EP0348577A1 - Portable, wind-resistant and mobile road sign or advertising device - Google Patents

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EP0348577A1
EP0348577A1 EP88401640A EP88401640A EP0348577A1 EP 0348577 A1 EP0348577 A1 EP 0348577A1 EP 88401640 A EP88401640 A EP 88401640A EP 88401640 A EP88401640 A EP 88401640A EP 0348577 A1 EP0348577 A1 EP 0348577A1
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  • the present invention relates to a portable removable signaling device, with an indicator panel mounted on a deployable base placed on the ground in the service position, usable in particular for road traffic.
  • these devices often have insufficient stability, despite inconvenient ballasting, for example by means of pig iron pigs or sandbags, in particular with regard to the wind which can overturn the panel and thus make it invisible and then dangerous for road users who pass at the location of such a sign.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a removable, light, economical signaling device, which does not require ballasting, easy to transport and to set up and also having satisfactory stability in the service position, in particular for resisting to the effects of the wind.
  • this portable removable signaling device with an indicator panel mounted on a deployable base placed on the ground in the service position, usable in particular for road traffic, in which the deployable base consists of two articulated front and rear elements, their upper parts, around a horizontal axis so as to be able to be applied one on the other or in the other in the storage and transport position or to be deployed, in the service position, forming a dihedral in support on the ground, the front base element carrying the indicator panel, is characterized in that the indicator panel is permanently articulated, at its lower part, on the lower part of the front base element, about a horizontal axis parallel to the axis of articulation of the two base elements, and in that elastic return means are provided between the lower parts of the indicator panel and the front base element to resiliently return the indicator panel to a substantially vertical position when the base is deployed.
  • the signaling device offers the advantage that the indicator panel is very stable because, when it is subjected to a thrust exerted from front to back, it bears on the entire base which does adheres better to the ground and on the contrary, when it is subjected to a thrust from back to front, it rests on the lateral branches of the front element of the base and it then benefits, by leverage , of the whole counterweight of the entire base.
  • the momentary oscillations created by strong air displacements due for example to the passage of cars, give movements to the message carried by the panel, messages which become even more present and more effective.
  • the simplicity and lightness of the signaling device according to the invention make it very handy and that it can be transferred very simply in just a few seconds from its storage area to the place where it must be put into service, and similarly when it is picked up until it returns to its storage area. These maneuvers are carried out without the need to use any tool, in a simple manner, and without effort and without the panel causing any risk due to traffic on road or highway.
  • the signaling device has, once folded, a very small footprint and in the deployed and folded state it does not have any protruding, aggressive or dangerous part, likely to harm the safety of the person nel of service or to the safety of motorists in the event of collisions or accidents. Due to its lightness and small footprint, it cannot constitute any inconvenience or danger for the personnel responsible for handling it. Furthermore, it does not require any costly maintenance due to its simplicity of design, it is very reliable and it can have a long service life. It can be packaged in a very small volume and it is transportable in sufficient quantity by any light vehicle to ensure the signaling assemblies meeting road safety standards, namely work signaling, accident signaling, maintenance signaling as well as to ensure mobile advertising campaigns etc.
  • the device according to the invention which does not require the use of any ballast, can be used not only for road signs but also in other fields, for example for advertising at points of sale or the like.
  • the removable signaling device which is shown in the drawing, is provided, by way of nonlimiting example for the control or the service of road traffic.
  • This device essentially comprises an indicator panel 1 which is permanently mounted on a base consisting of two tubular elements 2 front and rear 3 connected to each other, at their upper parts, by means of a device for joint 4 with horizontal axis.
  • the two base elements 2.3 each have an inverted U shape and they each comprise two respective tubular lateral branches, mutually parallel, namely the arms 2a, 2b for the front base element 2 and the arms 3a 3b for the rear base element 3.
  • Each of these lateral branches 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b is constituted by a tube of circular cross section which is bent and flattened, at its upper part, to constitute a respective upper horizontal cross member 2c, 3c constituting the 'soul of the U formed by the respective base element 2,3.
  • the two flattened tubular crosspieces 2c, 3c are connected to each other by the upper articulation device 4 which will be described in detail below.
  • the two lateral branches 3a, 3b of the rear base element 3 are connected together, at their lower parts, by a horizontal crosspiece 5 and the two lateral branches 2a, 2b of the front base element 2 are connected, as to them, to their lower parts, by means of two horizontal and transverse torsion bars, namely an upper torsion bar 6 and a lower torsion bar 7.
  • These two bars torsion 6,7 extend horizontally and transversely through respective holes 8,9 (figure 3) drilled horizontally and transversely in the lower part of the panel 1.
  • the upper torsion bar 6 is fixed, at its left end in the figure 1, to the left lateral branch 2a of the front base element 2, by means of a welding point 11, it passes through the upper hole 8 drilled in the lower part of the panel 1 and it is fixed to this panel 1, at its right end, by means of a welding point 12.
  • the lower torsion bar 7 is fixed, at its right end, to the right lateral branch 2b of the front base element 2, by means of a welding point 13, it extends through the lower hole 9 drilled in the lower part of the panel 1 and it is fixed, at its left end, to the panel 1, by means of a welding point 14.
  • the two torsion bars 6,7 are mounted and fixed to the panel 1 and to the front base element 2 so that, when the base 2,3 is deployed and the panel 1 released, this panel assumes a substantially vertical position. In this position the panel 1 can oscillate freely relative to the vertical around a lower articulation axis defined by the two torsion bars 6,7.
  • the articulation device 4 of the two front 2 and rear 3 base elements comprises, as can be seen more clearly in FIG. 4, a hinge 15, the two wings 15a, 15b of which are fixed, for example by means of rivets 16, respectively to the two flattened tubular crosspieces 2c, 3c constituting the upper cores of the two elements 2,3.
  • the articulation device 4 is advantageously provided with a spring tending to keep the two base elements 2, 3 in the deployed position apart, by forming a dihedral with an angle substantially equal to 90o, as it is shown in Figures 1,2 and 4.
  • This spring is advantageously constituted by an elastic metal blade 17 cambered so as to constitute a cylindrical surface around the axis of the hinge 15 and whose flat end portions 17a, 17b, folded outwards and contained in radial planes, are engaged respectively between the wings 15a, 15b of the hinge 15 and the flattened tubular crosspieces 2c, 3c so as to be kept clamped between them and locked with rivets 16.
  • the external distance between the two tubes constituting the two lateral branches 2a, 2b of the front base element 2 is chosen a little less than the internal distance between the two tubes constituting the two lateral branches 3a, 3b of the rear base element 3.
  • the front base element 2 can be housed at the 'interior of the rear base element 3, in the same plane as the latter.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable sign, in particular for road traffic, comprising an indicating panel mounted on a support placed on the ground in the use position. This device is characterised in that the support comprises two elements, one in the shape of a "U" and the other in the shape of an "H", each having at their base two legs of equal length, one upper end of each leg of the "H" element being linked, by a lockable joint, to an upper point of each of the two legs of the "U" element in order to form, by being moved apart, an angle of at least 90 DEG , means being provided at the base of the "U" element in order to permit the panel (1) to be fastened at its bottom part to the element (2) in the form of a "U", and to permit an angular displacement of the panel towards the horizontal about its pivot axis, and in order to return the panel towards a substantially vertical position. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif porta­tif de signalisation amovible, à panneau indicateur monté sur un piétement déployable posé sur le sol en position de service, utilisable notamment pour la circulation routière.The present invention relates to a portable removable signaling device, with an indicator panel mounted on a deployable base placed on the ground in the service position, usable in particular for road traffic.

