JP3364756B2 - Buffer material and wall structure to which it is attached - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cushioning material and a wall structure to which it is attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to absorb and cushion the shock when a ship collides and prevent damage to the ship and ensure the safety of crew members,
It has been conventionally practiced to install an anticorrosion material on a quay or the like, and as the anticorrosion material at that time, an elastic material such as rubber is widely used. The conventional anti-corrosion material made of an elastic material is generally manufactured by molding rubber or the like into a block shape (lump shape), and its typical structure is as shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 1 is a view of the quay to which the baring material is attached, as seen from above, in which the collision part 2 of the rubber barging material 1 with the ship and the mounting part 3 to the wall surface are compared to the central part 4. A large number of the bark materials 1 are installed on a wall surface 6 such as a quay wall by using an appropriate fixing means 5 at predetermined intervals.

However, in the case of the conventional anti-corrosion material as shown in FIG. 1, since it has a solid structure (a structure having a solid inside), it has a rubber elasticity, but it has a shock absorbing characteristic when a ship or the like collides. In many cases, the repulsion property is not sufficient and the antibacterial action is not sufficient. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, since the conventional baring material is usually attached to the wall surface with a considerable interval, it collides with the quay wall in the space portion 7 between the baring material, especially in a small ship. In many cases, the effect of providing the anticorrosion material is not exhibited.

In addition, used tires are also attached to the quay, the side of a ship, the wall surface of a road, etc. for the purpose of preventing shocks and providing a cushioning function when a vehicle or the like collides. In that case, as shown in FIG. 2, one of the side surfaces (rim mounting surface) 9 of the tire 8 is brought into contact with the wall surface 6 and a large number of them are laid flat and mounted side by side. However, the flat side surface (rim mounting surface) of the tire does not have very high compression resistance, elasticity, repulsion characteristics, etc., and it is easily crushed if a pressing force acts in the vertical direction. If it does, it does not show sufficient shock absorption / cushioning characteristics at the time of collision of a ship or vehicle.

[0005]

From the above point of view, the present inventor has sufficient shock absorption and cushioning characteristics when a ship or vehicle collides with a wall surface such as a quay or a road, and prevents damage to the ship or vehicle. Research has been conducted for the purpose of developing a cushioning material and a structure for attaching it to the wall surface, which can sufficiently secure the safety of passengers and people in vehicles. As a result, a plurality of ring-shaped bodies such as tires that are elastic and hard to be crushed are not flatly attached to the wall surface, but their side surfaces (rim attachment surface for tires) are in contact with each other or with some spacing. It has been found that the above-mentioned object can be achieved by individually arranging to form a cylindrical assembly and attaching the peripheral surface of the cylindrical assembly to the wall surface so as to be in contact with each other.

[0006] And when further research and development was continued,
In the tubular cavity in the longitudinal direction of the tubular assembly formed from a plurality of ring-shaped bodies, insert another continuous tubular body or rod-shaped body having an outer diameter that substantially matches the inner diameter of the tubular cavity. In addition, by providing another ring-shaped body on the outer side of both ends of the tubular assembly and fixing them integrally by the connecting means, the plurality of ring-shaped bodies can be collected and held in a stable state without being separated, and a good cushioning can be achieved. The present invention has been completed by finding that a material can be formed.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a plurality of elastic ring-shaped bodies are arranged on the outer sides of both ends of a cylindrical assembly formed by arranging a plurality of elastic ring-shaped bodies with their side surfaces in contact with each other or with a slight interval. Alternatively, two or more other ring-shaped bodies are arranged in a direction intersecting with the tubular assembly, and the another ring-shaped body is arranged outside of the tubular assembly in both directions, in the tubular assembly and the tubular assembly. A cushioning material having a structure in which the inserted another cylindrical body or rod-shaped body is integrally coupled and fixed by a coupling means, and a wall structure attached with the cushioning material.

For easy understanding, the basic structure of the cushioning material of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However,
The invention is of course not limited to what is shown. That is, a plurality of side surfaces (rim mounting surfaces in the case of a tire) of the elastic ring-shaped body 8 are arranged in contact with each other or arranged at a slight interval to form a cylindrical assembly A as shown in FIG. To do. Then, another continuous tubular body 10 having an outer diameter that substantially matches the inner diameter of the tubular cavity 9 is inserted into the tubular cavity 9 in the longitudinal direction of the tubular assembly A, and then, as shown in FIG. The cushioning member of the present invention is formed as shown in FIG.

