JP2014029111A - Road sign body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a road sign body which can continuously maintain a display function without easily breaking or separating even when a vehicle comes into contact.SOLUTION: A road sign pillar includes a flexible pole having display parts on a side face thereof. A plurality of sign pillars provided with the display parts different from one another are arranged side by side so that combination of the display parts shows a sign. Since the display parts are arranged on the flexible poles and the poles are restored even when a vehicle comes into contact with the poles and bends them, a display function can be continuously maintained. Since the combination of the display parts shows a sign, an arrow showing a travelling direction of a vehicle or the like can be shown by a combination of the display parts.

Description

  The present invention relates to a road marking body that is erected and installed for the purpose of, for example, marking of a traveling direction at a median strip of a road or a branch point of an expressway.

  Various proposals have been made for marking objects for the purpose of marking the traveling direction of a vehicle traveling on a road.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a vehicle traveling direction indicator including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped synthetic resin plate and a fastening portion at the lower part thereof, wherein the rectangular parallelepiped upper surface is formed into a convex curved surface, and a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped side surfaces are formed. There is disclosed a vehicle traveling direction indicator characterized in that a reflector indicating the direction of traveling of the vehicle is formed on the front upper part of the rectangular parallelepiped, and a stopper hole is provided in the fastening portion. Yes.

Tomi No. 3037238

  However, since the road marking body as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is formed of a synthetic resin plate, there is a problem that when the vehicle comes into contact, the road marking body itself is easily lost and the road marking body itself is lost.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a road marking body capable of continuously maintaining a display function of information such as a traveling direction without being destroyed or separated even when a vehicle comes into contact.

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 comprises a plurality of road marking pillars including a base portion and a flexible pole-shaped pole portion protruding upward from the base portion,
A display part formed in a different color from the pole part is provided on the side of the pole part,
Each road marking column is formed with a display portion in which at least one of color or shape is different from each other,
By arranging the plurality of road marking pillars side by side and fixing them to the road surface, each display unit is combined so that one display is represented,
Each of the road marking pillars is provided with a male screw portion protruding downward on the lower surface of the base portion,
By rotating the base portion and screwing the male screw portion into the female screw of an anchor nut embedded and fixed in the road surface, the base portion can be fixed to the road surface.

According to the road marking body according to the present invention, since the display portion is provided on the flexible pole portion, even if the vehicle comes into contact with the pole portion, it bends and the vehicle climbs over and then recovers easily. The display function can be maintained without breaking or leaving.
In addition, since a plurality of road marking pillars each having a display portion in which at least one of color or shape is different from each other are arranged side by side and one display is represented by a combination of these display portions, the vehicle should proceed An arrow indicating the traveling direction can be displayed by a combination of the display units.
In addition, since a plurality of road marking pillars having flexibility are arranged side by side to constitute a road marking body that represents one display, no matter which direction around the road marking body is stepped on the vehicle, Since each road marking column is bent and then restored, the one display is displayed again, so that the one display is continuously displayed without being lost.

  Further, if a male pedestal portion is provided on the lower surface of the base portion so as to project downward, and a connecting base is provided with a plurality of female screw portions that can be screwed together on the upper surface, a road marking column is provided on the female screw portion. A plurality of road marking pillars can be juxtaposed and erected on the upper surface of the connecting pedestal. If the connection base in this state is installed at the installation location, a plurality of road marking pillars can be easily installed side by side without installing individual road marking bodies individually at the installation location. And if it forms so that each display part of the road marking pillar installed side by side on the connecting pedestal represents a part or all of one display, this connecting pedestal can be installed at the installation location. It is preferable that one display can be easily formed and expressed.

  According to the road marking body according to the present invention, the display function can be continuously maintained without being easily broken or detached even when the vehicle comes into contact.