On connaît déjà divers dispositifs de signalisation de ce type, tels que ceux décrits par exemple dans les brevets US-3 153 872 et 4 365 435. Ces dispositifs de signa­lisation connus présentent un certain nombre d'inconvénients et notamment ils sont relativement lourds et onéreux à la longue, en particulier lorsqu'ils comportent des panneaux de dimensions importantes. Ils entraînent généralement des difficultés de transport, notamment de par leur forme et leur encombrement quant au conditionnement, et de mise en place et leur poids important tend à aggraver les conséquen­ces d'un choc d'un véhicule passant à proximité du panneau et susceptible de le heurter par inadvertance. En outre ces dispositifs présentent souvent une stabilité insuffisante, malgré un lestage peu commode, par exemple au moyen de gueuses en fonte ou de sacs de sable, notamment à l'égard du vent qui peut renverser le panneau et le rendre ainsi invi­sible puis dangereux pour les usagers de la route qui pas­sent à l'emplacement d'un tel panneau.Various signaling devices of this type are already known, such as those described for example in US Pat. Nos. 3,153,872 and 4,365,435. These known signaling devices have a certain number of drawbacks and in particular they are relatively heavy and expensive. in the long run, especially when they include large panels. They generally cause transport difficulties, in particular by their shape and their bulk as regards packaging, and installation and their significant weight tends to aggravate the consequences of a shock from a vehicle passing close to the panel and likely to inadvertently hitting him. In addition, these devices often have insufficient stability, despite inconvenient ballasting, for example by means of pig iron pigs or sandbags, in particular with regard to the wind which can overturn the panel and thus make it invisible and then dangerous for road users who pass at the location of such a sign.

