JP2012214991A - Blocking rod support device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blocking device such that a blocking rod provided at a toll gate or a parking lot is forcibly swung to a standby position on sensing a collision of a vehicle and put back not by a person since a serious accident occurs if the blocking bar does not operate normally to collide against a vehicle.SOLUTION: A blocking bar support device includes a main device (1), a support body (2), and a blocking rod (3). The main device includes a swing mechanism (4). The support body is linked to the swing mechanism such that as the swing mechanism swings, the blocking rod supported at a free end freely swings on a plane orthogonal to a travel path (R) between a horizontal blocking position (C) and a vertical opening position (O), and also includes a standing-by and raising mechanism (5). The standing-by and raising mechanism is actuated with a command of a sensor (6) which detects a vehicle coming into contact with the blocking rod, and supports the blocking rod to swing from the blocking position to a standby position (E) on the same horizontal plane, and also supports the blocking rod so that the blocking rod turned down by the swing mechanism at the standby position is raised to the opening position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a barrier rod support device, and supports a barrier rod installed at a gate that collects charges for traveling, parking, etc. with respect to a vehicle so as to be capable of a series of operations of cutoff → forced evacuation → turnover → standing → cutoff. It is a thing.

  ETC gate system with explosive blasting device that forcibly opens the gate bar when the vehicle detection sensor installed in front of the gate in the vehicle traveling direction detects the vehicle but the gate bar is not open Is disclosed in JP 2010-126933 A (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when a blocking rod that normally swings in a vertical direction on a plane perpendicular to the road surface to open and close the vehicle passageway is forced to open in the horizontal direction due to a vehicle collision, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-174143 (Patent Document 2) discloses a driving device for a traffic blocking rod that is fed to a spring and returns the blocking rod to a blocking position by its release force.

  Furthermore, when the vehicle collides with a shut-off bar that normally swings in a vertical direction on a plane orthogonal to the traveling road surface and controls whether the vehicle can pass or not, the support mechanism supports the bar so that it can be bent in the vehicle traveling direction. Is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-43729 (Patent Document 3).

JP 2010-126933 A JP 2009-174143 A JP 2000-43729 A

  Patent Document 1 tries to avoid a collision with a vehicle by opening the gate bar 1094 when the approaching vehicle is detected but the gate bar 1094 is not opened. Reference is made to the processing of the gate bar after the opening. Absent. Moreover, a special means is required for forcibly opening the gate bar 1094, and in this prior art, it is considered indispensable to use the disclosed explosive power of explosives. Such a method using explosives is dangerous and difficult to handle, and is not suitable for general use.

  In Patent Document 2, the traffic barrier 10 that is forcibly opened in the horizontal direction by contact with the vehicle is automatically returned by the release force of the coil spring P3, and the safety with respect to the following vehicle is considered. Not.

  Since the bar 13 of Patent Document 3 is swung horizontally forward in the vehicle traveling direction by the energy caused by the collision of the vehicle, the vehicle is subjected to a considerable impact, which causes psychological effects on the driver and damage to the vehicle. It is not preferable.

  In the present invention, when the sensor detects that the vehicle has come into contact with the barrier, the motor is activated to forcibly swing the barrier to the retracted position on the horizontal plane and pass the vehicle. When the saddle is turned upside down (refers to the action of rotating the blocking rod about 90 degrees on its cross section), the blocking rod is raised in the overturned state, and the blocking rod is returned from the standing position to the blocking position. An object of the present invention is to provide a barrier rod supporting device having the same phase as the original shape.

  Another object of the present invention is that, in the above-described operation, when the barrier fence can not be turned over at the retracted position on the horizontal plane due to an obstacle such as an existing structure, on the path that bypasses the obstacle. An object of the present invention is to provide a barrier rod support device that stands up while the barrier rod is turned over.

