JP2004270373A - Support connector in sign board or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply conduct return work for a bent support without removing the support while simply installing a sign board or the like to a road before opening and a temporarily regulated road. <P>SOLUTION: In support connectors 4 and 10 for connecting the supports 2A and 2B on their midways of the supports 2 in a sign 1 or the like disposed in upright on a ground through the pipy supports 2 of specified lengths, the connectors have fixing members 5 fixed on one-side internal surfaces of both the connected supports 2A and 2B and abutted against other side internal surfaces and movable members 6 arranged extensively over the internal surfaces of both the connected supports 2A and 2B and forwarded and retracted in diametral directions of the supports 2 by a screw means 7 to the fixing members 5. In the connectors, the movable members 6 are press-contacted extensively over the internal surfaces of both the supports 2A and 2B in the case of forward movement with the rotation of the means 7, and both the supports 2A and 2B can be connected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
In particular, the present invention relates to a pillar connection device for a sign or the like in a road sign that can connect the pillars along the way.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, in this type of road sign, a sign that is installed upright along a side edge of the road via a pipe-like column on the ground is mainly used. Since this road sign has a structure well known to those skilled in the art, the patent document is not specifically searched.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
And, as described above, in the case of a road sign installed in an upright state, it is often the case that the support pillar is knocked down or bent due to a traffic accident or the like. It takes a considerable amount of time and effort to return a bent or bent post.Especially in the case of a completely bent post, the road sign is removed together with the post, and a new road sign is used as a basic block. Therefore, it was necessary to make a new replacement, which required more time and effort than the above-mentioned return operation.
[0004]
In addition, for road signs installed on roads before opening or road signs installed on temporarily regulated roads, cover all the road signs in the installed state until they are actually used, It requires time and effort to release the cover state during actual use.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it has been made possible to easily perform the return work without removing a bent support, and to provide a sign for a road before opening or a road to be temporarily restricted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a support connection device for a sign or the like that can be easily installed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a column for connecting the columns in the middle of the column in a sign or the like erected on the ground via a pipe-shaped column of a predetermined length. A connection device,
A fixing member fixed to one pillar side inner surface of both pillars to be connected and abutting on the other pillar side inner surface,
A movable member that is disposed over the inner surfaces of the two columns to be connected and that is moved forward and backward in the radial direction of the column via screw means with respect to the fixed member,
The gist of the invention is that the movable member is pressed against the inner surfaces of the two columns during the movement accompanying the rotation of the screw means so that the two columns can be connected.
[0006]
According to this configuration, in a sign installed in an existing standing state, for example, in the case of a bent support, a bent portion of the support is cut, and a support on the installation side (one support side) is cut. The fixing member and the movable member are positioned on the inner surface of the supporting member together with the screw means while projecting from the supporting column, and the fixing member is fixed to the supporting column. In this state, the supporting column provided with the sign portion (the other supporting column side) Are fitted to the fixed member and the movable member protruding from the column, and the fixed member is brought into contact with the inner surface of the column, and the movable member is moved in the radial direction of the column via a screw means, so that both columns are The two pillars can be connected by pressing against the inner surface of the support.
Therefore, it is possible to easily return the work as a legitimate sign or the like by connecting the supports, without removing the bent support.
In addition, when installing signs or the like on roads before opening or on roads that are temporarily restricted, a support of a predetermined length (one support side) should be installed in advance, and at the time of actual use, By connecting the support provided with the sign portion (the other support side) to the support as described above, installation as a sign or the like can be easily performed.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connecting device for a post or the like according to the first aspect, wherein the screw means is located inside the post and a connecting portion capable of being disengaged from an external operation tool from outside the post is provided. The gist is that the screw means can be operated by the external operation tool.
