JP3155773U - Telescopic cone type sign - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To be self-lighting at night and to select a light emission pattern individually, so that visibility and guidance effects from pedestrians and the like are high, and it can also be used as a direction indicator, saving labor by automating lighting / extinguishing management. Provide a telescopic cone-type marker with excellent installation and portability. A telescoping cone-type marker that can extend and retract in a vertical direction and can store a marker part 2 in a base part 3 when stored, and includes a light emitting part inside the base part 3 12, a light amount detection unit 10, an expansion / contraction state detection unit 11, and a light emission pattern selection unit, and a light emission unit according to the illuminance of the installation location detected by the light amount detection unit 10 and the extension state of the label unit 2 detected by the expansion / contraction state detection unit 11. 12 is automatically turned on / off, and the user can arbitrarily select a light emission pattern by the light emission pattern selection means. If the indication unit 9 having a direction indication display plate is provided on the bottom surface of the base unit 3 and the cone-shaped marker is laid down, it can be used as a direction indication display plate. [Selection] Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a road cone-type signage (hereinafter referred to as a “corn-type signage”) that is installed on the ground surface of roads, parking lots, etc. and is mainly used for traffic regulation or guidance of pedestrians and vehicles. .

Such a cone-shaped marker is composed of a cone-shaped marker part and a square or circular base part in plan view, and a hard plastic material is mainly used as the material. The shape is formed by integrally forming a marker part and a base part, covering a plurality of the marker tools, and storing them in a stacked manner, and the marker part is composed of a plurality of ring-shaped members having different inner diameters, At the time of installation, the handle attached to the top of the sign part is grasped and pulled up vertically to extend in a conical shape. A telescopic type is known in which a plurality of the markers are stacked and stored or transported after storage.

JP 2004-238877 A

In addition, since the cone-shaped sign itself does not have a guidance direction instruction function, an arrow or the like is displayed in addition to the cone-shaped sign in scenes such as construction sites that require guidance in the direction of travel to pedestrians and vehicles. In many cases, a direction indicator is installed on the road.

The conventional cone-type signage is a function that reflects or reflects the light from the headlights of the vehicle by applying or sticking a reflective material to the cone-shaped sign to ensure visibility from pedestrians and vehicles at night. However, the effect cannot be expected for pedestrians without lights or bicycles without lights.

In addition, the reflective material on the outer surface of the sign is not sufficiently exposed in situations where the height of the place where the cone-shaped sign is placed is limited or when it is installed in a hurry, where the sign is only partially extended. Therefore, the visibility required for this may not be ensured and is not necessarily suitable for night use. Therefore, for nighttime use, a method is generally adopted in which a lighting device such as a lamp is placed inside the fixed cone-shaped marker and the marker part emits light by transmitted light. There is a problem that there is a restriction on the arrangement of the cone-shaped marker due to the securing of the cable and the handling of the cables for supplying power to the lighting devices of many cone-shaped markers. In addition, lighting methods such as the lamps are flashed to alert pedestrians and vehicles, but the flashing of specific cone-type markers can be individually controlled or grouped by zoning. It is difficult to respond in a detailed manner to the occasion.

The present invention is composed of a sign part that is vertically expandable and contractable and has a substantially conical shape when extended, and a base part that serves as a base for the sign part when installed and used, and a storage part that stores the sign part when contracted. A telescopic road cone-type sign having a light emitting part and a light amount detecting part for detecting the brightness of the place where the sign is installed inside the base part. The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a cone-type marker.

Inside the base part of the telescoping cone-type sign, a light-emitting unit with an individual power source is built in, and when using at night, if the sign unit emits light with transmitted light using the light-emitting unit as a light source Because the sign section emits light with its own unique light source, visibility at night can be ensured regardless of the expansion / contraction state of the sign section, and no external power supply or power supply cable is required. Increased freedom.

Similarly, a light amount detection unit that detects the brightness of the installation location of the cone-shaped marker is provided inside the base unit, and the light emission unit is changed according to the change in the detected light amount with respect to the preset light amount for turning on / off. Sending a signal and automatically turning on / off the light not only saves the user from having to switch on and off many cone-shaped markers one after another by determining the amount of external light, but also the installation location. Since the user can be surely turned on / off even when the user is unattended, the user can save labor.