(Claim 1) A first barrier rod support device according to the present invention includes a main device, a support, and a barrier rod. The main device includes a swing mechanism. The support is connected to the swing mechanism, and the blocking rod supported at the free end by swinging of the swing mechanism swings between a horizontal blocking position and a vertical open position on a plane orthogonal to the traveling path. It is free and has a retracting and standing mechanism. The retracting / stand-up mechanism supports the blocking rod so that it is activated by a command from a sensor that detects contact of the vehicle with the blocking rod and swings from the blocking position to a retracted position on the same horizontal plane. And supporting the shield rod, which has been turned over by the swing mechanism in the retracted position, to stand in the open position.

  The main device can be used as it is, with conventional products installed on toll roads and parking lots. Of course, you may manufacture newly. The support was developed for this invention, and the barrier rod may be a conventional product or a new product. As usual, the blocking rod is detachable from the free end of the support. The method of attaching and detaching is free, and crimping with a handle, screw attachment, or the like is adopted.

  The main apparatus includes a swing mechanism as usual, and a support is linked to the swing mechanism. Since this connection only requires the power of the swing mechanism to be transmitted to the support, any gear mechanism, belt transmission device, or the like can be employed. When this swinging mechanism is actuated in response to a signal from the gate, the support, that is, the blocking rod swings between the horizontal blocking position and the vertical opening position.

  Even if the swing mechanism of the main unit receives a signal from the gate, it does not operate, and when the vehicle comes into contact with the blocking rod in the blocking position, the sensor senses this, and issues a start command to the retracting / stand-up mechanism to block the blocking rod. The vehicle is forcibly retracted from the blocking position to the retracted position, and the vehicle is allowed to move for the time being. The retraction speed of the barrier is preferably faster than the vehicle speed. With respect to toll collection for a vehicle that has passed, various conventional measures are employed.

  The evacuation and standing mechanism is activated again upon receiving an instruction from the management office. Then, this time, the barrier rod is turned over at the retracted position and is raised to the vertical position. The operation of the blocking rod from this standing state is left to the swinging mechanism of the main device, and the swinging mechanism is lowered to return to the original position where the vehicle travel path is blocked.

  The blocking rod performs a series of operations of blocking → forced evacuation → turning → standing up → blocking. In many cases, there is not enough space at the evacuation position, and the return work involves a danger of contact with the traveling vehicle. However, according to the present invention, the return work of the shutoff fence can be performed by remote control from the management office. By doing so, the staff need not go out on the roadway and is extremely safe.

(Claim 2) A second barrier rod support device according to the present invention includes a main device, a support, and a barrier rod. The main device includes a swing mechanism. The support is connected to the swing mechanism, and the blocking rod supported at the free end by swinging of the swing mechanism swings between a horizontal blocking position and a vertical open position on a plane orthogonal to the traveling path. It is free and has a retracting and standing mechanism. The retracting / stand-up mechanism supports the blocking rod so that it is activated by a command from a sensor that detects contact of the vehicle with the blocking rod and swings from the blocking position to a retracted position on the same horizontal plane. The barrier rod is supported from the retracted position to the open position so as to pass through an obstacle detour and to be laid down by the swing mechanism.

  The difference between the second invention and the first invention is the path of the breaking of the barrier rod at the forcibly retracted position and the movement from the retracted position to the vertical open position. The second invention assumes the case where there is an obstacle that hinders the overturning operation in the retracted position, and when the barrier rod is swung to the vertical open position through the bypass of this obstacle, It is what makes you roll. There are cases where various structures exist in the toll booth, and the barrier rod has a certain length, and therefore there is often no space for freely swinging the barrier rod at the retreat position. In such a case, the retracting / stand-up mechanism does not swing the blocking rod directly from the retracted position to the vertical position, but swings so as to avoid an obstacle and falls down during that time. Oscillates to an open position perpendicular to, and is prepared for subsequent swaying to a blocking position.