It is a front view showing one embodiment of a road marking pillar according to the present invention. It is the front view and top view which show one Embodiment of the road marking body which concerns on this invention. It is a three-view figure which shows one Embodiment of the connection base which concerns on this invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3. These are figures which show the condition which fixed the marking pillar for roads to the connection base. These are figures which show the condition which installed the connection base which fixed the marking pillar for roads on the road surface. These are the front view and top view which show another form of implementation of the road marking body which concerns on this invention. These are figures showing the example of embodiment of the display represented by the sign for roads concerning this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 (a) is a front view showing an embodiment of a road marking pillar according to the present invention, and (b) is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a base portion.
In the drawing, 1 is a road marking pillar.
The road marking column 1 has a cylindrical pole portion 11, and the pole portion 11 is formed in a hollow columnar body.
A reflection sheet 2 having retroreflectivity that reflects outgoing light in parallel with incident light is attached to the outer surface of the pole portion 11. In the present embodiment, the reflection sheet 2 is applied by winding the outer surface of the pole portion 1 that is cut into a strip shape.
The material of the pole portion 1 is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane, a soft polyolefin, an elastomer, or the like in consideration of ease of molding, resilience to treading of a vehicle, durability, and the like.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a reflecting member. The reflecting member 13 is provided with a glass bead reflector 13a at an appropriate interval on a strip-shaped base material 13b. The reflector 13a is preferably made of glass beads that have high retroreflectivity that reflects light parallel to the incident light, and that is not easily soiled or deteriorated. However, a reflective tape or the like is used on the surface of the substrate 13b. You may stick. The base material 13b may be made of a metal such as steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. However, in order to make it easy to embed and form the reflector 13a, a highly elastic synthetic material such as rubber, urethane resin, or elastomer is used. It is preferable to use a resin, and it is more preferable to use a thermoplastic synthetic resin having a certain degree of hardness, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, so that the reflector 13a is not easily detached.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a base portion. The base portion 14 has a cylindrical shape, and an annular groove into which the pole portion 1 is inserted is formed on the upper surface thereof. The pole portion 1 has its lower end inserted into an annular groove and fused and fixed.
A side wall groove for attaching the band-like reflecting member 13 is formed on the side wall of the base portion 14 over the entire circumference. The material of the base 14 is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane, a soft polyolefin, an elastomer or the like in consideration of ease of molding, resilience to treading of a vehicle, durability, and the like. Moreover, vinyl chloride, ASA resin, ABS resin, etc. which are excellent in impact resistance can also be used suitably.
The strip-shaped reflection member 13 is wound around and attached to the side wall groove of the base portion 14. The reflecting member 13 is difficult to come off by being wound around the side wall groove, and the reflector 13a can be provided without projecting so much from the outer surface of the base portion 14, and it is possible to prevent displacement in the vertical direction. This is preferable. Moreover, you may perform the attachment of the reflection member 13 to the outer periphery of the base part 14 without providing a side wall groove | channel. Further, the reflecting member 13 may be affixed with a reflecting tape as it is, or may be attached so that a glass reflector is embedded in the outer periphery of the base part 14 as it is.

At the center of the lower end surface 15 of the base portion 14, a cylindrical base convex portion 16 is provided protruding downward. In addition, an anchor bolt 3 is provided at the center so that its head is embedded, and the male screw portion 31 protrudes in the axial direction of the pole portion 1.
When the base portion 14 is rotated and the male screw portion 31 of the anchor bolt 3 is screwed to the female screw portion 71 of the anchor nut 7 fixed by being embedded in the road surface, the base portion 14 can be fixed to the road surface. At this time, the anchor nut 7 is formed so that the base convex portion 16 is housed in a concave portion 72 formed in the upper portion of the female thread portion 71 of the anchor nut 7.
In this embodiment, the base convex portion 16 and the male screw portion 31 are provided to project from the lower end surface 15 of the base portion 14 and screwed to the anchor nut 7 to be fixed to the road surface. Instead of providing the portion 16 and the male screw portion 31, an adhesive may be applied to the lower end surface 15 to perform adhesion and fixing.

