JP2762243B2 - Alarm robot device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used to issue a warning to a passing vehicle in the handling of traffic accidents, the enforcement of traffic control, or the regulation of roads due to lane changes due to road maintenance and road construction. The present invention relates to an alarm robot device to be performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of cars and the development of expressways in recent years, Japan has become a car society. In this car society, the number of traffic accidents is increasing without decreasing. This traffic accident is handled by police officers. When this traffic accident occurs in a place where traffic is high, such as on a highway, multiple police officers handle the accident, and one of them turns on a rotating light to notify the passing vehicle of the danger caused by the accident. ing. The work of alerting the police of the occurrence of an accident by a police officer is a work that puts himself in danger. Also, in the case of road maintenance, lane change due to road construction, lane decrease, etc., the worker stands at the changed position and informs the driver of the passing vehicle to that effect, which is also extremely dangerous work. is there.

In order to cope with this case, a doll imitating a human being is manufactured and its arms are made movable, thereby causing the doll to perform an alarm operation to avoid the above danger. There is. However, since this doll imitates a human, it is almost the same size as a human, so it cannot be stored in the trunk of a police station patrol car, construction vehicle, etc. There is a problem that another vehicle is required.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention can be changed from a folded state to a standing use state having almost the same height as a human being with one touch, and can be folded from the standing state to be used in a non-use state. Sometimes, it is an object to provide an alarm robot device that can be folded and stored in a trunk of a police station patrol car or the like.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an alarm robot apparatus comprising a storage box in which a base plate is fixed to a bottom portion, and a plurality of isometric links assembled in a pantograph shape. Are connected by link connection rods at two link groups arranged at predetermined intervals, and four upper and lower links of each of the two link groups are connected from the connection point. The link is extended by the length, the tip of one of the two links at the lower end is fixed to the base plate, and the tip of the other link is linearly moved in the horizontal direction by the driving means. A pantograph device that expands and contracts a large number of links, and a link of a pair of links located at the same side as one set of links at the lower end of which is fixed to the base plate, among two sets of links at the upper end of the pantograph device Fix the tip In addition, an alarm display plate mounting plate horizontally mounted on the upper end of the pantograph device by supporting the distal end of the other set of links so as to be able to move linearly, and appropriate alarm means are provided. The lower end portion is rotatably supported on the side of the alarm display plate mounting plate that supports the fixed link, and furthermore, a portion above the support portion and a pair of movable links at the upper end of the pantograph device. An alarm display plate having a configuration in which a link connecting rod connecting each end portion is connected via a connecting rod, and the pantograph device is in the most extended state, while the alarm display plate is standing up, When the pantograph device is in its most contracted state, it is configured such that a large number of links and an alarm display plate mounting plate are all folded and stored in a storage box. It is a symptom.

[0006]

When a large number of links constituting the pantograph device and the alarm display plate are folded and stored in the storage box, the driving means drives one set of movable links at the lower end of the pantograph device. When the movable portion at the tip is linearly moved toward the fixed portion of the set of fixed links also at the lower end, the rising angle of each link gradually increases, and the pantograph device is extended to the set height. In this way, when the pantograph device is extended to the set height, the movable portion at the tip of the set of movable links at the upper end of the device is drawn toward the fixed portion at the tip of the set of fixed links at the tip. Thereby, the alarm display plate connected to the movable portion of the pair of movable links at the upper end via the connecting rod is erected from the horizontal folded posture to the vertical erected posture, and the alarm robot device It will be in use.
In this use state, an alarm is issued to the passing vehicle by an appropriate alarm means provided on the alarm display board. On the other hand, in this use state, when the movable part of the pair of movable links at the lower end constituting the pantograph device is linearly moved in the opposite direction by the driving means, the rising angle of each link gradually decreases and approaches the horizontal. Thus, many links that make up the pantograph device are folded. In this way, when a large number of links of the pantograph device are folded, the movable portion at the tip of the pair of movable links at the upper end linearly moves in the opposite direction to the above, and the alarm display plate in the standing posture is folded and horizontally moved. Becomes As a result, a number of links and an alarm display plate constituting the pantograph device are all folded and stored in the storage box.

