JP2007128813A - Warning lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a warning lamp in which compactness can be realized and stable installment is possible. <P>SOLUTION: This is the warning lamp provided with a horizontally long casing 2 in which at least both end parts in the longitudinal direction is made to be a light-emitting part 7 having translucency, the light-emitting body 3 housed in the light-emitting part 7 of the casing 2, and a leg body 4 for supporting the both end parts in the longitudinal direction of the casing 2. The leg part 4 is constituted of a speaker housing case 9 on which a speaker 8 is mounted, and of a siren housing case 51 on which a siren 50 is mounted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a warning light installed in an emergency vehicle such as a fire truck or an emergency evacuation site of a building, and more particularly to a diffused warning light.

As a warning light installed on the roof of an emergency vehicle, a diffused warning light in which rotating lights are arranged at a plurality of locations in a casing (casing) including a horizontally long translucent glove is generally used. Among such warning lights, there is one in which a speaker unit that houses a speaker is provided at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the housing (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-11474 A

  In the device described in Patent Document 1, a mounting bracket as a leg (leg) is attached to the longitudinal end portion of the lower surface of the casing, and the mounting bracket is installed on an emergency vehicle roof or the like via this mounting bracket. Moreover, the speaker accommodated in the housing is disposed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the housing.

  However, the weight of the speaker is relatively large, and if this speaker is arranged in the central portion in the longitudinal direction, a large load acts on the central portion in the longitudinal direction, so it is necessary to increase the rigidity of the housing. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the thickness of the housing or to use a material exhibiting high rigidity. In addition, the housing is enlarged to accommodate the speaker.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a warning light that can be made compact and can be stably installed.

  The warning light of the present invention supports a horizontally long casing having light-transmitting portions at least at both ends in the longitudinal direction, a light emitter housed in the light emitting portion of the casing, and both ends in the longitudinal direction of the casing. It is a warning light provided with a leg, and the leg is constituted by a speaker storage case with a speaker.

  Since the leg is composed of a speaker storage case with a speaker, the speaker need not be stored in the casing. For this reason, the casing can be made compact. Moreover, since the speaker storage case serves as a leg, the speaker is disposed in the vertical space required by the leg, and the height of the warning light can be avoided.

  The direction of the sound outlet of the speaker in each speaker storage case can be matched or different. In addition, each speaker storage case can be equipped with two speakers, and for each speaker storage case, the sound emission opening of one speaker can be directed forward and the sound emission opening of the other speaker can be directed rearward. . Here, forward refers to facing the front of the emergency vehicle when the warning light is installed in the emergency vehicle, and backward refers to facing the rear of the emergency vehicle.

  Moreover, you may comprise a leg body with the siren storage case which equipped the siren internally. For this reason, it is not necessary to store the siren in the casing, and the casing can be made compact. Since the siren storage case serves as a leg, the siren is disposed in the vertical space required by the leg, and the height of the warning light can be avoided.

  Of the two legs, one may be configured with a speaker storage case with a speaker and the other may be configured with a siren storage case with a siren.

  In this way, if the speaker storage case and the siren storage case serve as legs, it is not necessary to store the speaker and siren in the casing. For this reason, the casing can be made compact. Speakers and sirens are disposed in the vertical space required by the legs, and the height of the warning light can be avoided from increasing.

  The casing has translucency over the entire length, and the light from the light emitter can be emitted from substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the casing.

  According to the present invention, it is not necessary to house a speaker or a siren in the casing, and the casing can be made compact. In addition, it is not necessary to make the casing highly rigid, the thickness of the casing can be set relatively thin, the weight can be reduced, and handling becomes easy. Furthermore, the casing material can be selected from a wide variety of materials, and the degree of design freedom is increased. Since the speaker storage case and the siren storage case become legs, the speaker and siren will be placed in the vertical space required by the legs, so that the height of this warning light can be avoided, An increase in the height of the vehicle including the warning light can be suppressed.