La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvé­nients en procurant un dispositif de signalisation amovible, léger, économique, ne nécessitant pas de lestage, facile à transporter et à mettre en place et présentant en outre une stabilité satisfaisante en position de service, notamment pour résister aux effets du vent.The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a removable, light, economical signaling device, which does not require ballasting, easy to transport and to set up and also having satisfactory stability in the service position, in particular for resisting to the effects of the wind.

A cet effet ce dispositif portatif de signalisation amovible, à panneau indicateur monté sur un piétement déplo­yable posé sur le sol en position de service, utilisable notamment pour la circulation routière, dans lequel le piè­tement déployable est constitué de deux éléments avant et arrière articulés, à leurs parties supérieures, autour d'un axe horizontal de manière à pouvoir être appliqués l'un sur l'autre ou dans l'autre en position de stockage et de trans­port ou à être déployés, en position de service, en formant un dièdre en appui sur le sol, l'élément de piètement avant portant le panneau indicateur, est caractérisé en ce que le panneau indicateur est articulé à demeure, à sa partie infé­rieure, sur la partie inférieure de l'élément de piètement avant, autour d'un axe horizontal parallèle à l'axe d'arti­culation des deux éléments de piètement, et en ce que des moyens de rappel élastique sont prévus entre les parties inférieures du panneau indicateur et l'élément de piètement avant pour rappeler élastiquement le panneau indicateur dans une position sensiblement verticale lorsque le piètement est déployé.To this end, this portable removable signaling device, with an indicator panel mounted on a deployable base placed on the ground in the service position, usable in particular for road traffic, in which the deployable base consists of two articulated front and rear elements, their upper parts, around a horizontal axis so as to be able to be applied one on the other or in the other in the storage and transport position or to be deployed, in the service position, forming a dihedral in support on the ground, the front base element carrying the indicator panel, is characterized in that the indicator panel is permanently articulated, at its lower part, on the lower part of the front base element, about a horizontal axis parallel to the axis of articulation of the two base elements, and in that elastic return means are provided between the lower parts of the indicator panel and the front base element to resiliently return the indicator panel to a substantially vertical position when the base is deployed.

Le dispositif de signalisation suivant l'invention offre l'avantage que le panneau indicateur est très stable du fait que, lorsqu'il est soumis à une poussée s'exerçant d'avant en arrière il prend appui sur l'ensemble du piète­ment qui n'adhère que mieux au sol et qu'au contraire, lors­qu'il est soumis à une poussée d'arrière en avant, il s'ap­puie sur les branches latérales de l'élément avant du piète­ment et il bénéficie alors, par effet de levier, de tout le contrepoids de l'ensemble du piètement. En plus les oscil­lations momentanées crées par des forts déplacements d'air, dus par exemple au passage de voitures, donnent des mouve­ments au message que porte le panneau, messages qui devien­nent encore plus présent et plus efficace.The signaling device according to the invention offers the advantage that the indicator panel is very stable because, when it is subjected to a thrust exerted from front to back, it bears on the entire base which does adheres better to the ground and on the contrary, when it is subjected to a thrust from back to front, it rests on the lateral branches of the front element of the base and it then benefits, by leverage , of the whole counterweight of the entire base. In addition the momentary oscillations created by strong air displacements, due for example to the passage of cars, give movements to the message carried by the panel, messages which become even more present and more effective.

Par ailleurs la simplicité et la légèreté du dispo­sitif de signalisation suivant l'invention font qu'il est très maniable et qu'il peut être transféré très simplement en quelques secondes seulement depuis son aire de stockage jusqu'à l'endroit où il doit être mis en service, et de même lors de son ramassage jusqu'à son retour à son aire de stoc­kage. Ces manoeuvres s'effectuent sans qu'il soit nécessaire de faire appel à un outil quelconque, d'une manière simple, et sans efforts et sans que le panneau ne fasse courir un risque quelconque en raison de la circulation sur route ou autoroute.Furthermore, the simplicity and lightness of the signaling device according to the invention make it very handy and that it can be transferred very simply in just a few seconds from its storage area to the place where it must be put into service, and similarly when it is picked up until it returns to its storage area. These maneuvers are carried out without the need to use any tool, in a simple manner, and without effort and without the panel causing any risk due to traffic on road or highway.