[0008]
According to this configuration, the movable member can be operated (advanced) by simply operating the screw means by the external operation tool, and the connection operation between the columns can be easily performed.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 3 is a pillar connecting device for connecting the pillars in the middle of the pillar in a sign or the like erected on the ground via a pipe-shaped pillar of a predetermined length,
A connection shaft portion fitted to one of the columns to be connected and fitted to the other column,
An inner sleeve interposed at a fitting portion between the other support side and the connection shaft portion,
On the outer surface of the connecting shaft portion or the inner surface of the inner sleeve on the other column side, a guide groove in the axial direction, a locking groove continuing from the guide groove and intersecting with the guide groove, and the guide groove and the locking groove. Forming a position fixing means consisting of an engagement projection that can be inserted into
When connecting the two columns, the inner shaft fixed to the other column side is fixed to the connection shaft portion fitted to the one column side via the position fixing means to connect both columns. The gist is what has been made possible.
[0010]
According to this configuration, in a sign installed in an existing standing state, for example, in the case of a bent support, a bent portion of the support is cut, and a support on the installation side (one support side) is cut. In this state, the connecting shaft portion is fitted to the inner surface of the column while projecting from the column, and the inner sleeve is fitted and fixed in the column (the other column side) provided with the sign portion. By connecting and fixing the inner sleeve via the position fixing means together with the other column side provided with the marker portion to the connecting shaft portion, both columns can be connected.
Therefore, similar to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily return the leg as a legitimate sign or the like by connecting the columns without removing the bent column.
In addition, when installing signs or the like on roads before opening or on roads that are temporarily restricted, a support of a predetermined length (one support side) should be installed in advance, and at the time of actual use, By connecting the support provided with the sign portion (the other support side) to the support as described above, installation as a sign or the like can be easily performed.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the strut connecting device according to the third aspect, wherein the inner sleeve is formed with a slit in an axial direction so as to be able to contract and expand in a radial direction. The gist of the present invention is that it is fitted in a crimped state with respect to the support side.
[0012]
According to this configuration, the inner sleeve can be easily fitted and fixed to the other column side, and the connection operation between the columns can be easily performed.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The sign 1 in the present embodiment indicates, for example, a road sign that is installed upright along the side edge of the road on the ground, and is a predetermined sign that is installed upright on the ground via a basic block (not shown). A pillar 2 having a length (height) (a round pipe is shown in the figure, but may be a pipe of another shape such as a square pipe, etc.) and a predetermined column attached to the upper end of the column 2 (A round plate shape is shown in the figure, but may be any other shape) and a sign portion 3 to which various regulation or instruction signs are attached.
[0014]
Now, the pole connection device 4 in the present embodiment is, for example, a case where a bent pole is connected, or a pole of a predetermined length that is installed in advance on a road before opening or on a road that is temporarily restricted. This connection is used for connection. In this specification, the connection between the supports is, for example, in the case of the bent support 2, the bent portion of the support 2 is cut to support the support on the installation side (one side). Between the support 2A) and the support provided with the sign 3 (the other support 2B), a support 2 of a predetermined length previously installed on a road before opening or a road to be temporarily restricted. Is a connection between a column of a predetermined length (one column side 2A) installed in advance and a column provided with the sign 3 (the other column side 2B).
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the strut connection device 4 has a substantially flat fixing member 5 having a predetermined thickness, and is formed in the same manner as the fixing member 5 and is positioned to face the fixing member 5. One end of the movable member 6 is substantially rotatably supported by the fixed member 5 at a substantially central portion between the fixed member 5 and the movable member 6, and a screw portion 7 a thereof is screwed to the movable member 6. For example, the screw means 7 mainly includes a bolt with a head of a hexagonal hole (corresponding to a connecting portion in the invention of claim 2). The movable member 6 is configured to be capable of moving forward and backward (actually, in the radial direction of the column 2) via the screw portion 7a with the rotation (rotation) of the screw means 7 with respect to the fixed member 5. It is.
[0016]
Then, the connection configuration between the one support side 2A and the other support side 2B by the support connection device 4 will be described.
First, the lower column 2A is arranged so that the lower half thereof is located substantially in one column 2A of both columns 2A and 2B to which the entire column connecting device 4 is connected, and the fixing member 5 is welded to the inner surface of the column 2A. And the like. In this case, an insertion hole 8 is formed in one of the columns 2A corresponding to the head of the hexagonal hole of the screw means 7.
