JP2518880Y2 - Guidepost - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a guide sign column that enhances the visibility and ensures safety especially in a vehicle or the like that is running at night, during rain, snowfall, or the like.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a sign body installed on the road has a hollow structure made of a metal such as aluminum or iron, and a light source that lights up or blinks is provided at the upper end of the body to enhance visibility at night of an automobile or a pedestrian. Guide sign posts are known for the purpose of ensuring safety during traffic.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the case of this type of metal sign post, when an automobile or the like collides with the sign post, not only the vehicle is damaged but also the sign post body is distorted or damaged by the impact. As it is left as it is for a while, it may obstruct other vehicles and pedestrians and cause a secondary accident. In particular, when the signpost is used for a centerline or the like where traffic is divided, such an unexpected situation is likely to occur.

In addition, even if a lighting and blinking device is provided for the purpose of improving visibility while driving, since the light source is installed at the upper end of the sign post, it can be easily destroyed at the time of collision and the desired effect can be obtained. Absent.

The present invention aims to provide a guide sign post that solves these conventional problems.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the guide sign post according to the present invention, the post body is hollow-formed by an elastic material so that it can be bent and restored, and one end of the post body is fixed to the road surface by a pedestal and the other end is fixed. The side open end is closed with a transparent cap, a case is embedded in the lower part of the pedestal, a light source is installed there, and the light from the light source is emitted through the pillar body with the transparent cap.

In addition, in the guide sign post of the present invention, the post body is hollow-formed by an elastic material so as to be bendable and recoverable, and a cap-shaped head member is fitted and closed at the open end of the post body, and A reflector is fixed to the center of the inner surface by protruding toward the inside of the pillar main body, and opening windows are provided at a plurality of peripheral surfaces in the vicinity of the tip open end of the pillar main body, and this opening window is preferably a transparent cover from the outside. By covering, it is possible to reflect the light from the light source installed in the case embedded in the lower part of the pedestal in a direction substantially at right angles by the reflector so as to emit the light directly from the opening window or to emit the light through the transparent cover.

Further, according to the present invention, in the column main body in which both the proximal end and the distal end are closed, it is preferable to provide an air vent hole for allowing the internal air at the time of bending deformation to escape.

Further, a cylindrical reinforcing member may be provided inside for the purpose of reinforcing the pillar body.

[Operation] The light beam emitted from the light source passes through the inside of the column body and is emitted in a predetermined direction through the transparent cap or transparent cover provided at the tip of the column body.

Even if a vehicle or the like collides with the pillar main body and an impact force is applied to the pillar main body, the pillar main body can be promptly restored to its original shape.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the guide sign post according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. The hollow-molded cylindrical column body 10 is made of elastic urethane elastomer (Hs90), and has dimensions such as an outer diameter of 80φ, a length (installation height) of 650 mm, and a wall thickness of about 2.5 mm. It is a thing. The column main body 10 has elasticity and rigidity that quickly restores the original shape even when it is temporarily distorted due to an impact force.

As for the pillar main body 10 which is erected on the road surface G, this base end is the base 11
The pedestal 11 is fixed by a bolt 13 to a light source storage case 12 buried in the ground. The material of the pedestal 11 is made of urethane elastomer (Hs90) like the pillar body 10, has an outer diameter of 200φ and a height dimension of about 50 mm. Further, the light source storage case 12 is made of aluminum or the like, and the light source 14 by a halogen lamp of about 10 watts is installed in the light source storage case 12 in a lighting type or a blinking type. The light source storage case 12 is provided with an opening 12a communicating with the inside of the pillar main body 10, and a light beam (represented by an arrow L) from the light source 14 passes through the opening 12a into the pillar main body 10 from the base end to an upper end opening in the figure. The light is emitted toward the end 10a. Electrical equipment including the wiring lead wires of the light source 14 and the like are not shown.

Further, the front end open end 10a of the pillar main body 10 is covered with an acrylic transparent cap 15 to be closed. Therefore, it is a structure in which a light beam that is turned on or blinked by the light source 14 passes through the inside of the pillar body 10 and is emitted by the entire transparent cap 15. By wrapping the reflection sheet 16 around the outer periphery of the pillar main body 10 at equal intervals in the vertical direction, the light rays from the headlights of the automobile are reflected by the reflection sheet 16 and the visibility of the driver can be improved. In addition, the pillar main body 10 has a road surface G on the base end side via the pedestal 11.
Since the end opening end 10a is closed by the transparent cap 15 and has a sealed structure, the air vent holes 17 are provided at several places. By providing the air vent hole 17, when the column main body 10 is bent and deformed by an impact force, the compressed air inside the column main body 10 can be released to the outside from the air vent hole 17. This air bleeding prevents the column main body 10 from being damaged or ruptured and allows the bent and deformed state to be quickly restored to the original shape.

