du panneau. Cet ergot 14 peut être remplacé par tout moyen équivalent de fixation temporaire par exemple par un trou fileté destiné à recevoir un boulon.FIG. 1 represents, by way of example, a fixing means constituted by a raised lug 14 which engages in a hole in the form of a buttonhole, of the panel. This lug 14 can be replaced by any equivalent temporary fixing means, for example by a threaded hole intended to receive a bolt.

Le panneau 1 porte des bandes colorées 2a, 2b qui sont inclinées vers le haut dans un sens, par exemple, à droite dans le cas des figures 1 et 2.The panel 1 carries colored bands 2a, 2b which are inclined upwards in a direction, for example, to the right in the case of FIGS. 1 and 2.

Il est avantageux de pouvoir transformer facilement ces balises en modifiant le sens d'inclinaison des bandes réfléchissantes visibles sur la face avant (balise simple face) ou sur les deux faces avant et arrière (balise double face) ou de transformer une balise simple face en balise présentant des bandes colorées sur les deux faces.It is advantageous to be able to easily transform these beacons by modifying the direction of inclination of the reflective bands visible on the front face (single-sided beacon) or on both front and rear faces (double-sided beacon) or to transform a single-sided beacon into tag with colored bands on both sides.

A cet effet, une balise selon l'invention comporte, le long de ses bords latéraux, deux tiges pliées en forme d'étrier 15a, 15b dont la largeur est supérieure à la largeur des profilés de raidissement 3a, 3b. Ces étriers sont disposés dans un même plan horizontal situé au-dessus des extrémités supérieures des fentes 10 pour ne pas gêner le coulissement de la tige 9 dans ces fentes. Ils sont soudés par leur milieu sur les profilés de raidissement 3a, 3b et leurs extrémités pliées à 90° s'étendent à l'avant et à l'arrière du panneau 1, de sorte qu'il est possible de glisser une plaque mince entre les deux étriers et la face avant du panneau 1 ou entre les deux étriers et les bords arrière des deux profilés 3a, 3b. La plaque mince est par exemple une bande en alliage léger, ayant les mêmes dimensions que le panneau 1, qui porte, sur sa face visible, le symbole règlementaire par exemple des bandes réfléchissantes de deux couleurs alternées qui sont inclinées à 45° à droite ou à gauche.To this end, a tag according to the invention comprises, along its lateral edges, two rods bent in the shape of a stirrup 15a, 15b, the width of which is greater than the width of the stiffening profiles 3a, 3b. These stirrups are arranged in the same horizontal plane located above the upper ends of the slots 10 so as not to hinder the sliding of the rod 9 in these slots. They are welded in the middle on the stiffening profiles 3a, 3b and their ends bent at 90 ° extend to the front and the rear of the panel 1, so that it is possible sliding a thin plate between the two stirrups and the front face of the panel 1 or between the two stirrups and the rear edges of the two sections 3a, 3b. The thin plate is for example a strip of light alloy, having the same dimensions as the panel 1, which carries, on its visible face, the regulatory symbol for example reflective strips of two alternating colors which are inclined at 45 ° to the right or to the left.

Une balise selon l'invention comporte, en outre, le long du bord inférieur du panneau 1, un profilé 16 destiné à supporter le bord inférieur de la plaque mince qui est glissée dans les étriers 15a, 15b. On a représenté en pointillés sur la figure 6, le contour 17 d'un panneau de signalisation temporaire qui est posé sur deux crochets 13a, 13b et qui est suspendu à l'organe de suspension 14.A beacon according to the invention further comprises, along the lower edge of the panel 1, a profile 16 intended to support the lower edge of the thin plate which is slid into the stirrups 15a, 15b. The outline 17 of a temporary traffic sign which is placed on two hooks 13a, 13b and which is suspended from the suspension member 14 is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 6.

On a représenté en pointillés sur la figure 5, une plaque indicatrice mince 18 qui est posée contre la face arrière du panneau 1.There is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 5, a thin indicator plate 18 which is placed against the rear face of the panel 1.

Les figures 2 à 5 représentent un autre mode de réalisation préférentiel d'une balise selon l'invention.Figures 2 to 5 show another preferred embodiment of a tag according to the invention.