FIG. 2 is a front view and a plan view showing an embodiment of a road marking body according to the present invention. Four road marking pillars 1 are juxtaposed in a row to stand upright, and a road marking body 10 is shown. The situation which comprises is shown. The road marking body 10 shows a situation in which one right-pointing arrow is represented by a combination of shapes of the reflection sheets 2 attached to the road marking pillars 1.
In FIG. 2, the road marking pillars 1 arranged in a row are represented as 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D, respectively, from the right, and the reflective display portions 21 represented by the reflective sheets 2 provided on the road marking columns 1 are respectively 21A and 21B. , 21C, 21D.

The reflective display portion 21A of the road marking pillar 1A represents the tip portion of the right-pointing arrow, and a reflective sheet cut into a band shape having a width size X is wound around the center of the outer surface of the pole portion 1. Only one place is deposited to form a reflective display portion 21A.
In the road marking pillar 1B, the reflection sheet 2 cut to the same width X as the reflection display portion 21A is attached to the same position as the reflection display portion 21A, and the width X above and below the reflection display portion 21A is attached. The reflective sheet 2 having the same width and size X is similarly applied to positions separated by the same size as the above, and the reflective display portion 21B having the reflective sheets 2 attached to a total of three locations is formed.
In the road marking pillar 1C, the reflective sheet 2 is attached to the same size and position as the reflective display portion 21B, and the same width is provided at the position above the upper end and below the lower end by a width X. The reflective sheet 2 having the size X is similarly applied to form a reflective display portion 21C having the reflective sheet 2 attached to a total of five locations.
In the road marking column 1D, the reflective sheet 2 is attached to the same size and position as the reflective display portion 21C, and the same width is provided at a position separated by a width size X above the upper end and below the lower end. The reflective sheet 2 having the size X is similarly applied to form a reflective display portion 21D with the reflective sheet 2 attached to a total of seven locations.

  By arranging the road marking pillars 1A to 1D provided with the reflection display portions 21A to 21D in order from the right as shown in FIG. Two right-pointing arrows can be represented. Similarly, if the road marking pillars 1A to 1D are arranged in order from the left, the reflection display portions 21A to 21D represent left-pointing arrows.

  In the present embodiment, the width X of the reflection sheet 2 is formed to be slightly smaller than the diameter Z of the pole portion 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is appropriately adjusted according to the contents of the indication to be expressed. be able to. Similarly, although the interval between the reflective sheets 2 forming the reflective display unit 21 is set to the same size as the width X of the reflective sheet 2 in this embodiment, it can also be adjusted as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, the road marking pillars 1A to 1D constituting the road marking body 10 are arranged close to each other, and the interval Y between the pole portions 11 is set to 3 of the diameter Z of the pole portion 11. The size is about 1 / min. The size of the interval Y between the pole portions 11 is not limited to this, and can be adjusted and changed as appropriate. However, if the interval Y is set too large, the display of one display represented by the reflective display portion 21 of the road sign body 10 is possible. The sense of unity is lost.
In this embodiment, the road marking pillars are juxtaposed side by side. However, if the viewer viewing the reflective display unit 21 is viewed from an oblique direction, the interval Y is visually recognized as being smaller than the actual interval of the pole unit 11. The setting of the interval Y can be appropriately adjusted assuming the position visually recognized by the viewer.

