JP2007002478A - Traffic guidance equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide traffic guidance equipment which enables a guidance sign etc. to be easily seen even at night etc. , and can enhance the durability of an equipment body. <P>SOLUTION: This traffic guidance equipment 1 comprises: a construction sign 2 which is installed in the attitude of being erected on a road, and on which guide information for providing the notification of traffic regulation is written; a plurality of leading lights L which is composed of LEDs, provided near the construction sign 2 and the like; and a controller 31 and a lighting circuit 33 which control lighting/extinction operations of the plurality of leading lights L so that the direction of guiding a passing vehicle etc. can be visually indicated by the direction of changing the lighting position of the leading light L to be selectively turned on among the plurality of leading lights L. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a traffic guiding device for guiding a passing vehicle or a pedestrian at a construction site on a road, for example.

  Conventionally, when performing road construction, etc., traffic controllers are placed near the construction site to guide passing vehicles and pedestrians, ensuring the safety of construction workers, and smooth vehicle traffic. I was trying. However, traffic regulators are often at risk from reckless driving vehicles at night.

  For this reason, in recent years, a robot-type traffic guidance device or the like that can give instructions for changing lanes and the like as well as telling the construction site to the vehicle occupant in place of the traffic controller may be applied (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

This type of traffic guidance device can be attached to one arm of a robot that is approximately the same size as a human being, for example, by attaching a display board clearly indicating characters such as “under construction” or a symbol such as “arrow”, and the other arm. For example, an instruction to change the lane is given by swinging left and right.
JP 2002-242131 A

  However, such a conventional device has a mechanical driving part such as the arm swing mechanism described above, and thus has a problem in terms of durability, and also guides guidance at night. It has problems such as being difficult to see visually.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a traffic guidance device that is easy to see guidance for guidance even at night, and that can improve the durability of the device body. To do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a traffic guidance device according to the present invention is installed in a standing posture on a road, and includes a construction sign board on which information for informing traffic regulations is written, and the construction sign board. A plurality of guide lights provided in the vicinity, and the plurality of guide lights so that a direction to be guided is visually indicated by a direction in which a lighting position of a guide light to be selectively lit is displaced among the plurality of guide lights. And a guide light drive control unit for controlling the on / off operation of the guide light.

  According to the present invention, the direction of guidance can be indicated by the displacement of the lighting position of the guide light without using a mechanical drive mechanism, so the durability of the traffic guidance device body can be improved. Further, according to the present invention, the guidance direction can be shown by the lighting control of the guide light, so that guidance of guidance is easy to see even at night and the like, and visibility can be improved.

  Further, in the present invention, the plurality of guide lights are a plurality of guides arranged in a bar shape extending radially from a predetermined reference position on the front surface of the construction sign plate along the plate surface of the work sign plate. The guide light drive control unit further includes a guide lamp group to be selectively lit among the plurality of guide lamp groups arranged in a bar shape, with the reference position as the center. It is characterized by being displaced sequentially in the direction of rotation.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, it further includes a fan-shaped guide light holding plate attached to the predetermined reference position on the front surface of the construction marking plate so as to correspond to the apex portion, and each of the plurality of rod-shaped guide lamps arranged in a bar shape. The guide light group is characterized in that it is radially arranged on the guide light holding plate with the apex portion as a reference.

The present invention further includes a clamp mechanism for detachably attaching the guide light holding plate to an arbitrary position of the construction marking plate.
Further, in the present invention, the clamp mechanism attaches the central portion of the guide light holding plate away from the edge to the construction sign plate, and rotates the guide light holding plate in a direction along the plate surface. It is attached so that it can be adjusted dynamically.

  According to these inventions, it is possible to easily change the mounting position and the mounting angle of the guide light holding plate with respect to the construction marking plate. In addition, according to these inventions, the guide light holding plate can be held at a position approaching the center of gravity of the fan-shaped guide light holding plate, so that the guide light holding plate can be firmly attached to the construction marking plate. it can.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a traffic guidance device that makes it easy to see guidance for guidance even at night and the like and that can improve the durability of the device body.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 is a front view showing a traffic guiding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a construction marking plate constituting the traffic guiding apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting plate which can be affixed on. 5a to 5c are diagrams showing a state in which the lighting position of the guide light is displaced in the plurality of guide lights constituting the traffic guide device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a diagram of the traffic guide device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows a control system functionally.

