JP2007308986A - Self-light emitting signpost - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-light emitting signpost capable of performing the sight line guiding function by its light emission for a long period even if it is repeatedly trampled by vehicles. <P>SOLUTION: Since a light emitting body 5 is fitted to a signpost through a mounting device capable of selecting one of light emitting directions, a proper light emitting direction can be selected for vehicle drivers for each installation position, and the sight line guiding function can be held for a long period to contribute to safe traveling. The mounting device 4 comprises a disk-like flat plate parts 41 in which through holes 42 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and at least one vertical wall 41 raised from the side end of the flat plate part 41. The mounting device is mounted on the vertical wall 43 while facing the light emitting body 5 outward. Anchor bolts A for fixing the base of the signpost to an installation surface GL are inserted into the mounting device. Consequently, the signpost can be so installed that the light emitting direction of the light emitting body 5 is appropriate for the vehicle drivers by properly selecting one through hole 42 among the through holes 42 formed in the mounting device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-luminous signpost used in a state of being fixed and arranged on a paved road surface for the purpose of lane centerline marking, lane guidance marking, traffic regulation guidance marking, or the like.

  Conventionally, various inventions related to the self-illuminating marker column have been proposed. For example, in Patent Document 1, a column body is hollow-molded by an elastic material so as to be bendable and recoverable, and a cap is formed at the opening end of the column body. A cylindrical head member is fitted and closed, and a reflector is projected and fixed in the center of the inner surface of the head member toward the inside of the column main body. A self-illuminating marker column is disclosed, which is an induction marker column that is provided with an opening window and reflects light from a light source installed in a case embedded in the lower part of the pedestal in a substantially right angle direction by a reflector to emit light from the opening window. Yes.

Utility Model Registration No. 2518880

  However, in the self-luminous indicator column described in Patent Document 1, a cap-shaped head member is fitted and closed at the end opening end of the column main body, and a reflector is provided at the center of the inner surface of the head member. Projected inward, fixed, provided with openings at multiple locations on the peripheral surface in the vicinity of the open end of the column body, and the light from the light source installed in the case embedded in the lower part of the pedestal was almost perpendicular to the reflector. The structure of the self-illuminating sign post for roads is complicated, and when it is stepped on a vehicle etc., the impact on the head of the pillar body is considerable. Because it becomes large, the reflector fixed at the center of the inner surface of the head member is deformed and the axis of light from the light source is shifted, or the reflector falls off, and should be provided in the self-luminous indicator column There is a concern that the line-of-sight guidance function due to light emission will not appear Not without.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and is intended to provide a self-illuminating marker column that can exhibit a gaze guidance function by light emission over a long period of time even when repeatedly stepped on a vehicle or the like. Is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
That is, the self-light-emitting sign pillar according to the present invention is provided with a solar battery and a light-emitting body that emits light by the electromotive force of the solar battery, attached to the sign pillar installed on the road surface. It is characterized by being attached to the marker column via a fixture that can select one light emitting direction.

  According to the present invention, since the light emitter is attached to the sign post via the fixture that can select one light emission direction from a plurality of light emission directions, an appropriate light emission direction for the vehicle driver for each installation location. Can be selected, and the gaze guidance function can be maintained over a long period of time, thereby contributing to safe driving.

  Further, in the present invention, the mounting tool includes a disk-shaped flat plate portion in which a plurality of through holes are formed at equal intervals, and at least one raised at a side end portion of the flat plate portion. A vertical wall, and the light emitter is attached to the vertical wall facing outward, and the base portion is installed in the through hole of the flat plate portion disposed between the base portion bottom surface and the installation surface of the sign post. You may make it insert the anchor bolt fixed to. In this way, the light emitting body can be installed in an appropriate direction for the vehicle driver as long as the through hole is appropriately selected from a plurality of through holes formed in the fixture. Therefore, it is possible to easily set the light emitting direction of the illuminant and to install the self-luminous marker column.