FIG. 3 is a trihedral view showing one embodiment of the connecting pedestal according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
The connection base 4 of the present embodiment is formed by extrusion molding of an aluminum alloy, has two side walls 43, an upper wall 41, and a bottom wall 42, and the upper wall 41 is narrower than the bottom wall 42. It has a hollow trapezoidal cross-sectional shape.
A cover plate 8 formed so as to close the hollow interior of the connection base 4 is fixed to the connection base 4 with four screws 81 at the end in the longitudinal direction of the connection base 4.
An upper concave groove 45 that opens upward is formed in the center of the upper wall portion 41 in the longitudinal direction, and the center of the bottom wall portion 42 has an opening edge that protrudes inward and opens downward. The lower concave groove portion 46 is formed in the longitudinal direction similarly to the upper concave groove portion 45. The upper surface of the upper concave groove portion 45 and the lower surface of the lower concave groove portion 46 are formed to be constituted by the upper surface and the lower surface of the middle wall portion 44, respectively.

A lid member 5 is attached to the upper end of the upper concave groove portion 45 so as to be closed and flush with the upper surface of the upper wall portion 41. The lid member 5 is formed into a plate shape by extrusion molding of an aluminum alloy.
The lid member 5 is provided with protrusions 51 at both ends of the plate shape along the longitudinal direction, and the upper ends of the side walls on both sides of the upper concave groove portion 45 have concave shapes corresponding to the protrusions. 48 is provided in the longitudinal direction.
The lid member 5 is inserted and fixed so that the protrusions 51 at both ends are inserted into the concave strip 48 and is slid from the end of the connecting base 4.

  Small recesses 49 are formed in the longitudinal direction at the center of the upper surface and the lower surface of the middle wall portion 44, respectively. This is for enabling easy positioning of a tool such as a drill when forming a through-hole from an upper concave groove portion 45 to a lower concave groove portion 46 described later.

  Inside the connecting pedestal 4, screw holes 47 are formed in the longitudinal direction by extrusion molding at locations where the side wall 43, the upper wall 41, and the bottom wall 42 intersect, and a cover plate is formed at the end of the connecting pedestal 4. The screw 81 for fixing the screw 8 is formed so as to be easily screwed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a situation in which the road marking pillar is fixed to the connection base.
The upper concave groove portion 45 of the connecting pedestal 4 is formed narrower than the lower end surface 15 of the base portion 14 of the road marking pillar 1 and has a size capable of accommodating the base convex portion 16 inside the upper concave groove portion 45. It is formed as follows.
For this reason, the depth of the upper concave groove 45 is formed deeper than the height of the base convex portion 16, but is formed smaller than the combined height of the base convex portion 16 and the male screw portion 31 of the anchor bolt 3 protruding therefrom. Yes.
Further, the lower recessed groove portion 46 of the connecting base 4 is formed in a size that can accommodate the nut 6 that can be screwed to the anchor bolt 3 therein. The opening edge of the lower concave groove portion 46 is formed so as to protrude inward, and when the nut 6 is housed therein, the lower portion of the nut 6 is brought into contact with the opening edge of the lower concave groove portion 46 so as to move downward. It will prevent it from falling.
Further, the width of the opening edge of the lower groove 46 is formed such that the male thread 31 of the anchor bolt 3 can be inserted.

