JP2011246970A - Road sign - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a road sign hardly broken even when a vehicle comes into contact with respective columnar posts and stretched bodies which are stretched over between the posts, and hardly damaging a vehicle coming into contact therewith.SOLUTION: Flexible columnar marker posts which are elastically bent by contact with a vehicle are erected with spaces therebetween, and string bodies made of a stretchable elastic material are stretched over between the columnar marker posts. The stretched string bodies prevent pedestrians and vehicles from traversing between the columnar marker posts, providing high traffic regulation effect. When a vehicle receives external force by contact with the columnar marker posts, each of the columnar marker posts is generally bent, while the string bodies are generally stretched/contracted and slackened, restricting damages of vehicle as well as breakages of the road sign.

Description

  The present invention relates to a road marking object that is fixed to a road surface for the purpose of lane center line marking, lane guidance marking, traffic regulation guidance marking, or the like.

  Installed in parks, public facilities, and other commercial facilities where people come and go to block or guide the entrance of vehicles, or installed along the sidewalk to prevent vehicles from entering or parked on the sidewalk Various inventions are disclosed for the road marking body.

  For example, Patent Document 1 includes an outer cylinder having rubber-like elasticity and a column supporting the outer cylinder. The outer cylinder is disassembled into a plurality of outer cylinder pieces in the vertical direction and / or the circumferential direction of the outer cylinder. A columnar body having a split elastic outer cylinder, wherein the outer cylinder piece is assembled and fixed to a column by mechanical means such as a rivet or a screw inserted into a mounting hole provided in the outer cylinder piece Are disclosed by the present applicant.

JP 2000-314114 A

  In Patent Document 1, a beam or a chain or a rope is laid between juxtaposed columnar bodies, and a structure of an intrusion prevention fence that does not easily damage a vehicle or the like in contact with the columnar bodies is shown. The vehicle could be damaged when touched.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a road marking body that is less likely to be destroyed even when a vehicle or the like is brought into contact with each of the pillars and the installation body installed on the column body, and is less likely to be damaged.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
That is, the road marking body according to the present invention is a road marking body provided with a columnar marking portion having flexibility to bend elastically by contact with a vehicle,
The column-shaped mark portions are erected at intervals,
It is characterized in that a string body made of a stretchable elastic material is bridged between the columnar marker portions.

According to the road marking body according to the present invention, the column-shaped sign portions are set up at intervals and the string members are bridged between the column-shaped sign portions. Crossing can be prevented and a high traffic regulation effect can be obtained.
In addition, since each columnar marker portion is provided with flexibility to bend elastically by contact with the vehicle, and the string body is formed of an elastic material that can be stretched, when the vehicle receives an external force such as contact Each of the column-shaped mark portions is bent as a whole, and the string body is stretched or loosened as a whole, thereby suppressing damage to the vehicle and suppressing damage to the road marking body.

  In addition, when a plurality of the string members are bridged between the columnar marker parts and the string members are arranged side by side in the vertical direction on the side surfaces of the columnar marker parts, the pedestrians can It is preferable because it can be prevented from passing under the string body and the traffic regulation effect between the columnar sign portions can be further enhanced.

In addition, a fixing tool for fixing the string body is attached to a side surface of the columnar marker portion,
An outer body that fixes the fixing tool to the columnar marker and an inner body that is fixed to the string body are provided, and the inner body is rotatably attached to the outer body with the longitudinal direction of the string body as an axial direction. If attached,
When a force that twists the string body is applied, the inner body rotates and the load applied to the string body 5 is reduced, which is preferable because damage to the string body is suppressed.

  According to the road marking body of the present invention, even if a vehicle or the like comes into contact with each columnar mark portion or a string body laid on the pillar-shaped sign portion, the road marking body is not easily destroyed, and damage to the contacted vehicle is less likely to occur.

(A) which shows one Embodiment of the road marking body which concerns on this invention is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 1 which shows the cross section of the column-shaped marker part 1c which comprises the marking body for roads. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the fixture in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing which shows the condition which decomposed | disassembled the fixing tool of FIG. 3 into the outer body and the inner body. (A) which shows the outer body of the fixing tool of FIG. 3 is a side view, (b) is a front view. (A) which shows the inner body of the fixing tool of FIG. 3 is a side view, (b) is a front view.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The road marking body of the present embodiment has four string members 5a to 5d arranged in the vertical direction between three columnar marker portions 1a, 1b and 1c which are erected so as to be aligned in a straight line. It is formed in the fence body.
Each of the cords 5a to 5d has one end fixed to the columnar marker 1a, inserted into a through-hole penetrating the side surface of the columnar marker 1b, and the other end to a columnar marker. It is fixed to the part 1c.

  Each columnar marker portion 1a to 1c is provided with a reflecting portion 14 on the outer surface of which a reflecting sheet 14 having a retroreflectivity of light is wound and pasted around the entire circumference. This improves the visibility from the surroundings. In each of the column-shaped marker portions 1a to 1c of the present embodiment, reflecting portions 14 are provided at three upper portions, and are provided so as to be disposed between the string bodies 5a to 5d, respectively.