Le dispositif de signalisation présente, une fois replié, un très faible encombrement et à l'état tant déployé que replié il ne présente aucune partie saillante, agressive ou dangereuse, susceptible de nuire à la sécurité du person­ nel de service ou à la sécurité des automobilistes en cas de heurts ou d'accidents. Du fait de sa légèreté et de son faible encombrement il ne peut constituer aucune gene ni aucun danger pour le personnel chargé de le manipuler. Par ailleurs il n'exige aucun entretien coûteux de par sa simplicité de conception, il est très fiable et il peut avoir une longue durée de vie. Il peut être conditionné sous un très faible volume et il est transportable en quantité suffisante par tout véhicule léger pour assurer les ensem­bles de signalisation répondant aux normes de sécurité routières à savoir signalisation de travaux, signalisation d'accidents, signalisation de maintenance ainsi que pour assurer des actions publicitaires mobiles etc.The signaling device has, once folded, a very small footprint and in the deployed and folded state it does not have any protruding, aggressive or dangerous part, likely to harm the safety of the person nel of service or to the safety of motorists in the event of collisions or accidents. Due to its lightness and small footprint, it cannot constitute any inconvenience or danger for the personnel responsible for handling it. Furthermore, it does not require any costly maintenance due to its simplicity of design, it is very reliable and it can have a long service life. It can be packaged in a very small volume and it is transportable in sufficient quantity by any light vehicle to ensure the signaling assemblies meeting road safety standards, namely work signaling, accident signaling, maintenance signaling as well as to ensure mobile advertising campaigns etc.

Le dispositif suivant l'invention qui n'exige l'em­ploi d'aucun lest, peut être utilisé non seulement pour la signalisation routière mais encore dans d'autres domaines par exemple pour la publicité sur les lieux de vente ou autres.The device according to the invention which does not require the use of any ballast, can be used not only for road signs but also in other fields, for example for advertising at points of sale or the like.

On décrira ci après,à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme d'exécution de la présente invention,en référence au dessin annexé sur lequel :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un disposi­tif suivant l'invention, comportant un panneau indicateur de signalisation routière, en position de service déployée sur le sol.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en élévation du dispositif de la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une vue de profil d'un panneau indi­cateur du dispositif de signalisation.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en coupe verticale, à plus grande échelle, perpendiculairement à l'axe d'articulation des deux éléments de piétement, de la partie supérieure du dispositif de signalisation en position déployée.
  • La figure 5 est une vue en élévation d'un coude supérieur de l'un des éléments de piètement tubulaires du dispositif.
  • La figure 6 est une vue de dessus d'un élément de piètement tubulaire.
  • La figure 7 est une vue de l'avant du dispositif de signalisation en position repliée.
  • La figure 8 est une vue de l'arrière du dispositif en position repliée.
  • La figure 9 est une vue en coupe verticale faite suivant la ligne IX-IX de la figure 7.
  • La figure 10 est une vue en coupe horizontale faite suivant la ligne X-X de la figure 7.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below, by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the attached drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention, comprising a road sign indicating panel, in the service position deployed on the ground.
  • Figure 2 is an elevational view of the device of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a side view of an indicator panel of the signaling device.
  • Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, on a larger scale, perpendicular to the axis of articulation of the two legs, of the upper part of the signaling device in the deployed position.
  • Figure 5 is an elevational view of an upper elbow of one of the tubular base elements of the device.
  • Figure 6 is a top view of a tubular base element.
  • Figure 7 is a front view of the signaling device in the folded position.
  • Figure 8 is a view of the rear of the device in the folded position.
  • Figure 9 is a vertical sectional view taken along line IX-IX of Figure 7.
  • FIG. 10 is a horizontal section view taken along line XX of FIG. 7.