Les parties homologues sont représentées par les mêmes repères sur la figure 1 et sur les figures 2 à 5.The homologous parts are represented by the same references in FIG. 1 and in FIGS. 2 to 5.

Dans ce deuxième mode de réalisation, chaque paire de pieds comporte un pied arrière 4b, 4d qui est plus court que le pied avant 4a, 4c de la même paire, de sorte qu'après repliement, la traverse arrière 5b vient se positionner au-dessus de la traverse avant 5a tandis que les pieds se recouvrent, ce qui permet d'obtenir un encombrement en épaisseur très réduit, comme on le voit sur la figure 3.In this second embodiment, each pair of feet has a rear foot 4b, 4d which is shorter than the front foot 4a, 4c of the same pair, so that after folding, the rear cross member 5b is positioned at- above the front crossmember 5a while the feet overlap, which makes it possible to obtain a very reduced overall dimensions, as seen in FIG. 3.

Dans le mode de réalisation selon les figures 2 à 5, les deux pieds formant une même paire sont reliés au panneau respectivement par deux articulations superposées 9 et 9a qui coulissent dans la même fente 10.In the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 5, the two feet forming the same pair are connected to the panel respectively by two superimposed articulations 9 and 9a which slide in the same slot 10.

Les deux articulations supérieures sont constituées, comme dans l'exemple selon la figure 1, par une tige transversale 9 qui dépasse de part et d'autre du panneau.The two upper articulations are constituted, as in the example according to FIG. 1, by a transverse rod 9 which protrudes on either side of the panel.

Le pied qui est relié à l'articulation inférieure 9a, par exemple le pied avant 4a, se prolonge au delà de cette articulation 9a et il est relié à l'autre pied 4b de la même paire par une articulation 9b. D'autre part, les pieds avant sont reliés respectivement aux deux extrémités du bord inférieur du panneau par deux biellettes articulées 6a, 6c qui sont reliées au panneau par des articulations 7a.The foot which is connected to the lower joint 9a, for example the front foot 4a, extends beyond this joint 9a and it is connected to the other foot 4b of the same pair by a joint 9b. On the other hand, the front legs are connected respectively to the two ends of the lower edge of the panel by two articulated links 6a, 6c which are connected to the panel by articulations 7a.

Les figures 5 et 3 représentent des vues en élévation d'une balise selon la figure 2 respectivement en position ouverte et en position fermée dans laquelle l'épaisseur totale est égale à celle du panneau 1.FIGS. 5 and 3 represent elevation views of a beacon according to FIG. 2 respectively in the open position and in the closed position in which the total thickness is equal to that of the panel 1.

La figure 4 est une vue de l'arrière d'une balise selon la figure 2 repliée.Figure 4 is a rear view of a beacon according to Figure 2 folded.

La figure 6 est une vue de face d'une balise selon la figure 1 en position ouverte, sur laquelle on a représenté en pointillés le contour d'un panneau triangulaire 17 posé sur les deux crochets 13a, 13b et suspendu à l'organe de suspension 14.Figure 6 is a front view of a tag according to Figure 1 in the open position, on which there is shown in dotted lines the outline of a triangular panel 17 placed on the two hooks 13a, 13b and suspended from the member suspension 14.

Les figures 2 à 5 représentent un mode de réalisation d'une balise dans laquelle le panneau 1 comporte, le long de son bord inférieur, un profilé 16 dans lequel on peut engager une plaque mince 18, pour la superposer à la face avant ou à la face arrière dudit panneau.Figures 2 to 5 show an embodiment of a tag in which the panel 1 comprises, along its lower edge, a section 16 in which one can engage a thin plate 18, to superimpose it on the front face or the rear face of said panel.

La figure 7 représente une coupe transversale d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un conteneur parallélépipédique 19 qui est destiné au rangement d'un ensemble de balises repliables selon les figures 1 et 6 et de panneaux temporaires.7 shows a cross section of a first embodiment of a rectangular container 19 which is intended for the storage of a set of foldable tags according to Figures 1 and 6 and temporary panels.