(Claim 3) The support body includes a main body and a support portion, the main body is attached to a drive shaft of the swing mechanism, and the support portion swings on the main body within a predetermined angle range by a pivot. The main body and the support portion are pivotally supported freely, and can be integrated in a normal state by a mooring mechanism provided in cooperation with each other, and the mooring mechanism is released from mooring by the command of the sensor, and the support portion. May be swingable with respect to the main body.
In this way, the main body can utilize the swing mechanism. When the vehicle comes into contact with the barrier rod without opening the barrier rod even when the vehicle approaches, the contact is detected by the sensor. The mooring with the main body is released, and the support portion, that is, the blocking rod is freed so as to forcibly swing to the open position by the retracting and raising mechanism, so that the vehicle can be prevented from being damaged and the safety can be maintained.

(Claim 4) The main body has a box frame shape, and includes a forward / reverse rotation type electric motor and a transmission mechanism that links the electric motor and the pivot, and the electric motor rotates forward to remove the blocking rod from the blocking position. It may swing to the retracted position, and the blocking rod may be erected from the retracted position to the open position by being reversed.
In this way, as soon as the motor is started, the breaking rod is forcibly swung to the retracted position via the transmission mechanism to prevent a collision with the vehicle, and when the breaking rod is turned down and swung to the open position, Since the same phase as the original shape can be maintained even if it is returned to the blocking position as it is, it is convenient when the blocking bar is a flat plate.

(5) The mooring mechanism is a male member provided on the main body and a female member provided on the supporting portion, and the male member projects vertically from the side wall of the main body and is engaged with both upper and lower surfaces on the same straight line. The female member is provided with a head projecting relative to the block attached to the side wall of the support portion on the straight line, and having a head portion that engages with the locking groove at the opposite tip portion, and is provided by a spring. The male member may be provided with a tendency to appear on the moving path and be retractable against the spring by an electromagnet.
In this way, the mooring mechanism is securely locked, and the barrier rod can be swung integrally with the support body. When the sensor senses contact with the vehicle barrier rod and issues a command, the electromagnet quickly Since the mooring of the mooring mechanism is released, the traveling path can be quickly opened without causing a delay in the swinging of the blocking rod.

(Claim 6) The operation from the retracted position to the open position may be performed by a remote command.
In this case, since it is not necessary for an operator such as a receipt person to go out of the toll booth, there is no contact with the traveling vehicle, which is extremely safe.

(Claim 1) According to the barrier rod supporting device of the present invention, since the main device uses a normally used one, there is no extra cost, and the swing mechanism of the main device sends a signal from the gate. When the vehicle comes into contact with the shut-off rod even if it is received, the sensor senses this, and issues a start command to the retracting and standing mechanism to forcibly retract the shut-off rod from the shut-off position to the retracted position. It prevents the occurrence of the occurrence and the barrier rods fall in the retracted position and stand in the vertical position, so there is no need for the staff to go out onto the roadway and it is extremely safe. It is possible to return to the original position where the road is blocked.

  According to the barrier rod supporting device of the second aspect of the present invention, even if there is an obstacle that hinders the overturning operation at the forced retraction position, the barrier rod passes through the detour of this obstacle. Since it swings to the vertical open position and falls down, it is possible to smoothly swing the blocking rod to the vertical open position and prepare for the subsequent swing to the blocking position.

  According to the third aspect, the main body can utilize the swing mechanism. When the vehicle comes in contact with the barrier rod without opening the barrier rod even if the vehicle approaches, the sensor detects this contact. The mooring between the support portion and the main body is released, and the support portion, that is, the blocking rod is freed and is forcibly swung to the retreat position by the retreat / stand-up mechanism.