[0017]
In this state, the other support side 2B provided with the marker 3 is fitted to the fixed member 5 and the movable member 6 in a state protruding from the one support side 2A, and the fixed member 5 is connected to the other support side 2B. Make contact with the inner surface.
[0018]
Then, when an external operating tool Y such as a hexagon wrench is inserted into and coupled with a hexagonal hole in the head of the screw means 7 and rotated (rotated), the movable member 6 is moved to one side and the other side via the screw portion 7a of the screw means 7 Are moved in the radial direction (the direction toward the inner surfaces of the columns) of the columns 2A and 2B, and are pressed against the inner surfaces of the columns 2A and 2B to connect the columns 2A and 2B to each other. The members 5 and the movable member 6 can be connected in a state where the inner surfaces of the two column sides 2A and 2B are stretched and fixed.
[0019]
Therefore, the return operation, that is, connecting the support sides 2A and 2B to each other can be easily performed as a regular sign without removing the bent support.
[0020]
In addition, when installing a sign or the like on a road before opening or on a road to be temporarily restricted, one of the support sides 2A having a predetermined length is installed in advance, and the support is used in actual use. By connecting the other support side 2B provided with the sign portion 3 to the side 2A as described above, installation as a sign or the like can be easily performed.
[0021]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the column connecting device 10 according to the present embodiment is fitted to one column side 2A of both column sides 2A and 2B to be connected and fitted to the other column side 2B. The main part is a stepped connection shaft portion 11 to be formed and an inner sleeve 12 interposed at a fitting portion between the other support column side 2B and the connection shaft portion 11.
[0022]
Opposing outer surfaces of the connecting shaft portion 11 on the other column side 2B are provided with axial guide grooves 13a and oblique downward locking grooves 13b which are continuous with the guide grooves 13a and intersect with the guide grooves 13a. Are formed.
[0023]
At two opposing locations on the inner surface of the inner sleeve 12, there are provided engaging projections 14, 14 which can be inserted into the guide groove 13a and the locking groove 13b.
Thus, the position fixing means 15 is constituted by the guide groove 13a, the locking groove 13b, and the engaging projections 14, 14.
A slit 16 is formed in the inner sleeve 12 in the axial direction so that the inner sleeve 12 can be contracted and expanded in the radial direction, and can be fitted to the other support side 2B in a crimped state. . Further, in the second embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described first embodiment are denoted by reference numerals in the drawings, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0024]
Then, a connection configuration between one support side 2A and the other support side 2B by the support connection device 10 will be described.
First, the connecting shaft portion 11 is fitted to the inner surface of one of the columns 2A while protruding from the column 2A, and the inner sleeve 12 is attached to the inside of the other column 2B provided with the marker 3. The slit 16 is fitted and fixed by utilizing radial contraction and expansion.
[0025]
In this state, the inner sleeve 12 and the other supporting column side 2B provided with the marker portion 3 are connected to the connecting shaft portion 11 fitted to the one supporting column side 2A, and the engagement protrusions 14 of the position fixing means 15, 14 is inserted into the guide groove 13a, and the inner sleeve 12 is rotated about the axis of the connection shaft 11 together with the other column side 2B in a state where the engaging projections 14 and 14 are located in the locking groove 13b. By engaging the engaging projections 14, 14 in the locking groove 13b, the other support 2B and the connection shaft 11 can be fitted and fixed to connect the two supports 2A, 2B. It is.
[0026]
Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the return operation can be performed without removing the bent support, that is, the support 2A and 2B can be connected to each other to easily return as a regular sign and the like. For installation of a sign or the like on a road before opening or a road to be temporarily restricted, one of the columns 2A having a predetermined length is set in advance, and the column 2A is used in actual use. By connecting the other support side 2B provided with the sign portion 3 to the other as described above, installation as a sign or the like can be easily performed.
[0027]
In the above-described first embodiment, the embodiment in which the support member 2 installed on the ground is the one support side 2A and the fixing member 5 of the support connection device 4 is fixed to the support side 2A has been described. The embodiment in which the fixing member 5 of the column connecting device 4 is fixed to the other column side 2B provided with the marker portion 3 can be similarly implemented. In this case, the position corresponds to the position of the screw means 7 of the column connecting device 4. Then, an insertion hole 8 is formed in the other column side 2B.