Les figures 8 et 9 représentent respectivement une coupe transversale et une vue en élévation d'un deuxième mode de réalisation d'un conteneur parallélépipédique double, destiné au rangement d'un ensemble de balises repliables selon les figures 2 à 5 et de panneaux temporaires. Chacun de ces conteneurs ou caisson ou casier 19, comporte une structure porteuse 20 qui est composée de montants, de traverses et éventuellement, d'un bardage et qui délimite une enveloppe parallélépipédique.Figures 8 and 9 respectively show a cross section and an elevational view of a second embodiment of a double parallelepiped container for storing a set of foldable tags according to Figures 2 to 5 and temporary panels. Each of these containers or box or rack 19 comprises a supporting structure 20 which is made up of uprights, cross-pieces and possibly, cladding and which delimits a parallelepipedic envelope.

Le conteneur 19 peut être un conteneur fixe destiné seulement à ranger les balises ou, de préférence, un conteneur mobile destiné au transport des balises et, dans de cas, il peut s'agir d'un caisson monté sur le châssis d'un véhicule de transport ou bien la structure formant enveloppe fait partie intégrante d'un camion ou d'une remorque comme le représente la figure 8.The container 19 can be a fixed container intended only for storing the beacons or, preferably, a mobile container intended for the transport of the beacons and, in case, it can be a box mounted on the chassis of a vehicle transport or the envelope structure is an integral part of a truck or trailer as shown in Figure 8.

Un conteneur 19 selon l'invention est conçu spécialement pour recevoir des balises repliables selon l'invention en facilitant le pliage et l'ouverture de celles-ci. Il comporte, d'une part, des organes destinés à recevoir, à replier et à distribuer les balises repliables, d'autre part, des casiers latéraux destinés à recevoir des panneaux des signalisation temporaire ou des plaques minces pouvant être adaptés sur les balises repliables.A container 19 according to the invention is specially designed to receive foldable tags according to the invention by facilitating the folding and opening of these. It comprises, on the one hand, members intended to receive, fold up and distribute the folding beacons, on the other hand, side racks intended to receive temporary traffic signs or thin plates which can be adapted on the folding beacons .

Les organes destinés à recevoir les balises repliables comportent deux rails horizontaux longitudinaux 21a, 21b qui sont fixés au toit du conteneur dans la partie médiane de celui-ci et qui sont symétriques par rapport au plan médian longitudinal. Les deux rails 21 a, 21 b forment un chemin de roulement. Ils sont constitués par exemple par deux profilés en forme de U, dont les ouvertures sont dirigées en regard l'une de l'autre. L'écartement entre les âmes des deux profilés est très légèrement supérieur à la longueur des poignées 12 qui constituent les poignées des balises, de sorte que ces poignées peuvent reposer sur les ailes inférieures des profilés et coulisser librement dans le chemin de roulement délimité par ceux-ci.The members intended to receive the foldable beacons comprise two longitudinal horizontal rails 21a, 21b which are fixed to the roof of the container in the median part of the latter and which are symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal median plane. The two rails 21 a, 21 b form a raceway. They are constituted for example by two U-shaped profiles, the openings of which are directed opposite one another. The spacing between the webs of the two profiles is very slightly greater than the length of the handles 12 which constitute the handles of the tags, so that these handles can rest on the lower wings of the profiles and slide freely in the raceway delimited by those -this.

Pour faciliter le glissement des poignées 12 dans les rails, on peut revêtir chacune des demi-poignées d'un petit tube qui roule dans les profilés 21 a, 21 b.To facilitate the sliding of the handles 12 in the rails, each of the half-handles can be coated with a small tube which rolls in the profiles 21 a, 21 b.

Les organes destinés à recevoir les balises comportent, en outre, deux glissières rectilignes 22a, 22b qui sont fixées à la structure porteuse, à une hauteur déterminée. Les deux glissières 22a, 22b sont constituées par exemple par deux profilés en forme de U dont les ouvertures sont placées en regard ou par deux profilés en forme de tube ouvert comportant seulement une fente étroite sur leurs faces internes ou par tout autre profilé équivalent.The members intended to receive the beacons further comprise two rectilinear slides 22a, 22b which are fixed to the support structure, at a determined height. The two slides 22a, 22b are constituted for example by two U-shaped profiles whose openings are placed facing each other or by two profiles in the form of an open tube comprising only a narrow slot on their internal faces or by any other equivalent profile.