In the above, the tubular portion 9 of the tubular assembly A is
By inserting the rod-shaped body 11 instead of inserting the tubular body 10, the cushioning member of the present invention as shown in FIG. 5 can be obtained. In the cushioning member as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tubular assembly A is formed in advance from the plurality of annular bodies 8 and then another tubular body 10 or the rod-shaped body 1 is placed in the tubular space 9.
1 is inserted, or the plurality of ring-shaped bodies 8 are sequentially passed through the cylindrical body 10 or the rod-shaped body 11 one by one, and then, as shown in FIGS.
You may form the buffer member as shown in FIG.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, the ring-shaped bodies 8 are united to form a cylindrical aggregate A. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a cylindrical body 8 having a large diameter to a cylindrical body having a large diameter is used. The aggregate A is formed, and a plurality of ring-shaped bodies 8'having a smaller diameter than the ring-shaped body 8 are further inserted in the tubular space 9 of the tubular assembly A in the same direction to form the inner tubular assembly A '. Alternatively, the tubular body 10 or the rod-shaped body 11 may be inserted into the tubular space 9 ′ of the tubular assembly A ′ as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example.
Further, in the case of the cushioning member of FIG. 7, since the tubular aggregate is doubled, its shock resistance and cushioning action are further enhanced.

Although the plurality of ring-shaped bodies 8 and ring-shaped bodies 8'constituting the tubular assembly are likely to fall apart as they are, it is necessary to pass the continuous cylindrical body 10 or rod-shaped body 11 inside thereof as in the present invention. Thus, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of dislocation and to firmly combine them into one cylindrical assembly. And
4 to 5 and 7 to 8, the plurality of ring-shaped bodies 8 or ring-shaped bodies 8'are arranged in contact with each other, but some ring-shaped bodies 8 or ring-shaped bodies 8'may be slightly separated from each other. You may arrange | position and provide a space | interval.

The ring-shaped body 8 and the ring-shaped body 8'constituting the cylinder-shaped group A and the cylinder-shaped group A'are made of an elastic material such as rubber or plastic, and have a shock (compression) at the time of collision. It is preferable to use a material that does not completely collapse even if deformation occurs due to (force) and that can be restored again when the compression force is released. In the ring-shaped body, the ring portion may have a solid body filled inside or a hollow structure. In order to reduce the weight of the cushioning material to reduce the load during installation work, reduce the load on the fixture, and improve the cushioning performance, the ring portion of the ring-shaped body 8 and the ring-shaped body 8'is hermetically sealed. Preferably, the hollow structure is a hollow structure or a hollow structure, a part of which is open as seen in, for example, a tire. Further, such a hollow portion may be further filled with a foam or other elastic material to further enhance its cushioning property. Further, the ring-shaped body 8 and the ring-shaped body 8 ′ may be formed of an elastic material such as rubber or plastic alone, but from the viewpoint of reinforcement and improvement of cushioning characteristics, metal (metal wire or the like), fiber, cloth, etc. It is also possible to use those reinforced with a reinforcing material or a filler.

The cylindrical assembly A or the cylindrical assembly A '
The tubular body 10 and the rod-shaped body 11 to be inserted into the tubular space 9 or the tubular space 9 ′ of are a rubber, a plastic, a cloth,
It can be formed of an appropriate material such as a net, a metal, or a composite material thereof, but is preferably formed of a flexible material such as rubber, plastic, or cloth. The tubular body 10 or the rod-shaped body 11 made of rubber or plastic may be reinforced by fibers such as glass fiber, carbon fiber, synthetic fiber, metal fiber, and metal wire, if necessary. Further, as long as the tubular body 10 and the rod-shaped body 11 are continuous in the longitudinal direction of the tubular void 9 or the tubular void 9 ', even if they have holes in their wall surfaces, they are made of sponge or the like. Even a foam may have a reticulated structure or any other structure.

Further, the cylindrical body 10 and the rod-shaped body 11 have a thickness in the lengthwise direction as long as they have an outer diameter that is substantially in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical space 9 or the cylindrical space 9 '. They may be the same, or may have regular or irregular thicknesses in the length direction. Further, the lengths of the tubular body 10 and the rod-shaped body 11 are as long as the plurality of ring-shaped bodies 8 or ring-shaped bodies 8 ′ forming the tubular assembly A or the tubular assembly A ′ can be collectively held.
The same as the length of the tubular void 9 or the tubular void 9 ', or longer than the length of the tubular void 9 or the tubular void 9', as shown in FIG. 5, or May be a little shorter.

The wall thickness of the tubular body 10 is determined by the type of material forming the tubular body 10, the contents of the ring-shaped body 8 and the ring-shaped body 8 ′ located outside the tubular body 10, and the wall surface to which the cushioning material is attached. It can be adjusted as appropriate according to various factors such as the type of. In particular, in the cushioning member of the present invention, since the outer periphery of the tubular body 10 is surrounded by the strong annular body 8 or the annular body 8 ′ such as a tire, the wall thickness of the tubular body 10 can be reduced, Saves material.

