ES2228256A1 - Warning signal unit, has single piece made of rigid plastic matter for reflecting light, and tubular configuration equipped longitudinally with ample rectilinear recess, where unit is connected to arm or sweep part of element of furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

The unit (1) has a single piece made of rigid plastic matter for reflecting of light. A tubular configuration (9) is equipped longitudinally with an ample rectilinear recess (2), where the unit is connected to an arm or a sweep part of an element of an urban furniture.

Description

Warning signal

Technical sector of the invention

The present invention relates to a signal warning of those available to alert the presence of elements that hinder the normal passage of pedestrians or drivers.

Background of the invention

In the field of pedestrian safety and transit, especially when some section of the urban road or interurban is under construction or in the construction of buildings, usually use different devices in order to alert and do more visible these sections. The use of light signals is common, generally intermittent, or flashy coatings, such as strident colored foams, very useful in the case of being treated of works on urban roads where fences, scaffolding or Other type of street furniture elements.

On many occasions, the arrangement of these warning or indicating signals is insufficient or ineffective in Low natural light schedules. Also, when it comes to signals signaling costs are expensive, so usually the signaling used is insufficient and ineffective

The object of the present invention provides innovative solutions to the problems cited and proposes a signal Announcer with numerous advantages.

Explanation of the invention.

The warning signal object of the present invention is characterized in that it is constituted in one piece of plastic material, essentially rigid but somewhat flexible and elastic, reflective of the light that falls on it, having the signal a tubular configuration provided longitudinally with a wide rectilinear recess, practiced throughout its entire length, adapted to be pressure coupled to an arm or bar of an element of urban furniture, hugging and maintaining tightly adjusted to it.

According to another feature of the invention, at minus one of the edges of the straight recess is rounded.

The warning signal object of the invention is characterized also because it is cylindrical and is endowed with an internal diameter that is somewhat smaller than the diameter external arm or bar on which it is intended to be coupled.

According to another feature of the invention, the warning signal is prismatic configuration and is adapted for be circumscribed to the arm or bar on which it is intended to be coupled

Brief description of the drawings

Reference is made below to various ways of non-limiting realization of the warning signal object of the invention, for whose best understanding some drawings are attached to Sample title, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the warning signal object of the invention;

Fig. 2 corresponds to a section view transverse of the warning signal, with rounded edges;

Fig. 3 also corresponds to the section transverse of another embodiment of the warning signal;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a signal, which has a prismatic configuration; Y

Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of an element of urban furniture, to which several have been coupled signals according to the invention.

Detailed description of the drawings

In said drawings, it can be seen that the signal warning 1 is made up of a single piece of material plastic, and has a tubular configuration 9 which has been practiced a wide rectilinear recess 2 throughout its entire length. Signal 1 is adapted to be able to couple under pressure at an element of urban furniture 5, which is strongly maintained adjusted

According to Figs. 1 to 4, edges 6 of the straight recess 2 are rounded, facilitating this mode the coupling on a bar or arm 4 of the element of street furniture 5, as depicted in Fig. 5. It is expected that at least one of the edges 6 is rounded; in this way only there is a single line of contact between said edge 6 and the furniture bar 4, allowing the signal to slide easily above bar 4 when a pressure in the direction of pressing it against the bar 4. In such circumstances, the edges 6 separate until said separation can exceed the maximum width of the bar 4 and this it can penetrate into the hollow of the tubular part 9, in where it is locked up.

In Fig, 1 a signal 1 of tubular configuration 9, with cylindrical cross section whose internal diameter is somewhat smaller than the external diameter of the arm or bar 4 on which it is applied, so that the pressure exerted on the arm or bar 4 is somewhat larger.

Alternatively, in Fig. 4 the signal 1 has a tubular configuration 9 that is prismatic and adapted to be circumscribed to the arm or bar 4, of configuration advantageously similar, on which it is intended to be coupled.

The plastic material of which the warning signal 1 is essentially rigid, but has some flexibility and elasticity, so a signal 1 of this type it can be coupled to a bar 4 by applying a relatively low coupling force, which produces the elastic deformation of it, but it can hardly be decoupled, since decoupling requires a cumbersome effort.

The preferred cross section for the signal warning 1 is the one that appears in Fig. 2. It shows that both edges 6 of the rectilinear recess 2 are blunt and so both do not present any sharp point or area that would make it difficult, by friction on bar 4, the application of the warning signal 1. This embodiment is perfectly coupled to a bar 4 cylindrical and to extract it later, once it is finished a work for example, it is practically essential to use some tool that acts as a lever.

Alternatively, in Fig. 3 a cross section of another possible embodiment of the tubular configuration 9. In this case, it corresponds to a section transverse substantially in omega "\ Omega", equipped with some edges 6 that have small extensions 10, which are intended to facilitate decoupling of the warning signal 1 to be able to reuse it in later works where 5 street furniture items, such as fences, scaffolding, barriers, etc.

In order to make the signal well visible warning 1, this is constituted by a plastic material that is reflective to the light that falls on it, so that it is clearly visible for example when the spotlights of a vehicle They point the beam of light on it. This plastic material reflective can also have strident coloring pigments or striking, preferably red, orange, yellow or green, equipped with certain fluorescent properties that make them easily detectable in simple daylight, achieving your goal to prevent a pedestrian or driver colliding with the furniture urban 5 to which signal 1 is applied.

According to Fig. 5, to an element of street furniture 5 which in the case represented corresponds to a fence, multiple warning signals have been applied 1. These signals 1 are arranged both vertically and horizontally in corresponding vertical or horizontal bars or arms 4 of the element of urban furniture 5, the latter remaining Signposted enough to be easily detected.

The warning signal 1 is applicable to both works of engineering as in architectural works or public works, since It is adaptable to any element of street furniture 5.

A signal 1 according to the purpose of the invention, allows to decrease the amount of light signals in the works carried out in gardens, roads, facades, streets, etc., where the presence of items such as fences, ditches, scaffolding, or any other commonly used to delimit the area under construction or construction, all with the consequent decrease in risk of accidents.

Claims (4)

1. Warning signal (1), characterized in that it consists of a single piece of essentially rigid but somewhat flexible and elastic plastic material, reflecting the light that falls on it, which has a tubular configuration (9) provided longitudinally with a wide recess rectilinear (2) along its entire length, adapted to be pressurized to an arm or bar (4) of an element of street furniture (5), hugging it and staying tightly adjusted to it. 2. Warning signal (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the edges (6) of the straight recess (2) is rounded. 3. Warning signal (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a cylindrical configuration and is provided with an internal diameter that is somewhat smaller than the external diameter of the arm or bar (4) on which it is intended to be coupled. 4. Warning signal (1) according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it is of prismatic configuration and is adapted to be circumscribed to the arm or bar (4) on which it is intended to be

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