La figure 9 représente un conteneur 20 faisant partie d'une remorque qui comporte, en outre, un dispositif distributeur amovible 40 qui est accroché à l'arrière de la remorque pendant les opérations de ramassage des balises et pendant les opérations de pose de celles-ci sur la route.FIG. 9 represents a container 20 making part of a trailer which further comprises a removable distributor device 40 which is hooked to the rear of the trailer during the operations of picking up the beacons and during the operations of laying them on the road.

Le dispositif 40 comporte une ossature en profilés métalliques, qui comporte des moyens d'accrochage 41 qui se fixent temporairement sur des moyens complémentaires 44 placés à l'arrière de la remorque.The device 40 comprises a frame made of metal profiles, which comprises hooking means 41 which are temporarily fixed to complementary means 44 placed at the rear of the trailer.

Le distributeur comporte une ou deux paires de rails supérieurs 42a, 42b et une ou deux paires de rails intermédiaires 43a, 43b.The distributor comprises one or two pairs of upper rails 42a, 42b and one or two pairs of intermediate rails 43a, 43b.

Lorsque le distributeur est accroché à la remorque, les extrémités arrière des rails 42a, 42b sont dans l'alignement des rails 21 a, 21b et les extrémités arrière des rails 43a, 43b sont dans l'alignement des rails 22a, 22b. Les rails 42a, 42b et 43a, 43b sont courbés vers le sol en allant vers l'arrière, comme on le voit sur la figure 9.When the distributor is hooked to the trailer, the rear ends of the rails 42a, 42b are in alignment with the rails 21a, 21b and the rear ends of the rails 43a, 43b are in alignment with the rails 22a, 22b. The rails 42a, 42b and 43a, 43b are bent towards the ground going backwards, as seen in FIG. 9.

La figure 7 représente une coupe transversale d'un conteneur qui comporte une seule paire de rails supérieurs 21 a, 21b et une seule paire de rails intermédiaires 22a et 22b et elle montre une balise selon la figure 1, en place dans le conteneur qui peut recevoir une seule rangée de balises. On voit sur cette figure la tige 9 en appui dans les deux glissières 22a, 22b et la poignée 12 en appui dans les deux rails supérieurs 21 a, 21 b.7 shows a cross section of a container which has a single pair of upper rails 21a, 21b and a single pair of intermediate rails 22a and 22b and shows a tag according to Figure 1, in place in the container which can receive a single row of tags. We see in this figure the rod 9 bearing in the two slides 22a, 22b and the handle 12 bearing in the two upper rails 21 a, 21 b.

La hauteur entre les glissières 22a, 22b et les rails supérieurs 21 a, 21 b est égale à la hauteur entre l'extrémité supérieure des fentes latérales 10 et les poignées 12 des balises, de sorte que lorsque les balises sont placées à l'intérieur du conteneur, elles sont entièrement repliées.The height between the slides 22a, 22b and the upper rails 21 a, 21 b is equal to the height between the upper end of the side slots 10 and the handles 12 of the tags, so that when the tags are placed inside from the container, they are fully folded.

La figure 7 représente un mode de réalisation d'un verrou escamotable 23, qui est placé entre les extrémités arrière des rails 21a, 21b et qui est manoeuvrable par des poignées 23a.FIG. 7 represents an embodiment of a retractable lock 23, which is placed between the rear ends of the rails 21a, 21b and which can be operated by handles 23a.

Lorsque les verrous 23 sont dans la position basculée représentée sur la figure 7, les poignées 12 viennent en butée contre ces verrous, de sorte que les balises ne peuvent sortir du conteneur.When the latches 23 are in the tilted position shown in FIG. 7, the handles 12 abut against these latches, so that the tags cannot come out of the container.

