EP1034333A1 - Beacon used as a guiding device, especially for road traffic - Google Patents
Beacon used as a guiding device, especially for road trafficInfo
- Publication number
- EP1034333A1 EP1034333A1 EP98946278A EP98946278A EP1034333A1 EP 1034333 A1 EP1034333 A1 EP 1034333A1 EP 98946278 A EP98946278 A EP 98946278A EP 98946278 A EP98946278 A EP 98946278A EP 1034333 A1 EP1034333 A1 EP 1034333A1
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- Prior art keywords
- attachment
- beacon according
- beacon
- plate
- locking
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- 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
- E01F9/692—Portable base members therefor
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
- E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
- E01F9/623—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection
- E01F9/646—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 extensible, collapsible or pivotable
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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
- E01F9/688—Free-standing bodies
Definitions
- Beacon that can be used as a guidance device, in particular for road traffic
- the invention relates to a beacon that can be used as a guide device, in particular for road traffic, with an attachment provided with warning or information signs that folds over when a vehicle drives over it.
- the beacon can be used for separating lanes and also for areas used for stationary traffic, e.g. in parking lots.
- a beacon of the type described above is e.g. known from PCT application WO 96/26321.
- the attachment is connected to a base plate or to a continuous threshold and has a predetermined kink in its lower part.
- This predetermined kink is made of soft, elastic material and is used so that the beacon can be run over and automatically stands up again after being run over. Because the attachment offers a certain resistance when kinking, especially with an unfavorable approach angle, in the worst case the beacon can be flung away when starting up, which is of course undesirable.
- traffic cones are generally set up in the form of pointed hats. These traffic cones have the disadvantage that they are thrown away or jammed under the vehicle when driving off, or they are thrown into the windshield of the oncoming vehicle. Control of the vehicle is therefore no longer guaranteed. Furthermore, the subsequent motorist cannot recognize that before there was a traffic cone in this place. In addition, due to the rounding, the film surface is not as easily visible as with a flat surface.
- the invention has for its object to design a beacon serving as a guide device so that flinging away when starting is avoided.
- the beacon In the position of use, the beacon is held in an upright position by the latching device.
- the first engagement When a vehicle drives off, the first engagement is overcome and the attachment is folded down.
- the second latch acts and holds the attachment in the lying position. A relatively small force is required to unlock the latch that is effective in the upright position of the attachment.
- the restoration of the essay is primarily done by hand.
- the elements of the locking device are subject to wear and are therefore interchangeably housed in recesses in the parts of the tilt joint.
- the attachment is in the form of a flat cone.
- "Flat cone” should be understood to mean an element which is conical at least in one major axis plane. This means that the attachment has a flat oval cross section or a flat cross section with sections rounded at the ends. Such a flat cone represents a flattened cone.
- such an attachment with a flat oval or oval cross-section has the advantage that reflecting sections can also be attached to the resulting end faces, so that these attachments can also be attached are sufficiently well visible from the side.
- the attachment it is also possible for the attachment to be designed as a polished, essentially rod-shaped element.
- Bollards are mainly used to keep certain traffic areas clear of traffic or to be able to direct traffic that comes from different directions. This means that such essays are equally visible from all directions.
- Figure 1 shows the beacon provided with a foot plate in the front and in the side view.
- Figure 4 shows the locking element provided with locking grooves in front and side view.
- Figure 5 shows the locking element provided with a locking rib in front and side view.
- FIG. 7 shows an attachment designed as a bollard.
- the beacon shown in Fig. 1 consists of a plate-shaped attachment 1, which is connected to a base plate 3 on its underside via two tilt joints 2.
- the plate-shaped attachment 1 has a handle 16 on its upper side and is provided on both sides with flanges 5 protruding from the plate surface.
- the plate surface is provided in a known manner with optically easily perceptible, in particular with reflective warning or information signs.
- This tilt joint 2 shows the tilt joint 2 arranged on the left in FIG. 1.
- This tilt joint 2 consists of two identical parts 4, of which the left part 4 is firmly connected to the underside of the attachment 1 and the right part 4 with the base plate 3.
- Recesses 15 are used for the respective fastening, into which fastening parts are inserted and bolts are secured in their position by bolts 18 which run transversely to the recesses 15.
- the parts 4 are held together by an axis 6 which is guided through an axis channel 8.
- the axis 6 is designed as a screw bolt, the nuts 7 belonging to the screw bolt being accommodated in recesses 9 in the parts 4.
- each part 4 On the side opposite the recess 9, each part 4 has a non-circular recess 16 (see FIG. 3), in which the elements 10 and 11 of the latching device are accommodated.
- the element 10 accommodated in the part 4 connected to the base plate 3 has latching grooves 12 arranged in a cross shape on its surface, while an element 11 provided with a latching rib 13 is arranged in the other part 4.
- a plate spring 17 is arranged, by means of which a pretension is produced between the elements 10 and 11 of the latching device (cf. FIGS. 4 and 5).
- Fig. 2 the tilt joint 2 is shown with the attachment upright.
- the horizontally arranged locking rib 13 engages in the horizontal locking groove 12 under the action of the plate spring 17 and thus locks the two parts 4 together. If the attachment 1 is driven around by a vehicle, the locking is overcome by compressing the plate spring 17, and the attachment 1 is brought into a position which is approximately perpendicular to the upright position. In this position, the locking rib 13 is locked with the vertical locking groove 12.
- the uprighting of the attachment 1 is carried out by hand or according to claim 10 by motor.
- the recess 15 has the shape of a rectangle with a semicircle placed thereon.
- any other configuration is also conceivable, by means of which a mutual rotation of the part 4 and the locking element 10 or 11 used therein is avoided.
- Fig. 1 it is shown that the attachment 1 is attached to a foot plate 3 via the tilt joints 2.
