JP3227369U - Traffic safety cone with light - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traffic safety cone with a light capable of improving visibility at night and daytime and enhancing safety of lighting work and installation work of a light emitting light. SOLUTION: A hollow cone-shaped cone portion 21, a circular step portion 22 formed around the bottom side of the cone portion 21, and a rectangular base portion 23 formed around the bottom side of the step portion 22 are integrated. A plurality of strip-shaped reflectors 3 that reflect light are formed on the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21 in a vertical direction at predetermined intervals so as to form a horizontal stripe pattern. In addition to being provided, a plurality of light emitting lights 4 are vertically arranged so as to intersect with the strip-shaped reflector 3. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a traffic safety cone, which is used for traffic safety, and the like.

The traffic safety cone is a cone-shaped safety tool that is used as a sign that divides areas such as road traffic regulations and parking prohibition regulations on roads and construction sites.

In recent years, in order to improve visibility at night, a traffic safety cone having a light that emits light when energized has been developed. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-107924 proposes a cone lighting device for a construction site or the like in which a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of a hollow cone-shaped cone portion (Patent Document 1). ..

JP 2004-107924 A

However, the device described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it cannot be visually recognized in a dark place such as at night unless the LED is turned on. In the regulation of a traffic accident site on a highway, it is necessary to promptly perform the regulation work while paying attention to the following vehicle traveling at a high speed, but it is necessary to perform the lighting operation in advance, and thus the prompt work cannot be performed. Also, if you forget to turn on the lights in advance, you have to do the lighting work on a dangerous road, which may lead to a serious accident. There is also a problem of poor visibility in bright daylight.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and can improve the visibility at night and daytime, and can enhance the safety of lighting work and installation work of a light emitting light. , Is intended to provide traffic safety cones with lights.

In order to solve the problem of improving visibility at night while ensuring visibility during the day, the traffic safety cone with a light according to the present invention has a hollow cone-shaped cone portion and a periphery of the bottom of the cone portion. A circular step portion formed in, and a rectangular base portion formed around the bottom of the step portion is a traffic safety cone integrally formed, the outer peripheral surface of the cone portion , A plurality of strip-shaped reflectors that reflect light are provided vertically to form a horizontal striped pattern at a predetermined interval, and a plurality of light-emitting lights are arranged vertically so as to intersect the strip-shaped reflectors. It is set up.

Further, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem that the light emitting light does not get in the way when other traffic safety cones with light are stacked, the light emitting light has a wall thickness of the cone portion. It may be configured by a circular or annular LED light having a thinner thickness.

Further, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of enabling the lighting operation of the light emitting light by stepping on while confirming the safety of the road condition, the switch for lighting the light emitting light is operable by foot operation. The switch may be provided in a rear one-third range of the upper surface of the base portion opposite to the surface on which the light emitting light is provided.

In addition, as an aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem that it is possible to turn off the light emitting light in a state where a plurality of traffic safety cones with lights are stacked, the inner surface of the circular step is , The switch can be operated between the base portions between the cones by contacting the upper surface of the circular step portion of the other cone when it is stacked on another traffic safety cone with a light. A plurality of gap forming pieces capable of forming a gap may be arranged at predetermined intervals along the inner peripheral surface of the circular step.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the visibility during nighttime and daytime, and to enhance the safety of the lighting operation of the light emitting light and the installation work.

1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a traffic safety cone with a light according to the present invention. It is a right view which shows the traffic safety cone with a light of this embodiment. It is a longitudinal section showing a traffic safety cone with a light of this embodiment. It is a bottom view which shows the traffic safety cone with a light of this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the traffic safety cone with a light of this embodiment. It is a partially expanded sectional view which shows the step part periphery of the state which piled up the traffic safety cone with a light of this embodiment on another traffic safety cone with a light. It is a rear view which shows the traffic safety cone with a light of this embodiment. It is a partially expanded sectional view which shows the installation state of the light emission light in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a traffic safety cone with a light according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the traffic safety cone 1 with a light of the present embodiment mainly includes a traffic safety cone 2, a plurality of strip-shaped reflectors 3 for reflecting light, and a plurality of light emitting lights 4. And a switch 5 for operating these light emitting lights 4 for lighting. Each configuration will be described below.

The traffic safety cone 2 is a portable sign used for traffic regulation and the like. Also known as road cones, triangular cones, and safety cones.