As shown in FIGS. 1-6, the traffic guidance apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is a portable apparatus for guiding a passing vehicle and a pedestrian in the construction site etc. on a road.
That is, the traffic guidance device 1 is installed in a standing posture on the road, and is provided in the vicinity of the construction marking plate 2 on which guidance information for notifying traffic regulation is written, and the construction marking plate 2, for example. A plurality of guide lights L composed of light sources such as LEDs that emit red light, and a passing vehicle depending on the direction in which the lighting positions of the guide lights L to be selectively lit among the plurality of guide lights L are displaced. The controller 31 and the lighting circuit 33 are mainly configured as a guide light drive control unit that controls the lighting / extinguishing operation of the plurality of guide lights L so that the direction to guide the light is visually indicated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the construction marking plate 2 is supported by a frame 3 including a square pipe 3 a and a square pipe 3 b. As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom of the square pipe 3b is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the bottom of the square pipe 3a via a hinge mechanism 3c that connects the tops of the square pipes 3a and 3b. The construction marking plate 2 is installed on the road with the bottom of 3b being opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, on the construction sign board 2, there are a schematic diagram 2a of a traffic director and an arrow 2b indicating a guidance direction of a passing vehicle or a pedestrian as guidance information for notifying traffic regulation. It is written. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a warning sign plate 2c indicating that the waterworks are under construction and a warning plate 2d indicating that the electric works are being carried out are pasted on the schematic diagram 2a of the above-mentioned traffic guide member. 2 may be configured. Further, in this case, the construction marking plate 2 is made of a magnetic material such as iron, and the notification plates 2c and 2d are attached by forming at least the attachment surface of the notification plates 2c and 2d with a magnet or the like. Work can be done easily.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the traffic guiding device 1 is a fan-shaped guide light that is attached to a predetermined reference position 16 a on the front surface of the construction marking plate 2 through an intervening plate 16 so as to correspond to the apex portion. A holding plate 18 is provided. Here, the plurality of guide lights L are a plurality of guide light groups 21, 22 arranged in a bar shape (straight shape) extending radially from the reference position 16 a along the plate surface on the construction marking plate 2. 23, 24, 25, 26. That is, the plurality of guide light groups 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, which are each arranged in a bar shape, are radially arranged on the guide light holding plate 18 with the apex portion as a reference.

  Moreover, the traffic guidance apparatus 1 of this embodiment is provided with the clamp mechanism 12 which attaches the guide light holding | maintenance board 18 removably to the arbitrary positions of the construction marking board 2, as shown in FIGS. 1-3 and FIG. . The clamp mechanism 12 fastens a screw 15 or the like to a bent plate 12a having a predetermined shape fixed to the square pipe 3a and the guide lamp holding plate 18 through an attachment hole 15a drilled on the guide lamp holding plate 18, respectively. Thus, the guide light holding plate 18 can be mounted on the construction marking plate 2. The attachment via the clamp mechanism 12 can also utilize the attachment hole 14 on the guide light holding plate 18.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the clamp mechanism 12 that realizes the mounting structure as described above, the central portion of the guide light holding plate 18 that is away from the edge portion can be attached to the construction marking plate 2, and As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the guide lamp holding plate 18 can be attached so as to be rotatable in a direction along the plate surface.

  That is, according to such a clamp mechanism 12, the guide light holding plate 18 can be held at a position approaching the center of gravity of the fan-shaped guide light holding plate 18. 18 can be firmly attached. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, the mounting position and the mounting angle of the guide lamp holding plate 18 with respect to the construction marking plate 2 can be easily changed. As shown, a guidance instruction to the right side on the road and a guidance instruction to the left side on the road as shown in FIG. 7 can be performed.

Next, the control system for turning on / off the plurality of guide lights L will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the traffic guidance apparatus 1 is provided with a setting switch 32 that is operated by a worker working at a construction site or the like, and a controller 31 and a lighting circuit 33 that function as the guide light drive control unit described above. Yes. When the traffic guidance device 1 is set to the operating state via the setting switch 32, the lighting circuit 33 is a guide light group 21, 22, 23, 24 arranged in a bar shape under the control of the controller 31. , 25, and 26, the on / off operation of the plurality of guide lights L is controlled.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 5 c, the lighting circuit 33 is a guide light group that is selectively lit among a plurality of guide light groups 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 arranged in a bar shape. Are sequentially displaced in the rotation (turning) direction S1 around the reference position 16a. Specifically, after the lighting progresses from the lower guide light group 21 to the upper guide light group 26, the lighting returns to the lower guide light group 21, and the lighting in the S1 direction is repeated again. That is, the direction (right in FIG. 1 / left in FIG. 7) to guide a passing vehicle or the like is visually indicated by the direction in which the lighting position of the guide light group (guide light L) to be selectively lit is displaced. Will be. More specifically, in the construction site on the road, the movement control of the light simulating the movement locus of the handy type guide light that the traffic controller moves and swings the arm is more automatic than the lighting control by the controller 31 and the lighting circuit 33 described above. Will be realized.