  Further, in the present invention, the fixture is attached to the side surface of the cylindrical body that is extrapolated to the pole portion of the marker column, and the solar cell is detachably attached to a plurality of concave portions provided in the upper portion of the seat. You may make it attach. In this way, it is possible to select an appropriate light emitting direction for the vehicle driver for each installation site, contribute to safe driving, and toward the south, where the solar cell easily receives sunlight. Since the solar cell can be attached to the recess, the light receiving efficiency is good, a large electromotive force is obtained, and the light emitter can emit light for a long time.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a self-luminous indicator column according to the present invention. (A) is an exploded perspective view, (B) is a partially cutaway front view, and FIG. FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the light-emitting marker column, in which (a) is a perspective view of the fixture, and (b) is a front view of the self-luminous marker column.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a pole body which is a cylindrical hollow body. A cap portion 2 is inserted from the upper end, and a base portion 3 is inserted from the lower end, and the cap portion 2 and the base portion 3 are attached to the pole body 1. The cap part 2 and the base part 3 may be attached by adhesion, ultrasonic fusion, or the like. However, it is preferable to perform rotary fusion so that the fusion part is not noticeable and can be firmly fused. As for the cap portion 2, the outer surface of the insertion portion 21 and the inner surface of the pole body 1 are in close contact with each other, and for the base portion 3, the lower end of the pole body 1 is inserted into a mounting groove (not shown) provided in the base portion 3. The parts are brought into close contact with each other and rotated by either or both of them being fused by frictional heat.

  Reflector R1, which is a reflective sheet, is attached to the upper part of the pole body 1 at two places over the entire circumference of the pole body 1 at an interval to improve visibility at night. In the present embodiment, the reflector R1 is attached to the pole body 1 before fusion, but may be attached after fusion. In addition, two reflectors R2 in which glass beads are embedded are also wound around the outer peripheral wall of the base portion 3 to further improve the visibility at night.

  The material forming the pole body 1 is preferably a polyurethane resin that is relatively easy to mold and has high resilience and durability against collision and stepping on the vehicle, but is not particularly limited. It is only necessary to be able to form a pole that can be bent and reconstructed by, for example, thermoplastic soft polyolefin, which is a thermoplastic synthetic resin having high ease of molding, resilience, durability, and various elastomers such as polyolefin and styrene. Can be used.

  As for the material used for forming the cap portion 2 and the base portion 3, a thermoplastic synthetic resin excellent in ease of molding, resilience, durability, etc. can be suitably used as in the pole body 1. The material is not limited and an appropriate material may be used. In addition, in integrating with the pole body 1 by fusion, it is preferable to use a material having compatibility with that used for forming the pole body 1, and if the same kind is used, it is resistant to external force and temperature change. Is more preferable.

  The base portion 3 has a circular flat pedestal shape, and three attachment holes 31 are formed in the vicinity of the periphery of the base portion 3 at an equal interval with a circumferential angle of 120 °.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes an attachment for attaching the light emitter 5 having the solar cell S and the two light emitting diodes D that emit light by the electromotive force of the solar cell S to the outside. The fixture 4 includes a disc-shaped flat plate portion 41 having the same diameter as the bottom surface of the base portion 3 of the marker column, and twelve through holes 42 are formed in the flat plate portion 41 in a circumferential manner at equal intervals. At the same time, two vertical walls 43 are provided at a position of 180 ° at the end of the fixture 4, and the vertical wall 43 and the mounting portion 51 formed on the back side of the light emitter 5 are fitted to each other, and the vertical wall 43 is perforated. The light emitter 5 is fixed to the fixture 4 by screwing screws N into the two screw holes provided and the two screw holes formed in the back surface of the light emitter 5.

  Of course, it is possible to provide one vertical wall 43 on the fixture 4 and attach the light emitter 5 to form a self-luminous indicator column.

  Next, attachment of the marker column to the installation surface GL will be described. First, the mounting bolt B, which is an anchor bolt, is inserted through the mounting hole 31 of the base portion 3 of the marker pillar and the through hole 42 of the flat plate portion 41 of the fixture 4. Then, the inserted mounting bolt B is screwed into the anchor nut A, and the mounting tool 4 is sandwiched between the bottom surface of the base portion 3 and the anchor nut A.

  Next, an embedding hole H is drilled in the installation surface GL so as to match the position of the anchor nut A attached to the self-luminous marker column, and the embedding hole H is filled with the adhesive 6. And if the said anchor nut A is inserted in this embedding hole H, and the adhesive agent 6 is solidified, the self-light-emitting type | mold marker pillar will be attached to the installation surface GL.

  By attaching in this way, it is possible to loosen the attachment bolt B and remove the self-luminous indicator column from the installation surface GL after attachment, and it is also possible to attach another self-luminous indicator column again.

  Since the flat plate portion 41 of the fixture 4 has twelve through holes 42 that are circumferentially formed at equal intervals, by selecting the through holes 42 arbitrarily, Even after the installation, the light emission direction of the light emitter 5 can be changed.

