ES1065698U - Pilona flexible (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Flexible pylon; of the type of employees to delimit passage areas; characterized in that it comprises a tubular body (11), substantially cylindrical, of plastic material, closed at its upper end (12) and having at its lower end a perimetral extension forming a hollow base (13), substantially frustoconical, provided of holes (14) for mounting a set screws to the ground; and in that said tubular body (11) has vertically spaced perimeter recesses (16) in its intermediate region, in which reflective strips (2) are housed whose outer surface is slightly inward with respect to the general outer surface of the tubular body (eleven). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Flexible bollard

Object of the invention

The present invention is referred to as its title indicates a flexible bollard, of the type used for delimit areas of passage, for example of vehicles or of pedestrians

Background of the invention

To delimit areas of passage of vehicles or people are usually using bollards that are fixed to floor and that are arranged in an upright position protruding in the sufficient measure so that they can be visualized by drivers and pedestrians, delimiting the respective areas of  He passed.

The bollards of this type, formed from of a metal or cast iron tube, have a high rigidity and They have the disadvantage that when being rolled by a vehicle either they break through their intermediate zone, or they are torn from the soil, which entails high repair costs and maintenance. The rigidity of this type of bollards also presents the  inconvenience that in case of impact can cause damage important in the vehicle and people.

A solution used to minimize these drawbacks is the use of bollards composed of a base and by a body, independent of the base, which is fixed to said base by elastic means, such as springs, rubber studs or other similar ones, so that upon receiving the impact of a vehicle the bollard does not break, but the body is lowered with respect to the base producing minor damage to the vehicle and people, and allowing the recovery of the vertical position of the body of the bollard when the injured vehicle is removed.

This type of bollards although they constitute a improvement over those mentioned above present various inconveniences among which the production of damages should be noted important to the vehicle and people in case of impact and the high manufacturing cost due, from one part to the conformation of the bollard in two separate pieces, constitutive of the base and of the body and, on the other hand, for the cost and assembly of the elements  interior cushions or elastic.

Description of the invention

The flexible bollard object of this invention, being used to define areas of passage presents some construction features that allow, with a low cost of manufacturing, the elastic deformation of the bollard before an impact, avoiding damage to the vehicle and people recovering their position initial due to the elasticity of the constituent material of the same.

Another object of the invention is to improve the visibility of the bollards by the drivers, especially at night and in areas with little illumination.

For this, and according to the invention, this flexible pylon comprises a single piece tubular body, substantially cylindrical, of plastic material, closed by its upper end and presenting at its lower end a perimeter extension, thicker material, conformant of a hollow base of support, noticeably truncated conical and provided of holes for mounting fixing screws to ground.

The mentioned tubular body presents in its area intermediate perimeter recesses, spaced vertically, in which are located reflective bands whose outer surface is slightly penetrated with respect to the general outer surface of the tubular body of the bollard.

The conformation of the entire body of the pylon in plastic material and in a single piece, allows that body can be elastically deformed upon receiving an impact, without cause serious damage to the injured vehicle and recovering its initial position once the vehicle is removed.

The definition in the tubular body of the perimeter recesses for the housing of reflective bands allows said reflective bands to remain slightly entered with respect to the outer surface of the post what considerably reduces the risk of such reflective bands may be significantly damaged when a vehicle hits with the body of the bollard.

According to the invention the base of the body tubular presents in correspondence with the mounting holes of the fixing screws seats or recesses for the housing of the heads or nuts of the screws fixing, so that said heads or nuts do not involve a additional danger, for example in the event that a person collides or falls on the base of the bollard, since said heads or nuts get into the base of plastic material.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the flexible bollard object of this invention.

- Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the bollard of the previous figure elastically deformed during receiving an impact represented by an arrow side.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the attached figures the flexible bollard referenced as a whole as (1) presents a tubular body (11) single piece, substantially cylindrical, of plastic material, closed at its upper end (12) and which at its lower end it has a perimeter extension with greater thickness of material, forming a hollow base (13) for its support and fixation on the ground.

The support base (13) has a configuration noticeably conical and is provided with holes (14) for mounting some floor fixing screws.

The base (13) presents in correspondence with said holes (14) recesses (15) for housing the fixing screw heads in an inward position with respect to the outer surface of said base (13).

As you can see in the example of embodiment shown in the attached figures the tubular body (11) presents vertically spaced perimeter recesses (16) in which reflective bands (2) are housed that they are slightly penetrated with respect to the general surface outside the tubular body (11), which determines that there are less exposed to possible damage for example during the impact of a vehicle.

As seen in figure 2, when the bollard suffers a lateral impact, represented by an arrow, the tubular body (11) of plastic material deforms elastically, which significantly reduces the risk of damage to the vehicle and for people, and allows that bollard to return on its own elasticity of plastic material, constituting it, to the original position represented in figure 1.

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (2)

1. Flexible bollard; of the type used to delimit passage areas; characterized in that it comprises a tubular body (11), substantially cylindrical, of plastic material, closed at its upper end (12) and having at its lower end a perimeter extension forming a hollow support base (13), substantially truncated conical, provided of holes (14) for mounting floor fixing screws; and because said tubular body (11) has in its intermediate zone perimeter recesses (16), spaced vertically, in which are located reflective bands (2) whose outer surface is slightly penetrated with respect to the general outer surface of the tubular body (eleven). 2. Pylon, according to claim 1, characterized in that the base (13) of the tubular body (11) has, in correspondence with the holes (14), seats (15) for housing the screw heads.