JP2009127302A - Braille member and guide block - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a braille member which contributes to cost reduction, and prevents deterioration of a light emitting material and degradation of the luminance of light emitted from the light emitting material, and to provide a guide block. <P>SOLUTION: The braille member 1 is formed of a translucent cover member 2 which is made of a translucent material and has a recess 4 formed in a bottom surface thereof 2a, and at least one light emitting member 3 which is made of a light emitting material obtained by dispersing a luminous pigment and/or a fluorescent pigment in the translucent material, and set in the recess 4. The guide block 21 is set up by arranging the plurality of braille members 1 side by side on a sheet material 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a guide block installed in a sidewalk, a station premises, a public facility, a building, or the like and a Braille member used therefor for safely guiding a visually impaired person.

As this type of conventional technology, [1] a luminous pigment used in a guidance marker for a visually impaired person and formed by a resin for a visually impaired person, the content ratio of which is 10 to 15% by mass; In addition, a Braille font for visually handicapped persons characterized in that it contains a color pigment with a content ratio of 5% by mass or less and the remainder is a resin (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-16170 (Claim 1, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, etc.)

[2] In a guide block having a Braille convex portion on the surface of the plate, 10 to 90% of the central portion of the Braille convex portion is a daylight portion made of rubber or resin containing 1 to 20% of a phosphorescent agent. A guide block in which the other part is a reinforcing part made of rubber or resin is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2006-219931 A (Claim 1, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, etc.)

  However, the above-mentioned [1] Braille 障害 for the visually impaired has a problem that the cost is high because many expensive phosphorescent pigments are required.

  In the guide block of [2], the top surface of the livestock portion of the convex part for Braille is exposed, and therefore there is a problem that the phosphorescent portion is likely to be deteriorated by rainwater or the like in actual use. Further, there is a problem that the top surface of the phosphorescent portion is easily damaged by the passage of pedestrians, bicycles, automobiles, and the like, and the luminance of the light emitted from the phosphorescent portion is liable to decrease due to this scratch.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances and problems as described above, and can reduce costs and braille that can prevent deterioration of the light emitting material and decrease in luminance of light emitted from the light emitting material. An object is to provide a member and a guide block.

  A Braille member according to the first invention for achieving the above object comprises a translucent cover material made of a translucent material and provided with a recess on the bottom surface, and a phosphorescent pigment and / or a fluorescent pigment dispersed in the translucent material. And at least one luminescent material provided in the recess.

  In the Braille member according to the second aspect of the present invention, at least one projecting portion projecting downward is provided in the concave portion so that a lower end surface thereof is flush with a bottom surface of the translucent cover material.

  A Braille member according to a third invention is provided with at least one through hole penetrating in the vertical direction in the light emitting material, and projecting at least one fixing convex portion on a peripheral surface of the through hole or the protruding portion, The light emitting material is fixed to the concave portion by inserting the protruding portion into the through hole against the light emitting material and / or the elastic force of the protruding portion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a braille member is provided with a notch at least in the vicinity of the fixing convex portion on the bottom surface of the light emitting material.

  In the Braille member according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a base material is provided in the recess, and the light emitting material is provided on the base material.

  A Braille member according to a sixth aspect is obtained by placing at least one light emitting sheet obtained by laminating the light emitting material on a base material on the base material with the light emitting material facing upward.

  A Braille member according to a seventh aspect is obtained by laminating at least one light emitting seal in which the light emitting material is laminated on a base material and an adhesive is laminated under the base material on the base material.

  The Braille member according to the eighth invention is provided with at least one projecting portion projecting downward so that a lower end surface thereof is flush with a bottom surface of the translucent cover material, and penetrates the base material in the vertical direction. At least one through hole is provided, and at least one fixing convex portion is provided on the peripheral surface of the through hole or the protruding portion, and the protruding portion is resistant to the elastic force of the base material and / or the protruding portion. Then, the base material is fixed to the concave portion by being inserted into the through hole.

  A Braille member according to a ninth aspect is provided with a notch portion at least in the vicinity of the fixing convex portion on the bottom surface of the base material.

  A Braille member according to a tenth invention is provided with a plurality of anti-slip protrusions or anti-slip recesses on the exposed surface exposed when the translucent cover material is placed on the installation surface, spaced apart from each other. It is.

  Moreover, the induction | guidance | derivation block which concerns on 11th invention arranges the braille member which concerns on any 1st-10th invention on the sheet | seat material in parallel.

  A guide block according to a twelfth aspect of the invention is that the sheet material is Japanese paper.

  A guide block according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the light transmission cover material, wherein the plurality of braille members according to any of the first to tenth aspects of the invention are arranged in the surface direction of the sheet portion formed in a sheet shape. The translucent cover material is integrated with at least the sheet portion so that the bottom surface thereof is flush with the lower surface of the sheet portion.

  A guide block according to a fourteenth invention is obtained by pasting the guide block according to the thirteenth invention on a base sheet material.

  According to the first, eleventh and thirteenth inventions, the phosphorescent pigment and / or the fluorescent pigment need only be contained in the luminescent material, so that the cost can be reduced. In addition, since the light emitting material is provided in the concave portion of the light transmitting cover material, the light emitting material is not easily deteriorated during actual use, and light emission from the light emitting material can be visually recognized through the light transmitting cover material at night. Can do. Furthermore, since the light emitting material provided in the recess is not damaged during actual use, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the luminance of light emitted from the light emitting material.