Le conteneur selon la figure 7 comporte, en outre, deux verrous basculants 29a, 29b, qui peuvent basculer seulement vers l'avant. Ces verrous sont fixés à la partie inférieure de la superstructure 26 et ils ont pour fonction de bloquer la traverse inférieure arrière 5b de chaque support de balise qui est plus longue que la traverse avant afin de provoquer l'ouverture automatique du support lorsqu'on sort une balise du conteneur.The container according to Figure 7 further comprises two tilting latches 29a, 29b, which can tilt only forward. These locks are fixed to the lower part of the superstructure 26 and their function is to block the rear lower cross member 5b of each beacon support which is longer than the front cross member in order to cause the automatic opening of the support when leaving a container tag.

La figure 7 représente un conteneur qui comporte, en outre, de part et d'autre du compartiment central réservé au stockage des balises, des casiers dans lesquels on peut ranger des panneaux de signalisation temporaire tels que le panneau 17 ou des plaques minces 18 pouvant être utilisées en association avec les balises dépliables. Le conteneur selon la figure 7 comporte deux bacs horizontaux 25a, 25b en forme d'auges ou de goulottes, qui sont disposées longitudinalement de chaque côté du conteneur, sur une structure porteuse 26, qui les maintient surélevés par rapport au plancher du conteneur afin de laisser un libre passage pour les traverses 5a, 5b qui dépassent latéralement. Cette disposition permet une utilisation optima du volume du conteneur.FIG. 7 represents a container which comprises, on either side of the central compartment reserved for the storage of beacons, lockers in which temporary signaling signs such as the sign 17 or thin plates 18 can be stored be used in conjunction with expandable tags. The container according to FIG. 7 comprises two horizontal tanks 25a, 25b in the form of troughs or chutes, which are arranged longitudinally on each side of the container, on a support structure 26, which keeps them raised relative to the floor of the container in order to leave a free passage for the crosspieces 5a, 5b which protrude laterally. This arrangement allows optimum use of the container volume.

Les panneaux 17 et les plaques 18 sont rangés verticalement dans les bacs 25a, 25b et sont appuyés contre les faces latérales du conteneur et contre les montants 26 de la structure porteuse. Les panneaux et les plaques rangés dans les bacs peuvent être aisément extraits du conteneur ou introduits dans celui-ci par l'arrière. On a représenté en pointillés sur la figure 7 une variante de réalisation d'un conteneur comportant, sur un de ses côtés, trois bacs superposés 25b, 27a, 27b qui permettent de ranger des plaques minces 18 dont la largeur est de 25 cm.The panels 17 and the plates 18 are stored vertically in the tanks 25a, 25b and are pressed against the lateral faces of the container and against the uprights 26 of the supporting structure. The panels and plates stored in the bins can be easily removed from the container or inserted into it from the rear. There is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 7 an alternative embodiment of a container comprising, on one of its sides, three superimposed trays 25b, 27a, 27b which make it possible to store thin plates 18 whose width is 25 cm.

La figure 8 représente en coupe, une remorque destinée à recevoir deux rangées de balises selon la figure 2. Cette remorque comporte deux verrous escamotables 28a, 28b situés entre les extrémités arrière des rails 21 a, 21 b et 22a, 22b et des verrous basculants 29a, 29b situés dans la partie inférieure du caisson et dont la fonction sera expliquée ci-après.FIG. 8 represents in section, a trailer intended to receive two rows of beacons according to FIG. 2. This trailer comprises two retractable latches 28a, 28b situated between the rear ends of the rails 21 a, 21 b and 22a, 22b and tilting latches 29a, 29b located in the lower part of the box and whose function will be explained below.

La figure 8 est une vue en coupe transversale d'une remorque selon la figure 9 au gabarit routier qui comporte deux compartiments juxtaposés 301 et 302 réservés au stockage des balises. Chaque compartiment comporte deux rails supérieurs 21a, 21b et deux rails intermédiaires 22a, 22b dans lesquels coulissent respectivement la poignée supérieure 12 et la tige transversale 9 de chaque balise. La remorque comporte une structure interne en profilés métalliques 31 qui supporte les rails et qui délimite un compartiment central 32 et deux compartiments latéraux 33a, 33b destinés à contenir des panneaux 17 ou des plaques 18.Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a trailer according to Figure 9 to the road gauge which comprises two juxtaposed compartments 30 1 and 30 2 reserved for the storage of beacons. Each compartment has two upper rails 21a, 21b and two intermediate rails 22a, 22b in which the upper handle 12 and the transverse rod 9 of each tag slide respectively. The trailer has an internal structure made of metal profiles 31 which supports the rails and which delimits a central compartment 32 and two lateral compartments 33a, 33b intended to contain panels 17 or plates 18.