Le dispositif de signalisation amovible suivant l'invention qui est représenté sur le dessin, est prévu, à titre d'exemple non limitatif pour le contrôle ou le ser­vice de la circulation routière. Ce dispositif comporte essentiellement un panneau indicateur 1 lequel est monté à demeure sur un piètement constitué de deux éléments tubu­laires 2 avant et arrière 3 reliés l'un à l'autre, à leurs parties supérieures, par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif d'articulation 4 d'axe horizontal. Les deux éléments de piètement 2.3 ont chacun une forme en U inversé et ils com­prennent chacun deux branches latérales tubulaires respec­tives, parallèles entre elles, à savoir les branches 2a,2b pour l'élément de piètement avant 2 et les branches 3a 3b pour l'élément de piètement arrière 3. Chacune de ces bran­ches latérales 2a,2b,3a,3b est constituée par un tube de section droite circulaire qui est coudé et aplati, à sa partie supérieure, pour constituer une traverse horizontale supérieure respective 2c,3c constituant l'âme du U que forme l'élément de piètement respectif 2,3. Les deux traverses tubulaires aplaties 2c,3c sont reliées l'une à l'autre par le dispositif d'articulation supérieur 4 qui sera décrit en détail plus loin.The removable signaling device according to the invention which is shown in the drawing, is provided, by way of nonlimiting example for the control or the service of road traffic. This device essentially comprises an indicator panel 1 which is permanently mounted on a base consisting of two tubular elements 2 front and rear 3 connected to each other, at their upper parts, by means of a device for joint 4 with horizontal axis. The two base elements 2.3 each have an inverted U shape and they each comprise two respective tubular lateral branches, mutually parallel, namely the arms 2a, 2b for the front base element 2 and the arms 3a 3b for the rear base element 3. Each of these lateral branches 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b is constituted by a tube of circular cross section which is bent and flattened, at its upper part, to constitute a respective upper horizontal cross member 2c, 3c constituting the 'soul of the U formed by the respective base element 2,3. The two flattened tubular crosspieces 2c, 3c are connected to each other by the upper articulation device 4 which will be described in detail below.

Les deux branches latérales 3a,3b de l'élément de piètement arrière 3 sont reliées entre elles, à leurs par­ties inférieures, par une traverse horizontale 5 et les deux branches latérales 2a,2b de l'élément de piètement avant 2 sont reliées, quant à elles, à leurs parties inférieures, par l'intermédiaire de deux barres de torsion horizontales et transversales à savoir une barre de torsion supérieure 6 et une barre de torsion inférieure 7. Ces deux barres de torsion 6,7 s'étendent horizontalement et transversalement à travers des trous respectifs 8,9 (figure 3) percés horizon­talement et transversalement dans la partie inférieure du panneau 1. La barre de torsion supérieure 6 est fixée, à son extrémité gauche sur la figure 1, à la branche latérale gauche 2a de l'élément de piètement avant 2, au moyen d'un point de soudure 11, elle traverse le trou supérieur 8 percé dans la partie inférieure du panneau 1 et elle est fixée à ce panneau 1, à son extrémité droite, au moyen d'un point de soudure 12. De la même façon la barre de torsion inférieure 7 est fixée, à son extrémité droite, à la branche latérale droite 2b de l'élément de piètement avant 2, au moyen d'un point de soudure 13, elle s'étend à travers le trou infé­rieur 9 percé dans la partie inférieure du panneau 1 et elle est fixée, à son extrêmité gauche, au panneau 1, au moyen d'un point de soudure 14.The two lateral branches 3a, 3b of the rear base element 3 are connected together, at their lower parts, by a horizontal crosspiece 5 and the two lateral branches 2a, 2b of the front base element 2 are connected, as to them, to their lower parts, by means of two horizontal and transverse torsion bars, namely an upper torsion bar 6 and a lower torsion bar 7. These two bars torsion 6,7 extend horizontally and transversely through respective holes 8,9 (figure 3) drilled horizontally and transversely in the lower part of the panel 1. The upper torsion bar 6 is fixed, at its left end in the figure 1, to the left lateral branch 2a of the front base element 2, by means of a welding point 11, it passes through the upper hole 8 drilled in the lower part of the panel 1 and it is fixed to this panel 1, at its right end, by means of a welding point 12. Similarly, the lower torsion bar 7 is fixed, at its right end, to the right lateral branch 2b of the front base element 2, by means of a welding point 13, it extends through the lower hole 9 drilled in the lower part of the panel 1 and it is fixed, at its left end, to the panel 1, by means of a welding point 14.