  According to the second invention, due to the presence of the protruding portion, it is possible to make the translucent cover material difficult to bend downward when a load is applied to the Braille member in actual use, so that the light emitting material provided in the recess is broken, cracked, Peeling and peeling can be prevented.

  According to the third invention, the protrusion of the translucent cover material can be inserted into the through hole against the elastic force of the light emitting material and / or the protrusion due to the presence of the fixing convex portion. Can be fixed easily.

  According to the fourth invention, the inner portion of the notch portion in the light emitting material can be easily bent outward, so that the protruding portion can be smoothly inserted through the through hole.

  According to the fifth invention, since the light emitting material is provided on the base material, the light emitting material can be supported at a predetermined height in the recess without fear of dropping.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the braille member can be easily manufactured because it is only necessary to place the light emitting sheet in which the light emitting material is laminated on the base material on the base material.

  According to the seventh aspect, since the light emitting seal can be attached in advance on the base material, there is no possibility that the light emitting seal will fall off the base material when the base material is fixed to the concave portion of the translucent cover material. .

  According to the eighth invention, the protrusion of the translucent cover material can be inserted into the through hole against the elastic force of the base and / or the protrusion due to the presence of the fixing convex portion. Can be fixed easily.

  According to the ninth aspect, since the inner portion of the notch portion in the base material can be easily bent outward, the protruding portion can be smoothly inserted through the through hole.

  According to the tenth aspect, due to the presence of the plurality of anti-slip convex portions or anti-slip concave portions, it is possible to prevent slipping when passing over the Braille member in actual use.

  According to the eleventh invention, the visually impaired person is safely guided by touching a plurality of braille members on the sheet material with a white cane or the like. For a healthy person, at night, light emitted from the light emitting material can be visually recognized through the light transmitting cover material of the plurality of braille members, so that the meaning represented by the guide block can be grasped.

  According to the twelfth invention, since the sheet material is cheap Japanese paper, the cost of the induction block can be further reduced, and the induction block sheet can be applied to the coating material such as paint and mortar applied on the installation surface. When the material is embedded, the coating material is easily impregnated into the sheet material.

  According to the thirteenth invention, the visually handicapped person is safely guided by touching a plurality of braille members in the guide block with a white cane or the like. For a healthy person, at night, light emitted from the light emitting material can be visually recognized through the light transmitting cover material of the plurality of braille members, so that the meaning represented by the guide block can be grasped. Moreover, since the translucent cover material of a some braille member is integrated with at least the sheet | seat part, there is no possibility that a braille member may drop | omit from a guidance block.

  According to the fourteenth invention, the presence of the base sheet material can improve the strength of the entire guide block, and can prevent the light emitting material from falling off the guide block.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the Braille member 1 according to the first embodiment includes a translucent cover material 2 and a light emitting material 3.

  The translucent cover material 2 is made of a translucent material, and has a circular shape in plan view and a substantially trapezoidal shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The bottom surface 2a of the translucent cover material 2 is provided with a recess 4 having a circular cross section and a concave longitudinal section. A slope 4 b is formed around the ceiling surface 4 a of the recess 4. Although the slope 4b is not essential, if the slope 4b is formed, the translucent cover member 2 can be prevented from being broken due to stress concentration around the ceiling surface 4a of the recess 4. In addition, the substantially circular arc shape etc. may be sufficient as the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the translucent cover material 2. FIG. The cross-sectional shape of the recess 4 may be elliptical, polygonal, or the like, and the vertical cross-sectional shape of the recess 4 may be substantially arcuate.

  Examples of the translucent material include translucent synthetic resin, translucent rubber, translucent ceramic, and the like. The term “translucent” here means transparent or translucent.

  Examples of the translucent synthetic resin include polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate. Examples of the translucent rubber include urethane rubber and silicone rubber. Examples of the translucent ceramic include silicate glass.

  The luminescent material 3 is composed of a luminescent material in which at least one of a phosphorescent pigment and a fluorescent pigment is dispersed in an appropriate ratio in a light-transmitting material similar to the above as a base material (matrix). The light emitting material 3 is formed in a disc shape in accordance with the shape of the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2, and is fixed by being fitted into the concave portion 4. The light emitting material 3 may be fixed to the concave portion 4 by ultrasonic welding, adhesion with a translucent adhesive, or the like.

  Examples of the phosphorescent pigment include aluminate-based phosphorescent pigments and zinc sulfide-based phosphorescent pigments. This phosphorescent pigment absorbs and accumulates light energy of sunlight or artificial light and emits phosphorescence.

  Examples of fluorescent pigments include acrylic resin fluorescent pigments. This fluorescent pigment emits fluorescence when irradiated with ultraviolet rays or visible light.

  The light incident on the translucent cover material 2 passes through the translucent cover material 2 and is irradiated on the light emitting material 3. The light irradiated to the light emitting material 3 is transmitted through a light transmitting material as a base material of the light emitting material 3 and irradiated to a luminous pigment and / or a fluorescent pigment dispersed in the light transmitting material. The luminescent material 3 emits light by phosphorescence from the accumulated pigment and / or fluorescence from the fluorescent pigment. The light emitted from the light emitting material 3 passes through the translucent cover material 2.