[0016]

Then, the cylindrical assembly A or the cylindrical assembly A '
In connecting and fixing the cylindrical assembly A or the cylindrical assembly A'and the cylindrical body 10 inserted therein by using the connecting means 12 so that the cylindrical body 10 or the rod-shaped body 11 on the inside does not move. For example, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, one or two or more other ring-shaped bodies (tires or the like) 8 ″ intersect with the cylindrical assembly A outside both ends of the cylindrical assembly A. When the connecting means 12 is passed through the inner space of the tubular body 10 and strongly pulled to the other ring-shaped body 8 ″ to be connected and fixed, the tubular assembly A and the tubular assembly A ′ are arranged. And the whole cylindrical body 10 can form the cushioning material firmly fixed to each other. Then, if the cushioning material thus formed is fixed to an arbitrary wall surface 6 such as a quay, a boat slip, a barber, or a wall surface of an expressway by using a fixture 13, a collision occurs. Even in the case where the ring-shaped body is damaged, the ring-shaped body is not damaged or dislocated, and a very strong connection structure and a shock absorbing structure having impact resistance can be obtained.

Further, in the present invention, in the above-mentioned cushioning material, as shown in FIG. 12, for example, the outer periphery of the cylindrical assembly A may be covered with another continuous external cylindrical body 14,
Thereby, a stronger cushioning material can be obtained. In that case, the outer tubular body 14 may be formed of the same material as the tubular body 10 or a different material.

When mounting the cushioning material of the present invention on the wall surface, for example, they may be mounted side by side in the vertical direction or side by side, or may be mounted in an oblique direction or any other direction. The cushioning material may be attached to the wall surface in one row or in multiple rows. Depending on the type and condition of the wall surface to which the cushioning material is to be attached,
It is preferable that the number of attachments and the arrangement method are appropriately selected for attachment.

When the cushioning material of the present invention is attached to the wall surface in a plurality of rows in the longitudinal direction or the transverse direction at intervals, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, adjacent cushioning materials are connected by chains or wires. If the means 12 are connected to each other diagonally, horizontally or vertically, the individual cushioning materials will not easily fall off the wall surface 6 even when a ship or vehicle collides,
The buffering effect is further enhanced.

Further, in the cushioning member of the cushioning material of the present invention, for example, the cylindrical space 9 of the cylindrical assembly A or the cylindrical assembly A ′ or the cylindrical body 10 to be inserted into the cylindrical space 9 ′ is inserted. It is also possible to make it drainable and have a bottom, and to fill the voids inside the tubular body 10 with a plant growing substrate such as soil or sand, and plant plants such as flowers or trees there. That is, when the ring-shaped body forming the tubular assembly A or the tubular assembly A ′ is a hollow body such as a tire, the hollow portion is filled with a plant growing base material such as soil or sand to form a ring-shaped body. Holes or openings may be provided on the peripheral surface to such an extent that the strength thereof is not significantly impaired, and seeds of plants may be sown from those portions, or plants may be planted to decorate the side peripheral wall of the tubular assembly A with plants.

The cushioning material of the present invention in which the hollow portion of the tubular body 10 or the hollow portion of the ring-shaped body is filled with soil or sand becomes more difficult to be crushed by being filled with soil or sand. It becomes possible to keep it in a stable state, and it has good shock absorption and cushioning characteristics. Moreover, the increased weight makes it difficult to fall down, and can be placed in any place in a stable state as it is, so that it is easy to carry out and can be moved.

The cushioning material of the present invention, in which a plant-growing base material such as soil or sand is filled and flowers or other plants are planted therein, not only absorbs impact at the time of collision and cushioning effect, but also beautifies the environment. Can be designed, for example, in parks, roads, etc.
At various points such as the start and end points of the runway of the airfield, on the seawall, on the wall surface of the road such as highways, on the sand prevention wall, etc.
It can be used effectively by simply placing it as it is or by fixing it with an appropriate fixing means.

The cushioning material of the present invention may be colored in an appropriate color or provided with a pattern or the like depending on the environment in which it is used. Further, when attaching the cushioning material to the wall surface, in order to attach the cushioning material stably and firmly, the recess portion, the groove, or the like is provided in the wall surface, and the cushioning material such as the recess portion or the groove is partially inserted. The shape and depth of the recesses, grooves and the like at that time may be appropriately selected according to the shape and size of the cushioning material to be used, the manner of arrangement thereof and the like.
Further, in order to prevent the cushioning material attached to the wall surface from gradually inclining downward, such an inclination preventing member may be provided on the wall surface, thereby supporting the cushioning material further from below as well.