[0007]

The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to examples. 1 is an overall perspective view of an alarm robot device R according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of a portion of the base plate 4 fixed to the bottom of the storage box 1, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the pair of guide rails 13. As shown in FIG. The storage box 1 has a size that can be stored in a police station patrol car or a trunk of a construction vehicle, and a pair of lids 2 is attached to an opening surface thereof so as to be openable and closable, and each lid 2 is attached. A handle 3 is attached to an opposite surface different from the surface. A base plate 4 is fixed to the bottom of the storage box 1.

In the pantograph apparatus P, a set of six equal-length links L _{1 to} L ₆ arranged in a pantograph shape is regarded as one set of link groups, and two sets of link groups are arranged at predetermined intervals. All of the corresponding connection points at the upper and lower ends of the links L _{1 to} L ₆ are connected by the link connection rod 5, and the center of the same set of intersecting links L _{1 to} L ₆ is connected to the connection pin 6. It is the structure connected by. Thus, the two sets of links L _1, L ₂ of the lower end, with portions of the center are connected to each other, and the lower end portion of the upper end thereof is disposed in the center two sets of links L _3, L ₄ Connected, the lower end of which is
It is connected to the base plate 4 as described later. Top 2
The set of links L _5, L _6, together with part of the center are connected to each other, is connected to the upper end of the two pairs of links having a lower end disposed in the central L _3, L _4, the lower end The unit is connected to the alarm display panel mounting plate 22 as described later. Thus, the two sets of links L _1, L ₂ of the lower end is extended by equal length downward from the connecting points are connected to each other, also with respect to two pairs of links L _5, L ₆ of the upper end, they are connected to each other It extends upward from the connecting point by an equal length.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the storage box 1
A drive motor 8 integrally provided with a ball screw 7 is mounted on a central portion of the base plate 4 fixed to the bottom of the base plate 4. The drive motor 8 is rotatably supported on its main body with a ball screw 7 in a horizontal position.
A chain 12 is mounted on a chain gear 9 attached to the ball screw 7 and a chain gear 11 attached to one end of the ball screw 7, and the driving force of the driving motor 8 causes the ball screw 7 to rotate forward and backward. The ball screw 7 extends in the front-rear direction Q of the base plate 4. Further, a pair of guide rails 13 is attached to both ends in the width direction of the base plate 4. The pair of guide rails 13 are provided from the center to the rear end of the base plate 4 along the front-rear direction. A slide plate 15 is integrally attached to a slider 14 fitted in each guide rail 13, and each slide plate 15 is integrally connected by a connecting plate 16, and a ball nut 17 is attached to a central portion of the connecting plate 16. The ball nut 17 and the ball screw 7 are screwed together. Therefore, each slide plate 15 moves linearly in the axial direction of the ball screw 7 due to the forward and reverse rotation of the ball screw 7.

A support plate 18 is vertically fixed to the upper surface of each slide plate 15, and a movable portion at the tip (lower end) of a set of movable links L _{1 at} the lower end of the pantograph device P is supported on the support plate 18. It is supported via a pin 19. Also,
At the front end of the base plate 4 and at both ends in the width direction, a pair of L-shaped support plates 21 are attached to form a pair of fixed links L _{2 at} the lower end of the pantograph device P. A fixed portion at the tip (lower end) is supported on each of the support plates 21 via support pins 19. Therefore, when the ball screw 7 is rotated forward and reverse by the drive motor 8, each slide plate 15 linearly moves forward and backward, and as shown in FIG.
₁ ~L ₆ expands and contracts.