  According to the braille member 1 configured as described above, the phosphorescent pigment and / or the fluorescent pigment need only be contained in the luminescent material 3, which has the advantage that the cost can be reduced. Further, since the light emitting material 3 is provided in the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2, the light emitting material 3 is not easily deteriorated during actual use, and the light emitting material 3 is transmitted through the translucent cover material 2 at night. There is an advantage that light emission by can be visually recognized. Furthermore, since the light emitting material 3 provided in the recess 4 is not damaged during actual use, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the luminance of the light emitted from the light emitting material 3 from being lowered.

[Second Embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide block 21 according to the second embodiment is a dotted block representing “caution”, and the plurality of braille members 1 of the first embodiment are arranged on the sheet material 22. It is set.

  The sheet material 22 is made of synthetic resin, rubber, ceramic, paper, or the like, and is formed in a square shape. The sheet material 22 can be formed to, for example, “300 mm × 300 mm × 1 mm”, but the size, thickness, shape, and material of the sheet material 22 are not particularly limited.

  On the sheet material 22, 25 Braille members 1 are spaced apart from each other by several tens of mm in the row direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 5) and the column direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5) in the surface direction of the sheet material 22. The braille members 1 are bonded to the sheet material 22 with an adhesive.

  The Braille member 1 may be fixed on the sheet material 22 by ultrasonic welding or the like. The meaning represented by the guide block 21 is not limited to “caution”, and the number of braille members 1 used, the arrangement form, the mutual interval, and the like can be set according to the meaning represented by the guide block 21. Therefore, the number of Braille members 1 used may be 24 or less or 26 or more. Further, together with the plurality of braille members 1, the light emitting material 3 is provided without forming the concave portions 4 in the plurality of braille members and the light transmitting cover material 2 in which the light emitting material 3 is not provided in the concave portions 4 of the light transmitting cover material 2. A plurality of braille members that are not present or a plurality of conventionally known braille members may be arranged in parallel on the sheet material 22 in an appropriate arrangement form and mutually spaced apart.

  In actual use of the guide block 21 configured as described above, the guide block 21 is placed on the installation surface in the sidewalk, station, public facility, building, etc. with the Braille member 1 facing upward. To do. In the guide block 21, since the Braille member 1 is used, there exists an advantage similar to 1st Embodiment. A visually impaired person is safely guided by touching the plurality of braille members 1 on the sheet material 22 with a white cane or the like. For the healthy person, since light emitted from the light emitting material 3 can be visually recognized through the light transmitting cover material 2 of the plurality of braille members 1 at night, there is an advantage that the meaning of “caution” or the like represented by the guide block 21 can be grasped. is there.

  Here, when the sheet material 22 is an inexpensive Japanese paper, the cost of the induction block 21 can be further reduced, and the sheet material of the induction block 21 is applied to a coating material such as paint or mortar applied on the installation surface. There is an advantage that the coating material is easily impregnated into the sheet material 22 when the material 22 is embedded.

[Third Embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the Braille member 31 according to the third embodiment is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, but the translucent cover material 2 and the light emission are different in shape from the first embodiment. A material 3 is provided.

  The translucent cover member 2 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and a longitudinal section in the longitudinal direction and a longitudinal section in the lateral direction are formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape. The bottom surface 2a of the translucent cover member 2 is provided with a recess 4 having a rectangular cross section and a concave longitudinal section. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a slope 4 b is formed around the ceiling surface 4 a of the recess 4 to prevent the translucent cover material 2 from being broken due to stress concentration. The longitudinal cross-sectional shape in the longitudinal direction and / or the longitudinal cross-sectional shape in the short-side direction of the translucent cover material 2 may be a substantially arc shape or the like. The cross-sectional shape of the recess 4 may be elliptical, polygonal, or the like, and the vertical cross-sectional shape of the recess 4 may be substantially arcuate.

  The light emitting material 3 is formed in a rectangular plate shape according to the shape of the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2, and is fixed by fitting into the concave portion 4. The light emitting material 3 may be fixed to the concave portion 4 by ultrasonic welding, adhesion with a translucent adhesive, or the like.

  Since the Braille member 21 configured as described above is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, it has the same advantages as in the first embodiment.

[Fourth Embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the guide block 41 according to the fourth embodiment is a linear block representing the “traveling direction”, and in the second embodiment, instead of the braille member 1, the guide block 41 is used for the end portion. A plurality of braille members 31 of the third embodiment and a plurality of braille members 32 for the intermediate portion configured in the same manner are used.

  In the braille member 31 for the end portion, as shown in FIG. 7, the angle formed by the inclined surface 2c and the bottom surface 2a at one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the translucent cover material 2 is approximately 75 °, The angle formed by the slope 2d and the bottom surface 2a at the other end is approximately 45 °.

  In the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion, as shown in FIG. 12, the angle formed by the inclined surface 2c and the bottom surface 2a at the one end portion and the angle formed by the inclined surface 2d and the bottom surface 2a at the other end portion are approximately 75 °. It is said that.