  The base portion 12 has three through-holes extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The male screw portions of the anchor bolts 9a are inserted from above the respective through-holes to anchor nuts 9b embedded and fixed on the road surface. Each columnar marker 1a-c is fixed upright by being screwed. Moreover, the installation method of each pillar-shaped label | marker part 1a-1c is not restricted to this, An adhesive agent may be apply | coated to the lower surface of the base 12, and it may adhere and fix to a road surface, without using the anchor bolt 9a. The fixing method may be used.

Each of the columnar marker portions 1a to 1c is formed in the same shape.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 showing a cross section of the columnar marking portion 1c constituting the road marking body.
The columnar marker portion 1c is configured by projecting a pole portion 11 formed in a cylindrical shape upward on an upper surface of a base portion 12 formed in a flat truncated cone shape.
The pole portion 11 is fused and fixed to the upper surface of the base portion 12. A cap 13 is fused and fixed to the upper portion of the pole portion 11 so as to close the upper end thereof.
The pole portion 11 of this embodiment is formed of a thermoplastic polyurethane resin so as to be flexible so that it can be restored to its original state after being stepped on by a vehicle or the like. , Etc. can be suitably used. Moreover, the base part 12 and the cap 13 can also be suitably formed using these materials.

  Moreover, each string 5a-5d constructed by each columnar marker part 1a-1c is each formed with the thermoplastic polyurethane resin, and even if it receives external force, it is made to deform | transform easily and is not damaged. At the same time, it can be expanded and contracted with respect to the force in the longitudinal direction. The material of each string 5a-5d is not restricted to this, A soft polyolefin, an elastomer, etc. can be used suitably.

A fixing tool 4 for fixing the string body 5a is fixed to the side surface of the pole portion 11 of the columnar marker portion 1c of the present embodiment.
The fixture 4 of the present embodiment includes a cylindrical portion 41 formed in a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion open at both ends, and a flange-shaped flange portion extending radially outward from one end of the cylindrical portion 41. 42.
The fixture 4 is configured such that the cylindrical portion 41 is inserted into the through hole 15 provided in the cylindrical wall of the pole portion 11 of the columnar marker portion 1c, and the flange portion 42 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the pole portion 11. The pole part 11 is fixed.
The two through holes 15 are formed as a set, and are formed one by one on the cylindrical wall so as to sandwich the center of the cylindrical pole portion 11. Then, the cylindrical portion 41 is inserted into one of the two sets of through holes 15 to fix the fixture 4.
The string body 5a is inserted into the pole portion 11 from the through hole 15 of the pair of through holes 15 to which the fixture 4 is not fixed, passes through the inside of the pole portion 11, and passes through the other through hole. It is inserted and fixed in the hollow part of the cylinder part 41 of the fixture 4 fixed to the hole 15.

In FIG. 2, the string members 5b to 5d are not shown. However, as shown in FIG. 1, four pairs of eight through holes 15 are formed in the pole 11 in the vertical direction. Each of 5b to 5d has the same structure as the string body 5a and is fixed to the columnar marker 1c via the fixture 4.
Moreover, each string 5a-5d is the same structure as the columnar marker part 1c, and the other end is being fixed to each columnar marker part 1a.
Further, the column-shaped marker portion 1b is formed with four sets of eight through holes 15 similarly to the columnar marker portions 1a and 1c, but the fixture 4 is not fixed, and each string member 5a. ˜5d is inserted through the through holes 15 into the columnar marker 1b, but is not fixed.

The fixture 4 of the present embodiment is formed by combining two members, an outer body 4A and an inner body 4B.
3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the fixture 4 in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the fixture 4 in FIG. 3 is disassembled into an outer body 4A and an inner body 4B, and FIG. FIG. 6A is a side view, FIG. 6B is a side view, and FIG. 6B is a side view showing the inner body of the fixture in FIG. ) Is a front view.

The outer body 4A includes an outer cylinder portion 41A formed in a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion open at both ends, and a flange-shaped outer portion extending from one end of the outer cylinder portion 41A toward the outer side of the diameter. It is formed so as to include a body part 42A.
As shown in FIG. 3, the outer body 4 </ b> A is fixed to the pole 11 by inserting the outer body cylinder portion 41 </ b> A into the through hole 15 of the pole 11 and contacting the outer body collar portion 42 </ b> A with the outer peripheral side surface of the pole 11. The
Two protrusions 46 projecting outward in the diameter are formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the outer cylinder portion 41A.
The protrusion 46 is formed over the entire circumference along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral side surface of the outer cylinder portion 41A, and gradually increases in diameter from the outer cylinder portion 41A side to the outer flange portion 42A. The outer body collar portion 42A side end is formed so as to be reduced in diameter vertically. By forming the protrusion 46 in such a shape, if the through hole 15 of the pole 11 is formed in a size corresponding to the outer diameter of the outer cylinder part 41A, the outer cylinder part 41A is inserted. The protrusion 46 comes into contact with the inner peripheral side surface of the pole 11 to prevent the outer body 4A from coming off.