[0028]
Further, in the first embodiment, the fixed member 5 and the movable member 6 of the column connecting device 4 are formed in a substantially flat plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and the corners of the fixed members 5 and the movable members 6 contact the inner surfaces of the column sides 2A and 2B, respectively. Instead of this, one side surface of the fixed member 5 and the movable member 6 is formed as a curved surface facing the inner surfaces of the support columns 2A and 2B, and one side surface of the fixed member 5 and the movable member 6 is formed. The whole may be configured to abut (press) on the inner surfaces of the column sides 2A and 2B.
[0029]
Further, in the first embodiment, one end of the screw means 7 of the column connecting device 4 is fitted to the fixing member 5 and movably supported, but one end of the screw means 7 is applied to the fixing member 5. It is good also as a structure which movably supports by contacting.
[0030]
In the second embodiment, the description has been given of the aspect in which the support 2 installed on the ground side is one support 2A and the connection shaft 11 of the support connection device 4 is fitted to the support 2A. The embodiment in which the connecting shaft portion 11 of the support connection device 4 is fitted to the other support side 2B provided with the marker portion 3 can be similarly implemented. In this case, the inner sleeve 12 of the support connection device 4 is used. Is fitted and fixed to the column side 2A.
[0031]
Further, in the first and second embodiments, the mode in which the support 2 of the sign 1 is erected in a substantially vertical state has been described. Thus, even if the column is in a standing state in a vertical state from the bent portion, the connection between the columns in the bent portion can be easily handled similarly.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first and third aspects of the present invention, it is possible to easily return the leg as a legitimate sign by connecting the struts without removing the bent strut. When installing a sign or the like for a road before opening or a road to be temporarily regulated, a support of a predetermined length (one support side) is installed in advance, and the support is used during actual use. By connecting the support provided with the sign portion (on the other support side) to the sign as described above, installation as a sign or the like can be easily performed.
[0033]
According to the second and fourth aspects of the present invention, the connection work between the columns can be easily performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the entirety of a sign.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a column connecting device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view showing a main part of the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a column connecting device according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an inner sleeve according to a second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sign 2A, 2B Post 3 Mark part 4, 10 Post connecting device

Claims (4)

A pillar connecting device for connecting the pillars in the middle of the pillar in a sign or the like erected on the ground via a pipe-shaped pillar of a predetermined length,
A fixing member fixed to one pillar side inner surface of both pillars to be connected and abutting on the other pillar side inner surface,
A movable member that is disposed over the inner surfaces of the two columns to be connected and that is moved forward and backward in the radial direction of the column via screw means with respect to the fixed member,
A strut connection device for a sign or the like, wherein the movable member is pressed against the inner surfaces of both struts when the movable member moves along with the rotation of the screw means so that the struts can be connected. The support connection device for a sign or the like according to claim 1, further comprising a coupling portion that positions the screw means inside the support and is detachable from an external operation tool from outside the support.
A support connection device for a sign or the like, characterized in that the screw means can be operated by the external operation tool. A pillar connecting device for connecting the pillars in the middle of the pillar in a sign or the like erected on the ground via a pipe-shaped pillar of a predetermined length,
A connection shaft portion fitted to one of the columns to be connected and fitted to the other column,
An inner sleeve interposed at a fitting portion between the other support side and the connection shaft portion,
On the outer surface of the connecting shaft portion or the inner surface of the inner sleeve on the other column side, a guide groove in the axial direction, a locking groove continuing from the guide groove and intersecting with the guide groove, and the guide groove and the locking groove. Forming a position fixing means consisting of an engagement projection that can be inserted into
When connecting the two columns, the inner shaft fixed to the other column side is fixed to the connection shaft portion fitted to the one column side via the position fixing means to connect both columns. A pillar connection device for signs and the like, which is made possible. The support connection device for a sign or the like according to claim 3, wherein the inner sleeve is configured to form a slit in an axial direction so as to be contractable and expandable in a radial direction, and is crimped to the other support side. A strut connection device for a sign or the like characterized by being fitted in a state.

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