  If the direction of the sound outlets of the speakers in each speaker storage case is matched, sound can be emitted from each speaker in the same direction, even if the output from each speaker is small. Can be output greatly. For this reason, each speaker can be miniaturized.

  Also, if the direction of the sound outlet of the speaker in each speaker storage case is made different, the direction of the sound emitted from each speaker will be different, so the sound outlet side of each speaker with respect to the warning light The sound can be emitted toward pedestrians. As a result, a wide range of people can be warned by voice or the like.

  Each speaker storage case 9 is provided with two speakers 8 so that each speaker storage case has the sound outlet of one speaker facing forward and the sound outlet of the other speaker facing backward. Can be. Thereby, a sound etc. can be emitted toward the front and back, and the effect of a warning / warning improves.

  The casing has translucency over the entire length, and the light from the light emitter can be emitted from substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the casing. Thereby, a wide range of pedestrians can know the warning light. That is, when comparing the conventional warning light of the present invention with the speaker arranged in the center in the longitudinal direction, if the length in the longitudinal direction is the same, the warning light can be emitted over a wide range. If the light emission amount is the same, the longitudinal length of the warning lamp of the present invention can be shortened.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 to 4 show a first embodiment. A warning light 1 according to the first embodiment includes a casing 2, a light emitter 3 including a rotating lamp stored in the casing, and both longitudinal ends of the casing 2. And a leg 4 that supports the portion.

  The casing 2 is made of a resin-made hollow horizontally long flat body having translucency that is colored in colors such as red, blue, and yellow. The casing 2 includes an upper wall 2a, a lower wall 2b, a front wall 2c, a rear wall 2d, a left side wall 2e, and a right side wall 2f. When the light from the light emitter 3 passes through the casing 2, the color of the casing 2 is colored, and the light of the color of the casing 2 is emitted. Thus, in this embodiment, the light-emitting portion 7 is formed in the casing 2 with the length in the longitudinal direction being known.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating lamp constituting the light emitter 3 includes a reflecting tube 6 having two bowl-shaped bodies 5 and 5, and a light emitting portion such as a halogen lamp disposed at the center of the reflecting tube 6. (Not shown) and is rotated around its axis by a drive mechanism (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the leg 4 is configured by a speaker storage case 9 in which the speaker 8 is stored. The speaker storage case 9 includes a peripheral wall 9 a having a rectangular cross section, a rear wall 9 b that closes an opening on one (rear) side of the peripheral wall 9 a, and a partition wall 9 c that holds the speaker 8. The peripheral wall 9a includes an upper wall 29 made of a horizontal wall, a lower wall 30 made of a horizontal wall, and side walls 31a and 31b whose lower sides are curved inward.

  The speaker 8 includes a drive unit 10 and a sound emitting unit (horn) 11. The drive unit 10 is stored in a drive unit storage chamber 12 formed between the partition wall 9c and the rear wall 9b. In this case, the central hole 14 of the central boss portion 13 of the partition wall 9c includes a large diameter portion 14a on the drive portion storage chamber side, an intermediate diameter portion 14b on the side opposite to the drive portion storage chamber, a large diameter portion 14a, and an intermediate diameter portion. The output part 10a of the drive part 10 is fitted to the large diameter part 14a, and the drive part 10 is supported by the drive part storage chamber 12.

  The sound emitting portion 11 includes a first tubular body 15 having a base portion fitted to the middle diameter portion 14 b of the center hole 14 of the central boss portion 13 to form a first horn portion 15 a, and a first tubular body 15. A second cylindrical body 16 that surrounds the outer peripheral side to form the second horn portion 16a is provided. The second cylindrical body 16 is provided with a reflecting surface portion 18 facing the sound emission port 17 of the first cylindrical body 15.

  The first cylindrical body 15 has an inner diameter and an outer diameter that are sequentially increased from the partition wall 9c side (case inner side) toward the reflective surface portion 18 side (case outer side). Further, the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the second cylindrical body 16 are increased from the reflecting surface portion 18 side toward the partition wall 9c side.