In addition, an extension / contraction state detection unit that detects an extension / contraction state of the marker unit is provided inside the base unit, and the cone unit is caused to emit light when the marker unit detects that the marker unit is in the extended state. Use in such a way that the reflective material on the outer surface of the signage is not sufficiently exposed in situations where the signage installation location is restricted in height or installed in a hurry, etc. Even in this case, since the sign section itself emits light, the necessary visibility can be ensured, and the user does not need to switch on and off one by one, so that labor can be saved.

In addition, if an instruction part with a direction indication sign is attached to the bottom surface of the base part and the cone-type sign is placed on the road surface and installed so that the instruction part is directed toward the pedestrian or vehicle, the conventional part The effect similar to that of the direction indicating plate displaying the arrow or the like can be exhibited, and there is no need to prepare a separate direction indicating plate. In that case, in order to ensure visibility at night, it is desirable that the indicating unit emits light. However, as the light source, the light emitting unit provided in the base unit is also used, or the indicating unit emits light. Therefore, the same effect can be achieved by providing a dedicated auxiliary light emitting unit.

Further, if the light emitting unit and the auxiliary light emitting unit can emit light by a plurality of light emitting patterns and a light emitting pattern selecting means for the user to select and switch between arbitrary light emitting patterns is provided, for example, in a place requiring more attention. Situation of the installation location such as blinking the sign or indicator and leaving it on to avoid distracting the driver's attention unnecessarily in places where it is sufficient to clearly indicate the sign or indicator The guidance instruction according to can be performed.
Of course, in conjunction with the light quantity detection unit and the light emission pattern selection means provided inside the base unit, it is possible to automatically turn on / off the instruction unit, and to arbitrarily select the light emission pattern of the instruction unit. is there.

According to the present invention, in the telescopic cone type sign that can be easily extended / contracted and is excellent in portability and installation, the internal lighting is automatically turned on according to the brightness of the installation location. It is possible to provide a cone-type marker that not only turns off and enhances visibility from pedestrians and vehicles, but also allows the user to arbitrarily select the light emission pattern as necessary. In addition, when the cone-shaped sign is placed on the road surface or the like, the bottom surface portion can be used as a direction indicator plate, and the direction indicator display is automatically turned on / off in the same manner, or the light emission pattern is changed. Can provide a cone-shaped marker that can be selected arbitrarily. For this reason, the user can not only improve the degree of freedom in installing cone-shaped signage at construction sites and traffic guidance sites, but also has the effect of saving labor in managing lighting and extinction of many cone-shaped signage. can get.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 are hexahedral views showing a state in which the sign portion is extended to the maximum extent of the telescopic cone-type sign according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. It is the front view and reference perspective view which show the state stored in the base part. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the base part. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the sign part is completely stored in the base part and a plurality of telescopic cone-type sign tools are stacked and stored. It is a reference side view shown. Further, FIG. 11 is a reference perspective view showing a state in which the telescopic cone type marker of the present embodiment is used as a direction indicator plate by extending the marker part and laying it on the ground surface, exposing the indicator part on the bottom surface of the base part. FIG.

The telescoping cone-type marker 1 according to the present invention is capable of extending and contracting in the vertical direction and has a substantially conical shape when extended, and serves as a base for the marked portion 2 when installed, and stores the marked portion when contracted. And a base unit 3 serving as a storage unit. A material with excellent impact resistance such as high-quality plastic is suitable, but the indicator part may be a lightweight, flexible, wear-resistant material such as vinyl chloride, and the light emitting part equipped inside the base part Any material may be used as long as it transmits light that can be sufficiently visible at night.

The marking portion 2 has a structure in which a plurality of frustoconical ring-shaped members 4 that are set to have a height that can be accommodated in the thickness of the base portion 3 and that sequentially increase in radius from the top portion are arranged concentrically. A handle 8 is attached to the most central conical member that forms the top, and the user pulls up the handle 8 in the vertical direction so that the ring-shaped member 4 housed in the base 3 is successively from the center side of the concentric circle. The concentric outermost ring-shaped member 4 is pulled out to form the overall height of the conical marking portion.

