JP2000008334A - Dummy blinking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain functionality corresponding to a self-emission type road rivet at the same production cost as a reflecting road rivet by providing a support body with a windmill having a freely rotating shaft, and providing blade faces of the windmill with reflective material such as reflecting sheets or reflecting panels adhering thereto. SOLUTION: Blade faces of a windmill having a rotating shaft of four blade constitution, for instance are provided with reflecting sheets 3 alternately adhering thereto, and these are fixed to a support body 1 so that the rotating shaft is freely rotated. Accordingly, when the windmill 2 is rotated receiving an air current generated by a vehicle traveling at night, and the reflecting sheets 3 provided at the blade faces of the windmill 2 intermittently react to the light of the headlights of the traveling vehicle, this is visualized to a driver as if light were alternately emitted from two light sources. Even in the case of the windmill 2 does not rotate in a windless state, the upper blade face or the lower blade face reflects and reacts without fail so as to display equal function to a normal reflecting road rivet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pseudo-flashing device which is a substitute for a self-luminous road tack which is a road security article.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a reflector for security on a road at night, a disc-shaped corner cube prism type reflector is provided on a guardrail, and a reflective road stud or a high brightness light emitting diode is provided on the upper surface of a curb (6). The used self-luminous road studs are provided.

[0003]

In recent years, the installation status of security reflective articles such as road tacks is based on a conventional reflective road tack using a reflective sheet or a corner cube prism type reflective panel. The use of self-luminous road studs using light-emitting diodes operating at night is shifting. This means that the driver of a vehicle running at night emits a flashing light, which stimulates the driver's visual nerves and makes the road condition at night more effective. This is because the purpose is to reduce various traffic accidents induced by lack of vision. However, self-luminous road studs are several times to ten and several times more expensive than conventional reflective road studs because they incorporate electronic components such as solar systems and light-emitting diodes, and are evaluated as functional as security products. Although it is expensive, it has not been widely used due to its cost. An object of the present invention is to realize a security article having functionality equivalent to that of a self-luminous road tack at the same production cost as a conventional reflective road tack.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a wind turbine (2) having a free rotation shaft is provided on an arbitrary support (1), and the wind turbine is provided. A retroreflective material (3) such as a reflective sheet or a reflective panel is provided on the wing surface of (2) by adhesion.

According to the present invention, a wind turbine (2) having a free rotation axis is provided inside a transparent or transparent hollow support (1), and the wind turbine (2) is provided. A retroreflective material (3) such as a reflective sheet or a reflective panel is adhered to the wing surface of the support, and the support (1)
Are provided with an intake port (4) and an exhaust port (5) for taking in the airflow generated by the traveling vehicle.

[0006]

[Function] In response to the airflow generated by a vehicle running at night,
When the windmill (2) of the present invention rotates and the retroreflective material (3) provided on the wing surface of the windmill (2) intermittently reacts to the headlight light of the traveling vehicle, the driver can: Like a self-luminous road stud, it appears as if the present invention is flashing. The principle of blinking is that, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the positions of the recursive reconnaissance reports (3) provided on each blade of the windmill (2) are alternated. Is reflected, and when the windmill (2) rotates 90 degrees, FIG.
And only the lower wing surface of the windmill (2) is reflected, and from this repetition, the driver perceives that the two light sources emit light alternately. Further, even when the windmill (2) is stationary in a windless state, the upper wing surface or the lower wing surface always performs a reflection reaction, so that the same function as a conventional reflection road stud is exhibited.

[0007]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an embodiment of the present invention described in claim 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a windmill having a rotating shaft having four blades of 5 cm long and 10 cm wide is used. As shown in FIG. 2, reflection sheets are alternately provided on the wing surface of 2), and these are fixed to the support body (1) so that the rotation shaft can freely rotate. The present invention has the above-described structure, and the installation method is such that it is fixed to the upper surface of the road curb (6) or the like with a strong adhesive (7) or the like. The wing shape of the windmill (2) of the present invention is formed in a bow shape or a swastika shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 so that the wing shape of the windmill (2) can be efficiently rotated by receiving an airflow generated by a running vehicle. It is desirable. Further, when the reflecting material of the present invention is a thick corner cube prism type reflecting panel,
It is also possible to substitute the wing itself with the panel.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention according to claim 2 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the support (1) according to the embodiment of the present invention according to claim 1 is transparent. It is a hollow body made of a suitable polycarbonate resin, and is provided with an inlet (4) and an outlet (5) measuring 5 cm in length and 10 cm in width. In the case of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, since the rotating shaft is in an exposed state, it is possible to prevent the rotation from becoming stagnant due to the attachment of dust and the like due to aging, and at the same time, to prevent the air flow from the above-mentioned intake and exhaust ports. By introducing and discharging, the purpose is to rotate the windmill (2) more efficiently. Further, the support (1) plays a role of a protector of the windmill (2) and the retroreflective material (3), and even if the rotating brush or the like of a road cleaning car that is regularly performed comes into contact with the windmill (3). ) There is no worry about the parts being damaged.
Also, the hollow shaped body is molded as a two-part part,
By molding one with a transparent resin and the other with a transparent amber color, it is possible to flash different colors on the left and right of the road as in the case of the conventional reflective road stud. As shown in FIG. 7, the method of use of the present invention is, as shown in FIG. 7, provided by being fixed to the upper surface of a road curb (6) with a strong adhesive (7) or the like. Just fine. When the present invention is used as a type to be mounted on a guardrail, FIGS.
As shown in Fig. 7, the above-mentioned hollow body is formed into a sphere having a diameter of 12 cm, an intake / exhaust port is provided, and a windmill (2) having a semi-circular wing shape is provided therein. In addition, in the present invention, the same visual effect can be obtained by providing the rotation axis vertically as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 in addition to fixing the rotation axis in the horizontal direction. However, in this case, it is desirable that the air intake / exhaust port be installed on the road surface side in order to efficiently introduce the airflow. In this type of installation method, a stay or the like may be used to fix to the guardrail similarly to the conventional guardrail reflector.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the reflected light from the high-brightness reflection sheet or the high-brightness reflection panel is provided on the wing surface of the windmill (2), and the airflow generated by the running vehicle is rotated by the power source, so that the driver can use the present invention. Blinks and visually stimulates the driver's visual nerves more strongly than conventional reflective road studs, and a visual effect similar to self-luminous road studs can be expected to have a great effect on preventing traffic accidents at night. . Furthermore, since the structure is simple, the production cost is almost the same as that of the conventional reflective road studs, and it is possible to promote the spread to an area where the introduction has been postponed due to its cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention described in claim 1;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention according to claim 1 when cut along AA ′ in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a swastika-shaped type according to the present invention described in claim 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention according to claim 1 when cut along BB ′ in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the present invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention according to claim 2 when cut along CC ′ in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the flow of airflow and the principle of blinking according to the second aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the flow of air current and the principle of blinking according to the second aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the embodiment in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a method of installing the card rail on the card rail according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support body 2 Windmill 3 Retroreflective material 4 Inlet port 5 Exhaust port 6 Curb 7 Strong adhesive

Claims (2)

[Claims] An arbitrary support (1) is provided with a windmill (2),
A pseudo blinking device characterized in that an arbitrary retroreflective material (3) is provided on the wing surface of the windmill (2). 2. A windmill (2) is provided inside a transparent or transparent hollow support (1), and an arbitrary retroreflective material (3) is provided on the wing surface of the windmill (2). A pseudo-blinker, wherein the support (1) is provided with an intake port (4) and an exhaust port (5).