  The outer peripheral side of the second cylindrical body 16 is surrounded by a peripheral wall 9 a that is closer to the opening than the partition wall 9 c of the speaker storage case 9. For this reason, this surrounding part comprises the 3rd horn part 19a of the sound emission part 11. FIG.

  In the speaker 8, the sound generated by the drive unit 10 passes through the first horn unit 15 a, is reflected by the reflecting surface unit 18, passes through the second horn unit 16 a, and is reflected by the partition wall 9 c and is reflected by the third horn unit. It passes through 19a and is radiated from the speaker opening (sound emission port) 20. That is, a fire fighting publicity message or the like can be emitted from the sound emission opening 20 of the speaker 8.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a hole (window) 21 is formed in the bottom wall (lower wall) 2 b of the casing 2, and the hole 21 is closed by a case mounting plate 22. The case mounting plate 22 includes a substrate portion 22a, and hollow chambers 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b are provided on the front side and the rear side of the substrate portion 22a. A fitting groove 26 is formed at the edge of the case mounting plate 22 to fit the fitting piece 25 at the edge of the hole 21 of the bottom wall 2b.

  Further, the head portion 28a of the screw member 28 is fitted into the hollow chambers 23a and 23b, and the screw shaft portion 28b of the screw member 28 is inserted into the through hole 27 along the longitudinal direction of the lower wall of the hollow chambers 23a and 23b. Has been. The screw member 28 having the head portion 28a fitted in the hollow chambers 23a and 23b is inserted into a through hole (circular hole) 33 in the upper wall 29 of the peripheral wall 9a of the case 9 and enters the case. The case 9 can be attached to the casing 2 by screwing the nut member 32 into the case entry portion of the screw member 28.

  The position of the case 9 in the case longitudinal direction can be changed by sliding the screw member 28 in the case longitudinal direction. That is, the legs 4 and 4 constituted by the case 9 can be slid in the directions of arrows A and B as shown in FIG. 1 along the case longitudinal direction.

  A screw member 34 is attached to the lower wall 30 of the peripheral wall 9a of the case 9 for attachment to an attachment site (not shown) such as an emergency vehicle. At the time of attachment, for example, the front wall 2c of the case 9 can be directed forward, and the sound emission port 20 of the speaker 8 can be installed so as to face forward (facing forward). Here, the term “forward-facing” refers to a direction toward the front of the emergency vehicle when the warning light is installed in the emergency vehicle. Conversely, the case 9 may be installed such that the rear wall 2d of the case 9 faces forward and the sound emission opening 20 of the speaker 8 faces rearward (backward). Backward means to face the rear of the emergency vehicle.

  In the warning light of the present invention, it is not necessary to house the speaker 8 in the casing 2, and the casing 2 can be made compact. Moreover, it is not necessary to make the casing 2 highly rigid, the thickness of the casing 2 can be set relatively thin, the weight can be reduced, and handling becomes easy. Furthermore, the material of the casing 2 can be selected from a wide range of choices, and the degree of freedom in design is increased. Since the speaker storage case 9 serves as a leg, the speaker 8 is disposed in the vertical space required by the leg 4, and the height of the warning light can be avoided. An increase in the height of the vehicle including the warning light can be suppressed.

  Since the direction of the sound emission opening 20 of the speaker 8 in each speaker storage case 9 is matched (facing forward), sound or the like can be emitted from each speaker 8 in the same direction (forward). Even if the output from each speaker 8 is small, the output is increased as a whole. For this reason, each speaker 8 can be miniaturized.

  Moreover, since the casing 2 has translucency over the entire length, the light of the luminous body 3 can be emitted from substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the casing. That is, when comparing the conventional warning light of the present invention with the speaker arranged in the center in the longitudinal direction, if the length in the longitudinal direction is the same, the warning light can be emitted over a wide range. If the light emission amount is the same, the longitudinal length of the warning lamp of the present invention can be shortened.