When the road marking pillar 1 is erected on the upper surface of the connecting pedestal 4, a through hole 49 through which the male threaded portion 31 of the anchor bolt 3 can be inserted is drilled in the middle wall portion 44 where the connecting pedestal 4 is first erected. Form by drilling.
Next, the nut 6 accommodated in the lower concave groove is positioned at the above-mentioned standing position, the anchor bolt 3 of the road marking pillar 1 is inserted from above the connection base 4, and the male screw portion 31 is screwed to the nut 6. .
The road marking pillar 1 is fixed by being erected on the connection base 4 with the lower end surface 15 abutting against the upper surface of the upper wall portion 41 and the base convex portion 16 being accommodated in the upper concave groove portion 45.
When a plurality of road marking pillars 1 are erected on one connecting pedestal 4, the lid 5 is closed so as to close the upper concave groove 45 opened between the standing positions of the road marking pillars 1. Adjust the length and insert.
In the present embodiment, the opening edge of the lower concave groove portion 46 is formed so as to protrude below the bottom wall portion 42, but this is not limited as long as the lower concave groove portion 46 can be formed to a size that can accommodate the nut 6. .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a situation where a connecting pedestal to which a road marking pillar is fixed is installed on the road surface.
In this embodiment, in order to fix the connecting pedestal 4, the road marking pillar 1 in which the male thread portion 31 of the anchor bolt 3 projecting downward is formed longer than usual is used. Specifically, in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the anchor bolt 3 of the road marking pillar 1 in which the male screw portion 31 is formed long without installing the nut 6 at the place where the road marking pillar 1 is erected, The through hole formed in the inner wall portion 44 of the connecting base 4 is inserted. The male threaded portion 31 is screwed to the female threaded portion 71 of the anchor nut 7 embedded in the road surface, and the road marking column 1 and the connecting base 4 are fixed to the road surface. By fixing the two road marking pillars located at both ends of the plurality of road marking pillars 1 erected on the upper surface of the coupling pedestal 4 in this way, the coupling pedestal 4 is firmly fixed on the road surface. Can be fixed.
In this embodiment, although the connection base 4 is being fixed to the road surface using the road marking pillar 1 which formed the male screw part 31 long, it is not restricted to this. For example, the head of a hexagon socket head cap screw that can be screwed to the anchor nut 7 is inserted into the lower concave groove 46 of the connecting base 4, and the male screw 31 is directed downward from the opening of the lower concave groove 46. Make it protrude. Thereafter, the hexagon socket head bolt may be screwed to the anchor nut 7 through a hexagon wrench from a through hole provided in the middle wall portion 44 from the upper concave groove portion 45 and fixed. Moreover, you may fix using an adhesive agent etc.

FIG. 7 is a front view and a plan view showing another embodiment of the road marking body according to the present invention, which is directed in both the left and right directions by the combination of the reflective display portions 21 of the nine road marking pillars 1. Shows a single arrow.
Specifically, two connecting pedestals 4A and 4B in which four road marking pillars 1A to 1D are erected on the upper surface of one connecting pedestal 4 are formed by the method shown in FIGS. Each of the road marking pillars 1A to 1D erected on the connecting bases 4A and 4B has the reflective display portion 21 formed in the same manner as the embodiment shown in FIG. A combination of the marking pillars 1 forms an integral arrow display.
In this way, two connecting pedestals 4A and 4B in which the road marking pillars 1A to 1D are erected so as to represent an integral arrow display are juxtaposed, and an arrow display directed in both the left and right directions is integrally represented. A road marking body 10 is configured.
In order to form an arrow display in both the left and right directions, the connecting pedestal 4A arranged on the right side of the road marking body 10 is viewed from the direction in which the road marking column 1A representing the tip of the arrow is displayed in the integrated arrow display. The connecting pedestal 4B, which is installed so as to be arranged at the right end and on the opposite side to the left side of the road marking body 10, is arranged at the left end when viewed from the direction in which the road marking pillar 1A erected on the upper surface is displayed. Let them be installed.

In the present embodiment, the connecting pedestals 4A and 4B are arranged side by side in a "<" shape that projects in one direction at an angle of 90 degrees in plan view, thereby constituting the road marking body 10. More specifically, the projecting portion of the projecting “<” shape formed by the connecting bases 4A and 4B is installed so as to face the direction in which the integral arrow display is displayed.
In the plan view, when the road marking bodies 10 are installed side by side in parallel without connecting the connecting bases 4A and 4B, the reflective display unit 21 is displayed when the vehicle passes by the side of the installation place. The representing arrow display disappears at an early stage. Even when a vehicle or the like passes by the side where the road marking body 10 is installed by installing the connecting bases 4A, 4B so that the protruding portion of the “<” shape is directed in the display direction as described above. Since the connecting pedestal 4 on the side through which the vehicle passes can be viewed for a longer time from the side of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction, the integral arrow display represented by the reflective display unit 21 is viewed for a longer time.