According to claim 4, as soon as the motor is started, the breaking rod is forcibly swung to the retracted position via the transmission mechanism to prevent a collision accident with the vehicle. When it is swung, the same phase as the original state can be maintained even if it is returned to the blocking position as it is, which is convenient when the blocking bar is a flat plate.
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  According to claim 5, when the mooring mechanism is securely locked, the blocking rod can be swung integrally with the support, and the sensor senses contact with the vehicle blocking rod and issues a command. Since the mooring mechanism quickly releases the mooring by the electromagnet, the traveling path can be quickly opened without causing a delay in the swinging of the blocking rod.

  According to the sixth aspect, since there is no need for an operator such as a toll person to go outside the toll booth, there is no contact with the traveling vehicle and it is extremely safe.

It is a perspective view which shows the specific example of the barriering rod support apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a slope view of the state where the blocking bar was forcibly retracted to the retracted position. It is a top view of a support body. It is a slope view of a support body. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. It is a perspective view of the support body in the state which exists in the retracted position of the blocking rod. It is a perspective view of a support body in the state which exists in the open position of a blocking rod.

  A specific example of the barrier rod support device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Claim 1) A barrier rod support device according to the present invention includes a main device 1, a support body 2, and a barrier rod 3. The main device 1 includes a swing mechanism 4. The support body 2 is connected to the swing mechanism 4, and the blocking rod 3 supported at the free end by the swing of the swing mechanism 4 is a horizontal blocking position C and a vertical opening position O on a plane orthogonal to the travel path R. A retraction / stand-up mechanism 5 is provided.

  The evacuation / stand-up mechanism 5 supports the blocking rod 3 so that the blocking rod 3 is activated by a command of a sensor 6 that detects contact of the vehicle with the blocking rod 3 and swings from the blocking position C to a retracted position E on the same horizontal plane. To do. The retracting / raising mechanism 5 also supports the blocking rod 3 that is turned over by the swing mechanism 4 at the retracted position E so as to stand at the open position O.

  The main device 1 may be a conventional product or may be newly manufactured. The support 2 is a main part of the present invention, and the blocking bar 3 is pressure-bonded to the free end of the support 2 by a handle H as usual.

  The support 2 is connected to the swing mechanism 4 of the main device 1. For this connection, the power of the swing mechanism 4 may be transmitted to the support 2 and a gear mechanism can be employed as usual. The swinging mechanism 4 swings the blocking bar 3 between a horizontal blocking position and a vertical opening position.

  Even if the swing mechanism 4 of the main device 1 receives a signal from the gate and does not operate and the vehicle comes into contact with the shutoff rod 3, the sensor 6 detects this and shuts off by issuing an activation command to the retracting / raising mechanism 5. The cage 3 is forcibly retracted from the blocking position C to the retracted position E. This allows the vehicle to pass. With respect to toll collection for a vehicle that has passed, various conventional measures are employed.

  The evacuation and standing mechanism 5 starts again when receiving an instruction from the management office. Then, this time, the blocking rod 3 is turned down at the retracted position E, and is erected at the vertical position. In this standing state, the blocking rod 3 is in phase with the state in the open position O, and the subsequent operation of the blocking rod 3 is entrusted to the swing mechanism 4 of the main device 1 and swings down to travel the vehicle travel path R. Return to the original position to shut off.

  In this case, the shut-off rod 3 performs a series of operations of shut-off → forced retraction → turnover → stand-up → shut-off, but the retraction / erecting mechanism 5 performs the return from the retreat position E. There is no need for the operator to leave the toll gate and go to the retreat position E. Therefore, the worker does not come into contact with the traveling vehicle and is extremely safe.

(Claim 2) Since the second barrier rod support device according to the present invention has the same configuration as the barrier rod support device according to the first invention, only the differences will be described. The retraction / stand-up mechanism 5 ′ activates the shut-off rod 3 in response to a command from the sensor 6 that detects contact of the vehicle, and the shut-off rod 3 is forcibly swung from the shut-off position C to the retracted position E on the same horizontal plane. In this manner, the blocking rod 3 is supported from the retracted position E to the open position O so as to pass through the detour of the obstacle and to be laid down by the swing mechanism 4 to stand.