  In the row direction in the surface direction of the sheet material 22 (lateral direction in FIG. 10), a plurality of braille members 31 for end portions are arranged at intervals of several tens of millimeters, and a plurality of intermediate portion portions are disposed. Braille members 32 are arranged at intervals of several tens of millimeters.

  In the row direction in the surface direction of the sheet material 22 (vertical direction in FIG. 10), the two braille members 31 for the end portions are arranged so that the inclined surfaces 2c of the one end portions face each other with a gap therebetween. At the same time, a braille member 32 for the intermediate portion is disposed between the two braille members 31 so as to be adjacent thereto.

  On the sheet material 22, eight braille members 31 for end portions and four braille members 32 for intermediate portions are arranged in “3 rows × 4 columns”, and each braille member 31, 32 is a sheet material. 22 is bonded with an adhesive.

  The Braille members 31 and 32 may be fixed on the sheet material 22 by ultrasonic welding or the like. The meaning represented by the guide block 41 is not limited to the “traveling direction”, and the number of braille members 31 and 32 used, the arrangement form, the mutual interval, and the like can be set according to the meaning represented by the guide block 41. Therefore, the number of Braille members 31 for end portions may be 7 or less, or 9 or more, and the number of Braille members 32 for intermediate portions may be 3 or less, or 5 or more. .

  Here, as in this embodiment, the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion is arranged between the two braille members 31 for the end portion in a state adjacent to them, that is, the braille member 31 for the end portion is disposed. The angle formed by the inclined surface 2c and the bottom surface 2a at one end, the angle formed by the inclined surface 2c and the bottom surface 2a of the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion, and the inclined surface at the other end of the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion If the angle formed between 2d and the bottom surface 2a is more than 45 ° and less than 90 °, the width of the groove formed between the braille member 31 for the end portion and the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion is made smaller. can do. Further, the angle formed by the end surface and the bottom surface 2a at the one end of the braille member 31 for the end, the angle formed by the end surface and the bottom surface 2a at the one end of the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion, and the braille for the intermediate portion. If the angle formed by the end surface and the bottom surface 2a at the other end of the member 32 is 90 °, the braille member 31 for the end portion and the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion are abutted without forming a groove. Can do.

  Between the two braille members 31 for the end portion, a plurality of braille members 32 for the intermediate portion are arranged adjacent to each other along the row direction in the surface direction of the sheet material 22 (vertical direction in FIG. 10). May be. Further, together with the plurality of braille members 31 and 32, the light emitting material 3 is formed without forming the recesses 4 in the plurality of braille members and the light transmitting cover material 2 in which the light emitting material 3 is not provided in the recesses 4 of the light transmitting cover material 2. A plurality of braille members that are not provided, or a plurality of conventionally known braille members may be arranged side by side on the sheet material 22 in an appropriate arrangement form and mutually spaced apart. Further, instead of the Braille member 31 for the end portion and the Braille member 32 for the intermediate portion, an angle formed by the inclined surface 2c and the bottom surface 2a at the one end portion, and an angle formed by the inclined surface 2d and the bottom surface 2a at the other end portion. A Braille member having an angle of 45 ° or less may be used.

  In actual use of the guide block 41 configured as described above, the guide block 41 is placed with the braille members 31 and 32 facing upward on the installation surface in the sidewalk, station, public facility, building, or the like. Place. In the guide block 41, since the Braille members 31 and 32 are used, there exists an advantage similar to 3rd Embodiment. A visually impaired person is safely guided by touching the plurality of braille members 31 and 32 on the sheet material 22 with a white cane or the like. For a healthy person, since light emitted from the light emitting material 3 can be visually recognized through the light transmitting cover material 2 of the plurality of braille members 31 and 32 at night, it is possible to grasp the meaning such as “traveling direction” represented by the guide block 41. There is an advantage.

[Fifth Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 13, the Braille member 51 according to the fifth embodiment has a semicircular longitudinal cross-sectional shape on the exposed surface 2b exposed when the translucent cover member 2 is placed on the installation surface in the first embodiment. A plurality of anti-slip convex portions 52 are provided at intervals.

  The longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the anti-slip convex portion 52 may be an arc shape or the like. Instead of the anti-slip protrusions 52, a plurality of anti-slip recesses (not shown) whose longitudinal cross-sectional shape is formed in a semicircular shape or an arc shape are spaced apart from each other on the exposed surface 2b of the translucent cover material 2 May be provided open. The range in which the anti-slip convex portion 52 or the anti-slip concave portion is provided may be the entire exposed surface 2b of the translucent cover material 2 or only a part thereof. The technique described in this embodiment can also be applied to the techniques described in the second to fourth embodiments in addition to the first embodiment.

  According to the Braille member 51 configured as described above, in addition to the same advantages as those of the first embodiment, there is an advantage that slipping when passing over the Braille member 51 can be prevented in actual use.

[Sixth Embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the Braille member 61 according to the sixth embodiment is such that, in the first embodiment, the lower end surface 62 a of the translucent cover material 2 is formed on the ceiling surface 4 a of the recess 4 of the translucent cover material 2. A protrusion 62 that protrudes downward is provided so as to be flush with the bottom surface 2a.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the protruding portion 62 protrudes in a columnar shape from the center of the ceiling surface 4 a of the recess 4. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, a through hole 63 penetrating in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the light emitting material 3. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the light emitting material 3 is fixed by inserting the protruding portion 62 of the translucent cover material 2 into the through hole 63 and fitting it into the concave portion 4.