The hollow portion of the outer body 4A inserted from the end of the outer cylinder portion 41A to the outer body collar portion 42A is formed with the insertion portion 43 with the cylinder portion 41A side having the smallest diameter from the vicinity of the center.
The hollow portion is formed such that the flange portion 42 </ b> A side has a diameter larger than that of the insertion portion 43 from the vicinity of the center thereof, thereby forming an inner cylinder storage portion 44.
Further, the hollow portion is formed with a diameter larger than that of the inner cylinder storage portion 44 in the vicinity of the edge on the flange portion 42 </ b> A side, thereby forming an inner body storage portion 45.

The inner body 4B includes an inner cylinder portion 41B formed in a cylindrical shape having hollow portions that are open at both ends, and a flange-shaped inner portion that extends from one end of the inner cylinder portion 41B toward the outer side of the diameter. The body part 42 </ b> B is formed.
The outer shapes of the inner cylinder portion 41B and the inner collar portion 42B are formed in shapes corresponding to the inner shapes of the inner cylinder housing portion 44 and the inner collar housing portion 45 formed in the outer body 4A, respectively. The inner body 4B is inserted from the outer body collar portion 42A side of the outer body 4A so that the inner body 4B can be stored inside the hollow portion of the outer body 4A.
The fixture 4 is configured by housing an inner body 4B in the outer body 4A.

As shown in FIG. 3, the string body 5a is fixed to the pole 11 via a fixture 4 in which the inner body 4B is accommodated in the outer body 4A.
At this time, the string body 5a is bonded and fixed to the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion of the inner body 4B of the fixture 4 using an adhesive.
The outer body 4A of the fixture 4 is bonded and fixed to the pole 11 using an adhesive.
The inner body 4B adhered and fixed to the cord body 5a is attached without the inner body collar portion 42B coming into contact with the outer body A and coming off the pole 11.
Further, the inner body 4B of the fixture 4 is housed in the outer body 4A so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction, and a twisting force is applied to the string body 5a during construction or use of the road marking body. Sometimes, the inner body 4B rotates inside the outer body 4A to reduce the load on the string body 5a.

  Further, the fixture 4 of the present embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape including a cylindrical portion 41 and a collar portion 42, and fixes the string body 5a to a hollow portion thereof, and the cylindrical portion 41 is replaced with a column-shaped marker portion 1c. It is housed and fixed inside the pole 11. For this reason, when a vehicle etc. contact the pillar-shaped marker part 1c, the cylinder part 41 of the fixing tool 4 which is a fixing part of the string 5a is not exposed to the outside so that the vehicle etc. does not directly contact here. Thus, the fixed portion of the string body 5a is protected by the pole 11 of the columnar marker 1c so that it is not easily damaged, and the string body 5a is not easily fixed.

On the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion of the inner body 4B of the fixture 4, a ridge 48 that protrudes inward in the diameter direction is formed.
The said protrusion 48 is formed over the perimeter along the circumferential direction of the internal peripheral side surface of a hollow part, and many are formed over the whole hollow part. By forming the protrusion 48, as shown in FIG. 3, when the string body 5a is inserted and fixed to the fixture 4 in which the outer body 4A and the inner body 4B are combined, the outer side of the string body 5a is formed. Each protrusion 48 bites in, and the string body 5a is hooked on the fixture 4, so that the bonding work of the string body 5a can be performed efficiently.

The road marking body of the present embodiment has four string bodies 5a to 5d installed between the standing columnar marker portions 1a to 1c. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the string body to be installed. 5 may be provided in three or less, may be provided in five or more, and may be provided with two columnar marker portions 1 to be erected, or may be provided with four or more.
Further, the string members 5a to 5d are laid between the column-shaped marker portions 1a to 1c, and the string members serving as warp yarns are further laid in the vertical direction between the laced cord members 5a to 5d. You may make it comprise so that a net | network may be constructed between 1a-1c.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a, 1b, 1c Column-shaped label | marker part 11 Pole part 12 Base part 13 Cap 14 Reflection part 15 Through-hole 4 Fixing tool 4A Outer body 4B Inner body 41 Tube part 41A Outer body cylinder part 41B Inner body cylinder part 42 The collar part 42A Outside Body part 42B Inner body part 43 Insertion part 44 Inner cylinder storage part 45 Inner body storage part 46 Projection line 48 Projection line 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d String body 9a Anchor bolt 9b Anchor nut

Claims (3)

A road marking body provided with a pillar-shaped sign portion having flexibility to bend elastically by contact with a vehicle,
The column-shaped mark portions are erected at intervals,
A road marking body, characterized in that a string body made of an elastic material that can be stretched is bridged between the columnar marking portions.   A plurality of the string members are bridged between the columnar marker parts, and the string members are fixed in parallel in the vertical direction on the side surfaces of the columnar marker parts. The road marking body according to claim 1. A fixing tool for fixing the string body is attached to a side surface of the columnar marker portion,
The fixing device includes an outer body fixed to the columnar marker and an inner body fixed to the string body, and the inner body is rotatable about the longitudinal direction of the string body as an axial direction. The road marking body according to claim 1, wherein the road marking body is attached to the road marking body.

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