  In the above mounting method, the flat plate portion 41 of the fixture 4 is sandwiched in advance by the base portion 3 of the marker column and the anchor nut A, and the self-luminous marker column is attached to the installation surface GL, but only the anchor nut A is buried first. Then, the mounting bolt B was inserted into the mounting hole 1 of the base portion 3 and the through hole 42 of the flat plate portion 41 of the mounting tool 4 and the mounting bolt 2 was embedded and fixed. You may make it screw in the anchor nut A. FIG.

  The adhesive 6 is not particularly limited as long as it firmly adheres the anchor nut A and the embedding hole H. For example, a two-pack type epoxy adhesive may be used.

Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The shape is different from the above-described form, and the fixture 4 in this form has a cylindrical body, and an insertion hole 44 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the pole part 1 is provided in the center part, and the lower part thereof. Are protruded downward so that the plurality of thin plate-like convex pieces 45 are along the outer periphery of the pole portion 1.

  A plurality of recesses 46 are provided on the upper portion of the fixture 4 in a vehicle seat shape so that the solar battery S can be detachably attached. A connector part 47 having two holes through which two electrodes (not shown) projecting from the back surface of the solar cell S can be inserted and removed is formed on the bottom surface of the concave part 46. For example, a rubber packing is arranged around the two holes of the connector portion 47 so as to be substantially flush with the bottom surface of the concave portion 46 so that the waterproof structure is obtained with the electrodes of the solar cell S inserted. ing.

  Further, in the vicinity of the center of the side surface of the fixture 4, the light-emitting diodes D that emit light by the electromotive force of the solar cell S emit light in two directions on the left and right, two on the top and the bottom, respectively in the vehicle passage direction. Installed on.

  As for the attachment method of the marker body and the fixture 4, the fixture 4 is inserted from above the pole portion 1 until the lower end of the thin plate-like convex piece 45 comes into contact with the base portion 3 of the marker column. The metal band 7 is wound around the outer side of the thin plate-like convex piece 45 and the band 7 is tightened to attach the fixture 4 to the marker column.

  In the case where the solar cells S are not attached to all the concave portions 46 and dummy solar cells are attached to some of the concave portions 46, the sunlight can be efficiently obtained even after the fixture 4 is once attached to the marker column. It is easy to replace the solar cell S in the concave portion 46 in the south position that can receive light, the light receiving efficiency is good, a large electromotive force is obtained, and the light emitting diode D can emit light for a long time. Benefit from cost.

  According to the self-illuminating marker column according to the present invention, the light emitter is attached to the marker column via a fixture capable of selecting one emission direction from a plurality of emission directions. Therefore, it can be suitably used as a self-illuminating marker column that can select an appropriate light emitting direction and can maintain a line-of-sight guidance function for a long period of time and contribute to safe driving.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a self-luminous marker column according to the present invention, in which (A) is an exploded perspective view and (B) is a partially cutaway front view. FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the self-luminous indicator column according to the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view of a fixture, and (B) is a front view of the self-luminous indicator column.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pole main body 2 Cap part 3 Base part 31 Attachment hole 4 Attachment tool 41 Flat plate part 42 Through hole 43 Vertical wall 44 Insertion hole 45 Thin plate-like convex piece 46 Concave part 47 Connector part 5 Light emitter 51 Attachment part 6 Adhesive 7 Band A Anchor Nut B Mounting bolt D Light emitting diode GL Installation surface H Embedded hole N Screw R1, R2 Reflector S Solar cell

Claims (3)

  A solar cell and a light emitter that emits light by the electromotive force of the solar cell are attached to a sign post installed on the road surface, and the light emitter is attached via a fixture that can select one light emission direction from a plurality of light emission directions. A self-luminous signpost that is attached to a signpost.   The fixture includes a disk-shaped flat plate portion in which a plurality of through holes are circumferentially formed at equal intervals, and at least one vertical wall raised at a side end portion of the flat plate portion, An anchor bolt for fixing the base portion to the installation surface in a through hole of a flat plate portion disposed between the bottom surface of the base of the marker pillar and the installation surface, with the light emitter attached to the vertical wall facing outward. The self-luminous marker pillar according to claim 1, wherein is inserted.   The fixture is configured such that a light emitter is attached to a side surface of a cylindrical body extrapolated to a pole portion of a sign post, and a solar cell is detachably attached to a plurality of recesses provided in a seat shape on the upper portion. 2. The self-luminous label pillar according to claim 1, wherein