  In the first embodiment, the legs 4 and 4 can be slid in the directions of arrows A and B along the longitudinal direction of the case, so the positions of the legs 4 and 4 are changed according to the installation site (attachment site). Can respond. For this reason, attachment workability | operativity can be improved.

  Next, FIGS. 5 to 7 show a second embodiment. In this case, a screw shaft attachment piece 35 is attached to the lower wall 30 of the peripheral wall 9a of the case 9. FIG. The screw shaft attachment piece 35 includes a leg receiving piece 35a to which the lower wall 30 of the peripheral wall 9a is fixed, a support piece 35b to which the screw shaft 36 is fixed, a leg receiving piece 35a and a support piece 35b. And a connecting piece portion 35c for connecting the two.

  The leg receiving piece 35 a is fixed to the lower surface of the lower wall 30 of the peripheral wall 9 a by a fixing tool 37 made of bolts and nuts, and is disposed along the center line of the lower wall 30. Further, the support piece 35b extends outward in the longitudinal direction via the connecting piece 35c, and is disposed substantially parallel to the lower wall 30 of the peripheral wall 9a. For this reason, this warning light can be attached to the attachment site via the screw shaft 36 while being placed on the attachment site of an emergency vehicle or the like.

  Further, in the warning light according to the second embodiment, the recesses 38 and 38 that fit the lower wall 2 b of the casing 2 are provided, and the upper part of the speaker storage case 9 is fitted in the recess 38. For this reason, since the slide in the longitudinal direction of the peaker storage case 9 is restricted, it is not necessary to make the through hole 27 of the lower wall 2b of the casing 2 a long hole.

  In addition, in the warning light shown in FIGS. 5-7, since the other structure is the same as that of the warning light shown in FIG. 1 etc., about the same structure, the same code | symbol shown in FIG. Description is omitted.

  For this reason, the points shown in FIG. 1 and the like are also applied to the warning lights shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 except that the legs 4 and 4 cannot be slid in the directions of arrows A and B along the longitudinal direction of the case. Has the same effect as a light lamp.

  When the screw shaft attachment piece 35 is provided as in the second embodiment, two pieces may be provided on each leg 4 as shown in FIG. In this case, one screw shaft mounting piece 35A is disposed inside the casing longitudinal direction, and the other screw shaft mounting piece 35B is disposed outside the casing longitudinal direction. And the support piece part 35b of one screw shaft attachment piece 35A is arrange | positioned along the centerline of the lower wall 30. As shown in FIG. Note that one screw shaft mounting piece 35A indicated by the phantom line may be omitted, or the other screw shaft mounting piece 35B indicated by the solid line may be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 and the like, if the casing 2 is provided with a recess 38 in which the upper portion of the leg 4 is fitted, the height of the entire warning light can be reduced, and more compactness can be achieved. preferable. Thus, resource saving and cost reduction can be achieved by thinning by reducing the height dimension.

  Further, the speaker storage case 9 may be as shown in FIGS. In this case, the speaker storage case 9 is a curved wall in which the lower wall 30 bulges inward, and the lower opening is closed by the substrate 40. Then, the screw shaft of the screw member 34 protrudes from the substrate 40.

  In addition, when providing the screw shaft 36 (screw shaft which does not have a head) shown in FIG. 5 etc., as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the screw shaft attachment piece 35 can also be abbreviate | omitted. At this time, the base portion of the screw shaft 36 may be embedded in the lower wall 30 of the speaker storage case 9. Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the screw shaft 36 may not be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the casing 2 has a bulging portion 42 at the lower portion of the longitudinal center as shown in FIG. It may be.

  That is, the sign part 41 shown in FIG. 15 includes a case 44 having a sign panel 43 having translucency on the front surface and a backlight (not shown) housed in the case 44. On the sign panel 43, for example, the letters “mark lamp” are written (applied) as shown in the figure. The characters of the “marker lamp” are clearly displayed by the backlight of the backlight. That is, the recognizability of the “marker lamp” is enhanced so that this character can be confirmed from the outside. The characters displayed on the sign panel 43 are not limited to “mark lights”, and the displayed characters are not limited to characters but may be symbols or pictures.