  The light emitting material 3 may be fixed to the concave portion 4 by ultrasonic welding, adhesion with a translucent adhesive, or the like. A plurality of protruding portions 62 may be provided at appropriate positions in the concave portion 4 with appropriate cross-sectional shapes. When projecting the plurality of projecting portions 62, the plurality of through holes 63 may be provided in the light emitting material 3 according to the projecting positions and the cross-sectional shape. The technique described in this embodiment can also be applied to the techniques described in the second to fifth embodiments in addition to the first embodiment.

  According to the braille member 61 configured as described above, in addition to the same advantages as those of the first embodiment, the translucent cover material 2 is lowered by the presence of the protruding portion 62 when a load is applied to the braille member 61 in actual use. Since it can be made difficult to bend, there is an advantage that the light emitting material 3 provided in the recess 4 can be prevented from being damaged.

[Seventh Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 18, the Braille member 71 according to the seventh embodiment is provided with a light emitting material 73 on the ceiling surface 4 a of the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2 instead of the light emitting material 3 in the sixth embodiment. Is.

  The light-emitting material 73 is made of a light-emitting paint (light-emitting material) in which at least one of a phosphorescent pigment and a fluorescent pigment is dispersed in an appropriate ratio in a light-transmitting paint (light-transmitting material). It is applied to 4a.

  As in the case of the bulk (bulk) light-emitting material 3, the light incident on the light-transmitting cover material 2 passes through the light-transmitting cover material 2 and is applied to the light-emitting material 73. The light applied to the light emitting material 73 is transmitted through a light-transmitting paint as a base material of the light emitting material 73 and is applied to the luminous pigment and / or the fluorescent pigment dispersed in the light-transmitting paint. The light emitting material 73 emits light by phosphorescence from the accumulated pigment and / or fluorescence from the fluorescent pigment. The light emitted from the light emitting material 73 is transmitted through the translucent cover material 2.

  The application range of the light emitting material 73 may be the entire surface of the recess 4 or a part of the recess 4 such as the ceiling surface 4a. The light emitting material 73 may be applied after applying an appropriate primer (undercoat paint) for improving adhesion to the recess 4. The technique described in this embodiment can also be applied to the techniques described in the first to fifth embodiments in addition to the sixth embodiment.

  According to the Braille member 71 configured as described above, in addition to the same advantages as those of the first embodiment, the translucent cover material 2 is lowered by the presence of the protruding portion 62 when a load is applied to the Braille member 71 in actual use. Since it can be made difficult to bend, there is an advantage that the light emitting material 73 provided in the recess 4 can be prevented from being cracked, peeled off or peeled off.

[Eighth Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 19, the guide block 81 according to the eighth embodiment is a dotted block representing “caution” as in the second embodiment, and the guide block 82 is pasted on the base sheet material 83. Is.

  In the sixth embodiment, the guide block 82 is configured such that the bottom surface 2a of the translucent cover member 2 is flush with the lower surface 84a of the sheet portion 84 in a state where a plurality of braille members 61 are arranged in the surface direction of the sheet portion 84. In addition, the translucent cover material 2 is integrated with the sheet portion 84.

  The sheet portion 84 is formed in a sheet shape and is integrally formed with the translucent cover material 2 of the plurality of braille members 61.

  The guide block 82 is formed in a square shape. The size of the guide block 82 can be formed, for example, “300 mm × 300 mm”, and the thickness of the sheet portion 84 can be formed, for example, “1 mm”. The thickness is not particularly limited.

  In the guide block 82, the 25 braille members 61 are spaced from each other by several tens of millimeters in the row direction (lateral direction in FIG. 19) and the column direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 19) in the surface direction of the sheet portion 84. Are arranged in “5 rows × 5 columns”. The guide block 82 is bonded to the base sheet material 83 with an adhesive.

  The guide block 82 may be affixed on the base sheet material 83 by ultrasonic welding or the like. The meaning represented by the guide block 82 is not limited to “attention”, and the number of braille members 61, the arrangement form, the mutual interval, and the like can be set according to the meaning represented by the guide block 82. Therefore, the number of braille members 61 may be 24 or less or 26 or more. Further, together with the plurality of braille members 61, a plurality of braille members in which the light emitting material 3 is not provided in the recess 4 of the translucent cover material 2, or the light emitting material 3 without forming the recess 4 in the light transmitting cover material 2. A plurality of braille members that are not provided may be integrated with the sheet portion 84 in a state in which the braille members are arranged in the plane direction of the sheet portion 84 with an appropriate arrangement form and mutual spacing.

  Although the base sheet material 83 is not essential, if the guide block 82 is pasted on the base sheet material 83, the strength of the entire guide block 82 can be improved and light is emitted due to the presence of the base sheet material 83. There is an advantage that the material 3 can be prevented from falling off from the guide block 82.

  Furthermore, the technique described in this embodiment can be applied to the techniques described in the first embodiment, the third embodiment, the fifth embodiment, and the seventh embodiment in addition to the sixth embodiment. When the technique described in this embodiment is applied to the technique described in the third embodiment, the Braille members 31 and 32 of the third embodiment are used instead of the Braille member 61, and “ A guide block as a linear block representing the “traveling direction” can be configured. In this case, the translucent cover material 2 of the plurality of Braille members 31 and 32 arranged in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment is integrated with the sheet portion 84 and the translucent cover material 2 of the adjacent Braille members 31 and 32. That's fine.