- the tilting joints 2 can also be fastened directly to a road surface 3, in such a way that stone screws concreted into the recesses 15 engage.
- the use of the beacon is particularly advantageous in order to keep parking spaces clear when traffic is stationary.
- a parking space can be kept free for the owner by placing the beacon in front of it with an attachment provided with a parking sign or a ban on stopping.
- the attachment with the bumper of the vehicle is folded over and brought into a lying position.
- the essay must be put up again by the owner of the parking lot.
- FIG. 6a shows three views of a further exemplary embodiment of the invention. According to the side view (FIG. 6a), the attachment is conical. FIG. 6b shows a further side view which is perpendicular to that shown in FIG. 6a.
- the attachment 1 is designed as a flat cone 19.
- the flat cone has a handle 16.
- the cross section or the thickness of the flat cone 19 is designed such that the attachment is also visible from the side, since its thickness is designed such that sufficient visible surface for attaching reflective elements, for example, is still possible on the end faces.
- Fig. 6c the flat cone 19 is shown in its folded position with respect to the base plate 3.
- FIG. 7 shows a further exemplary embodiment, in which the attachment 1 is designed as a bollard-like, rod-shaped element 20.
- this exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 7, which is likewise shown in three views a, b and c analogously to the representation according to FIG. 6, has an essentially circular cross-section in the form of a bollard 20 on which a transition region 21 adjoins in the direction of the tilting joints 2, in which the essentially circular cross section of the bollard 20 merges into an edge region.
- An adapter 22 for connecting the bollard 20 to the tilting joints 2 is attached to this edge region.
- this transition area 21 which is flat at least in one plane in the connection area, it is possible to essentially move the bollard horizontally onto the base plate 3.
- the diameter of the bollard 20 is selected so that after the flip over due to the start of the bumper by a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle can easily drive over the bollard without contact with the vehicle floor.
- the beacon designed according to the invention can even be used in a horizontal position by fastening the tilting joints to a wall. This can, for example, block access to a room.
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE29719833U | 1997-11-07 | ||
DE29719833U DE29719833U1 (en) | 1997-11-07 | 1997-11-07 | Beacon that can be used as a guidance device, especially for road traffic |
DE29804162U | 1998-03-09 | ||
DE29804162U DE29804162U1 (en) | 1997-11-07 | 1998-03-09 | Beacon that can be used as a guidance device, especially for road traffic |
PCT/EP1998/004891 WO1999024673A1 (en) | 1997-11-07 | 1998-08-06 | Beacon used as a guiding device, especially for road traffic |
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EP1034333A1 true EP1034333A1 (en) | 2000-09-13 |
EP1034333B1 EP1034333B1 (en) | 2002-06-12 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP98946278A Expired - Lifetime EP1034333B1 (en) | 1997-11-07 | 1998-08-06 | Beacon used as a guiding device, especially for road traffic |
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EP (1) | EP1034333B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE219192T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU9339198A (en) |
CZ (1) | CZ295591B6 (en) |
DK (1) | DK1034333T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2178260T3 (en) |
PL (1) | PL191116B1 (en) |
SK (1) | SK6442000A3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999024673A1 (en) |
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DE20205268U1 (en) | 2002-04-05 | 2002-08-08 | Nissen Adolf Elektrobau | Folding device for a beacon articulated to a footplate for guidance or shut-off purposes in road traffic |
DE102014204976A1 (en) | 2014-01-10 | 2015-07-16 | Adolf Nissen Elektrobau Gmbh + Co. Kg | Verkehrsbake |
DE202022103215U1 (en) | 2022-06-07 | 2023-10-17 | Adolf Nissen Elektrobau Gmbh + Co. Kg | Joint body for a folding beacon and folding beacon |
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US3564984A (en) * | 1969-02-18 | 1971-02-23 | Robert C Alexander | Highway marker |
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GB8615477D0 (en) * | 1986-06-25 | 1986-07-30 | Aph Road Safety Ltd | Traffic bollards |
US4792258A (en) * | 1987-08-03 | 1988-12-20 | Warning Lites Of Illinois, Inc. | Collapsible warning barricade apparatus |
US4999937A (en) * | 1989-11-13 | 1991-03-19 | Joseph Bechtold | Panel sign having ratchet hinge means |
FR2694312B1 (en) * | 1992-07-28 | 1994-10-28 | Lefaucheur Joel | Arrangement with a device pivoting between two positions, such as a barrier arrangement pivoting between a position preventing access to a reserved area and a position releasing access. |
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- 1998-08-06 WO PCT/EP1998/004891 patent/WO1999024673A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-08-06 ES ES98946278T patent/ES2178260T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-08-06 CZ CZ20001676A patent/CZ295591B6/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-08-06 SK SK644-2000A patent/SK6442000A3/en unknown
- 1998-08-06 AT AT98946278T patent/ATE219192T1/en active
- 1998-08-06 DK DK98946278T patent/DK1034333T3/en active
- 1998-08-06 PL PL340405A patent/PL191116B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-08-06 EP EP98946278A patent/EP1034333B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-08-06 AU AU93391/98A patent/AU9339198A/en not_active Withdrawn
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PL191116B1 (en) | 2006-03-31 |
CZ20001676A3 (en) | 2000-12-13 |
CZ295591B6 (en) | 2005-08-17 |
DK1034333T3 (en) | 2002-10-14 |
ATE219192T1 (en) | 2002-06-15 |
SK6442000A3 (en) | 2000-11-07 |
EP1034333B1 (en) | 2002-06-12 |
AU9339198A (en) | 1999-05-31 |
ES2178260T3 (en) | 2002-12-16 |
WO1999024673A1 (en) | 1999-05-20 |
PL340405A1 (en) | 2001-01-29 |
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