On voit sur la demi-vue droite de verrou escamotable 28a, 28b placé entre les extrémités arrière des rails supérieurs 21 a, 21 b. On voit également les deux verrous basculants 29 qui sont fixés aux extrémités inférieures de la structure porteuse 31 encadrant chaque compartiment 301 et 302.We see on the right half view of retractable lock 28a, 28b placed between the rear ends of the upper rails 21a, 21b. We also see the two tilting latches 29 which are fixed to the lower ends of the support structure 31 framing each compartment 30 1 and 30 2 .

On a vu que les balises repliables selon les figures 2 à 5 comportaient une traverse arrière 5b placée légèrement au-dessus de la traverse avant 5a. Les verrous 29 sont placés à un niveau légèrement supérieur à celui où se trouvent les traverses 5a lorsque les balises sont suspendues aux rails 21a, 21 b et sont repliées.We have seen that the foldable tags according to Figures 2 to 5 included a rear cross member 5b placed slightly above the front cross member 5a. The latches 29 are placed at a level slightly higher than that where the crosspieces 5a are located when the tags are suspended from the rails 21a, 21b and are folded.

Ainsi lorsqu'on sort une balise de la remorque, la traverse avant 5a évite les verrous 29 tandis que la traverse arrière 5b vient en butée contre ceux-ci. Lorsque la balise progresse vers l'arrière dans le distributeur 40, elle s'ouvre tout en pivotant et le pivotement fait que la traverse arrière échappe aux verrous 29.Thus when a tag is removed from the trailer, the front crossmember 5a avoids the latches 29 while the rear crossmember 5b abuts against them. When the beacon advances towards the rear in the distributor 40, it opens while pivoting and the pivoting causes the rear cross member to escape the latches 29.

Le même système d'ouverture vaut pour les balises selon la figure 1. La différence de hauteur entre les traverses 5a et 5b est alors remplacée par une différence de longueur comme on peut le voir sur la figure 7. Ainsi, dans tous les cas, lorsqu'on sort une balise du conteneur, la traverse arrière 5b est retenue par les verrous 29a et 29b, ce qui provoque l'ouverture automatique du support.The same opening system is valid for the beacons according to FIG. 1. The difference in height between the crosspieces 5a and 5b is then replaced by a difference in length as can be seen in FIG. 7. Thus, in all cases, when a tag is removed from the container, the rear cross member 5b is retained by the latches 29a and 29b, which causes the automatic opening of the support.

Lorsqu'on introduit une balise dans le distributeur et qu'on la repousse vers l'intérieur du caisson, la traverse arrière rencontre les deux verrous 29 mais ceux-ci peuvent pivoter librement vers l'avant et ils s'effacent pour laisser passer la balise.When you introduce a tag in the dispenser and that it is pushed towards the interior of the box, the rear crossmember meets the two latches 29 but these can pivot freely forward and they disappear to let the beacon pass.

Une remorque selon la figure 9 qui comporte deux compartiments 301 et 302 pour le rangement des balises est utilisée avantageusement en combinaison avec un distributeur 40, dont la largeur est égale à celle d'un compartiment et qui est accroché successivement à l'arrière d'un compartiment, puis à l'arrière de l'autre par les crochets 41 qui viennent se fixer à des ergots 44, fixés au-dessus de la traverse arrière du conteneur.A trailer according to FIG. 9 which has two compartments 30 1 and 30 2 for storing the beacons is advantageously used in combination with a distributor 40, the width of which is equal to that of a compartment and which is hooked successively to the rear of a compartment, then at the rear of the other by the hooks 41 which are fixed to lugs 44, fixed above the rear cross member of the container.

Les figures 7 à 9 permettent d'expliquer l'utilisation d'un conteneur ou d'une remorque selon l'invention pour récupérer sur la route, des balises selon la figure 1 ou les figures 2 à 5.FIGS. 7 to 9 make it possible to explain the use of a container or a trailer according to the invention for recovering on the road, beacons according to FIG. 1 or FIGS. 2 to 5.