  In actual use of the guide block 81 configured as described above, the guide block 81 is mounted on the installation surface in the sidewalk, station, public facility, building, etc. with the base sheet material 83 facing downward. Put. In the guide block 82 in the guide block 81, since the some braille member 61 is used, there exists an advantage similar to 6th Embodiment. A visually impaired person is safely guided by touching the plurality of braille members 61 in the guide block 82 with a white cane or the like. For the healthy person, since light emitted from the light emitting material 3 can be visually recognized through the light transmitting cover material 2 of the plurality of braille members 61 at night, there is an advantage that the meaning of “caution” or the like represented by the guide block 82 can be grasped. is there. Further, since the translucent cover material 2 of the plurality of braille members 61 is integrated with the sheet portion 84, there is an advantage that the braille members 61 are not likely to drop off from the guide block 82.

[Ninth Embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 20 to 23, in the Braille member 91 according to the ninth embodiment, a base material 92 is provided in the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2 instead of the light emitting material 3 in the sixth embodiment. A light emitting material 95 is provided on a base material 92 through a base 94 of a light emitting sheet 93.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the center part of the recessed part 4 is formed in the concave shape dented upward, and the upper ceiling surface 4c is further provided inside the ceiling surface 4a. At the center of the upper ceiling surface 4 c, a protruding portion 62 that protrudes downward is provided so that the lower end surface 62 a is flush with the bottom surface 2 a of the translucent cover material 2. Around the upper ceiling surface 4c, a slope 4d is formed to prevent the translucent cover material 2 from being broken due to stress concentration.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 to 25, the base material 92 includes a base part 96 formed in a disk shape and a convex part 97 provided so as to protrude upward at the center of the base part 96. Yes. A through hole 63 penetrating in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the base material 92, and two fixing convex portions 98 are protruded from the lower portion of the through hole 63 so as to face each other. Examples of the material of the base material 92 include synthetic resin, rubber, ceramic, and the like.

  The light emitting material 95 is composed of a light emitting ink (light emitting material) in which at least one of a phosphorescent pigment and a fluorescent pigment is dispersed in a light transmitting ink (light transmitting material). As shown in FIG. 23, the light emitting sheet 93 includes an annular base material 94 and a light emitting material 95 laminated thereon. As shown in FIGS. 20 and 23, the light emitting sheet 93 is placed on the base portion 96 of the base material 92 with the light emitting material 95 facing upward.

  The base material 92 is fixed to the recess 4 by inserting the protruding portion 62 of the translucent cover material 2 into the through hole 63 against the elastic force of at least one of the base material 92 and the protruding portion 62. The base material 92 may be fixed to the concave portion 4 by ultrasonic welding, adhesion with a translucent adhesive, or the like. However, if the fixing convex portion 98 is provided in the through hole 63, the base material 92 is provided. There is an advantage that can be easily fixed to the recess 4. The fixing convex portions 98 may protrude from the peripheral surface of the protruding portion 62, and the number of the fixing convex portions 98 may be one or three or more.

  Here, as in this embodiment, if a notch 99 is provided at least in the vicinity of the fixing projection 98 on the bottom surface 92a of the base 92, the inner portion of the notch 99 in the base 92 is bent outward. Since it can make it easy, there exists an advantage that the protrusion part 62 can be smoothly inserted by the through-hole 63. FIG. In this embodiment, the notch 99 is formed in an annular shape outside the through-hole 63. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of the notch 99 having an appropriate shape is set in the vicinity of the fixing convex part 98. You may provide according to.

  According to the Braille member 91 configured as described above, since the light emitting material 95 is provided on the base material 92, there is an advantage that the light emitting material 95 can be supported at a predetermined height in the recess 4 without fear of dropping. . Further, since the light emitting sheet 93 obtained by laminating the light emitting material 95 on the base 94 only needs to be placed on the base material 92, there is an advantage that the Braille member 91 can be easily manufactured. Further, if the protrusion 62 is provided in the recess 4, the translucent cover material 2 can be hardly bent downward due to the presence of the protrusion 62 when a load is applied to the Braille member 91 in actual use. There is an advantage that damage or the like of the light emitting material 95 can be prevented.

  Note that a plurality of projecting portions 62 may be provided in a suitable position in the concave portion 4 with a suitable cross-sectional shape. When projecting the plurality of projecting portions 62, a plurality of through holes 63 may be provided in the base material 92 in accordance with the projecting positions and the cross-sectional shape. In addition to the sixth embodiment, the technique described in this embodiment can also be applied to the techniques described in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the fifth embodiment, and the eighth embodiment. Furthermore, instead of the light emitting sheet 93, a light emitting material 73 made of a light emitting paint as in the seventh embodiment may be applied on the base material 92. The light emitting material 73 composed of the light emitting paint may be applied after applying an appropriate primer on the base material 92 for improving the adhesion.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 26, a light emitting seal 93B including an annular base material 94, a light emitting material 95 laminated thereon, and an adhesive 100 laminated under the base material 94 is provided with a base material 92. It may be pasted on top. If the light emitting seal 93 </ b> B is pasted on the base material 92 in advance, there is an advantage that the light emitting seal 93 </ b> B does not fall off the base material 92 when the base material 92 is fixed to the recess 4 of the translucent cover material 2. .