The traffic safety cone 2 according to the present embodiment is mainly composed of a hollow cone-shaped cone portion 21 and a circular step portion 22 formed around the bottom side of the cone portion 21, similar to a general traffic safety cone. And a rectangular base portion 23 formed around the bottom of the step portion 22 are integrally formed. The traffic safety cone 2 is made of a chemically synthetic resin such as polyethylene, soft polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and soft vinyl chloride. It has been subjected.

The cone portion 21 is a portion that serves as a sign indicating regulation, and is formed in a hollow cone shape. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom surface 211 of the cone portion 21 is open so that it can be stacked with another traffic safety cone 1 with a light.

Further, in the vicinity of the zenith of the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21 in the present embodiment, a sheet belt-like non-slip member 213 having a high frictional resistance is provided, which makes it easy to grip when installing and withdrawing.

The step portion 22 is a part of a pedestal for stable installation on the road surface, and is a structure for supporting another lighted traffic safety cone 1 that is stacked. Further, it is also used as a convex portion that is fitted when the rubber weight formed in an annular shape is installed on the base portion 23. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the step portion 22 in the present embodiment is formed in a circular shape around the bottom side of the cone portion 21.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, a plurality of gap forming pieces 24 are formed on the inner peripheral surface 221 of the step portion 22 in the present embodiment. Each of the gap forming pieces 24 is formed on the inner peripheral surface 221 so as to project in a substantially rectangular plate shape. Then, the plurality of gap forming pieces 24 are arranged along the inner peripheral surface 221 of the circular step portion 22 at predetermined intervals.

With this configuration, the gap forming piece 24, as shown in FIG. 6, is a circular step portion 22 of the other lighted traffic security cone 1 when being stacked on the other lighted traffic security cone 1. It is possible to form a gap in which the switch 5 can be operated, between the base portions 23, 23 that are in contact with the upper surface 222 of the above and are between the overlapped cones.

Further, in the present embodiment, the battery box 42 or the like for supplying power to the light emitting light 4 is disposed between the adjacent gap forming pieces 24, and the battery box 42 or the like is provided with another light-equipped traffic safety cone 1. It does not get in the way of overlapping.

The base portion 23 is a portion for stably installing the lighted traffic safety cone 1 on a road or the like, and is formed in a rectangular shape larger than the step portion 22 around the bottom of the step portion 22. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the base portion 23 in the present embodiment is formed in a substantially square shape, and the step portion 22 and the cone portion 21 are arranged at the center position of the upper surface thereof. As a result, the cone portion 21 can be stably stood in the front, rear, left, and right directions. Further, even if the base falls, the base portion 23 hinders the rotation so that the base portion 23 does not roll.

In the traffic safety cone 2, the dimensional ratio of each configuration of the cone portion 21, the stepped portion 22 and the base portion 23, the shape of each configuration, and the like can be appropriately selected according to the application and the like.

Next, the strip reflector 3 will be described. The strip-shaped reflector 3 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21 for improving visibility at night by reflecting light from a car light or the like. The strip-shaped reflector 3 in the present embodiment is configured by an elongated sheet-shaped reflector, and is attached so as to circulate the cone portion 21 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7. In addition, a plurality of spiral belt-shaped reflectors 3 are arranged vertically with a predetermined interval, and form a horizontal stripe pattern. In this embodiment, upper and lower three horizontal stripe patterns are formed. At this time, by increasing the contrast between the color of the strip-shaped reflector 3 and the color of the cone portion 21, it is possible to improve the visibility in a bright situation such as daytime.

In addition, the strip|belt-shaped reflector 3 can change and select the vertical width per one, the space|interval of stripes, the number of horizontal stripes, etc. suitably.

The light-emitting light 4 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21 for enlarging night visibility by energizing it to emit light and increasing the visibility at a long distance. The light emitting light 4 is composed of a circular or annular LED light 41, and a plurality of light emitting lights 4 are vertically arranged so as to intersect with the strip-shaped reflector 3. In this embodiment, three LED lights 41 formed in an annular shape are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and the LED lights 41 are arranged between the strip-shaped reflectors 3 or arranged so as to overlap each other. Has been done.

Further, the LED light 41 in the present embodiment is formed thinner than the cone portion 21, and is installed in the installation hole 214 opened in the cone portion 21. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, a thin LED light 41 is installed in an installation hole 214, the outer side of which is covered with a translucent cover 43 formed of a transparent material, and the inner side is also a protective cover. It is covered by 44. At this time, by ensuring the watertightness between the transparent cover 43 and the protective cover 44 and the cone portion 21, the LED light 41 can be protected from a failure due to intrusion of rainwater or the like. Further, by using a thin material for the protective cover 44, a large number can be stacked without interfering with stacking with other light-equipped traffic safety cones 1.

