EP3656924A1 - Endanschluss für ein schutzgeländer - Google Patents

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EP3656924A1
EP3656924A1 EP18208381.6A EP18208381A EP3656924A1 EP 3656924 A1 EP3656924 A1 EP 3656924A1 EP 18208381 A EP18208381 A EP 18208381A EP 3656924 A1 EP3656924 A1 EP 3656924A1
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end terminal
elongated beam
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Steven Charles Sirman
Andrew Thomas Blowey
Trevor Raymond Mustard
Raymond William Long
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Tata Steel UK Ltd
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Priority to DK19209619.6T priority patent/DK3656925T3/da
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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
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E01F15/143—Protecting devices located at the ends of barriers
    • 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
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E01F15/145—Means for vehicle stopping using impact energy absorbers
    • E01F15/146—Means for vehicle stopping using impact energy absorbers fixed arrangements

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  • the invention relates to an end terminal for a safety guardrail, said end terminal comprising an elongated beam which is on opposite ends connected to a ground anchor and to the safety guardrail, respectively, and further comprising a collision catcher which is slidably mounted on the beam, wherein the collision catcher connects to a sliding block with an aperture through which the beam is guided.
  • Such an end terminal for a safety guardrail is known from EP-B-2 646 624 .
  • This known end terminal for a safety guardrail comprises an energy absorbing device and a metallic, elongated draw element, one of which is connected to the collision catcher, and wherein the impact energy of a collision is absorbed due to a relative movement of the elongated draw element and the energy absorbing device.
  • EN1317 European crash test standard is developed within the framework of the Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC and EN1317-5 serves as a basis for the CE marking of road safety systems such as safety barriers and guardrails, crash cushions, barrier extremities and transitions.
  • One of these tests is a head on impact at 110km/h with a 1500kg car to get a classification in the energy absorbing class of EN1317. In order to achieve this, it is desirable for the vehicle to be decelerated in a smooth manner.
  • the current invention relates to several aspects of such an end terminal for a safety guardrail that can be applied independently from each other, but also cumulative wherein in the latter situation the best results may be achieved.
  • a first aspect of the invention concerns the feature that inside the aperture the sliding block is provided with one or more protruding deformation elements that engage the beam so as to arrange that upon movement of the sliding block towards the safety guardrail, the deformation elements provide a depressed portion in the beam that extends towards the safety guardrail. As the sliding block moves along the beam during vehicle impact, the deformation elements thus deform the beam, which takes energy and slows the car down.
  • the elongated beam has an initial depressed portion in which the one or more protruding deformation elements protrude.
  • the elongated beam has a substantially square or rectangular cross-section, and that at least two deformation elements are provided within the aperture on the sliding block, and projecting to opposite sides of the elongated beam reaching through the sliding block.
  • the sliding block is then mounted in a more or less balanced way on the elongated beam, and the further depression of the elongated beam during impact can then take place on opposite sides of the elongated beam so as to secure the maintenance of a stable movement of the sliding block along the elongated beam during slowing down of the impacting car.
  • the sliding block is provided with at least one of upper wall portions inside the aperture that directly engage the elongated beam for support of the sliding block, and that in or between said at least one of upper and lower wall portions a slit or slits are provided providing room for passing of bolt heads or other fixtures extending from the elongated beam.
  • the sliding block (5) is also provided with at least one of lower (5") wall portions inside the aperture (6) that directly engage the elongated beam (2) for support of the sliding block (5), and that in or between said at least one of lower (5") wall portions a slit (9) or slits are provided providing room for passing of bolt heads (10) or other fixtures extending from the elongated beam (2).
  • the sidewalls of the sliding block are provided with indents protruding inwardly into the aperture through which the elongated beam is guided, wherein said indents directly engage the elongated beam for support of the sliding block whilst providing room for passing of bolt heads or other fixtures extending from the elongated beam.
  • the collision catcher has a hook part, which is preferably upstanding and/or swivable, for catching behind a bumper of a colliding car.
  • a hook part which is preferably upstanding and/or swivable, for catching behind a bumper of a colliding car.
  • EN1317 crash tests One of these tests in particular causes the car to spin out and away from the end terminal, which can lead to the vehicle rebounding into other road traffic.