Les verrous supérieurs 21 a, 21 sont maintenus ouverts par basculement des poignées 23.The upper locks 21 a, 21 are kept open by tilting the handles 23.

La poignée 12 d'une balise ouverte est alors engagée entre les extrémités arrière d'une paire de rails 42a, 42b du distributeur 40 et la tige 9 de la balise est engagée entre les extrémités arrière d'une paire de rails 43a, 43b du distributeur.The handle 12 of an open tag is then engaged between the rear ends of a pair of rails 42a, 42b of the distributor 40 and the rod 9 of the tag is engaged between the rear ends of a pair of rails 43a, 43b of the distributor.

Un opérateur pousse la balise vers l'avant. La poignée 12 coulisse dans les rails 42a, 42b et la tige 9 coulisse dans les rails 43a, 43b en se rapprochant de la poignée car, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 9, la distance verticale entre les rails 42a, 42b et les glissières 43a, 43b va en diminuant de l'arrière vers l'avant. Lorsque la balise arrive à l'extrémité arrière du distributeur 40 et pénètre dans le conteneur, son support est entièrement replié.An operator pushes the beacon forward. The handle 12 slides in the rails 42a, 42b and the rod 9 slides in the rails 43a, 43b while approaching the handle because, as can be seen in FIG. 9, the vertical distance between the rails 42a, 42b and the slides 43a, 43b decreases from back to front. When the tag arrives at the rear end of the distributor 40 and enters the container, its support is fully folded.

On voit sur la figure 9 que la remorque comporte à l'avant un timon 45 permettant de l'accrocher derrière un véhicule. Ce timon 45 supporte une plage 46 sur la partie gauche de laquelle sont fixées des structures coniques 47 permettant de stocker des balises coniques emboîtables les unes dans les autres.We see in Figure 9 that the trailer has at the front a drawbar 45 for hanging behind a vehicle. This drawbar 45 supports a track 46 on the left part of which are conical structures 47 making it possible to store conical beacons nestable one inside the other.

La partie droite de cette plage 46 porte deux ergots 44a, 44b identiques aux ergots 44.The right part of this area 46 carries two lugs 44a, 44b identical to the lugs 44.

Ainsi, pendant les déplacements du conteneur ou de la remorque, le distributeur amovible 40 est fixé horizontalement sur la plage avant d'une part à l'aide des crochets 41, qui s'engagent dans les deux ergots 44a, 44b et, d'autre part, au moyen de deux chapes 51 qui sont verrouillées chacune par une goupille 48.Thus, during the movements of the container or of the trailer, the removable distributor 40 is fixed horizontally on the front shelf on the one hand using the hooks 41, which engage in the two lugs 44a, 44b and, on the other hand, by means of two yokes 51 which are each locked by a pin 48.

On voit sur la figure 8 que le compartiment central 32 comporte, à sa partie inférieure, un bac 50 destiné à recevoir des panneaux de signalisation 17 (triangulaires, carrés ou circulaires). Les bacs 25a, 25b situés à la partie inférieure des compartiments latéraux 33a, 33b sont destinés à recevoir des plaques minces 18 portant le symbole règlementaire avec des bandes inclinées en sens inverse.It can be seen in FIG. 8 that the central compartment 32 comprises, at its lower part, a tray 50 intended to receive traffic signs 17 (triangular, square or circular). The trays 25a, 25b located at the lower part of the lateral compartments 33a, 33b are intended to receive thin plates 18 bearing the regulatory symbol with bands inclined in opposite directions.

Avantageusement une remorque selon l'invention comporte des moyens permettant de la faire basculer pour l'incliner vers l'arrière afin de faciliter le déchargement des balises. Ces moyens peuvent être constitués par exemple par un vérin 52 solidaire du timon de la remorque.Advantageously, a trailer according to the invention comprises means making it possible to tilt it to tilt it backwards in order to facilitate the unloading of the beacons. These means can be constituted for example by a jack 52 secured to the drawbar of the trailer.