[Tenth embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 27, the guide block 101 according to the tenth embodiment is a punctiform block representing “caution” as in the second embodiment. A plurality of braille members 91 according to the ninth embodiment are arranged side by side on the sheet material 22.

  Since the guide block 101 configured as described above is configured in the same manner as the second embodiment using the Braille member 91, there is an advantage similar to that of the ninth embodiment and the second embodiment.

  A plurality of braille members that are not provided with the base material 92 and the light emitting material 3 in the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2 together with the plural braille members 91, and the concave portion 4 is not formed in the translucent cover material 2 in the first place. A plurality of braille members not provided with the material 92 and the light emitting material 3 or the like, or a plurality of conventionally known braille members may be arranged in parallel on the sheet material 22 at an appropriate arrangement type and a mutual interval. In addition, the techniques described in the ninth embodiment and the second embodiment can be applied to the technique described in this embodiment as necessary.

[Eleventh embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the Braille member 111 according to the eleventh embodiment is obtained by applying the technique described in the ninth embodiment to the technique described in the third embodiment. Instead of the light emitting material 3, a base material 92 is provided in the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2, and a light emitting material 95 is provided on the base material 92 via a base material 94 of the light emitting sheet 93.

  As shown in FIG. 28, the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the center part of the recessed part 4 is formed in the concave shape dented upward, and the upper ceiling surface 4c is further provided inside the ceiling surface 4a. In the center of the upper ceiling surface 4c, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 30, the lower end surface 62a protrudes downward so as to be flush with the bottom surface 2a of the translucent cover member 2, and the longitudinal direction of the translucent cover member 2 The protrusion part 62 extended along is provided. Around the upper ceiling surface 4c, a slope 4d is formed to prevent the translucent cover material 2 from being broken due to stress concentration.

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 31, the base material 92 has a base part 96 formed in a rectangular plate shape, and projects upward in the center of the base part 96 and extends along the longitudinal direction of the base part 96. And a convex portion 97 provided on the surface. A through hole 63 penetrating in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the base material 92, and four fixing convex portions 98 are provided so as to be opposed to each other at the lower part of the through hole 63. .

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the light emitting sheet 93 includes a rectangular base 94 and a light emitting material 95 laminated thereon. Two light emitting sheets 93 are placed on the base portion 96 of the base material 92 with the light emitting material 95 facing upward.

  The base material 92 is fixed to the recess 4 by inserting the protruding portion 62 of the translucent cover material 2 into the through hole 63 against the elastic force of at least one of the base material 92 and the protruding portion 62. The base material 92 may be fixed to the concave portion 4 by ultrasonic welding, adhesion with a translucent adhesive, or the like. However, if the fixing convex portion 98 is provided in the through hole 63, the base material 92 is provided. There is an advantage that can be easily fixed to the recess 4. The fixing convex portions 98 may protrude from the peripheral surface of the protruding portion 62, and the number of the fixing convex portions 98 may be three or less, or five or more.

  Note that a plurality of projecting portions 62 may be provided in a suitable position in the concave portion 4 with a suitable cross-sectional shape. When projecting the plurality of projecting portions 62, a plurality of through holes 63 may be provided in the base material 92 in accordance with the projecting positions and the cross-sectional shape. In addition to the third embodiment, the technique described in this embodiment can also be applied to the techniques described in the fourth embodiment, the fifth embodiment, and the eighth embodiment. Furthermore, instead of the light emitting sheet 93, a light emitting material 73 made of a light emitting paint as in the seventh embodiment may be applied on the base material 92. The light emitting material 73 composed of the light emitting paint may be applied after applying an appropriate primer on the base material 92 for improving the adhesion.

  Here, if a notch (not shown) is provided at least in the vicinity of the fixing convex portion 98 on the bottom surface 92a of the base material 92, the inner portion of the notch portion of the base material 92 can be easily bent outward, so that it protrudes. There is an advantage that the portion 62 can be smoothly inserted through the through-hole 63.

  According to the braille member 111 configured as described above, there are advantages similar to those of the ninth embodiment.

[Twelfth embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 32, the guide block 121 according to the twelfth embodiment is a linear block representing the “traveling direction” as in the fourth embodiment. Instead, a plurality of braille members 111 of the eleventh embodiment for end portions and a plurality of braille members 112 for intermediate portions configured in the same manner are arranged side by side on the sheet material 22.

  The exposed surface 2b of the translucent cover member 2 in the Braille member 111 for the end is configured in the same manner as the Braille member 31 for the end. The exposed surface 2b of the translucent cover material 2 in the braille member 112 for the intermediate portion is configured in the same manner as the braille member 32 for the intermediate portion.

  The guide block 121 configured as described above is configured similarly to the fourth embodiment using the Braille members 111 and 112, and thus has the same advantages as those of the eleventh and fourth embodiments. .