[0011] Figure 7 is a side view of the upper end portion of the alarm robot apparatus R of the present invention, FIG 8 is a same rear view, FIG. 9, the alarm panel movable link L ₅ a pair of upper FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion that is supported on a mounting plate 22. FIG.
In through 9, the distal end of the two pairs of links L _5, L ₆ of the top which constitutes the pantograph device P (the upper end), Alarm panel mounting plate 22 is connected. That is, a guide rail 23 is attached to the rear surface of the alarm display plate attachment plate 22 along the front-rear direction at a central portion along the width direction thereof,
An engaging member 24a attached to the upper surface of the slide 4 is engaged with the guide rail 23, and the slide body 24 is guided by the guide rail 23 and is capable of linearly moving in the front-rear direction. On the back side of the slide body 24, integrally attached to a pair of bearing members 25 extend horizontally rearward, and connects the two movable parts of the movable link L ₅ of the upper constituting the pantograph device P The link connecting rod 5 is supported by a support portion at the tip of the pair of support bodies 25. Also, the two upper fixed links L constituting the pantograph device P
The fixing portion ₆ is a front end portion of the back surface of the alarm display plate mounting plate 22, and is supported via a support pin 19 on each bracket 26 fixed to both ends in the width direction.
For this reason, when each of the links L _{1 to} L _{6 of} the pantograph device P expands and contracts, the movable portions of the two upper movable links L _{5 become} :
While moving up and down, it is guided by the guide rail 23 and linearly moves forward or backward with respect to the alarm display plate mounting plate 22. Also, all the length of each link L ₁ ~L ₆ equal, and since all even length equal between the connecting points of each link L ₁ ~L _6, each link L ₁ ~L pantograph device P
_{When 6} expands and contracts, the alarm display panel mounting plate 22 only moves up and down with respect to the storage box 1 without any change in position with respect to the storage box 1 below in plan view.

The alarm display panel 27 has a shape in which a body 27b is provided at both ends in the width direction of the back surface of a plate-shaped main body 27a, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10, respectively. A support rod 28 is horizontally fixed to the lower end of each body 27b, and a pair of the support rods 28 is provided at the front end of the upper surface of the alarm display plate mounting plate 22 and at a predetermined interval along the width direction. Mounting bracket 29 is mounted vertically,
When the support rod 28 is supported by the pair of support brackets 29, the alarm display plate 27 is mounted on the support rod 2.
It is rotatably supported by the alarm display plate mounting plate 22 via the support bracket 8 and the support bracket 29. In addition, the alarm display board 2
7, a fixing rod 30 is disposed in parallel with the supporting rod 28, and both ends of the fixing rod 30 are supported by both body portions 27b of the alarm display panel 27. , the link connecting the movable link L ₅ of the two upper connecting rod 5 and the connecting rod 3 of two
1. Central Accordingly, when the linear movement in the forward and rearward relative to the alarm panel mounting plate 22 so that each movable part of the two movable links L ₅ of the upper end is above the alarm panel 27, the bearing rod 28 To rotate between a vertical position and a horizontal position. The lower end of each connecting rod 31 is inserted into a long hole 40 provided in the alarm display plate mounting plate 22 along the front-rear direction.

The front surface of the main body 27a of the alarm display panel 27
There is a pattern imitating the uniform of the traffic police officer,
At the lower end of the main body 27a, the upper end of a cloth 32 also imitating the pants of a traffic police officer's uniform is fixed and hung down, and the lower end of the cloth 32 is attached to the front end of the base plate 4. The winding device 33 is wound up. The winding device 33 is of a known torque always winding direction to the winding shaft (not shown) is not acting, when each link L ₁ ~L ₆ pantograph device P shrinks the The cloth 32 simulating pants is automatically wound around the winding shaft by the winding torque,
In the case where each link L ₁ ~L ₆ extends, the fabric 32 is adapted to be drawn against the winding torque of the winding shaft. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 33a denotes an opening provided in the winding device 33 for taking in and out the fabric.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a motor 34 is provided at the upper end of each body 27b of the alarm display panel 27. This motor 34
The drive shaft 34a performs a reciprocating rotation motion within a set angle. A rotating light 36 is attached to a distal end of an arm 35 corresponding to an arm of a human body, and a base end of the arm 35 is attached to a drive shaft 34a of a motor 34. The above movement of the drive shaft 34a causes the arm 35 to move. Performs a reciprocating rotary movement between a horizontal position and a vertical position.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 13 and 14, on the back side of the main body 27a of the alarm display panel 27,
Guide rail 3 along the vertical direction at the center in the width direction
7 is attached, and an engagement member 50 attached to the front surface of the vertical plate portion 38b of the L-shaped rotating light support member 38 is engaged with the guide rail 37. A rotating light 39 is attached to a horizontal plate 38a of the L-shaped rotating light support 38. A protective member 41 for protecting the rotating light 39 during storage is attached to an upper end portion on the rear side of the main body portion 27a of the alarm display plate 27.
1a and one body 27b of the alarm display plate 27 support a pulley shaft 42, on which a first pulley 43 is attached and the fixed rod 3
A second pulley 44 is attached at a position corresponding to the first pulley 43 at 0. Warning display plate mounting plate 2
A rope 46 having one end fixed to a fixing portion 45 on the upper surface of the rope 2
7 is wound around the first and second pulleys 43 and 44 as shown in FIG. 7, and the other end protrudes from one side of the vertical plate portion 38 b of the rotating lamp support 38. Is connected to the hooking plate portion 38c. The hook plate 38c and the support rod 28 are connected by a tension spring 47. Therefore, when the links L _{1 to} L _{6 of} the pantograph device P are contracted from the extended state, as shown in FIG.
5 and the second pulley 44 become shorter, so that the rotating light support 38
Is pulled by the tension spring 47 toward the support rod 28, and the rotating light 39 projecting upward from the rear surface of the alarm display panel 27 enters between the protective devices 41 on the rear side thereof, and is turned on. 27 are housed between the body portions 27b.