Les deux barres de torsion 6,7 sont montées et fi­xées au panneau 1 et à l'élément de piètement avant 2 de manière que, lorsque le piètement 2,3 est déployé et le panneau 1 libéré, ce panneau prenne une position sensible­ment verticale. Dans cet position le panneau 1 peut osciller librement par rapport à la verticale autour d'un axe d'arti­culation inférieur défini par les deux barres de torsion 6,7.The two torsion bars 6,7 are mounted and fixed to the panel 1 and to the front base element 2 so that, when the base 2,3 is deployed and the panel 1 released, this panel assumes a substantially vertical position. In this position the panel 1 can oscillate freely relative to the vertical around a lower articulation axis defined by the two torsion bars 6,7.

Le dispositif d'articulation 4 des deux éléments de piètement avant 2 et arrière 3 comprend, comme il apparaît plus clairement sur la figure 4, une charnière 15 dont les deux ailes 15a,15b sont fixées, par exemple au moyen de rivets 16, respectivement aux deux traverses tubulaires aplaties 2c,3c constituant les âmes supérieures des deux éléments 2,3. Le dispositif d'articulation 4 est avantageu­sement pourvu d'un ressort tendant à maintenir écarté l'un de l'autre les deux éléments de piètement 2,3 en position déployée, en formant un dièdre d'angle sensiblement égal à 90o, comme il est représenté sur les figures 1,2 et 4. Ce ressort est avantageusement constitué par une lame métalli­que élastique 17 cambrée de manière à constituer une surface cylindrique autour de l'axe de la charnière 15 et dont les parties extrêmes planes 17a,17b, repliées vers l'extérieur et contenues dans des plans radiaux, sont engagées respec­tivement entre les ailes 15a,15b de la charnière 15 et les traverses tubulaire aplaties 2c,3c de manière à être main­tenues serrées entre celles-ci et bloquées au moyen des rivets 16.The articulation device 4 of the two front 2 and rear 3 base elements comprises, as can be seen more clearly in FIG. 4, a hinge 15, the two wings 15a, 15b of which are fixed, for example by means of rivets 16, respectively to the two flattened tubular crosspieces 2c, 3c constituting the upper cores of the two elements 2,3. The articulation device 4 is advantageously provided with a spring tending to keep the two base elements 2, 3 in the deployed position apart, by forming a dihedral with an angle substantially equal to 90o, as it is shown in Figures 1,2 and 4. This spring is advantageously constituted by an elastic metal blade 17 cambered so as to constitute a cylindrical surface around the axis of the hinge 15 and whose flat end portions 17a, 17b, folded outwards and contained in radial planes, are engaged respectively between the wings 15a, 15b of the hinge 15 and the flattened tubular crosspieces 2c, 3c so as to be kept clamped between them and locked with rivets 16.

Pour permettre d'obtenir une faible épaisseur du dispositif de signalisation en position repliée comme il est représenté sur les figures 7 à 10, la distance externe entre les deux tubes constituant les deux branches latérales 2a,2b de l'élément de piètement avant 2 est choisie un peu infé­rieure à la distance interne entre les deux tubes consti­tuant les deux branches latérales 3a,3b de l'élément de piètement arrière 3. De ce fait, en position repliée, l'élé­ment de piètement avant 2 peut venir se loger à l'intérieur de l'élément de piètement arrière 3, dans la même plan que celui-ci. Dans cette position repliée la partie supérieure du panneau indicateur 1 est plaquée, sous l'action des moyens de rappel élastique du panneau indicateur 1, cons­titués par les barres de torsion 6,7, contre une butée 18 fixée sous la partie centrale inférieure de la traverse tubulaire aplatie supérieure 3c de l'élément de piètement arrière 3. Dans cette position repliée, du fait que le pan­neau 1 est maintenu dans le plan de l'élément de piètement avant 2, les barres de torsion 6,7 sont contraintes en tor­sion et elles sollicitent élastiquement le panneau 1 pour le maintenir en appui contre la butée 18.To make it possible to obtain a small thickness of the signaling device in the folded position as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the external distance between the two tubes constituting the two lateral branches 2a, 2b of the front base element 2 is chosen a little less than the internal distance between the two tubes constituting the two lateral branches 3a, 3b of the rear base element 3. As a result, in the folded position, the front base element 2 can be housed at the 'interior of the rear base element 3, in the same plane as the latter. In this folded position the upper part of the indicator panel 1 is pressed, under the action of the elastic return means of the indicator panel 1, constituted by the torsion bars 6,7, against a stop 18 fixed under the lower central part of the flattened upper tubular cross member 3c of the rear base element 3. In this folded position, owing to the fact that the panel 1 is held in the plane of the front base element 2, the torsion bars 6,7 are torsional and they elastically urge the panel 1 to keep it in abutment against the stop 18.

