JP2006309495A - Signal light - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a signal light for achieving reduced depth and weight as well as having a size and brightness to be easily and remotely distinguished, and furthermore, for taking up like paper to extremely facilitate carrying and setting to and at another place. <P>SOLUTION: A signal light 10 for making traffic control information such as passage permission or stop instruction visible for a vehicle and a passenger has a sheet-like light substrate 11 having flexibility; and a light-emitting element 21 mounted on the substrate 11 in a state enabling it to be taken up together with the substrate 11 and forms display faces 20 to be lighted respectively in each color indicating the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a signal lamp for allowing a vehicle or a passerby to see a traffic permission or stop instruction or other traffic regulation information.

  Conventionally, as a general signal lamp, for example, a lamp unit of each color of blue, yellow, and red is provided in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, and which color is lit, color vision information (each lamp color) or position information ( A traffic signal lamp for a vehicle to be recognized by a lighting location is known. Such signal lights are devised in size, brightness, etc. so that they can be understood even from a distance, but each structure is a box-shaped housing with a lamp unit that lights in each color. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-321652

  However, the conventional signal lights as described above are all assumed to be installed and used in a predetermined installation location, and the convenience of carrying is not considered at all. It has been difficult to use a signal light that is large in size and has a considerable weight so that it can be easily transported to another place during a disaster or emergency.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and can be reduced in thickness and weight while having a size and brightness that can be easily understood from a distance. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a signal lamp that can be carried and installed to other places very easily by winding up as described above.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object described above resides in the inventions of the following items.
[1] In a signal light (10) for allowing a vehicle or a passer-by to see traffic permission or stop instructions and other traffic regulation information,
A flexible sheet-shaped lamp board (11) and a lamp board (11) mounted on the lamp board (11) so as to be wound together with the lamp board (11), and each lamp color representing the traffic regulation information. A signal lamp (10), comprising: a light emitting element (21) forming a display surface (20) to be lit.

[2] The lamp substrate (11) comprises a flexible substrate,
The signal lamp (10) according to [1], wherein the light emitting element (21) is formed of a chip LED surface-mounted on the flexible substrate.

[3] A transparent film (31) is laminated on the surface side of the lamp substrate (11) on which the light emitting element (21) is mounted,
The signal lamp (10) according to [1] or [2], wherein a reinforcing sheet (32) is laminated on the back side of the lamp substrate (11).

  [4] Connected to a portable power source, and necessary power including light emission of the light emitting element (21) is supplied from the power source. [1], [2] or [3] Signal light (10) as described.

The present invention operates as follows.
The signal lamp (10) according to [1] is provided on a lamp board (11) in a state where the lamp-like lamp board (11) having flexibility and the lamp board (11) can be wound together. Since the light emitting element (21) is mounted, even if the display surface (20) having a size that can be easily understood from a distance is formed, it is possible to easily achieve a reduction in thickness and weight as well as paper. It can be rolled up and rolled up.

  Thereby, it becomes possible to carry the signal lamp (10) easily anywhere. For example, the signal lamp (10) can be used immediately as an alternative means when an existing signal lamp is broken due to a natural disaster or the like. Further, since the signal lamp (10) is freely curved due to its structure, it can be easily installed, for example, at a curved installation place.

  Further, according to the signal lamp (10) described in [2], since the lamp board (11) is made of a flexible board, the lamp board (11) can be provided with extremely excellent flexibility, and is wound thinly until it becomes small as a whole. It can also be taken or folded.

  And since the said light emitting element (21) consists of chip LED surface-mounted on a flexible substrate, size reduction and weight reduction of light emitting element (21) itself will be achieved further, and many chip LED is manufactured. It is possible to perform high-luminance, clear and highly visible light emission by forming a display surface (20) with a gap that does not interfere with each other when the lamp substrate (11) is deformed. It becomes.

  According to the signal lamp (10) described in [3], a transparent film (31) is laminated on the surface side of the lamp substrate (11) on which the light emitting element (21) is mounted, and the lamp substrate (11 Since the reinforcing sheet (32) is laminated on the back surface side of (), it is possible to maintain a sealing property that prevents intrusion of dust, dirt and moisture, and to obtain a considerable strength.

  Furthermore, according to the signal lamp (10) described in [4], it can be connected to a portable power source, and the necessary power including light emission of the light emitting element (21) is supplied from the power source. It can be used immediately and easily without being affected by the presence or absence of commercial power at the installation location.

  According to the signal lamp according to the present invention, a flexible sheet-shaped lamp board, mounted on the lamp board in a state that can be wound together with the lamp board, and each lamp color representing traffic regulation information, respectively. And a light-emitting element that forms a display surface to be lit. Therefore, even if a display surface having a size that can be easily understood from a distance is formed, it is possible to easily achieve a reduction in thickness and weight, and to make paper as a whole. Thus, the signal light can be easily taken and used anywhere.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.
The signal lamp 10 according to the present embodiment is for allowing a vehicle or a passer-by to see a traffic permission or stop instruction or other traffic regulation information. Hereinafter, the case where it is used as a traffic signal light that is turned on / off in blue, yellow, and red will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the signal lamp 10 is spread out in a planar shape, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the laminated structure of the signal lamp 10 in an exploded manner. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the signal lamp 10 is spread out in a flat shape, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the signal lamp 10 is wound from the end.

  As shown in each figure, the signal lamp 10 is mounted on the lamp board 11 so as to be wound together with the flexible sheet-like lamp board 11 and represents the traffic regulation information. And a light emitting element 30 that forms a display surface 20 that lights up in each lamp color.