In a state in which the many links L _{1 to} L ₆ constituting the pantograph device P and the alarm display board 27 are folded, as shown in FIG. Numeral 39 is stored and protected between the respective trunk portions 27b of the alarm display panel 27, and the pair of arms 35 are also folded so that all the constituent members constituting the alarm robot device R are stored in the storage box 1. ing. Since this storage box 1 is large enough to be stored in a trunk of a police station patrol car, construction vehicle, or the like, it can be stored in these trunks and transported to the work site.

At the work site, the storage box 1 is taken out of the trunk of the vehicle and installed at the installation site at the site. And
Power is supplied to the drive motor 8 by the generator provided, the ball screw 7 is rotated in a predetermined direction, and the pair of slide plates 15 connected via the connection plate 16 are moved forward to constitute the pantograph device P. Two movable links L at the lower end
_As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 (shown by a solid line), FIGS. 3 and 4 (shown by a solid line), each link L ₁ to L _6, the upright angle becomes gradually larger, stretched to the set position. When the links L _{1 to} L ₆ are extended, the upper end is fixed to the lower end of the alarm display panel 27, and the cloth 32 imitating the pants of a traffic police officer's uniform is taken up by the winding device 33.
Drawn out against the rotational torque of the take-up shaft. When the links L _{1 to} L ₆ are extended in this way, the movable portions of the upper two movable links L ₅ are moved by the movable link L _5.
1 moves forward in the same manner as the movable part, and the two connecting rods 31 are caused to move forward.
Reference numeral 7 rotates around the support rod 28 by 90 ° to be in an upright posture. Further, when the alarm display plate 27 is changed from the folded position to the upright position, the rotating light support 38 is pulled up against the tensile force of the tension spring 47, and the rotating light 39 attached thereto is It protrudes from the upper end of the alarm display panel 27. Thus, the alarm robot device R is in a use state as shown in FIG. 1 as a whole.

Thus, the driver of the passing vehicle recognizes that the police officer or the warning worker is holding the rotating light 36 with both hands and issuing a warning about some danger. The use of the alarm robot device R allows the robot device R to replace work that has conventionally been performed with the body at risk.

[0019] To store the robot apparatus R finished work, by driving the motor 8 a ball screw 7 is rotated in the reverse direction, the pair of movable portions of the movable link L ₁ at the lower end to the rear When linearly moving a number of upright angle of the link L ₁ ~L ₆ constituting a pantograph device P is folded gradually becomes smaller. Correspondingly, by linearly moved in the backward direction with respect to a set of links L movable portion alarm panel mounting plate 22 of ₅ the upper end, times behind the alarm panel 27 around the supporting rod 28 At the same time, the rotating lamp support 38 is pulled toward the support rod 28 by the rope 46, so that the rotating lamp 39 projecting from the upper end of the alarm display plate 27 is moved between the body 27 b thereof. It enters and is stored. Thereby, as shown in a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 and in FIG. 14, all members constituting the robot apparatus R are completely stored in the storage box 1 with one touch. The storage box 1 in which the folded robot device R is stored can be easily stored manually in the trunk of the vehicle and brought back.

