GB2552306A - Illuminable bollard - Google Patents
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- GB2552306A GB2552306A GB1612037.0A GB201612037A GB2552306A GB 2552306 A GB2552306 A GB 2552306A GB 201612037 A GB201612037 A GB 201612037A GB 2552306 A GB2552306 A GB 2552306A
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- bollard
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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
- E01F9/604—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings
- E01F9/615—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings illuminated
- E01F9/617—Illuminated or wired-up posts, bollards, pillars or like upstanding bodies or structures for traffic guidance, warning or control
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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
- E01F9/627—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 self-righting after deflection or displacement
- E01F9/629—Traffic guidance, warning or control posts, bollards, pillars or like upstanding bodies or structures
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Abstract
The illuminable bollard comprises an illumination device 12, a pivotable body 14 arranged to support the illumination device and to define a channel 18 for housing at least one electrical connector 20 for connecting the illumination device to an electrical power supply, and a resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 supported by the body. The pivotable body is preferably biased to the upright position by at least one elastic device 32. The shock absorbing material, which may be divided into different segments along the height of the body, is preferably arranged to oppose outward movement and dampen movement of the pivotable body. The shock absorbing material preferably comprises a plurality of internal hollow cells. The illuminable head is preferably positioned at least partly above the pivotable body. The bollard preferably includes a base 34, coupled to the pivotable body, which includes a cable entry portion for one or more power cables.
Description
(54) Title of the Invention: Illuminable bollard Abstract Title: Illuminable bollard (57) The illuminable bollard comprises an illumination device 12, a pivotable body 14 arranged to support the illumination device and to define a channel 18 for housing at least one electrical connector 20 for connecting the illumination device to an electrical power supply, and a resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 supported by the body. The pivotable body is preferably biased to the upright position by at least one elastic device 32. The shock absorbing material, which may be divided into different segments along the height of the body, is preferably arranged to oppose outward movement and dampen movement of the pivotable body. The shock absorbing material preferably comprises a plurality of internal hollow cells. The illuminable head is preferably positioned at least partly above the pivotable body. The bollard preferably includes a base 34, coupled to the pivotable body, which includes a cable entry portion for one or more power cables.
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FIG. 1
At least one drawing originally filed was informal and the print reproduced here is taken from a later filed formal copy.
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TITLE
Illuminable bollard
TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an illuminable bollard.
BACKGROUND
BRIEF SUMMARY
According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided an illuminable bollard, comprising: an illumination device; a pivotable body arranged to support the illumination device and defining a channel for housing at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the illumination device to an electrical power supply; and a resiliently biased shock absorbing material supported by the pivotable body.
The illuminable bollard may further comprise means for resiliently biasing the pivotable body into a substantially upright position. At least a portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material may be arranged to oppose outward pivoting movement of the pivotable body from the substantially upright position.
The means for resiliently biasing the pivotable body into a substantially upright position may comprise at least one elastic device.
The resiliently biased shock absorbing material may be positioned on an exterior of the pivotable body. The resiliently biased shock absorbing material may be positioned circumferentially around the pivotable body. At least a portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material may be arranged to dampen movement of the pivotable body. The resiliently biased shock absorbing material may be divided into different segments. The different segments may be distributed along a height of the pivotable body. The resiliently biased shock absorbing material may comprise a plurality of internal shock absorbing hollow cells.
The illumination device may be an illuminable head positioned at least partly above the pivotable body.
The illuminable bollard may further comprise a base, coupled to the pivotable body, about which the pivotable body is arranged to pivot. The base may comprise a cable entry portion arranged to enable one or more electrical power cables to enter the illuminable bollard. The base may be configured to be fixed directly to ground using one or more fasteners.
The pivotable body may be a column.
According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided an illuminable bollard, comprising: an illumination device; a body arranged to support the illumination device and defining a channel for housing at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the illumination device to an electrical power supply; and a resiliently biased shock absorbing material supported by the body.
According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided an illuminable bollard, comprising: an illumination device; and a pivotable body arranged to support the illumination device and defining a channel for housing at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the illumination device to an electrical power supply.
According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided examples as claimed in the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
For a better understanding of various examples that are useful for understanding the detailed description, reference will now be made by way of example only to the accompanying drawings in which:
fig. 1 illustrates a schematic of an illuminable bollard; and fig. 2 illustrates a segment of a resiliently biased shock absorbing material.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic of an illuminable bollard 10. The illuminable bollard 10 is configured to be resistant to damage (e.g. damage from collisions).
The illuminable bollard 10 comprises an illumination device 12, a pivotable body 14 and a resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16.
In the illustrated example, the illumination device 12 is an illuminable head. The illumination device 12 comprises one or more light sources, such as one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs).
The pivotable body 14 is arranged to support the illumination device 12 and defines a channel 18 for housing at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the illumination device 12 to an electrical power supply. That is, the pivotable body 14 is shaped to house at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the illumination device 12 to an electrical power supply.
Fig. 1 illustrates an electrical connector in the form of an electrical power cable 20 extending through the channel 18 and electrically connecting the illumination device 12 to an electrical power supply. In the illustrated example, the illumination device 12 is electrically connected to an electrical control gear assembly 22 which is in turn electrically connected to the cable 20. The electrical control gear assembly 22 is configured to control the operation of the illumination device 12.
The pivotable body 14 may, for example, be a column. In some embodiments, the column is a hollow tube made from one or more metals, such as steel. The illumination device 12 may be positioned (at least partly) above the pivotable body
14. In the illustrated example, the illumination device 12 is fixed to the top of the pivotable body 14.
The resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 is supported by the pivotable body
14. The resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 might, for example, be made from silicone. The resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 may be positioned on an exterior of the pivotable body 14. This is shown in fig. 1, where the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 is positioned circumferentially around the pivotable body 14. In this example the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 extends all the way around the circumference of the pivotable body 16, but it need not in every example.
