JP3101631U - Safe driving warning robot - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] A safe driving warning robot that enhances alertness to a driver by moving a human or almost full-size robot with a bright sign suitable for road traffic conditions and moving it up and down with good stability, workability, and transportability. Develop and provide
A folding column (2), which is substantially the same size as a human, is provided at the center of the upper surface of a gantry frame (1) having moving means at both ends at the rear. An arm swing device comprising a combination of a parallel link type arm with a cover is provided at a location, a frame edge 42 provided with a mesh sheet is provided at the tip of the two right and left arms, and a warning fluorescent light is provided at the front of the mesh sheet. A light-weighted sign board 4 on which characters can be moved up and down and which can move in parallel is suspended, and a human-shaped version with a fluorescent reflection sheet safety vest attached to the center of the upper support is attached. Lighting devices are provided at two places on the left and right of the upper part of the support.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a safe driving warning robot that shakes a safety sign or the like up and down at a road construction site or the like to prompt a warning according to road traffic conditions.

  The conventional safe driving warning robot has a signal light or a flag on the arm of the robot and swings right and left on the side of the robot, and has a weak alerting power to the driver.

In addition, a retroreflective sheeting is used to improve the display so that a large number of signs can be switched and replaced, to reduce the driving power for replacement, and to make it extremely easy to switch signs by remote control. A reflective variable display device has been filed. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
Patent Publication 2003-162238

  The above invention is a variable display device capable of switching a large number of sign surfaces on which signs are printed on a reflection sheet, and has a storage unit and a display unit capable of moving up and down the storage unit and the display unit, The display means accommodates a cloth band on which a number of markers are attached, and the sign surface can be exchanged by winding the cloth band with a pair of rollers. The switching operation of the sign surface can be operated by a command from a remote controller.

  However, some of these signs alone have little effect on alerting the driver of safety, and therefore improve further, have better visibility even in bad weather, alert the driver regardless of day or night, and However, there is a need to develop a high quality safe driving warning robot that does not fall over and has good stability.

  Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a human and almost full-size robot with good stability, good workability and transportability, to have a warning reflection or brilliant sign suitable for road traffic conditions. The aim is to develop and provide a safe driving warning robot that raises the driver's attention by moving it up and down.

  As a means for solving this problem, the present invention provides a square or rectangular gantry frame having moving means such as casters at both ends of the rear part, and a central part of the upper surface of the gantry frame which is approximately the same size as a human. The upper and lower supports are divided into two parts from almost the center in the vertical direction, and hinge members such as hinges are fixed at two places on the left and right of the connection part of the upper and lower supports. An arm formed by welding a metal fitting, providing a foldable strut capable of folding storage and standing the open leg, and combining an electric arm swinging unit at the center rear of the upper strut and a parallel link arm with a cover at two right and left locations. A lightweight type that can be moved up and down in parallel with a swinging device, a mesh sheet-covered frame edge provided at the two ends of the left and right arms, and a warning or reflection character attached to the front of the mesh sheet. Sign Was suspended, and a human-shaped version with a fluorescent reflective sheet safety vest was attached to the center of the upper support, and illuminating lights or flashing lights were provided at two places on the upper left and right of the upper support. Things.

  By providing a moving means such as a caster at the rear of the gantry frame, and dividing the support column into upper and lower parts and using a folding system, safety, workability, and transportability can be improved.

  In addition, by using a mesh sheet (4b) at the frame edge (4a) and attaching a parallel-moving sign board (4) to which a reflective or brilliant character (4c) for warning is attached, measures such as countermeasures against side wind overturn are taken. It contributes to eliminating traffic accidents by improving safety measures and improving driver visibility.

  In addition, by using a robot in which a conventional guardman has a sign in both hands and swings up and down, the driver is alerted and the number of guardman accidents is reduced.

  Therefore, the best mode of this invention is to increase the effect further by transmitting the progress of the road construction site and various information to the driver using a speaker, an electric signboard, etc. It is necessary to take into account that a problem may occur.

  One embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. A square or rectangular gantry frame (1) having moving means (1 b) such as casters is provided at both left and right ends of the rear part. At the center of the upper surface of the gantry frame (1), a width (W) and a height (H) substantially equal to those of a human are provided, and the upper support (2a) and the lower support (2b) are located at substantially the center in the vertical direction. ), And a hinge member (2c) such as a hinge and a stopper (2d) are welded to two places on the left and right sides of a connection portion between the upper support (2a) and the lower support (2b), and the folding storage and the leg stand are performed. A collapsible support (2) is provided, and an electric arm swing unit (3a) is provided at the center rear of the upper support (2a) and a parallel link arm (3b) with covers (3c) at two places on the left and right sides. (3b ') is provided in combination with an arm swing device (3), and A frame edge (4a) provided with a mesh sheet (4b) is provided at the two end portions (3d) of the left and right arms, and a warning reflection or glittering character (4c) is attached to the front of the mesh sheet (4b). A human-shaped version (5) in which a lightweight sign board (4) movable vertically and suspended in parallel and a safety vest (5a) made of a fluorescent reflection sheet is attached to the center surface of the upper support (2a). It comprises a safe driving warning robot characterized in that an illuminating device (L) such as an illuminating light or a flashing light is provided on the upper support (2a) at two places on the left and right of the upper support (2a).