In the second aspect of the invention, it is assumed that there is an obstacle that hinders the overturning motion. The blocking rod 3 is swung to the open position O so as to bypass the obstacle. The overturning may be performed during the swinging, or may be performed when the swinging to the open position O is completed. Since the environment surrounding the toll booth is narrow and the blocking rod 3 has a certain length, there is often no space to freely turn the blocking rod 3 at the retracted position E.
In this case, the retracting / raising mechanism 5 ′ does not swing the blocking rod 3 directly from the retracted position E to the vertical position, but swings and falls so as to avoid an obstacle. Swing to an open position O perpendicular to The overturning operation may be performed during or after the end of the swing. This state is in phase with the state in the open position O by the swing mechanism 4 of the main device 1, and it is only necessary to swing to the blocking position C as it is.

(Claim 3) The support body 2 includes a main body 7 and a support portion 8. The main body 7 is attached to the drive shaft 9 of the swinging mechanism 4, and the support portion 8 is pivotally supported by the main body 7 by a pivot 10 within a predetermined angle range. The main body 7 and the support portion 8 can be integrated with each other by the mooring mechanisms 11 and 12 which are provided and cooperate with each other, and the mooring mechanisms 11 and 12 are released from the mooring by the command of the sensor 6 and are supported. 8 is movable with respect to the main body 7.
In this case, the main body 7 can use the swing mechanism 4, and when the vehicle comes into contact without opening the blocking bar 3 even when the vehicle approaches, the contact is detected by the sensor 6 and the support portion 8. The mooring with the main body 7 is released, and the support portion 8, that is, the shut-off rod 3, becomes free and swings to the retreat position E by the retreat / stand-up mechanism 5 ', so that damage to the vehicle can be prevented and safety can be maintained. .

(Claim 4) The main body 7 has a box frame shape, and includes a forward / reverse rotation type electric motor 31 and a transmission mechanism 32 linking the electric motor 31 and the pivot 24, and the electric motor 31 cuts off the blocking rod 3 by normal rotation. It swings from the position C to the retracted position E, and the blocking rod 3 is raised from the retracted position E to the open position O by reverse rotation.
In this case, as soon as the electric motor 31 is started, the blocking rod 3 is forcibly swung to the retracted position E via the transmission mechanism 32 to prevent the vehicle from colliding with the vehicle. If it is moved, the same phase as the original shape can be maintained even if it is returned to the blocking position as it is, which is convenient when the blocking bar is a flat plate.

(Claim 5) The mooring mechanism 25 is a male member 41 provided on the main body 21 and a female member 42 provided on the support portion 22. The male member 41 projects vertically from the side wall 43 of the main body 21 and is on the same straight line L. The female member 42 is provided with locking grooves 44 on both upper and lower surfaces, and the female member 42 protrudes relative to the block 46 attached to the side wall 45 of the support portion 22 on the straight line L, and engages with the locking groove 44 at the opposite tip portion. A portion 47 is provided, and the spring 48 gives a tendency for the male member 41 to appear on the moving path, and the electromagnet 49 can be retracted against the spring 48.
In this case, the mooring mechanism 25 is securely locked, and the blocking bar 3 can be swung integrally with the support 2. When the sensor 6 senses contact with the blocking bar 3 of the vehicle and issues a command, the electromagnet 49 Since the mooring of the mooring mechanism 25 is promptly released, the traveling path R can be quickly opened without causing a delay in the swinging of the blocking rod 3.