In some embodiments, the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 might be divided into different (circumferential) segments. Those segments may be distributed along a height of the pivotable body 14. Fig. 2 illustrates an example of such a segment 24. In the illustrated example, the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 comprises a plurality of internal shock absorbing hollow cells 26. The illustrated internal shock absorbing hollow cells 26 are of a honeycomb-shaped (hexagonal) cross section, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that other cross sections are also possible.
An internal aperture 28 is defined in the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 through which the pivotable body 14 extends. The internal shock absorbing hollow cells 26 are positioned (diametrically) between the aperture 28 and an external wall 30 of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16.
The example of the illuminable bollard 10 illustrated in fig. 1 further comprises a pivot 32, a base 34 and fasteners 36. The pivot 32 is configured to enable the pivotable body 14 to perform a pivoting movement about the base 34. The pivot 32 may be provided by at least one elastic device. In some implementations, the elastic device might be a spring such as a helical spring. In other implementations, the elastic device could be a device made from rubber or elastomer, which might be tubular in shape. The pivot/elastic device 32 provides means for resiliently biasing the pivotable body 14 into a substantially upright (vertical) position.
The base 34 may, for example, be a flat plate. The pivotable body 14 is coupled to the base 34 via the pivot 32. The pivot 32 is coupled to ground via the base 34. The base 34 may be configured to be fastened (directly) to ground by one or more fasteners 36. The base 34 may include an electrical connector/cable entry portion (such as an aperture) arranged to enable the cable 20 to enter the illuminable bollard 10 from ground.
In the event that the illuminable bollard 10 is subject to an impact at, for example, the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16, a portion of the resiliency biased shock absorbing material 16 may absorb some of the energy from the impact by temporarily compressing/deforming before reverting back to its original shape. Alternatively or in addition, depending upon the nature of the impact, the pivotable body 14 may undergo an outward pivoting movement from its substantially upright (vertical) position. This movement may also absorb some of the energy from the impact.
The outward pivoting movement of the pivotable body 14 may be such that a portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 is urged against at least one other object such the base 34, the fastener(s) 36 and/or ground. This causes temporary compression/deformation of the portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16, potentially absorbing some of the energy from the impact and/or damping the outward pivoting movement of the pivotable body 14. The portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16 may then begin to revert back towards its original shape after the impact, while it is in contact with the other object(s). This, in conjunction with the elastic device 32, causes the pivotable body 14 to revert back towards its substantially upright (vertical) position.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been described in the preceding paragraphs with reference to various examples, it should be appreciated that modifications to the examples given can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed. For example, in some embodiments, the illuminable bollard 10 might not comprise the resiliently biased shock absorbing material 16. In other embodiments, the illuminable bollard 10 might not include the pivot 32.
Features described in the preceding description may be used in combinations other than the combinations explicitly described.
Although functions have been described with reference to certain features, those functions may be performable by other features whether described or not.
Although features have been described with reference to certain embodiments, those features may also be present in other embodiments whether described or not.
Whilst endeavoring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features 5 of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and/or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.
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Claims (16)
1. An illuminable bollard, comprising:
an illumination device;
a pivotable body arranged to support the illumination device and defining a channel for housing at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the illumination device to an electrical power supply; and a resiliently biased shock absorbing material supported by the pivotable body.
2. The illuminable bollard of claim 1, further comprising means for resiliently biasing the pivotable body into a substantially upright position.
3. The illuminable bollard of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material is arranged to oppose outward pivoting movement of the pivotable body from the substantially upright position.
4. The illuminable bollard of claim 2 or 3, wherein the means for resiliently biasing the pivotable body into a substantially upright position comprises at least one elastic device.
5. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, wherein the resiliently biased shock absorbing material is positioned on an exterior of the pivotable body.
6. The illuminable bollard of claim 5, wherein the resiliently biased shock absorbing material is positioned circumferentially around the pivotable body.
7. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, wherein at least a portion of the resiliently biased shock absorbing material is arranged to dampen movement of the pivotable body.
8. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, wherein the resiliently biased shock absorbing material is divided into different segments.
9. The illuminable bollard of claim 8, wherein the different segments are distributed along a height of the pivotable body.
10. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, wherein the resiliently biased shock absorbing material comprises a plurality of internal shock absorbing hollow cells.
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11. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, wherein illumination device is an illuminable head positioned at least partly above the pivotable body.
12. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a base, coupled to the pivotable body, about which the pivotable body is arranged to pivot.
13. The illuminable bollard of claim 12, wherein the base comprises a cable entry portion arranged to enable one or more electrical power cables to enter the illuminable bollard.
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14. The illuminable bollard of claim 12 or 13, wherein the base is configured to be fixed directly to ground using one or more fasteners.
15. The illuminable bollard of any of the preceding claims, wherein the pivotable body is a column.
16. An illuminable bollard as hereinbefore described in relation to the appended drawings.
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| GB2623818A (en) * | 2022-10-28 | 2024-05-01 | Lumeneye Ltd | Solar powered lighting bollard |
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| US5500642A (en) * | 1994-06-06 | 1996-03-19 | Battle; Larry D. | Protective warning post |
| WO2014089583A1 (en) * | 2012-12-05 | 2014-06-12 | Dorasamy Ramchander | Collapsible traffic light |
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| GB2623818A (en) * | 2022-10-28 | 2024-05-01 | Lumeneye Ltd | Solar powered lighting bollard |
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