EP0348577B1 - Tragbare, windbeständige, sich bewegende Vorrichtung für Reklame- oder Verkehrssignalzwecke - Google Patents

Tragbare, windbeständige, sich bewegende Vorrichtung für Reklame- oder Verkehrssignalzwecke Download PDF

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EP0348577B1
EP0348577B1 EP88401640A EP88401640A EP0348577B1 EP 0348577 B1 EP0348577 B1 EP 0348577B1 EP 88401640 A EP88401640 A EP 88401640A EP 88401640 A EP88401640 A EP 88401640A EP 0348577 B1 EP0348577 B1 EP 0348577B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
    • G09F7/18—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure
    • G09F7/22—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure for rotatably or swingably mounting, e.g. for boards adapted to be rotated by the wind
    • 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 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 respect 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, by 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, around a horizontal axis parallel to the articulation axis 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 due to the fact that, when it is subjected to a thrust exerted from front to back, it bears on the entire base which does not 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 makes it very handy and 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 has no protruding, aggressive or dangerous part, likely to harm the safety of personnel 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 discomfort or danger for the personnel responsible for handling it. Furthermore, it requires no 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 actions 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 core 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 interconnected, 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 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 whose two wings 15a, 15b 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 held tight 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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  1. Tragbare Verkehrszeichen-Anordnung mit einem auf ein in Benutzungsstellung auf den Boden gestelltes, ausklappbares Gestell montierten Hinweisschild, insbesondere verwendbar im Straßenverkehr, bei der das ausklappbare Gestell aus zwei in ihrem oberen Teil um eine horizontale Achse schwenkbaren Vorder- (2) und Hinterelementen (3) besteht, so daß sie in Lagerungs- und Transportstellung gegeneinandergeklappt sind und in Benutzungsstellung ausgeklappt werden können und einen auf dem Boden abgestützten V-Winkel bilden, wobei das vordere Gestellelement (2) das Hinweisschild trägt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Hinweisschild (1) in seinem unteren Bereich an den unteren Teil des vorderen Gestellelements (2) befestigt und um eine zur Schwenkachse der beiden Gestellelemente (2,3) horizontale Achse schwenkbar angebracht ist, und daß elastische Rückholvorrichtungen (6,7) zwischen den unteren Bereichen des Hinweisschilds (1) und dem vorderen Gestellelement (2) vorgesehen sind, um das Hinweisschild (1) in elastischer Weise in einer im wesentlichen vertikalen Position zu halten, wenn das Gestell (2,3) ausgeklappt ist.
  2. Anordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden Gestellelemente (2,3) jeweils die Form eines auf dem Kopf stehenden U haben mit jeweils zwei rohrförmigen, zueinander parallelen Seitenarmen, wobei das vordere Gestellelement (2) die Arme (2a,2b) und das hintere Gestellelement (3) die Arme (3a,3b) hat, und mit einem oberen Querriegel (2c,3c), der den Steg des das betreffende Gestellelement (2,3) bildenden U bildet, und daß die beiden rohrförmigen, abgeflachten Querriegel (2c,3c) durch das obere Gelenk (4) miteinander verbunden sind.
  3. Anordnung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder dieser Seitenarme (2a,2b,3a,3b) aus einem Rohr mit kreisförmigem Querschnitt besteht, das abgewinkelt und abgeflacht ist, um jeweils einen oberen Querriegel (2c,3c) zu bilden.
  4. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 und 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden Seitenarme (2a,2b) des vorderen Gestellelements (2) an ihrem unteren Teil über zwei horizontale, quer verlaufende Torsionsstäbe, nämlich einen oberen Torsionsstab (6) und einen unteren Torsionsstab (7), verbunden sind, die beide horizontal quer durch entsprechende Löcher (8,9) hindurchführen, welche horizontal quer durch den unteren Teil des Schildes (1) gebohrt sind, wobei diese beiden Torsionsstäbe (6,7) an einem ihrer Enden an den beiden Seitenarmen (2a,2b) und an ihren anderen Enden am Hinweisschild (1) befestigt sind.
  5. Anordnung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden Torsionsstäbe (6,7) am Schild (1) und am vorderen Gestellelement (2) in der Weise montiert und befestigt sind, daß das Schild eine im wesentlichen vertikale Stellung einnimmt, wenn das Gestell (2,3) ausgeklappt ist und das Schild (1) freiliegt.
  6. Anordnung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Gelenk (4) des vorderen und hinteren Gestellelements (2,3) ein Scharnier (15) umfaßt, dessen beide Flügel (15a,15b) jeweils an den beiden abgeflachten, rohrförmigen Querriegeln (2c,3c) befestigt sind, welche die oberen Stege der beiden Gestellelemente (2,3) bilden.
  7. Anordnung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Gelenk (4) mit einer Feder vorsehen ist, welche die beiden Gestellelemente (2,3) in ausgeklappter Position unter Bildung eines V-Winkels von im wesentlichen gleich 90° auseinanderhält, wobei diese Feder günstigerweise aus einem gewölbten elastischen Metallstreifen (17) besteht, der eine zylindrische Fläche um die Achse des Scharniers (15) bildet und dessen gerade nach außen umgebogene und in Radialebenen liegende Außenbereiche (17a,17b) jeweils zwischen die Flügel (15a,15b) des Scharniers (15) und die abgeflachten, rohrförmigen Querriegel (2c,3c) geführt und auf diese Weise zwischen diesen festgeklemmt sind.
  8. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Außenabstand zwischen den beiden Rohren, welche die beiden Seitenarme (2a,2b) des vorderen Gestellelements (2) bilden, etwas geringer ist als der Innenabstand zwischen den beiden die beiden Seitenarme (3a,3b) bildenden Armen des hinteren Gestellelements (3).
  9. Anordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der obere Teil des Hinweisschilds (1) in zusammengeklappter Stellung durch die Kraft der aus den Torsionsstäben (6,7) gebildeten elastischen Rückholvorrichtungen des Hinweisschilds (1) gegen einen Anschlag (18) gedrückt wird, welcher unter dem unteren Mittelbereich dem oberen Querriegels (3c) des hinteren Gestellelements (3) befestigt ist.
EP88401640A 1986-12-26 1988-06-27 Tragbare, windbeständige, sich bewegende Vorrichtung für Reklame- oder Verkehrssignalzwecke Expired - Lifetime EP0348577B1 (de)

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FR868618475A FR2609199B1 (fr) 1986-12-26 1986-12-26 Dispositif portatif de signalisation routiere publicitaire commerciale antivent et deviateur
EP88401640A EP0348577B1 (de) 1988-03-25 1988-06-27 Tragbare, windbeständige, sich bewegende Vorrichtung für Reklame- oder Verkehrssignalzwecke
DE3889109T DE3889109D1 (de) 1988-03-25 1988-06-27 Tragbare, windbeständige, sich bewegende Vorrichtung für Reklame- oder Verkehrssignalzwecke.
AT88401640T ATE104461T1 (de) 1988-06-27 1988-06-27 Tragbare, windbestaendige, sich bewegende vorrichtung fuer reklame- oder verkehrssignalzwecke.

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