In this embodiment, the connecting pedestals 4A and 4B are provided side by side with a "<" shape that protrudes in one direction at an angle of 90 degrees in plan view, and the connecting pedestals 4A and 4B constitute A road marking pillar 1E that does not have the reflective display portion 21 is erected at a location that is located at the protruding portion of the character. By erecting this, the center of the arrow display directed to both the left and right directions represented by the connecting bases 4A and 4B is divided to prevent the arrow display from being misidentified as a single rhombus display. The road marking pillars 1 constituting the road marking body 10 may include those not provided with the reflection display portion 21 as described above.
In the present embodiment, since the road marking pillars 1E are erected directly on the road surface, the heights of the road marking pillars 1A to 1D that are erected on the upper surfaces of the connecting bases 4A and 4B are made equal. The length of the pole portion 11 is made larger by the height of the connecting pedestal 4 than the road marking pillars 1A to 1D. However, this is not the case when it is not necessary to align the heights of the road marking pillars 1A to 1E.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an embodiment of a display represented by a road sign according to the present invention.
In the present embodiment, nine road marking pillars 1 are juxtaposed in the same manner as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, and the display of each reflective display unit 21 is combined to integrally display an arrow display facing both left and right directions. Yes. The matter different from FIG. 7 is that, in the present embodiment, in the reflective display unit 21 constituting the road marking column 1B standing upright, the reflective sheet at a position corresponding to the reflective display unit 21 of the road marking column 1A shown in FIG. 2 is removed. Similarly, the reflective sheets 2 at positions corresponding to the reflective display portions 21 of the road marking pillars 1B and 1C shown in FIG. 7 are removed from the reflective display portions 21 of the road marking pillars 1C and 1D, respectively. By configuring as described above, an arrow pointing in both the left and right directions can be represented by the shape of a “<”. Moreover, this embodiment has shown the condition where each road marking pillar 1A-1E is erected without using the connection base 4, and the road marking body 10 is comprised.

  In the above-described embodiment, an embodiment in which the shapes of the plurality of reflective display units 21 are combined to display an integral arrow display is shown, but the reflective display unit 21 is not limited to the arrow shape and appropriately displays necessary display. It is possible to form a combination of the shapes and colors.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Road marking pillar 10 Road marking body 11 Pole part 13 Reflective member 13a Reflector 13b Base material 14 Base part 15 Lower end surface 16 Base convex part 2 Reflective sheet 21 Reflective display part 3 Anchor bolt 31 Male thread part 4 Connection base 41 On Wall portion 42 Bottom wall portion 43 Side wall portion 44 Middle wall portion 45 Upper recessed groove portion 46 Lower recessed groove portion 47 Screw hole portion 48 Recess 5 Lid material 51 Projection 6 Nut 7 Anchor nut 71 Female thread portion 72 Recessed portion 8 Cover plate 81 Screw

Claims (2)

It consists of a plurality of road marking pillars having a base part and a flexible pole-shaped pole part protruding upward from the base part,
A display part formed in a different color from the pole part is provided on the side of the pole part,
Each road marking column is formed with a display portion in which at least one of color or shape is different from each other,
By arranging the plurality of road marking pillars side by side and fixing them to the road surface, each display unit is combined so that one display is represented,
Each of the road marking pillars is provided with a male screw portion protruding downward on the lower surface of the base portion,
A road marking characterized in that it can be fixed to a road surface by rotating a base portion and screwing the male screw portion into a female screw of an anchor nut embedded and fixed in the road surface. body. A connecting pedestal provided with a plurality of female screw parts that can be screwed together with the male screw part on the upper surface is formed,
The male screw part is screwed to the female screw part, and a plurality of the road marking pillars are arranged side by side on the upper surface of the connection base so that a part or all of the one display is represented. The road marking body according to claim 1, wherein the road marking body is made.

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