  Further, in the case where the bulging portion 42 shown in FIG. 16 is provided, the warning effect of light from the casing 2 can be further enhanced.

  As the legs 4 attached to the casing 2 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, various cases 9 shown in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the like can be used.

  By the way, in the said embodiment etc., although the speaker opening (sound emission opening) 20 of the speaker 8 in each speaker storage case 9 has faced the front, you may make it turn to the back conversely. The sound emission opening 20 of the speaker 8 in the speaker storage case 9 may be directed forward, and the sound emission opening 20 of the speaker 8 in the other speaker storage case 9 may be directed rearward.

  If the direction of the sound outlet 20 of the speaker 8 in each speaker storage case 9 is made different, the direction of the sound emitted from each speaker 8 will be different. Sound can be emitted toward a pedestrian or the like on the sound mouth 20 side. As a result, a wide range of people can be warned by voice or the like.

  Further, each speaker storage case 9 is provided with two speakers 8 so that each speaker storage case 9 has the sound emission opening 20 of one speaker 8 facing forward and the other speaker 8 releasing. The sound mouth 20 can be facing backward. Thereby, a sound etc. can be emitted toward the front and back, and the effect of a warning / warning improves.

  By the way, although the leg body 4 was comprised by the speaker storage case 9, the leg body 4 was comprised by the siren storage case 51 which equipped the siren (motor siren) 50 like 3rd Embodiment shown in FIG. May be. The siren storage case 51 can be configured, for example, by omitting the partition wall 9c of the speaker storage case 9 shown in FIG. That is, the siren storage case 51 includes a peripheral wall 52 including an upper wall 51a, a lower wall 51b, a side wall 51c, and a side wall 51d, and a rear wall 53 that closes a rear opening of the peripheral wall 52.

  The siren 50 includes a siren body 50a and a pair of legs 50b and 50b that protrude from the body of the siren body 50a. The legs 50b and 50b are fixed to the lower wall 51b of the siren storage case 51 through attachment means such as bolt / nut coupling. As a result, the siren 50 is housed in the speaker storage case 9. At this time, the sound outlet 55 of the siren 50 opens to the outside through the opening 56 of the siren storage case 51. For this reason, the warning light 1 can emit a siren sound from the siren 50.

  In the warning light shown in FIG. 17, the other components are the same as the warning light shown in FIG. 1 and the like. Therefore, the same components as those in FIG. Description is omitted.

  Thus, if the leg 4 is comprised by the siren storage case 51, it is not necessary to store the siren 50 in the casing 2, and the casing 2 can be made compact. Moreover, it is not necessary to make the casing 2 highly rigid, the thickness of the casing 2 can be set relatively thin, the weight can be reduced, and handling becomes easy. Furthermore, the material of the casing 2 can be selected from a wide range of choices, and the degree of freedom in design is increased. Since the siren storage case 51 serves as a leg, the siren 50 is disposed in the vertical space required by the leg 4, and the height of the warning light can be avoided from increasing. It can suppress that the height of the vehicle including is increased.

  As the siren storage case 51 in which the siren 50 is housed, the various speaker storage cases 9 in the above embodiments can be used. Various existing sirens can be used. In the siren storage case 51, it is also preferable to close the opening 56 with something that does not interfere with the siren sound emission, such as a mesh member. In this way, if the opening 56 of the siren storage case 51 is closed, foreign matters such as dust can be prevented from entering the case.

  Of the two legs 4, 4, one leg 4 may be a speaker storage case 9 and the other leg 4 may be a siren storage case 51. A sound or the like can be emitted from the speaker 8, and a siren sound can be emitted from the siren 50. According to this, the warning / warning method is expanded.

  The number of legs 4 constituted by the speaker storage case 9 or the like is not limited to two, and even if there are three or more legs, one leg is arranged at the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the casing. May be. Further, the speaker 8 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 4 and the like, and various existing speakers can be employed. Further, the sound emission ports 20 and 55 of the speaker 8 and the siren 50 may be oriented in a lateral direction or an oblique direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

  In the said embodiment, although the casing 2 had translucency over the full length, only the longitudinal direction both ends may have translucency. That is, only the both ends in the longitudinal direction may be formed on the light emitting unit 7.