  In addition, the plurality of braille members 111 and 112 and the plurality of braille members and the translucent cover material 2 in which the base material 92 and the light emitting material 3 are not provided in the concave portion 4 of the translucent cover material 2 are not formed in the first place. A plurality of braille members that are not provided with the base material 92, the light emitting material 3, or the like, or a plurality of conventionally known braille members may be arranged on the sheet material 22 in an appropriate arrangement form and at mutual intervals. In addition, the techniques described in the eleventh embodiment and the fourth embodiment can be applied to the technique described in this embodiment as necessary.

  As described above, the Braille member and the guide block according to the present invention are suitable for reducing costs and preventing deterioration of the light emitting material and reduction in luminance of light emitted from the light emitting material. In order to safely guide the road, it is used as a guide block as a dotted block indicating “attention”, a linear block indicating “traveling direction”, etc. installed on the sidewalk, station, public facilities, buildings, etc. It can utilize suitably as a braille member to be used.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the braille member of FIG. It is a top view of the braille member of FIG. It is a decomposition | disassembly longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member of FIG. It is a top view of the guidance block concerning a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 6 is a front view of the guide block of FIG. 5. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the longitudinal direction of the braille member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the transversal direction of the braille member of FIG. It is a top view of the braille member of FIG. It is a top view of the guidance block concerning a 4th embodiment. It is a front view of the guidance block seen from the downward direction of FIG. It is an expanded side view of the guidance block seen from the right direction or the left direction of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a decomposition | disassembly longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member of FIG. It is a bottom view of the translucent cover material of FIG. It is a top view of the luminescent material of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member which concerns on 7th Embodiment. It is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a part of guidance block which concerns on 8th Embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member which concerns on 9th Embodiment. It is a front view of the braille member of FIG. It is a top view of the braille member of FIG. It is a decomposition | disassembly longitudinal cross-sectional view of the braille member of FIG. It is a top view of the base material of FIG. It is a bottom view of the base material of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a light emission seal | sticker. It is a top view of the guidance block concerning a 10th embodiment. It is an expansion longitudinal cross-sectional view of the transversal direction of the braille member which concerns on 11th Embodiment. It is a top view of the braille member of FIG. It is a bottom view of the translucent cover material of FIG. It is a top view of the base material of FIG. It is a top view of the guidance block concerning a 12th embodiment.

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1, 31, 32, 51, 61, 71, 91, 111, 112 Braille member 2 Translucent cover material 2a Bottom surface 2b Exposed surface 3, 73, 95 Luminescent material 4 Recesses 21, 41, 81, 82, 101, 121 Guide Block 22 Sheet material 52 Non-slip convex portion 62 Projection portion 62a Lower end surface 63 Through hole 83 Base sheet material 84 Sheet portion 84a Lower surface 92 Base material 92a Bottom surface 93 Light emitting sheet 93B Light emitting seal 94 Base material 98 Fixing convex portion 99 Notch 100 adhesive

Claims (14)

A translucent cover material composed of a translucent material and provided with a recess on the bottom surface;
At least one light-emitting material that is formed of a light-emitting material in which a phosphorescent pigment and / or a fluorescent pigment is dispersed in a light-transmitting material and is provided in the recess;
Braille member characterized by comprising.   The Braille member according to claim 1, wherein at least one projecting portion projecting downward is provided in the recess so that a lower end surface thereof is flush with a bottom surface of the translucent cover material. Providing at least one through-hole penetrating in the vertical direction in the light emitting material;
Protruding at least one fixing protrusion on the peripheral surface of the through hole or the protrusion,
The braille member according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting material is fixed to the concave portion by inserting the protruding portion into the through hole against the light emitting material and / or the elastic force of the protruding portion.   The braille member according to claim 3, wherein a notch portion is provided at least in the vicinity of the fixing convex portion on the bottom surface of the light emitting material. A base material is provided in the recess,
The braille member according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting material is provided on the base material.   The braille member according to claim 5, wherein at least one light emitting sheet obtained by laminating the light emitting material on a base material is placed on the base material with the light emitting material facing upward.   The braille member according to claim 5, wherein at least one light emitting seal in which the light emitting material is laminated on a base material and an adhesive is laminated on the base material is pasted on the base material. Providing at least one projecting portion projecting downward so that the lower end surface of the recess is flush with the bottom surface of the translucent cover material,
Providing the base material with at least one through-hole penetrating vertically;
Protruding at least one fixing protrusion on the peripheral surface of the through hole or the protrusion,
The braille member according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the base material is fixed to the concave portion by inserting the protrusion portion into the through hole against the elastic force of the base material and / or the protrusion portion.   The braille member according to claim 8, wherein a notch portion is provided at least in the vicinity of the fixing convex portion on the bottom surface of the base material.   The braille according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a plurality of anti-slip convex portions or anti-slip concave portions are provided at intervals from each other on an exposed surface exposed when the translucent cover material is placed on an installation surface. Element.   A guide block comprising a plurality of braille members according to claim 1 arranged side by side on a sheet material.   The guide block according to claim 11, wherein the sheet material is Japanese paper.   A plurality of braille members according to any one of claims 1 to 10 are arranged in a surface direction of a sheet portion formed in a sheet shape, and the bottom surface of the translucent cover material is flush with the lower surface of the sheet portion. Thus, the guide block characterized by integrating the translucent cover material with at least the sheet portion. A guide block obtained by attaching the guide block according to claim 13 on a base sheet material.

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