JP2013167072A - Traffic sign tower - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new traffic sign tower which is installed on a road to give a predetermined indication to a vehicle.SOLUTION: A sign tower body 1, which assumes a hollow shape having a tower-like swelling part 1b integrally and continuously provided in a central part of a disk-like base plate part 1a, is formed of a material having flexible deformability based an impact and restorability. Gas or a liquid is airtightly encapsulated in the sign tower body 1. A required control material for controlling swelling based on press-in inflow of the gas or the liquid in a part of the tower-like swelling part 1b, which is generated when a compressive force acts on the tower-like swelling part 1b, and restoration is provided inside the disk-like base plate part 1a continuing into the part of the tower-like swelling part 1b.

Description

  The present invention relates to a traffic sign tower which is installed on a road and performs a predetermined display on a vehicle.

  Conventionally, there is a traffic sign tower that has a triangular pyramid shape to be installed on a road and perform predetermined guidance or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This is made of a synthetic resin material having a relatively high elasticity, and is mainly placed on the road for use.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 07-34015

  In the case of a conventional traffic sign tower having a triangular pyramid shape as described above, when a vehicle collides, the force is applied as it is and it is forced to step on and be damaged, or it is forced to be blown off by an impact. It was.

  And since the traffic sign tower is originally installed in a place where the vehicle frequently travels, it is natural that a situation such as crushing by the vehicle occurs. The fact is that it is hardly taken. And since such a traffic sign tower is usually just placed, it tends to occur frequently from a predetermined place based on the contact of the vehicle.

  The present invention is intended to provide a novel traffic sign tower that solves the above-described conventional problems.

  In the present invention, a hollow sign tower main body 1 in which a tower-like bulging portion 1b is integrally connected to a central portion of a disc-like substrate portion 1a is made of a material having flexible deformability and resilience based on impact. At the same time, a gas or liquid is hermetically sealed inside the label tower main body 1, and the disk-shaped substrate portion 1 a connected to the tower-like bulging portion 1 b is compressed inside the tower-like bulging portion 1 b. The present invention relates to a road sign tower configured to provide a necessary control material for controlling bulging and restoration based on the inflow of gas or liquid in the portion generated when force is applied.

  According to the present invention, as described in claim 2, the bulging of the portion based on the inflow of gas or liquid to the peripheral edge of the disk-shaped substrate portion 1a, which occurs when a compressive force is applied to the tower-shaped bulging portion 1b. As a control material for controlling the restoration, when the disk-like substrate portion 1a bulges due to the gas or liquid press-fitting, the strip, which is normally kept in an oblique shape, depends on the rise. Further, the control member 4 configured to increase the volume and to perform a control operation that prevents a certain amount of bulging is configured to be stretched radially in the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a. The road sign tower according to Item 1 is an embodiment.

  According to the present invention, as described in claim 3, the restoring material 5 for assisting the restoration of the tower-like bulging portion 1b is overlapped with the inside of the tower-like bulging portion 1b. The road sign tower according to claim 1 or 2 is attached as an embodiment.

  As described in claim 4, the present invention has an exterior plate 6 on the outer surface side of the tower-like bulging portion 1b for playing a role such as forming a reflective light emitting surface or displaying terms such as precautions. The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 3 configured to be attached is an embodiment.

  The present invention implements the road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exterior plate 6 is formed by dividing the exterior plate 6 into a required number in a vertical shape. It is set as this aspect.

According to the present invention, as described in claim 6, the adhesive coating layer 3 covered with the separator is formed on the entire bottom surface or a required portion of the main body 1 of the sign tower. The described road sign tower is an embodiment.

The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the present invention is configured such that the reinforcing plate 7 is stretched on the outer surface or the inner surface of the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a.

The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upper surface portion of the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a is formed of a reinforcing material such as an iron plate.

  Since the present invention adopts the configuration as described in claim 1, it is possible to achieve a good display effect by being installed at a required place on the roadway or by being attached to the surface of the guardrail or the like. And even if the tower-like bulging part 1b is crushed due to an unexpected collision or riding on the vehicle, the gas or liquid to the peripheral edge of the disk-like substrate part 1a is produced through the required control material. Based on the press-fit inflow, the tower-like bulging portion 1b is prevented from being damaged (see FIG. 5). Then, when the load to be deformed is removed, it returns to its original state and takes over its function.