  As already described, according to the traffic guiding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, the lighting of the guide light L (guide light groups 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) is performed without using a mechanical drive mechanism. Since the guidance direction can be indicated by the displacement of the position, the durability of the traffic guidance device main body can be improved. Moreover, according to the traffic guidance apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the guidance direction can be indicated by the lighting control of the guide light L, so that guidance of guidance from the passing vehicle side is easy to see even at night, for example. The visibility can be improved.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above with reference to the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the direction in which the lighting position of the guide light group is displaced is mainly the S1 direction, but this is taken into consideration in the installation state of the traffic guidance device 1 shown in FIG. The lighting position may be displaced in the S2 direction different from the S1 direction, and further, the time interval for shifting the lighting position may be adjustable. Further, the color of the light source constituting the guide light L may be variable to a plurality of colors such as blue and yellow as well as red. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, as an example of the information for informing traffic regulation, a mode of applying a dedicated construction sign board in which a schematic diagram 2a of a traffic director and an arrow 2b indicating a guidance direction are written in advance is illustrated. However, instead of this, for example, a base plate in which traffic regulation notification information is not described, and a replacement plate in which traffic regulation notification information that can be pasted on the base plate is used depending on the application And a two-piece member that replaces the construction sign board. In this case, the plate can be easily replaced by configuring the base plate with a magnetic material such as iron and further forming at least the attachment surface of the replacement plate with a magnet or the like.

The front view which shows the traffic guidance apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The side view of the traffic guidance apparatus shown in FIG. The top view of the traffic guidance apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows the alerting | reporting plate which can be affixed on the marking board for construction which comprises the traffic guidance apparatus of FIG. The figure which shows the state which the lighting position of a guide light changes in the some guide light which comprises the traffic guidance apparatus of FIG. The figure which shows the state which the lighting position of the guide light group advanced further than FIG. The figure which shows the state which the lighting position of the guide light group advanced further than FIG. Block diagram functionally showing the control system of the traffic guidance device of FIG. The front view which shows the aspect by which the guide light holding plate was attached to the position different from FIG. 1 on the construction sign board.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Traffic guidance device, 2 ... Construction sign board, 2c, 2d ... Notification plate, 12 ... Clamp mechanism, 16a ... Reference position, 18 ... Guide light holding plate, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 ... Guidance Light group, 31 ... controller, 33 ... lighting circuit, L ... guide light.

Claims (5)

A signboard for construction that is installed in a standing posture on the road and has information for informing traffic regulations,
A plurality of guide lights provided in the vicinity of the construction marking plate;
The lighting / extinguishing operation of the plurality of guide lights is controlled so that the direction to be guided is visually indicated by the direction in which the lighting position of the guide lamp to be selectively lit is displaced among the plurality of guide lights. A guide light drive control unit;
A traffic guidance device comprising: The plurality of guide lights are composed of a plurality of guide light groups arranged in a bar shape extending radially from the predetermined reference position on the front surface of the construction sign plate along the plate surface of the work sign plate,
Further, the guide lamp drive control unit sequentially displaces the lighting position of the guide lamp group to be selectively lit among the plurality of guide lamp groups arranged in a bar shape in the rotation direction around the reference position. The traffic guiding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein A fan-shaped guide light holding plate attached to the predetermined reference position on the front surface of the construction sign plate in correspondence with the apex portion;
3. The traffic guiding device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of guide light groups arranged in a bar shape are arranged radially on the guide light holding plate with respect to the apex portion.   4. The traffic guiding apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a clamp mechanism for detachably attaching the guide light holding plate to an arbitrary position of the construction sign plate.   The clamp mechanism is attached to a center part of the guide light holding plate away from the edge of the guide light holding plate and attached to the construction sign plate so that the guide light holding plate can be rotated in a direction along the plate surface. The traffic guiding device according to claim 4.

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