  • the EN1317 standard has criteria that must be met to gain successful accreditation. The problem is that the nature of this test is likely to cause the vehicle to spin out beyond limits set in the standard and therefore fail the test.
  • a hooked front end is provided on the collision catcher which is designed to 'capture' the front bumper of a vehicle and therefore reduce motion of the vehicle during impact and stay within the limits prescribed by the test standard EN1317.
  • the hook part can also be embodied with a locking pin that breaks under impact.
  • the hook part can also be embodied as an active feature which becomes operational upon impact of a car.
  • a stander is provided with a U-shaped receptacle in which the elongated beam is received.
  • the stander with the U-shaped receptacle only supports the elongated beam. This has the advantage that the connection between the stander and the beam is relatively strong in a lateral direction, but relatively weak in a longitudinal direction.
  • the stander is designed to collapse when the elongated beam is loaded during the impact of a colliding car.
  • the elongated beam is provided with at least one insert beam extending over a part of the length of the elongated beam to provide said elongated beam with portions of different impact resistance.
  • the at least one insert beam that extends over a part of the length of the elongated beam provides it with different levels of impact resistance, so that one thing and another can be tailored to the required properties of the end terminal.
  • the benefits of applying at least one insert beam in the elongated beam can be further promoted by arranging that the elongated beam is provided with a plurality of insert beams, preferably having mutually differing lengths, gauges and/or material properties.
  • the at least one insert beam is closer to the safety guardrail than to the ground anchor in order to provide that upon impact the elongated beam initially provides a lower impact resistance than at a final stage when the part of the elongated beam wherein the insert beam is provided becomes operational.
  • the end terminal is provided with a deflector, wherein the deflector extends below the elongated beam.
  • the deflector is arranged to deflect parts of the vehicle (mainly the wheel) back out away from the anchor to the ground, to prevent such parts from getting trapped.
  • the deflector can either be mounted on the elongated beam or another suitable part of the end terminal, or to the ground.
  • FIG. 6A this figure most clearly shows the substance of a nominal configuration of an end terminal 1 for a safety guardrail.
  • an end terminal 1 comprises an elongated beam 2 which is on opposite ends connected to a ground anchor 3 and to a safety guardrail, respectively.
  • the safety guardrail is not shown in the figure, but its construction and its combination with an end terminal 1 as shown in figure 6A is abundantly clear to the skilled person and requires no further elucidation.
  • the end terminal 1 comprises a collision catcher 4 which is slidably mounted on the beam 2, wherein the collision catcher 4 connects to a sliding block 5 with an aperture 6 through which the beam 2 is guided.
  • FIG 1 a first aspect of the invention is illustrated by a detailed view at the beam 2 and the sliding block 5 with its aperture 6. It is shown in figure 1 that inside the aperture 6 the sliding block 5 is provided with one or more protruding deformation elements 7.
  • Figure 1 only provides a view of a single deformation element 7, but it is preferred that at least two deformation elements 7 are provided within the aperture 6 and on the sliding block 5, projecting to opposite sides of the elongated beam 2 reaching through the sliding block 5.
  • Figure 2A and figure 2B show from different perspectives how the beam 2 is deformed during a vehicle impact as the sliding block 5 is moved in the direction of arrow A, towards the safety guardrail, along beam 2.
  • Beam 2 may be arranged as having an optional initial depressed portion 8 that the deformation elements 7 engage with. This is however not necessary as the beam 2 may also be arranged with a square or rectangular cross-section over its entire length.
  • the tensile strength of the elongated beam 2 and the tensile strength of the sliding block 5 are arranged such that upon movement of the sliding block 5 along the beam 2 towards the safety guardrail - that is in the direction of the arrow A - the deformation element or elements 7 provide a depressed portion 8 in the beam 2, or extend an initial depressed portion 8 of the beam 2 towards the safety guardrail.
  • the deformation elements 7 deform the beam 2, which takes energy and slows the car down.
  • the elongated beam 2 has a substantially square or rectangular cross-section before movement of the sliding block 5, after passing of the sliding block 5 this square or rectangular cross-section is converted by the operation of the deformation elements 7 into a non-square or non-rectangular cross-section with depressed portions 8.