In this first embodiment, the impact force due to a collision of a vehicle,
Even if the transparent cap 15 is damaged and destroyed, it is not necessary to replace it in terms of durability like the tip of the pillar body 10, and only the transparent cap 15 can be replaced.

2 and 3 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
The members common to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. In this second embodiment, the transparent cap 15 of the first embodiment is used.
The structure does not use. Tip of column body 10 Open end 10
A head member 20 made of urethane foam or the like is fitted in a cap shape and closed at a. Inside the head member 20, a reflector 21 is fixed to the center of the head member 20 so as to project downward, that is, to project downward in the column body 10. As shown in the drawing, the surface of the reflector 21 is formed at a suitable angle, and the light ray L from the light source 14 emitted from below hits the inclined surface 21a.
Is reflected with a predetermined directionality. In the embodiment, the mode in which the light ray L is reflected by the inclined surface 21a in the horizontal direction of the figure substantially perpendicular to the axis of the column main body 10 is shown. The light ray L reflected in the horizontal direction is emitted to the outside from the opening window 22 provided in the column main body 10. That is, in the vicinity of the tip opening end 10a of the pillar body 10, there are provided a plurality of opening windows 22 on this peripheral surface, and the light beam emitted from the light source 14 that has passed through the inside of the pillar body 10 through the opening windows 22 is emitted. Let

By providing the opening window 22 on the upper part of the pillar main body 10, it is feared that dust or snow and rain may enter the inside of the pillar main body 10, and the light source 14 is polluted by the entering dust and the like and the life is shortened. Moreover, since it is considered that the light emission luminance (look) is lowered by directly emitting light from the opening window 22, in this second embodiment, the opening window 22 is covered with a transparent cover 23 made of an acrylic sheet or the like from the outside. There is. Therefore, the light ray L emitted from the light source 14 is emitted to the outside from the opening window 22 through the transparent cover 23. A structure in which light is emitted directly from the opening window 22 is also possible, but for the reasons described above, the transparent cover 23
A form in which light is emitted through is preferable. Also in this second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, air vent holes 17 are provided at several positions of the column main body 10.

Further, as shown in the figure, in this second embodiment, the cylindrical reinforcing member 24 is doubly housed inside the column main body 10. The reinforcing member 24 is made of urethane elastomer, and one or more reinforcing members can be provided as shown in the illustrated example.
By providing the reinforcing member 24, it is possible to obtain the function of reinforcing the column main body 10 against the impact force and assisting the restoring property from the bent and deformed state to the original shape. Since the light ray L from the light source 14 passes through the inside of the auxiliary member 24, it is preferable in terms of light transmission that the inner peripheral surface of the auxiliary member 24 is white or red and has a glossy surface.

Moreover, this auxiliary member 24 is not only for reinforcement but also for the pillar body.
It also has the function of preventing rain, muddy water, dust, etc., from entering the air vent hole provided in 10 and adhering to the light source.

In addition, as is apparent from the first and second embodiments, the light source
Since 14 is a structure housed in the case 12 and buried in the ground, it is no exaggeration to say that the function of the electrical equipment including the light source 14 is not impaired even when a vehicle or the like collides.

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, the guide sign pillar according to the present invention can be bent and responded to by the impact force even when a vehicle or the like collides with the pillar body, and quickly restores its original shape. Is possible. Therefore, the risk of causing a secondary disaster in a bent state like a conventional signpost is eliminated. In addition, by incorporating the light source equipment to emit light at night, the visibility of a vehicle or the like that is traveling at night is enhanced and safety can be ensured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of a first embodiment of the guide sign according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show a sectional view and a perspective view of the second embodiment. [Explanation of symbols] 10 …… Column body 11 …… Pedestal 12 …… Light source housing case 14 …… Light source 16 …… Reflecting sheet 17 …… Air vent hole 20 …… Head member 21 …… Reflector 22 …… Opening window 23 …… Transparent cover

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Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pillar main body is made of an elastic material so that it can be bent and restored so that it can be bent and restored. One end of the pillar main body is fixed to a road surface by a pedestal, and the other end of the pillar main body is closed with a transparent cap. The guide sign pillar is characterized in that a case is embedded in the lower part of the pedestal, a light source is installed here, and light from the light source is emitted through a pillar body with a transparent cap. 2. A pillar main body is formed by an elastic material so as to be bendable and recoverable, and a cap-shaped head member is fitted and closed at the tip open end of the pillar main body, and at the center of the inner surface of the head member. The reflector is fixed by protruding toward the inside of the pillar body, and opening windows are provided at a plurality of peripheral surfaces in the vicinity of the tip open end of the pillar body,
A guide sign pillar characterized in that light from a light source installed in a case embedded in the lower part of a pedestal is reflected by a reflector in a direction substantially at right angles to emit light from an opening window. 3. The guide sign pillar according to claim 1, wherein a cylindrical reinforcing member is provided inside the pillar body.