  The present invention has the structure according to claim 2, that is, the portion based on the inflow of gas or liquid into the peripheral edge of the disk-shaped substrate portion 1 a generated when the compressive force acts on the tower-like bulged portion 1 b. As a control material for controlling the swelling and restoration of the substrate, when a disk-like substrate portion 1a bulges from a strip that is normally kept in an oblique shape due to the press-fitting of gas or liquid, it rises up. Therefore, the control member 4 configured to increase the volume and to perform a control operation that prevents a certain amount of bulging is stretched radially in the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a. Because of the configuration, the reinforcing purpose of the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a is achieved at the same time based on the radial extension of the control material 4, and the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a is not improved based on the inflow of gas or liquid as described above. For regular deformation and local pressure application A situation occurs, such as saying that the occurrence of brute 裂損 becomes possible to prevent in advance.

  Since the present invention adopts the configuration as described in claim 3, based on the restoring force of the restoring material 5, the original restoration of the tower-like bulging portion 1b is performed powerfully and accurately, and the subsequent role achievement is achieved. It will be possible without 7km.

The present invention employs the configuration as described in claim 4, that is, the exterior plate 6 for playing a role such as forming a reflective light emitting surface or displaying terms such as precautions is formed in a tower-like shape. Since it is configured to be attached to the outer surface side of the protruding portion 1b, the use according to the purpose is made possible by replacing the exterior plate 6 as necessary, and versatility in use of the present invention is achieved. It will be.

  Since the present invention employs the structure as described in claim 5, that is, the exterior plate 6 is formed so as to be vertically divided into the required number, the tower-like expansion when pressure is applied. When the projecting portion 1b is deformed, each of the exterior plates 6 is expanded so as to respond to this, so that a situation in which the exterior plate 6 itself is damaged can be prevented.

  Since the present invention is configured to form the adhesive coating layer 3 covered with the separator on the entire bottom surface of the sign tower main body 1 or a required portion, the structure as described in claim 6 is installed on the road. Will be achieved with one-touch speed. That is, when performing installation work on the road, if the work time requires 10 minutes or more, it is obliged to regulate vehicle traffic and to organize traffic based on this. Is not subject to such regulations, so the cost of work can be reduced.

According to the present invention, the upper surface portion of the disk-shaped substrate portion 1a is destructively formed by the configuration as described in claim 7, that is, the reinforcing plate 7 is stretched on the outer surface or the inner surface of the disk-shaped substrate portion 1a. Deformation is prevented.

The present invention is configured as described in claim 8, that is, by forming the upper surface portion of the disk-shaped substrate portion 1a with a reinforcing material such as an iron plate, The effect of “preventing destructive deformation of the upper surface portion 1a” is achieved.

It is a front view of the road sign tower concerning the present invention. It is a top view same as the above. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view same as the above. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state cut along a line XX in FIG. 3. It is a longitudinal section showing the state where load was added to the road sign tower concerning the present invention, and it changed. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of use of the present invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the other Example of this invention.

  The figure represents one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a sign tower main body, which has a hollow shape having a shape in which a tower-like bulging portion 1b is integrally connected to a central portion of a disc-like substrate portion 1a. In the illustrated embodiment, the shape of the tower-like bulging portion 1b is a bulging shape exhibiting a hemispherical shape, but is not limited thereto.

  Although it is the above-mentioned marker tower main body 1, the forming material is a material having strength against impact and flexible deformability and resilience based on the impact, and a gas such as air inside, or In view of enclosing a liquid such as water, it is required that the material be kept airtight.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a bottom plate for hermetically closing the bottom surface of the sign tower main body 1. An adhesive coating layer 3 is provided on the entire bottom surface or a required portion of the bottom plate 2 and is used when fixing the product of the present invention to a required location on the road. The adhesive coating layer 3 is preferably configured so that the surface is covered with a separator and is peeled off when necessary to fix the adhesive, but the adhesive is applied whenever necessary. You may do it. When the adhesive coating layer 3 is not provided, it is preferable to attach a thick rubber plate or the like to the bottom surface in order to stabilize the placement installation.

Although the inside of the above-mentioned marker tower main body 1 is formed, the tower-like bulging portion 1b portion is hollow, and the control material 4 for controlling the bulging and restoration thereof is provided inside the disk-like substrate portion 1a. As shown in FIG. 4, it is stretched radially. Accordingly, for example, when the tower-like bulged portion 1b is crushed by a pressing force based on the vehicle's riding or the like, and the visceral gas or liquid is moved in the peripheral direction, the gas or liquid pressure causes the disc At the same time as controlling the height direction in which the cylindrical substrate portion 1a is inflated upward (see FIG. 5), when the pressing force is removed and the tower-like bulging portion 1b is naturally restored, the disk shape Accordingly, the substrate portion 1a is also restored to the original state.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the control member 4 is formed by forming a large number of strips, which are normally kept in a slant shape, into a film shape, and is based on the press-fitting of gas or liquid. When 1a swells, it is configured to increase its volume and to perform a control operation to prevent bulging beyond a certain level by rising. However, any form is acceptable as long as such an operation can be performed.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a restoration material attached in such a manner that it overlaps with the inside of the tower-like bulging portion 1b so as to assist the restoration of the tower-like bulging portion 1b from the above deformation. Made of highly elastic material. That is, the tower-like bulging portion 1b itself has a restoring property, but based on the presence of the restoration material 5, the restoration is performed in a powerful and reliable manner.