Further, a projection is provided at a predetermined position on the surface of each ring-shaped member 4 by using a separate member or by being integrally formed with the ring-shaped member 4, and the rear surface of each ring-shaped member 4 corresponds to the projection. A fixing hole (not shown) is provided at a predetermined position. The top conical member pulled out by the handle 8 moves upward, and the projection on the surface of the conical member is fitted in a fixing hole provided on the back surface of the ring-shaped member 4 on the outer side of the step. The top conical member and the outer ring-shaped member 4 are fixed. Thereafter, by continuously pulling up the handle 8, the projections on the surface of each ring-shaped member 4 are fitted into the fixing holes of the outer ring-shaped member 4 in the same manner, and the conical mark portions are sequentially raised. Even if the lifting of the handle 8 is stopped halfway, the conical shape is formed only by the ring-shaped member 4 that has been pulled up at that time, so that the height of the marking portion can be arbitrarily adjusted and installed.

On the other hand, at the time of storage, by pushing the top conical member vertically downward, the engagement between the projection and the fixing hole is released by the elasticity of the ring-like member 4 itself, and the ring-like member 4 is sequentially lowered downward. Specifically, all the ring-shaped members 4 are stored in the base portion. As a result, the total height of the cone-shaped marker 1 is only the thickness of the base, and a plurality of cone-shaped markers 1 can be stored in a stacked state. Therefore, a large number of cone-shaped markers can be loaded on a loading platform such as a truck. It becomes possible and can be efficiently transported to the installation location.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the light emitting unit 12, the light amount detecting unit 10, the expansion / contraction state detecting unit 11, and the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 are installed on the bottom surface inside the base unit 3. In addition to receiving power from a battery (not shown) stored in the battery, they are connected to each other by a signal circuit. A lamp as a light source is attached to the light emitting unit 12 upward and the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 downward, respectively, and emits light using a battery as a power source. The lamp of the light emitting unit 12 is a light source for raising the sign unit 2 with transmitted light at night to enhance visibility, and the lamp of the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 is an indication unit 9 provided outside the bottom surface of the base unit 3. It is a light source for lighting the arrow direction indicating plate.

A band-shaped reflecting material is affixed to the outer side surface, which becomes the surface of the marking portion 2 when the ring-shaped member 4 extends, so that the light emitted from the light emitting portion 12 and the reflected light from a headlamp such as a vehicle are reflected. Although the effect of being visually recognized by the combined use may be exerted, it is desirable that the reflection material is applied so as not to interfere with the effect of the self-light.

As a light source, an LED may be used in addition to a lamp. In particular, as a light source for the auxiliary light emitting unit 13, an arrow shape is formed at night by arranging the light sources along the arrow shape of the arrow direction indicating plate of the indicating unit 9. It is more desirable to use LEDs because they can be clearly displayed. Since the power consumption can be suppressed as compared with the lamp by using the LED, there is an effect of reducing labor and battery cost for battery replacement.

In addition to this embodiment, the light source of the light emitting unit 12 can be attached so that light can be directed upward or downward, and can also be used as the light source of the marker unit 2 and the indicator unit 9, in which case The auxiliary light emitting unit 13 can be omitted.

The light quantity detection unit 10 includes a light quantity sensor (not shown), detects the brightness of the place where the cone-shaped marker 1 is installed, and detects the detected light quantity with respect to the light quantity that is set as a reference for turning on / off in advance. The lighting / extinguishing of the light emitting unit 12 or the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 is controlled by the change. This not only saves the user from having to switch on and off the cone-shaped marker 1 each time by judging the amount of external light, but also ensures that the user can turn it on and off even when the installation location is unattended. Since this is possible, the user can save labor.

The expansion / contraction state detection unit 11 is provided with an infrared proximity sensor (not shown) facing vertically upward, detects the vertical distance from the conical top member of the sign unit 2, The lighting section 12 is controlled to be turned on / off by a change in the detection distance with respect to the distance that is a reference for turning off the light. When it is detected that the sign part 2 has reached a certain extension state, a signal is sent to the light-emitting part 12 to light it, and when the distance from the conical top member is minimized, that is, the sign part 2 is Turn off the light in the state of being stored in the base 3.

The light quantity detection unit 10 and the expansion / contraction state detection unit 11 are connected to the light emitting unit 12 or the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 by the signal circuit as described above, and receive a signal from both, and in a state that needs to be lit such as at night and a sign unit Only when 2 is in a predetermined extended state, control is performed to turn on the light sources of the light emitting unit 12 and / or the auxiliary light emitting unit 13. As a result, the user simply extends the sign portion 2 to a predetermined height and installs the cone-shaped sign 1 on the road surface or the like. It is possible to ensure the visibility.