  • the sliding block 5 is provided with at least one of upper 5' wall portions inside the aperture 6.
  • Whatever wall portions are actually present, these wall portions are intended to directly engage the elongated beam 2 for support of the sliding block 5, and that in or between said at least one of upper 5' and lower 5" wall portions a slit 9 or slits are provided providing room for passing of bolt heads 10 or other fixtures on top of the elongated beam 2.
  • FIG. 3D an embodiment of a sliding block 5 is shown wherein the sidewalls 15', 15" of the sliding block 5 are provided with indents 16', 16" protruding inwardly into the aperture 6 through which the elongated beam (not shown) is guided, wherein said indents 16', 16" are designed to directly engage the elongated beam for support of the sliding block 5 whilst providing room for passing of bolt heads 10 or other fixtures extending from the elongated beam 2.
  • FIG 4A and figure 4B shows that the collision catcher 4 has a hook part 11.
  • Figure 4B shows its function for catching behind a bumper 12 of a colliding car.
  • the hook part 11 is upstanding, which has proven to be most effective. It can also be beneficial that the hook part 11 is swivable. Other options are to embody the hook part with a locking pin that breaks under impact.
  • the hook part can also be embodied as an active feature which becomes operational upon impact of a car. The way this can be executed requires no further elucidation, and is therefore not further shown in the drawing.
  • the elongated beam 2 is provided with an insert beam extending over a part 13 of the length of the elongated beam 2 to provide said elongated beam with portions of different impact resistance.
  • the insert beam in part 13 of the elongated beam 2 is closer to the safety guardrail (which is not shown but which is present at the left of the figure), than to the ground anchor 3 in order to provide that upon impact the elongated beam 2 initially provides a lower impact resistance than at a final stage when the part 13 of the elongated beam 2, wherein the insert beam is provided, becomes operational.
  • figure 5 only shows a single insert beam, it may be preferable to provide the elongated beam 2 with a plurality of insert beams, wherein the insert beams have mutually differing lengths, gauges and/or material properties. This increases the flexibility in the design to provide the elongated beam with portions of different impact resistance.
  • a stander 17 is provided with a U-shaped receptacle 18 in which the elongated beam 2 is received.
  • the stander 17 is designed to collapse when the elongated beam 2 is loaded during the impact of a colliding car.
  • FIG 6A it is shown near to the collision catcher 4 the end terminal is provided with a deflector 14, wherein the deflector 14 is mounted on and extends below the elongated beam 2.
  • the deflector 14 can also be mounted to the ground.
  • Figure 6B shows the functionality of the deflector 14 to deflect parts of the vehicle (mainly the wheel 15) back out, away from the anchor 3 to the ground, to prevent such parts from getting wedged and trapped between the underside of the elongated beam 2 and the rigid anchor 3 to the ground.

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PL19209622T PL3660218T3 (pl) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Terminal końcowy dla bariery ochronnej
PL19209619T PL3656925T3 (pl) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Terminal końcowy dla bariery ochronnej
DK19209619.6T DK3656925T3 (en) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endeterminal til et autoværn
DK18208381.6T DK3656924T3 (da) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endeterminal til et autoværn
PL19209624T PL3660219T3 (pl) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Terminal końcowy dla bariery ochronnej
EP19209622.0A EP3660218B1 (de) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endanschluss für eine schutzplanke
DK19209624.6T DK3660219T3 (da) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endeelement til et autoværn
EP19209624.6A EP3660219B1 (de) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endanschluss für eine schutzplanke
DK19209622.0T DK3660218T3 (en) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endeterminal til et autoværn
EP18208381.6A EP3656924B1 (de) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endanschluss für eine schutzplanke
EP19209619.6A EP3656925B1 (de) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Endanschluss für eine schutzplanke
PL18208381.6T PL3656924T3 (pl) 2018-11-26 2018-11-26 Terminal końcowy do bariery ochronnej

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EP3660218A1 (de) 2020-06-03
PL3660218T3 (pl) 2021-12-27
PL3656925T3 (pl) 2022-06-20
PL3656924T3 (pl) 2023-01-09
EP3660219A1 (de) 2020-06-03
DK3656924T3 (da) 2022-09-12
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EP3656925A1 (de) 2020-05-27
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