  6 is an exterior plate attached to the outer surface side of the tower-like bulged portion 1b, and serves to play a role of forming a reflective light emitting surface or displaying a term display. In the embodiment shown in the figure, the exterior plate 6 is configured to be attached to the peripheral surface by dividing the exterior plate 6 into four parts, but this is not so deformed that the tower-like bulging portion 1b is flattened. This is for avoiding breakage when it is performed, and any division form is acceptable. Therefore, when the exterior plate 6 is made of a material having flexibility, it is not necessary to have such a divided form.

  In addition, although it is the above-mentioned exterior board 6, when comprised so that it may display directly on the surface of the tower-like bulging part 1b, this can be abbreviate | omitted. However, in the case of adopting a usage pattern in which the display terms are changed each time, the presence of the exterior surface 6 is a useful means.

  As one use example of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, it is installed at the center of a road intersection, etc., thereby guiding the right / left turn position, the direction of travel with the addition of an arrow, etc. Can play a role. In principle, the installation is performed by using the adhesive coating layer 3, but other means, or may be simply mounted without being fixed.

  When the vehicle is inadvertently ground and crushed as shown in FIG. 5, the deformation is absorbed based on the movement of the internal gas or liquid. Therefore, when the deformation pressure is removed, The original shape is automatically restored and the role is engaged again.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a reinforcing plate 7 is stretched on the outer surface portion of the disc-shaped substrate portion 1a. In FIG. 7, the reinforcing plate 7 is configured to be adjusted to the outer surface of the disk-shaped substrate portion 1a, but may be configured to be adjusted to the inner surface side. Furthermore, you may comprise so that the upper surface part itself of the disk-shaped board | substrate part 1a may be formed with the reinforcing material made from a metal material.

It is possible to provide a new traffic sign tower that solves the conventional problems.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Marking tower main body 1a Disk-shaped board | substrate part 1b Tower-like swelling part 2 Bottom plate 3 Adhesive coating layer 4 Control material 5 Restoration material 6 Exterior plate 7 Reinforcement plate

Claims (8)

  The hollow sign tower main body (1) in which the tower-like bulge part (1b) is integrally connected to the central part of the disk-shaped substrate part (1a) is provided with flexible deformability and resilience based on impact. In addition to being formed of a material, gas or liquid is hermetically sealed inside the label tower main body (1), and inside the disk-shaped substrate portion (1a) connected to the tower-like bulging portion (1b), A road configured to provide a necessary control material for controlling bulging and restoration based on the inflow of gas or liquid in the portion generated when a compressive force is applied to the tower-like bulging portion (1b). Sign tower.   Control for controlling the bulge and restoration of the part based on the inflow of gas or liquid to the peripheral edge of the disk-like substrate part (1a) generated when the compressive force acts on the tower-like bulge part (1b) As a material, when a disk-like substrate portion (1a) bulges due to the press-fitting of a gas or liquid, a strip that is normally held in an oblique shape increases its volume by rising. And a control member (4) configured to exert a control action to prevent bulging beyond a certain level and to be radially stretched in the disc-shaped substrate portion (1a). Road sign tower as described in.   A restoration material (5) for assisting in restoring the tower-like bulging portion (1b) is attached so as to overlap the inside of the tower-like bulging portion (1b). Or the road sign tower in any one of Claim 2.   Claims configured to attach an exterior plate (6) to the outer surface side of the tower-like bulge portion (1b) for playing a role such as forming a reflective light emitting surface or displaying terms such as precautions. The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exterior plate (6) is configured so as to be vertically divided into a required number. The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an adhesive coating layer (3) covered with a separator is formed on the entire bottom surface or a required portion of the sign tower main body (1). The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a reinforcing plate (7) is stretched on an outer surface or an inner surface of the disc-shaped substrate portion (1a). The road sign tower according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an upper surface portion of the disc-shaped substrate portion (1a) is formed of a reinforcing material such as an iron plate.

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