ES1061476U - Warning and caution signaling (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Warning and caution signage (figs 1 and 2) characterized by the installation of special fixed signals (9), equipped with a receiver group with antenna (6) rechargeable accumulator (5) through solar panel (7), luminous bulbs (2) and legend (8), which, activated by emitters on board slow vehicles (11), warn drivers of fast vehicles (10) of the presence of slow vehicles (11). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Warning and caution signage.

Introduction

Warning and caution signage consisting of a system designed to favor, in general, the traffic safety for cyclists and certain vehicles slow when they enter a fast track or maneuver lane change involving some type of interference with manifestly faster roads.

The system is also applicable in sections of very winding road with poor visibility in which the traffic safety can be compromised as consequence of the speed difference between cyclists or slow vehicles and normal vehicles.

Sector of the technique to which the invention relates

The invention presented affects the Sector of Transport and specifically to traffic safety road, affecting industrially in the installation of certain vertical light signaling on public roads and the use of special emitting elements, located in the slowest vehicles, and that of the corresponding receiving devices installed in all cited vertical signals and, optionally, throughout class of fast vehicles.

Background of the invention.

Given the incessant progress that they occur daily in the automotive field, of the vehicles in general, and their effects on the regulations of the road traffic, it is understood that the background in everything related to traffic safety are very numerous, so which seems unnecessary to descend to many details. However It should be noted that, for various reasons, bicycles and others slow vehicles, are becoming more prominent day by day in urban and interurban traffic, having been necessary that authorities, aware of this undeniable reality, take action to regulate and make the circulation of this type of vehicles especially in large urban centers. He result is that in the big cities the existence is already normal of "bike lanes" and special traffic lights for bikes.

For interurban routes they have also been taken measures aimed at improving the safety of cyclists, such as the prohibition of its circulation on highways, the regulations to regulate overtaking leaving a minimum of 1.5 m. between overtaking vehicle and advanced cyclist, the ban on that the bicycles circulate in parallel, etc.

In the same way there is specific regulation for slow vehicles, such as tractors and agricultural machines, being able to cite the obligation of these circulating with a light intermittent or rotating yellow.

In spite of everything, the mortality of cyclists in public roads amounts, only in Spain, to about 120 per year to what we must add those who are injured or with sequelae that may last for life forcing the injured to move in chair of wheels the rest of its existence.

Therefore the need arises to improve, as far as possible, traffic safety on urban and interurban roads that being the objective of that novel invention of which no similar precedents exist so it comes to cover a major lack of safety for cyclists and vehicles especially slow

Description of the invention

The present invention relates to a new system to improve cyclist traffic safety and slow vehicles at the time they are incorporated into the flow circulation of fast lanes or make maneuvers of change of lane in which the speed difference is an important handicap from the point of view of security, especially of people driving in slower vehicles and, in general, of the safety of all.

In summary, the invention consists in the installation of a series of vertical luminous signals along of the road, or at points of special danger, which are automatically activated by cyclists or slow vehicles warning drivers of fast vehicles so that extreme precautions and avoid possible accidents, while cyclists or slow vehicles are given confidence at times of incorporation, lane change, or road traffic winding

The invention is also applicable by direct communication between the emitter of the slow vehicle and the receivers optionally installed on board vehicles fast so the warning would be redundant and it would increase, if possible, general security.

Brief description of the drawings

Two schematic figures are included with the following meaning:

Figure one

Represents the warning signal being able to distinguish the following:

- one head, chief, engine head - 2 spotlights luminous - 3 mast - 4 Anchor plate - 5 receiver and drums - 6 antenna - 7 solar panel - 8 legend - 9 set of the signal

Figure 2

Schematically represents two situations of danger in which:

- 9 signal - 10 vehicle Quick - eleven vehicle slow

Case 2.1

The slow vehicle (11) will be incorporated into the lane where fast vehicles circulate.

Case 2.2

The slow vehicle, which runs along its lane, conflicts with fast vehicles that, circulating through the Acceleration lane, will be incorporated into the fast track.

Description of a preferred embodiment

Warning and caution signage (Figs. 1 and 2) consisting of a system designed to favor security vial, characterized by the installation of special fixed signals (9) (Fig. 1) which, activated by slow vehicles (11) (Fig. 2), warn drivers of fast vehicles (10) (Fig. 2) in circumstances of coincidence of both types of vehicles in the circulatory flow

Slow vehicles (11) carry on board a small emitter, not represented, which, functioning in a way continuous, emits radiation in the authorized frequency band to that effect, which, when the slow vehicle (11) arrives at a determined distance of the signal (9) are captured by the antenna (6) of the receiver (5) installed in said signal, activating the ignition of the light bulbs (2) and of the legend (8), with which warns drivers of fast vehicles (10) that, extreme caution, avoid collisions with vehicles slow (11).

The fixed signals (9) are guaranteed the power supply by direct power from the network general, or by rechargeable batteries located in the block of reception (5), through solar panels (7).

Two cases are represented in Figure 2, potentially dangerous

In case (2.1) it is assumed that a slow vehicle (11) is about to join the lane where they circulate fast vehicles (10). As for the distance between the vehicle slow and the signal (9) is less than the default, the lighting of the light bulbs (2) and legend (8) of both the signal of the shoulder as of the signal of the train, which are identical and They are intercommunicated. Fast vehicles (10) that circulate through the fast track, and even those that circulating in the lane of acceleration also want to be incorporated into the fast track, they remain warned of the presence of the slow (11) and must precautions In case (2.2) it is assumed that a slow vehicle (11) is about to cross the confluence of the fast track, where  circulates, with the acceleration lane where the fast vehicles (10). In the same way as in the previous case, as soon as the distance between the slow vehicle and the signal (9) is less than the default, the lighting of the bulbs occurs lights (2) and legend (8) of both the shoulder signal and the signal of the interchange, which are identical and intercommunicated. Fast vehicles (10) are warned and must take precautions

Other cases are also conceived in which the system, object of this invention, can work in identical conditions but in other dangerous circumstances, such as curves without visibility or similar.

It also contemplates the possibility that all fast vehicles (10) optionally incorporate corresponding receivers, analogous to those installed in the fixed signals (9) in order to be warned of the presence, in its vicinity, of any slow vehicle (eleven).

The terms in which it has been exposed this Preferred description of the present invention should be taken always broad and non-limiting.

Claims (2)

1. Warning and caution signaling (Figs. 1 and 2) characterized by the installation of special fixed signals (9), equipped with a receiver group with antenna (6) rechargeable accumulator (5) via solar panel (7) , light bulbs (2) and legend (8), which, activated by emitters on board slow vehicles (11) warn drivers of fast vehicles (10) of the presence of slow ones (11). 2. Warning and caution signaling, according to claim one, characterized in that the receivers are also installed in fast vehicles (10).