It is a front view of 1st Embodiment of the warning light which concerns on this invention. It is a side view of the warning light shown in FIG. It is a top view of the warning light shown in FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the warning light shown in FIG. It is a front view of 2nd Embodiment of the warning light concerning this invention. It is a side view of the warning light shown in FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the warning light shown in FIG. It is a front view of the warning light which can attach two screw shaft attachment pieces to one leg. It is a front view of another leg. FIG. 10 is a side view of the leg body of FIG. 9. It is a front view of another leg. It is a side view of the leg body of FIG. It is a front view of another leg. It is a side view of the leg of FIG. It is a front view of another casing. It is a front view of another casing. It is a front view of 3rd Embodiment of the warning light which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Warning light 2 Casing 2a Upper wall 2b Lower wall 2c Front wall 2d Rear wall 2e Left side wall 2f Right side wall 3 Light-emitting body 4 Leg body 5 Gutter-shaped body 6 Reflecting cylinder 7 Light emission part 8 Speaker 9 Speaker storage case 9a Circumferential wall 9b Rear Wall 9c Partition wall 10 Drive section 10a Output section 11 Sound emitting section 12 Drive section storage chamber 13 Central boss section 14 Center hole 14a Large diameter section 14b Medium diameter section 14c Small diameter section 15 Tubular body 15a Horn section 16 Tubular body 16a Horn Portion 17 Sound radiation port 18 Reflecting surface portion 19a Horn portion 20 Speaker opening 20 Sound emission port 21 Hole portion 22 Case mounting plate 22a Substrate portion 23a Hollow chamber 25 Fitting piece portion 26 Fitting groove 27 Through hole 28, 34 Screw member 28a Head Part 28b Shaft part 29 Upper wall 30 Lower wall 31a Side wall 32 Nut members 35, 35A, 35B Screw shaft attachment piece 35a Leg receiving piece part 35b Support piece part 35c Binding part 36 Screw shaft 37 Fixing tool 38 Recess 40 Substrate 41 Marking part 42 Swelling part 43 Marking panel 44 Case 50 Siren 50a Siren body 50b Leg 51 Siren storage case 51a Upper wall 51b Lower wall 51c Side wall 51d Side wall 52 Peripheral wall 53 Rear Wall 55 Sound outlet 56 Opening

Claims (7)

  A warning light provided with a horizontally long casing having at least both ends in the longitudinal direction as translucent light emitting parts, a light emitter housed in the light emitting part of the casing, and legs that support both ends in the longitudinal direction of the casing A warning light, characterized in that the leg is composed of a speaker storage case with a speaker inside.   2. The warning light according to claim 1, wherein the direction of the sound emission opening of the speaker in each speaker storage case is matched.   2. The warning light according to claim 1, wherein the direction of the sound outlet of the speaker in each speaker storage case is made different.   Each speaker storage case is provided with two speakers, and each speaker storage case has a sound outlet of one speaker facing forward and a sound outlet of the other speaker facing backward. The warning light of claim 1.   A warning light provided with a horizontally long casing having light-transmitting portions at least at both ends in the longitudinal direction, a light-emitting body housed in the light-emitting portion of the casing, and legs that support both ends in the longitudinal direction of the casing A warning light, characterized in that the leg is composed of a siren storage case with a built-in siren.   A warning light provided with a horizontally long casing having light-transmitting portions at least at both ends in the longitudinal direction, a light-emitting body housed in the light-emitting portion of the casing, and legs that support both ends in the longitudinal direction of the casing A warning light, characterized in that one of two legs is constituted by a speaker storage case with a built-in speaker, and the other is constituted by a siren storage case with a built-in siren. The casing has translucency over the entire length, and emits light from the light emitter from substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the casing.

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