The above embodiment is merely one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. For example, the power supply to the drive motor at the site may be ensured by integrating a generator into a portion located behind the storage box 1. This also prevents the robot device from falling down in use due to the weight of the generator. The warning means provided on the warning display board may be of any type. Instead of a rotating light coming and going with respect to the warning display board, a plate imitating the face of a traffic police officer is used. The plate may be made to protrude and retract from the alarm display plate.

[0021]

According to the alarm robot apparatus of the present invention, each of the components contained in the storage box can be caused to be brought into use by one-touch operation by the movement of the link constituting the pantograph apparatus. At the end, each component can be folded down with one touch and stored in a storage box, thereby minimizing the size. For this reason, it can be stored or taken out alone in the trunk of a police station patrol car, construction vehicle, etc., and it can be carried to any site immediately without being restricted by the vehicle used or the site of use. Can be used for
It can quickly respond to accident handling such as traffic accidents and road regulation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an alarm robot device R according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the entire operation of the alarm robot device R.

5 is a plan view of a portion of the base plate 4 fixed to the bottom of the storage box 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a pair of guide rails 13 attached to the base plate 4.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the upper end portion of the alarm robot device R according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of a guide rail 23 mounted on the back surface of the alarm display plate mounting plate 22.

FIG. 10 is a plan sectional view of a portion of the support rod 28;

FIG. 11 is a front view mainly showing a pair of arms 35 attached to the alarm display panel 27;

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the arm 35 in the same manner.

FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged plan view of a portion of a rotating light 39 attached to a back surface of a main body 27a of the alarm display panel 27.

FIG. 14 is a partially enlarged side view of the same.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a stored state of the alarm robot device R according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

L ₁ ~L _6: Link (L _1, L _5: movable link) (L _2, L _6: Permalink) P: pantograph device R: alarm robot apparatus 1: storage box 4: the base plate 5: link connecting rod 8 : Drive motor (drive means) 22: alarm display plate mounting plate 27: alarm display plate 28: support rod 30: fixed rod 31: connecting rod 32: cloth 34: arm motor 35: arm 36: rotary light 39: rotary light

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-66871 (JP, A) JP-A 5-64996 (JP, U) JP-A 62-51496 (JP, U) JP-A 63-668 126410 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G08G 1/0955 G09F 19/08

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage box in which a base plate is fixed to a bottom portion, and a corresponding connection point of two sets of link groups in which a plurality of equal-length links are assembled in a pantograph pattern at a predetermined interval. Are connected by a link connecting rod, and four upper and lower links of each of the two link groups are extended by an equal length from the connection point, and one of the two links of the lower link is connected. A pantograph device in which a tip portion is fixed to the base plate, and a tip portion of the other set of links is linearly moved in a horizontal direction by a driving means to expand and contract a number of links; and two sets of upper ends of the pantograph device Among the links, the tip of the set of links located on the same side as the set of links at the lower end whose tip is fixed to the base plate is fixed, and
By supporting the distal end of the other set of links so as to be able to move linearly, an alarm display plate mounting plate horizontally mounted on the upper end of the pantograph device, and an appropriate alarm means are provided. Are rotatably supported on the side of the alarm display plate mounting plate that supports the fixed link, and further include a portion above the support portion and a tip end of a pair of movable links at the upper end of the pantograph device. And an alarm display plate having a configuration in which a link connecting rod connecting the pantograph device is connected via the connecting rod. In the state where the pantograph device is most extended, the alarm display plate stands up and the pantograph device is In the most contracted state, a large number of links and an alarm display plate mounting plate are all folded and stored in a storage box. Broadcast robotic device. 2. A rotating light is attached to a tip of a pair of arms corresponding to both arms of a human body, and base ends of the pair of arms are supported by an alarm display plate. The alarm robot device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm robot device is configured to reciprocate between a horizontal position and a vertical position. 3. A cloth corresponding to pants is hung at the lower end of the alarm display plate corresponding to the torso of the human body, and the cloth is formed as a number of links constituting the pantograph apparatus shrink. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to be wound by a winding device attached to a base plate.
2. The alarm robot device according to item 1. 4. A rotating light is provided on the rear side of the warning display board, and the rotating light is protruded and retracted from the upper end of the warning display board by an elevating mechanism that is linked with the turning movement of the warning display board. The alarm robot device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm robot device is provided.