  Next, the outline of the component configuration of the present invention will be described. A frame (1) provided with moving means (1a) such as casters on the rear left and right, and a vertically foldable and foldable column at the center upper portion of the frame. (2), an arm swinging unit (3a), an arm swinging unit (3) formed by combining a parallel link arm (3b) (3b ') with a cover (3c) at two places on the left and right, and a mesh sheet (4b) A light-weight sign board (4) that can be moved up and down in parallel with a reflective or brilliant character (4c) for warning attached to the front part, and an illuminating light or a flashing light (L) provided at two places on the upper support (2a). ).

  Next, the operating principle of the robot arm of the present invention will be briefly described.The principle of converting the reciprocating motion used in the wheel portion of a steam locomotive into a rotary motion is applied. Conversely, the rotary motion is converted into reciprocating motion. A link arm for up and down operation is pivotally supported on the rotation shaft of the robot arm, and the distal end of the link arm is connected to the drive shaft of the electric arm swing unit (3a). By moving the robot up and down by a predetermined angle (α), the sign is moved up and down. The arm of the robot is composed of a main arm (3b) and a sub arm (3b ') and is supported so as to maintain a parallelogram at all times. Therefore, a sign board (3d) attached to the arm tip (3d) is used. 4) also has a structure that translates in a similar manner.

  Also, an illuminating light or a flashing light (L) is provided at each of the upper left and right ends of the upper column, and they are selectively used according to the situation at the construction site.

  In addition, a description will be given of a handling method when transporting a robot. First, a robot such as a truck for transporting a robot is first attached to the left and right ends of the folding column (2) in the middle of the vertical direction. The stopper (2d) was removed, and the robot was folded and fixed while holding the upper end of the robot slowly so that the upper support (2a) was on the lower side, and then tilted using the casters (1a) at the rear of the gantry frame. Carry it while rolling in a state, put it on a truck such as a truck, and fix it firmly with ropes and carry it.

  Then, when used at a construction site, the folded upper support part (2a) is erected and the stopper (2d) is firmly fixed for use.

  This inventor has made the traffic control of vehicles and the like, which was conventionally performed manually, move the robot up and down with a sign on both hands of the robot, allowing the driver to transmit a message suitable for road traffic conditions at the construction site, and It has industrial applicability in that a wide range of effects such as safety, operability, workability, and economy can be obtained.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a left view which shows one Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of a robot body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the robot body according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing an example of use of this invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stand frame 1a Moving means 2 Foldable support 2a Upper support 2b Lower support 2c Hinge member 2d Stopper 3 Arm swing device 3a Electric arm swing unit 3b Main arm 3b 'Sub arm 3c Cover 3d Arm tip 4 Marker plate 4a Frame edge 4b Mesh sheet 4c Reflective or brilliant characters for warning 5 Human shape version 5a Safety vest with fluorescent seal L Lighting device W Width dimension H Height dimension α Arm swing angle

Claims (1)

  In a safe driving warning robot used at a road construction site or the like, a gantry frame (1) having moving means (1b) such as casters is provided at both left and right ends of a rear part, and a center part of an upper surface of the gantry frame (1) is provided. It has a width dimension (W) and a height dimension (H) substantially equal to those of a human, and is divided into an upper column (2a) and a lower column (2b) from a substantially central portion in the vertical direction. Hinge members (2c) such as hinges and fasteners (2d) are welded to the left and right of the connecting portion between 2a) and the lower strut (2b), and the folding strut (2) is capable of being folded and housed and standing upright. Arm swinging device comprising an electric arm swinging unit (3a) at the center rear of the upper support (2a) and a parallel link arm (3b) (3b ') with a cover (3c) at two places on the left and right. (3) and the two left and right arm tips A frame edge (4a) provided with a mesh sheet (4b) at the end (3d), and a reflective or brilliant character (4c) for warning attached on the front surface of the mesh sheet (4b) can be moved vertically. A light-weight sign board (4) is suspended and attached, and a human-shaped plate (5) equipped with a fluorescent reflective sheet safety vest (5a) is attached to the center surface of the upper support (2a), and An illumination device (L) such as an illuminating light or a flashing light is provided at two places on the left and right of the upper support (2a).

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