In addition, when the cone-shaped marker 1 provided with the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 is in a normal installation state in which the marker unit 2 is installed in an extended state, the instruction unit 9 serves as a bottom surface and comes into contact with the road surface or the like. Turning on the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 that cannot be visually recognized from the battery is wasted battery. In order to prevent this, a manual switch (not shown) for supplying power to the auxiliary light-emitting unit 13 only when the corn-type marker 1 is laid down and the direction indicating display board of the indicating unit 9 is used is separately installed. May be. Alternatively, posture detection means (not shown) such as a spirit level is installed in the expansion / contraction state detection unit 11, and three signals of the external light amount / extension state of the display unit 2 and the installation state of the cone-type marker 1 are provided. Only in this case, the control of turning on the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 may be performed.

Further, in this embodiment, the light emitting unit 12 or the auxiliary light emitting unit 13 can emit light by a plurality of light emitting patterns, and the light emitting pattern selection switch 7 serves as a light emitting pattern selecting means for the user to select and switch an arbitrary light emitting pattern. Is installed. As a result, when the cone-type marker 1 is installed in a place where attention is required more than usual, for example, the marker 2 or the indicator 9 blinks in a specific pattern, and the presence of the marker 2 or the indicator 9 is simply present. In a place where it is only necessary to clearly indicate, it is possible to give a guidance instruction according to the situation of the installation location, such as leaving it in a lit state so as not to distract the driver's attention unnecessarily. The light emission pattern changeover switch 7 may also serve as a manual switch for selecting whether or not to supply power to the auxiliary light emitting unit 13.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims of the utility model registration, and these are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Needless to say, it is done.

It is a front view of the telescopic cone type marker of this embodiment. It is a rear view of the telescopic cone type marker of this embodiment. It is a right view of the expansion-contraction type cone-type marker of this embodiment. It is a left view of the telescopic cone type marker of this embodiment. It is a top view of the telescopic cone type marker of this embodiment. It is a bottom view of the telescopic cone type marker of this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state which stored the label | marker part in the base part completely. It is a reference perspective view which shows the state which stored the label | marker part in the base part completely. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the internal structure of a base part. It is a reference side view which shows the state which piled up and accommodated the some expansion-contraction type cone-type marker. It is a reference perspective view which shows the state which uses the expansion-contraction type cone-type marker of this embodiment as a direction indicator.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telescopic cone type marker 2 of this embodiment Marking part 3 Base part 4 Outer skin of marking part (consisting of a plurality of ring-shaped members)
5 Reflective Material 6 Battery Storage Unit 7 Light Emitting Pattern Changeover Switch 8 Handle 9 Instruction Unit (Direction Indicator)
10 Light intensity detector (light intensity sensor)
11 Expansion / contraction state detector (infrared proximity sensor)
12 Light emitting part (internal lamp)
13 Auxiliary light emitting part (external lamp)

Claims (5)

For a telescopic road comprising a sign part that can be vertically expanded and contracted and becomes a substantially conical shape when extended, and a base part that serves as a storage part for storing the sign part when retracted and a base part that stores the sign part when retracted A telescopic road cone-shaped sign having a light-emitting part and a light amount detecting part for detecting the brightness of the place where the sign is installed. . In the inside of the base part, it has an expansion / contraction state detection part for detecting the expansion / contraction state of the marker part,
2. The telescopic road cone-type sign according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting part emits light when it is detected that the sign part is in an extended state. The telescopic type according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base unit has a pointing unit provided with a direction indicating sign on the bottom surface, and the light emitting unit can be used as a light source to emit light on the surface of the pointing unit. Cone-type sign for road. An indicator having a direction indicator on the bottom surface of the base, and an auxiliary light-emitting unit dedicated to the indicator inside the base, the indicator capable of emitting light using the auxiliary light-emitting unit as a light source The telescopic road cone-type sign according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above. 5. The light emitting unit and / or the auxiliary light emitting unit can emit light by a plurality of light emitting patterns, and includes a light emitting pattern selection unit for a user to select and switch an arbitrary light emitting pattern. The telescopic road cone-shaped sign as described in 1.