The light emitting light 4 is not limited to the thin LED light 41, and may be appropriately selected from various lights that emit light when energized.

The switch 5 is a changeover switch for performing lighting operation and extinguishing operation of the light emitting light 4. The switch 5 in the present embodiment has a structure in which an on/off switching operation can be performed by pushing it in from above, and a foot operation can be performed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the switch 5 is provided in the rear one-third range on the opposite side of the upper surface 231 of the base portion 23 where the light emitting light 4 is provided. In the present embodiment, in order to facilitate the stepping operation, it is provided in the vicinity of one of the left and right corners of the base portion 23.

In this way, since the foot-operable switch 5 is provided on the side opposite to the surface on which the light emitting lights 4 are provided, for example, when performing traffic regulation at a traffic accident site on a highway, the Even after installation, the light-emitting light 4 can be turned on by stepping while paying attention to the body of the following vehicle, and the safety of lighting operation and installation work can be dramatically improved. ..

Further, in the present embodiment, when another traffic safety cone 1 with a light is overlaid, a gap is formed between the base portions 23 by the step portion 22, so that the switch operation can be performed in the overlaid state. It can be carried out. Therefore, it is possible to light it up by hand and quickly transport and install it on the road even when it is piled up before installation on the road. Since the lights can be turned off in the stacked state, the recovery work can be completed promptly. Further, the light-emitting lights 4 which have been forgotten to be turned off can be turned off while being stacked.

According to this embodiment as described above, the following operational effects can be achieved.
1. Since the strip-shaped reflector 3 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21 together with the light emitting light 4, it is possible to reflect the light of the automobile without causing the light emitting light 4 to emit light and ensure night visibility.
2. By increasing the color contrast between the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21 and the strip-shaped reflector 3, it is possible to enhance daytime visibility.
3. Since many traffic safety cones 1 with light can be stacked within a predetermined height, many traffic safety cones 1 with light can be mounted in a limited space such as a car trunk.
4. The light emitting light 4 can be turned on by stepping on the vehicle following the vehicle while paying attention to the following vehicle such as traffic regulation at a traffic accident site on a highway, and the safety of installation work can be dramatically improved.
5. Since the lighting work and the extinguishing work can be performed in the stacked state, the installation work and the withdrawal work can be completed promptly, and the light-emitting lights 4 which have been forgotten to be turned off can be turned off in the stacked state.

The traffic safety cone with a light according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be modified as appropriate. For example, the strip-shaped reflector 3 is not limited to a sheet-shaped reflector, and a coating material containing a reflective material may be applied to the outer peripheral surface 212 of the cone portion 21.

1 Traffic Safety Cone with Light 2 Traffic Safety Cone 3 Strip Reflector 4 Light Emitting Light 5 Switch 21 Cone Section 22 Step Section 23 Base Section 24 Gap Forming Piece 41 LED Light 42 Battery Box 43 Transparent Cover 44 Protective Cover 211 Bottom 212 Outer Perimeter Surface 213 Anti-slip 214 Installation hole 221 Inner peripheral surface 222 Upper surface of step 231 Upper surface of base

Claims (4)

Traffic security in which a hollow cone-shaped cone portion, a circular step portion formed around the bottom side of the cone portion, and a rectangular base portion formed around the bottom side of the step portion are integrally formed. A plurality of strip-shaped reflectors that reflect light are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cone portion so as to form a horizontal striped pattern at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and the strip-shaped reflector A traffic safety cone with lights in which a plurality of light emitting lights are installed side by side so as to intersect with. The traffic safety cone with a light according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting light is constituted by a circular or annular LED light thinner than the cone portion. The switch for operating to turn on the light emitting light is a switch that can be stepped on, and is provided in a rear one-third range of the upper surface of the base portion opposite to the surface on which the light emitting light is provided. The traffic safety cone with light according to claim 1 or 2. On the inner peripheral surface of the circular stepped portion, by contacting the upper surface of the circular stepped portion of the other cone when it is stacked on another traffic safety cone with a light, the cone-shaped The plurality of gap forming pieces capable of forming a gap for operating the switch between the base portions are arranged at predetermined intervals along the inner peripheral surface of the circular step portion. Traffic safety cones with lights.

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