  The lamp substrate 11 has a structure that can be rolled up like paper, and is specifically formed of a flexible substrate. A flexible board is a flexible printed board, and is generally configured by printing a copper foil electric circuit on a sheet made of an electrically insulating material such as a flexible polyimide film. .

  The display surface 20 is divided into a blue light display surface 20a, a yellow light display surface 20b, and a red light display surface 20c in order from the left in the front view of FIG. Each of the display surfaces 20 has the same configuration except that the hues are different. Specifically, each display surface 20 is formed using a chip LED as the light emitting element 21 that lights up in each lamp color.

  The chip LED is a type of LED in which the light emitting chip is not covered with a lens resin formed in a substantially bullet-like shape, and a detailed configuration is common, and thus description thereof is omitted. The chip LED which is the light emitting element 21 is surface-mounted at an appropriate position on the lamp substrate 11 to form the display surfaces 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the light emitting elements 21 are densely arranged in each circle with a gap that does not interfere with each other when the lamp substrate 11 is deformed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a transparent film 31 is laminated on the front surface side of the lamp substrate 11 on which the light emitting element 21 is mounted, and a reinforcing sheet 32 is laminated on the rear surface side of the lamp substrate 11. As described above, the lamp substrate 11 on which the light emitting element 21 is mounted is bonded (bonded) with the transparent film 31 and the reinforcing sheet 32. Although not shown, a connector for connecting a harness such as an electric wire or a signal line is provided at an appropriate place on the lamp board 11, and connected to a power source such as a portable battery, and each display surface 20 It is also connected to a control device that performs lighting control.

Next, the operation will be described.
A signal lamp 10 according to the present embodiment includes a flexible sheet-like lamp substrate 11 and a light emitting element 21 mounted on the lamp substrate 11 so as to be wound together with the lamp substrate 11. Therefore, even if the display surface 20 having a size that can be easily understood from a distance is formed, it is possible to easily achieve a reduction in thickness and weight, and to roll up and wind like paper as shown in FIG. Can do.

  As a result, the signal light 10 that has been wound up can be easily carried anywhere. For example, the signal light 10 can be used immediately as an alternative means when an existing signal light is broken due to a natural disaster or the like. Further, since the signal lamp 10 is freely curved due to its structure, it can be easily installed, for example, to be attached to a curved installation place.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the lamp substrate 11 is made of a flexible substrate, so that it can be provided with extremely excellent flexibility, and can be wound up or folded down to a small size as a whole. Moreover, since the light emitting element 21 is composed of chip LEDs that are surface-mounted on a flexible substrate, the light emitting element 21 itself can be further reduced in size and weight.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a large number of light emitting elements 21 are arranged densely with a gap that does not interfere with each other when the lamp substrate 11 is deformed, and the display surface 20 is formed. It is possible to perform light emission with good characteristics. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the transparent film 31 is laminated on the front surface side of the lamp substrate 11 on which the light emitting element 21 is mounted, and the reinforcing sheet 32 is laminated on the rear surface side of the lamp substrate 11. In addition to maintaining a sealing property that prevents intrusion, a considerable strength can be obtained.

  When using this signal lamp 10, as shown in FIG. 3, it is installed in a flat state, connected to a power source such as a battery, and also connected to a control device that controls lighting of each display surface 20. . In this way, by supplying necessary power including light emission of the light emitting element 21 from a power source such as a battery, it is easily and immediately anywhere in a disaster or emergency without being affected by the presence or absence of commercial power at the installation site. Can be used. In particular, since the light emitting element 21 is a chip LED, the power consumption can be reduced as compared with the prior art, and the battery can be lit.

  Also in this signal lamp 10, the display of the color of each display surface 20 lit makes it possible to make the vehicle and passers-by visually recognize traffic permission or stop instructions and other traffic regulation information in the same way as normal traffic signal lights. Operate. That is, when the blue display surface 20a of each display surface 20 is turned on, an instruction to permit passage is given, and when the red display surface 20c is turned on, an instruction to pass is not given.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention can be changed or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the lamp substrate 11 of the signal lamp 10 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, but the shape is not limited to the illustrated one. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the light emitting element 21 was comprised from chip | tip LED, it can also be comprised with a flexible sheet-like organic EL (electroluminescence) or a liquid crystal display device, for example. In addition to the traffic signal lights described above, the present invention can also be applied to arrow lamps, pedestrian lamps, and the like.

It is a front view which shows the state which expanded the signal lamp which concerns on embodiment of this invention in planar shape. It is a side view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the laminated structure of the signal lamp which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the state which expanded the signal lamp which concerns on embodiment of this invention in planar shape. It is a perspective view which shows typically the state which winds up the signal lamp which concerns on embodiment of this invention from an end.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Signal lamp 11 ... Lamp board | substrate 20 ... Display surface 20a ... Blue light display surface 20b ... Yellow light display surface 20c ... Red light display surface 21 ... Light emitting element 30 ... Light emitting element 31 ... Transparent film 32 ... Reinforcement sheet

Claims (4)

In signal lights to let vehicles and passersby see traffic permission or stop instructions and other traffic regulation information,
Light emission that forms a flexible sheet-like lamp substrate and a display surface that is mounted on the lamp substrate in a state that it can be wound together with the lamp substrate and that is lit for each lamp color that represents the traffic regulation information. And a signal lamp. The lamp substrate is composed of a flexible substrate,
The signal light according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting element includes a chip LED that is surface-mounted on the flexible substrate. Laminating a transparent film on the surface side of the lamp substrate on which the light emitting element is mounted,
The signal lamp according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing sheet is laminated on a back surface side of the lamp substrate.   The signal lamp according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the signal lamp is connectable to a portable power source, and necessary power including light emission of the light emitting element is supplied from the power source.

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