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1.- Dispositif portatif de signalisation amovible, à panneau indicateur monté sur un piétement déployable posé sur le sol en position de service, utilisable notamment pour la circulation routière, dans lequel le piètement déployable est constitué de deux éléments avant (2) et arrière (3) articulés, à leurs parties supérieures, autour d'un axe horizontal de manière à pouvoir être appliqués l'un sur l'autre ou dans l'autre en position de stockage et de trans­port ou à être déployés, en position de service, en formant un dièdre en appui sur le sol, l'élément de piètement avant (2) portant le panneau indicateur (1) , caractérisé en ce que le panneau indicateur (1) est articulé à demeure, à sa partie inférieure, sur la partie inférieure de l'élément de piètement avant (2), autour d'un axe horizontal parallèle à l'axe d'articulation des deux éléments de piètement (2,3), et en ce que des moyens de rappel élastique (6,7) sont pré­vus entre les parties inférieures du panneau indicateur (1) et l'élément de piètement avant (2) pour rappeler élastique­ment le panneau indicateur (1) dans une position sensible­ment verticale lorsque le piètement (2,3) est déployé.1.- Portable removable signaling device, with an indicator panel mounted on a deployable base placed on the ground in the service position, usable in particular for road traffic, in which the deployable base consists of two front (2) and rear ( 3) articulated, at their upper parts, about a horizontal axis so as to be able to be applied one on the other or in the other in the storage and transport position or to be deployed, in the service position, by forming a dihedral resting on the ground, the front base element (2) carrying the indicator panel (1), characterized in that the indicator panel (1) is permanently articulated, at its lower part, on the part lower of the front base element (2), around a horizontal axis parallel to the articulation axis of the two base elements (2,3), and in that elastic return means (6,7 ) are provided between the parts ies lower of the indicator panel (1) and the front base element (2) to resiliently recall the indicator panel (1) in a substantially vertical position when the base (2,3) is deployed. 2.- Dispositif suivant la revendication 1 carac­térisé en ce que les deux éléments de piètement (2,3) ont chacun une forme en U inversé et ils comprennent chacun deux branches latérales tubulaires respectives, parallèles entre elles, à savoir les branches (2a,2b) pour l'élément de piètement avant (2) et les branches (3a,3b) pour l'élément de piètement arrière (3), et une traverse horizontale supé­rieure respective (2c,3c) constituant l'âme du U que forme l'élément de piètement respectif (2,3), les deux traverses tubulaires aplaties (2c,3c) étant reliées l'une à l'autre par le dispositif d'articulation supérieur (4).2.- Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the two base elements (2,3) each have an inverted U shape and they each comprise two respective tubular lateral branches, parallel to each other, namely the branches (2a, 2b) for the front base element (2) and the arms (3a, 3b) for the rear base element (3), and a respective upper horizontal crosspiece (2c, 3c) constituting the core of the U that forms the respective base element (2,3), the two flattened tubular crosspieces (2c, 3c) being connected to each other by the upper articulation device (4). 3.- Dispositif suivant la revendication 2 caractéri­sé en ce que chacune de ces branches latérales (2a,2b,3a,3b) est constituée par un tube de section droite circulaire qui est coudé et aplati pour constituer une traverse horizontale supérieure respective (2c,3c).3.- Device according to claim 2 characterized in that each of these lateral branches (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b) is constituted by a tube of circular cross section which is bent and flattened to form a respective upper horizontal crosspiece (2c, 3c). 4.- Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des reven­dications 2 et 3 caractérisé en ce que les deux branches latérales (2a,2b) de l'élément de piètement avant (2) sont reliées, à leurs parties inférieures, par l'intermédiaire de deux barres de torsion horizontales et transversales à savoir une barre de torsion supérieure (6) et une barre de torsion inférieure (7), ces deux barres de torsion (6,7) s'étandant horizontalement et transversalement à travers des trous respectifs (8,9) percés horizontalement et transversa­lement dans la partie inférieure du panneau (1), ces deux barres de torsion (6,7) étant fixées, à l'une de leurs ex­trémités, aux deux branches latérales (2a,2b) et, à leurs autres extrémités, au panneau indicateur (1).4.