In recent years, the disposal of used waste tires has become a big social problem, but when the waste tires are used as the above-mentioned ring-shaped body in the present invention, the effective utilization thereof can be achieved. It is also extremely effective.

The cushioning material of the present invention can prevent the collision of quays, breakwaters, breakwaters, bridge piers, wall surfaces of expressways, baseball fields, car race grounds, and other sports facilities, and garages. It can be used effectively by mounting it on a wall that is dangerous. Further, the cushioning material of the present invention may be attached to the side of a ship to serve as a baring material. In addition, it may be attached to the side wall of the vehicle, or as described above, it may be used in areas such as parks, lanes, start and end points of runways on airfields, on revetments, and sandfall prevention walls. It is extremely effective regardless of the location. In particular, the cushioning material of the present invention is
If it is used not only individually but also in a plurality of rows, the buffering effect is increased. In addition, when installing a caisson or the like for revetment construction, if the caisson is towed or installed with the cushioning material of the present invention attached to the wall of the corner or flat surface of the caisson, the caisson may collide with each other. ,
It can play a shock absorbing and cushioning function when a caisson collides with something else, which is extremely effective for safety. In that case, the cushioning material may be removed after the caisson is installed, or may be attached as it is.

One or two or more separate ring-shaped bodies are formed on the outer sides of both ends of a cylindrical assembly formed by arranging a plurality of elastic ring-shaped bodies with their side surfaces in contact with each other or with a slight interval. Place the ring-shaped body in the direction that intersects the tubular assembly,
In the other ring-shaped body arranged on the outer side of both ends of the tubular assembly,
Since it has a structure in which the tubular assembly and the other tubular body or rod-shaped body inserted into the tubular assembly are integrally connected and fixed by the connecting means, it is possible to suppress the variation of the plurality of annular bodies forming the tubular assembly. The shock-absorbing / buffering effect is extremely large, and when a ship or automobile collides with the wall surface, sufficient shock-absorbing /
It has a cushioning property, and it is possible to sufficiently prevent them from being damaged and ensure safety in terms of personnel. In particular, when used tires are used as a ring-shaped body, it is possible to effectively reuse the waste tires whose disposal is now a big social problem. Also, in the case where flowers and other plants are planted by filling soil and sand etc. in the tubular body placed inside the tubular aggregate, impact beading and buffering action as well as environmental beautification are performed. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional structure for attaching a bark-proof material to a wall surface.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure for mounting a conventional tire (barrier) on a wall surface.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a tubular assembly formed from a plurality of annular bodies used in the cushioning member of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a basic structure of a cushioning member of the present invention using the cylindrical aggregate of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the basic structure of the cushioning member of the present invention using the cylindrical aggregate of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a tubular assembly used in the cushioning member of the present invention in which a tubular assembly formed of a plurality of annular bodies is doubly arranged.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a basic structure of a cushioning member of the present invention using the cylindrical aggregate of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the basic structure of the cushioning member of the present invention using the cylindrical aggregate of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the cushioning material of the present invention connected by connecting means.

FIG. 10 is a view showing another example of the cushioning material of the present invention, which is connected by the connecting means.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of the cushioning member of the present invention in which the outer periphery of the cylindrical assembly is covered with another connected cylindrical body.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a connected state when the cushioning material is attached to the wall surface in a plurality of rows.

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tubular assembly formed by arranging a plurality of elastic ring-shaped bodies with their side surfaces in contact with each other or at a slight interval, and a tubular shape in the longitudinal direction of the tubular assembly. It is provided with another continuous cylindrical body or rod-like body having an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the cylindrical cavity inserted into the cavity, and one or two is provided outside each end of the tubular assembly. One or more other ring-shaped bodies are arranged in a direction intersecting with the tubular assembly, and are inserted into the tubular assembly and the tubular assembly in the other ring-shaped bodies arranged outside both ends of the tubular assembly. A cushioning material having a structure in which the other cylindrical body or rod body is integrally connected and fixed by connecting means. 2. The cushioning material according to claim 1, wherein the outer circumference of the cylindrical assembly is covered with another continuous cylindrical body. 3. The cushioning material according to claim 1, wherein the ring-shaped body is a tire. 4. The buffer according to claim 1, wherein a plant-growing substrate is filled inside another tubular body inserted into the tubular cavity in the longitudinal direction of the tubular assembly. Material. 5. The cushioning material according to claim 4, wherein plants are planted on the plant-growing base material. 6. A wall surface structure to which the cushioning material according to claim 1 is attached.