(Claim 6) The operation from the retracted position E to the open position O is performed by a remote command. Although illustration is omitted, a command transmission mechanism may be provided in a toll booth or a management office, and the command from the transmission mechanism may be received and activated by the retracting / raising mechanism 5 or 5 ′.
In this case, there is no need for an operator such as a receipt person to go outside the toll booth, so there is no contact with the traveling vehicle and it is extremely safe.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main apparatus 2 Support body 21 Main body 22 Support part 23 Drive shaft 24 Pivot shaft 25 Mooring mechanism 3 Interrupting rod 31 Electric motor 32 Transmission mechanism 4 Oscillation mechanism 41 Male member 42 Female member 43 Side wall L Straight line 44 Locking groove 45 Side wall 46 Block 47 Head 48 Spring 49 Electromagnet 5, 5 'Retraction / standup mechanism 6 Sensor R Traveling path C Shut-off position O Open position E Retract position

Claims (6)

It has a main device (1), a support (2), and a blocking rod (3),
The main device (1) includes a swing mechanism (4),
The support (2) is connected to the swing mechanism (4), and the blocking rod (3) supported on the free end by the swing of the swing mechanism (4) is orthogonal to the travel path (R). It is swingable between the horizontal blocking position (C) and the vertical opening position (O) above, and is equipped with a retracting and raising mechanism (5).
The evacuation and standing mechanism (5) is activated by the command of a sensor (6) that detects contact of the vehicle with the blocking rod (3), and the same horizontal plane from the blocking position (C). The blocking rod (3) supported so as to swing to the upper retracted position (E) and turned over by the swing mechanism (4) at the retracted position (E) is moved to the open position (O ) Is supported so as to stand upright).
It has a main device (1), a support (2), and a blocking rod (3),
The main device (1) includes a swing mechanism (4),
The support (2) is connected to the swing mechanism (4), and the blocking rod (3) supported on the free end by the swing of the swing mechanism (4) is orthogonal to the travel path (R). It is swingable between the horizontal shut-off position (C) and the vertical open position (O) above, and is equipped with a retracting and standing mechanism (5 ').
The retracting and standing mechanism (5 ′) activates the blocking rod (3) in response to a command from a sensor (6) that detects contact of the vehicle with the blocking rod (3). Supports the rocker so that it swings from the blocking position (C) to the retracted position (E) on the same horizontal plane, and the blocking rod (3) is obstructed from the retracted position (E) to the open position (O). A barrier rod support device characterized in that it passes through a detour of an object and is supported by being tilted by the swinging mechanism (4) and standing up.
The support (2) includes a main body (21) and a support portion (22), and the main body (21) is attached to a drive shaft (23) of the swing mechanism (4), and the support portion ( 22) is pivotally supported on the main body (21) by a pivot (24) within a predetermined angle range, and the main body (21) and the support portion (22) are provided to cooperate with each other. Integration is possible by a mechanism (25), and the mooring mechanism (25) is released from mooring by the command of the sensor (6), and the support part (22) is movable relative to the main body (21). Item 3. A barrier rod support device according to item 1 or 2.
The main body (21) has a box frame shape, and includes a forward / reverse rotation type electric motor (31), and a transmission mechanism (32) that connects the electric motor (31) and the pivot (24), and the electric motor (31 ) Swings the blocking rod (3) from the blocking position (C) to the retracted position (E) by forward rotation, and reversely moves the blocking rod (3) from the retracted position (E) to the open position (E). The barrier rod supporting device according to claim 2, wherein the barrier rod supporting device is erected on O).
The mooring mechanism (25) is a male member (41) provided on the main body (21) and a female member (42) provided on the support portion (22), and the male member (41) is the main body (21 ) Vertically projecting from the side wall (43) of the same straight line (L) and provided with locking grooves (44) on both upper and lower surfaces, the female member (42) and the upper wall (45) of the support portion (22) The male member is provided with a head (47) that protrudes from the lower wall (46) relative to the straight line (L) and that engages with the locking groove (44) at the opposite tip, and is provided with a spring (48). 4. The barrier rod support device according to claim 3, wherein said device is provided with a tendency to appear on the moving path of (41) and can be retracted against said spring (48) by an electromagnet (49).
  6. The barrier rod support device according to claim 1, wherein the operation from the retracted position (E) to the open position (O) is performed by a remote command.

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