- Device according to any one of claims 2 and 3 characterized in that the two lateral branches (2a, 2b) of the front base element (2) are connected, at their lower parts, by means of two horizontal and transverse torsion bars, namely an upper torsion bar (6) and a lower torsion bar (7), these two torsion bars (6,7) extending horizontally and transversely through respective holes (8 , 9) drilled horizontally and transversely in the lower part of the panel (1), these two torsion bars (6,7) being fixed, at one of their ends, to the two lateral branches (2a, 2b) and, at their other ends, to the indicator panel (1). 5.- Dispositif suivant la revendication 4 caractéri­sé en ce que les deux barres de torsion (6,7) sont montées et fixées au panneau (1) et à l'élément de piètement avant (2) de manière que, lorsque le piètement (2,3) est déployé et le panneau (1) libéré, ce panneau prenne une position sensiblement verticale.5.- Device according to claim 4 characterized in that the two torsion bars (6,7) are mounted and fixed to the panel (1) and to the front base element (2) so that, when the base ( 2,3) is deployed and the panel (1) released, this panel assumes a substantially vertical position. 6.- Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des reven­dications précédentes caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'articulation (4) des deux éléments de piètement avant (2) et arrière (3) comprend une charnière (15) dont les deux ailes (15a,15b) sont fixées respectivement aux deux traver­ses tubulaires aplaties (2c,3c) constituant les âmes supé­rieures des deux éléments de piètement (2,3).6.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the articulation device (4) of the two front (2) and rear (3) base elements comprises a hinge (15) whose two wings (15a , 15b) are fixed respectively to the two flattened tubular crosspieces (2c, 3c) constituting the upper cores of the two base elements (2,3). 7.- Dispositif suivant la revendication 6 caractéri­sé en ce que le dispositif d'articulation (4) est pourvu d'un ressort tendant à maintenir écarté l'un de l'autre les deux éléments de piètement (2,3) en position déployée, en formant un dièdre d'angle sensiblement égal à (90o), ce ressort étant avantageusement constitué par une lame métal­lique élastique (17) cambrée de manière à constituer une surface cylindrique autour de l'axe de la charnière (15) et dont les parties extrêmes planes (17a,17b), repliées vers l'extérieur et contenues dans des plans radiaux, sont enga­ gées respectivement entre les ailes (15a,15b) de la charniè­re (15) et les traverses tubulaire aplaties (2c,3c) de manière à être maintenues serrées entre celles-ci.7.- Device according to claim 6 characterized in that the articulation device (4) is provided with a spring tending to keep spaced from one another the two base elements (2,3) in the deployed position , by forming a dihedral with an angle substantially equal to (90o), this spring advantageously being constituted by an elastic metal blade (17) arched so as to constitute a cylindrical surface around the axis of the hinge (15) and the flat end parts (17a, 17b), folded outwards and contained in radial planes, are enga gées respectively between the wings (15a, 15b) of the hinge (15) and the flattened tubular crossbars (2c, 3c) so as to be held tight between them. 8.- Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des reven­dications 2 à 7 caractérisé en ce que la distance externe entre les deux tubes constituant les deux branches latérales (2a,2b) de l'élément de piètement avant (2) est un peu infé­rieure à la distance interne entre les deux tubes consti­tuant les deux branches latérales (3a,3b) de l'élément de piètement arrière (3).8.- Device according to any one of claims 2 to 7 characterized in that the external distance between the two tubes constituting the two lateral branches (2a, 2b) of the front base element (2) is a little less than the internal distance between the two tubes constituting the two lateral branches (3a, 3b) of the rear base element (3). 9.- Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des reven­dications 2 à 8 caractérisé en ce qu'en position repliée la partie supérieure du panneau indicateur (1) est plaquée, sous l'action des moyens de rappel élastique du panneau indicateur (1), constituées par les barres de torsion (6,7), contre une butée (18) fixée sous la partie centrale infé­rieure de la traverse supérieure 3c) de l'élément de piète­ment arrière (3).9.- Device according to any one of claims 2 to 8 characterized in that in the folded position the upper part of the indicator panel (1) is pressed, under the action of the elastic return means of the indicator panel (1), constituted by the torsion bars (6,7), against a stop (18) fixed under the lower central part of the upper cross member 3c) of the rear base element (3).
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