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1. Foldable support for temporary roadmarker of the type comprising at least one vertical rectangular flat panel (1), which is mounted on a foldable support comprising two pairs of feet '4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) placed respectively on either side of said panel, each pair of feet being articulated together and situated inside a vertical plane perpendicular to said panel, which support further comprises two crosspieces (5a, 5b) which connect together the two front feet and the two rear feet, respectively, and in which support, at least one of the two feet of each pair is articulated about an axis which is feely slidable in two vertical slots (10) cut out along the two vertical edges of said panel (1), which roadmarker is characterized in that said axis is a tranversal rod (9) of which the free ends project to a large extent on both sides of said panel (1) and of said feet, in that said panel (1) is extended upwardly by a vertical bar (11) bearing at its upper end a transversal and horizontal bar (12) forming handle, and in that said front crosspiece (5a) is shorter than said rear crosspiece (5b) or is situated at a level different to the level of said rear crosspiece so that the ends of said rod (9) and of said horizontal bar (12) cooperate respectively with a pair of slideways (22a, 22b) and with a pair of rails (21 a, 21 b) of a storing container and the rear crosspiece cooperate with a pivoting bolt (29a, 29b) carried by said storing container.
2. Roadmarker according to claim 1, characterized in that the two feet of one pair are connected to said panel respectively by two superposed articulations (9a, 9) slidable in said slot (10) situated on the same side of the panel, and that of the two feet of each pair which is connected to the lower articulation (9a) extends beyond said articulation and is connected to the other foot of the same pair by a second articulation (9b) and to the lower end of the lateral edge of said panel by an articulated connecting rod (6a, 6c), two upper articulations (9) being constituted by said transversal rod of which the free edges project to a large extent from the two sides of the panel.
3. Roadmarker according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that each one of the two halves of said horizontal bar (12) situated on either side of said vertical bar (11) is engaged in a small tube, said tubes being designed to roll in the upper slideways (21 a, 21 b) of a storing container.
4. Container (19) for storing foldable roadmarkers according to claim 1, of the type comprising a pair of slideways and a pair of horizontal and longitudinal rails, both pairs being situated on the same level, characterized in that it comprises in its upper part a pair of rails (42a, 42b) of which the spaced apart relationship is slightly greater than the length of the transversal bars (12) forming the handles of said roadmarkers, which bars slide in said rails, in that it comprises a pair of slideways (43a, 43b) of which the spaced apart relationship is slightly greater than the length of the transversal rods (9) of said roadmarkers which slide in said slideways, in that the height between said rails and said slideways is equal to the height between said handles (12) from said transversal rods (9) when the latter are at the upper end of the slots (10) of the roadmarkers, and in that it comprises two bolts (29a, 29b) which are situated on either side of the opening of said container and are forwardly pivotable.
5. Container according to claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises a removable roadmarker dispenser (40) provided with a carrying structure equipped with hooking means (41, 48, 51) which enable it to be fixed temporarily on the back of said container, which structure supports a pair of rails (42a, 42b) and a pair of slideways (43a, 43b) of which the front ends come into position respectively in line with the upper rails (21a, 21b) and with the slideways (22a, 22b) of the container when said dispenser is fixed on the container and said rails and slideways of the dispenser are curved downwardly so that the vertical distance separating them increases rearwardly.
6. Container according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises two juxtaposed compartments of identical width (301, 302) each one of which is equipped with a pair of rails (21 a, 21 b) in its upper part, the spaced apart relationship of which rails is slightly greater than the length of the handles (12) or said roadmarkers and with a pair of slideways (22a, 22b) of which the spaced apart relationship is slightly greater than the length of the transversal rods (9) of said roadmarkers, said container further comprising a removable roadmarker dispenser (40) of width substantially equal to the width of one compartment, which roadmarker dispenser (40) is successively hooked to the rear of each of the two compartments.
7. Container according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that it further comprises hori- zontalboxes (25a, 25b, 27a, 27b) disposed on each side of the compartments for storing the roadmarkers and adapted to receive thin plates (18) usable in association with foldable roadmarkers and a central box (50) adapted to receive temporary marker panels, which boxes are supported by a structure (26, 31) of which the lower end is elevated with respect to the floor of the container, so that there is a free space between said structure and the floor for the passage of the crosspieces (5a, 5b) of said roadmarkers.
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