JP3469572B2 - Foldable arrow road sign - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to foldable arrow road signs in the field of traffic signs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as road signs, arrow boards for vehicles, entry prohibition boards, stop boards, and others are known, and they are fixed to telephone poles, road sign towers, etc. with fasteners such as bolts and nuts. There are known ones that can be carried and those that are attached to a standing tool that can be folded and carried freely.

[0003] In recent years, LED-emission road signs have replaced conventional road signs and are widely used for safety reasons such as visibility.

[0004]

However, a plate-shaped arrow mark is prone to fall down against the wind, and unlike a conventional mere plate-shaped product, a light-reflecting plate provided with an LED is mounted on the light-reflecting plate. It has a drawback that it is bulky and large due to the wire connection structure, is inconvenient to carry, and bulky during storage and is difficult to use.

[0005] In particular, it has been considered to miniaturize the road sign of the arrow, which is widely used, but it is difficult to see from a distance, and it is easy to carry while maintaining a predetermined size and does not become bulky for storage. Things were requested.

[0006]

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in order to solve the above problems, L
An arrow road sign for ED light emission, etc., which is divided into three parts, that is, a straight sign body part in the center and left and right side pieces of the arrow part, and left and right side pieces The present invention provides a foldable arrow road sign, which is formed by pivotally attaching to a sign main body side.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The foldable arrow road sign of the present invention is an arrow road sign such as LED light emission, and the arrow road sign is a straight sign main body in the center and left and right sides of the arrow. It is characterized in that it is divided into three parts such as a piece, and left and right side pieces are pivotally attached to the sign body part side so as to be foldable.

The arrow road sign 1 is an arrow display in the form of an arrow that does not easily fall against the wind as shown in FIG. 1, and a light-reflecting one, an LED light-emitting one, or the like can be applied. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the arrow road sign 1 is divided into three parts, that is, a linear sign main body 2 in the central part and left and right side pieces 3 and 4 of the arrow, and the sign main part is divided. 2 and the inner crossing portions of the left and right side piece portions 3 and 4 are respectively pivot supports 5, 6
2, the left and right side pieces 3 and 4 are formed to be foldable on the side of the marker body 2 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the marker body 2 and the side pieces 3 and 4 each have a channel-shaped section having a U-shape or a U-shape, and are made of a resin material such as engineering plastics material, SMC material, aluminum material, or the like. It is made of a metal material, and light-reflecting reflection sheets 7, 8 and 9 are attached to the front side, and LED indicator lamps 10 of LED's are inserted at regular intervals in the center of the sheet, respectively, and a main body of the marker is attached. Predetermined printed circuit board 11 for 2 etc.
The interior is equipped with lids 12, 13 on the back side as shown in FIGS.
14 are attached so that they can be opened and closed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pivot main portions 5 and 6 of the sign main body 2 and the side pieces 3 and 4 of the arrow road sign 1 project from the tip end of the sign main body 2 in a mountain shape as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper and lower parts are dented at the corners, and the middle width part is bulged in a cylindrical shape to form a hinge pivotal support part. Cylindrical bulging pivotal fitting portions 19 and 20 are provided at upper and lower portions respectively at the above-mentioned facing portions slightly inside the tip ends of the portions 3 and 4, and these pivoting fitting portions 19 and 20 are respectively provided. As described above, the side pieces 3 and 4 are fitted to the stepped portions of the pivotally attached portions 17 and 18 so that the side pieces 3 and 4 can be freely expanded and contracted.

In particular, springs 21 and 22 such as coil springs are installed in the pivot portions 5 and 6, respectively, and the side pieces 3 and 4 are constantly urged outwardly so that arrows can be displayed. It should be noted that, without using the spring, the side pieces 3 and 4 can be locked with hooks or claws in a state of being expanded.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, hook-shaped locking portions 23 and 24 for locking are provided on both sides of the middle portion of the back side of the sign main body portion 2 described above. Claw-shaped locked portions 25 and 26 are pivotally attached to the inner side portions of the opposite side pieces 3 and 4 via springs or the like to elastically lock the locking portions 23 and 24, respectively. Folded side pieces 3, 4
Is preferably held via the locking portions 23 and 24 and the locked portions 25 and 26.

For the indicator light 10 of the light emitting diode, a commercially available red light emitting unit product is attached to the above-mentioned predetermined positions with screws or the like, respectively connected by wiring and connected to the power source portion 27 of the dry battery via the switch 28, The arrow display blinks or is turned on via the control device of the printed circuit board 11. Lead wire 2 from the sign body 2 to the side pieces 3 and 4
9 can be made watertightly connected by using a flexible electric wire, and can also be inserted watertightly in the pivotal support portions 5 and 6 if necessary.

The lids 12, 13 and 14 can be removably attached to the attachment portions 30 provided at regular intervals as shown in FIGS. It can be opened and repaired.

At the central portion of the rear surface of the marker body 2 thus constructed, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, the marker fixture 32.
And a handle 34 provided with an arc-shaped fixing portion 33 having a predetermined diameter is attached so as to be vertically rotatable, and projecting strips 35 projecting from both sides of the sign fixing device 32 are attached to the sign main body in the arrow direction. Doing so in the longitudinal direction of the portion 2, insert the arc-shaped fixing portion 33 of the handle 34 into the pointed hat-shaped road sign cone 36 made of synthetic resin as shown in FIG. The side surface of the road sign cone 36 is brought into contact with the side surface of the road sign cone 36 in the axial direction of the road sign cone 36, and the handle 34 is pushed down to be elastically attached and fixed to the peripheral portion of the road sign cone 36. Preferably.

In particular, the protruding strips 35 on both sides of the sign fixing device 32
Is so inclined to the inclined surface of the road sign cone 36 as shown in FIG. 7 (c), and the arrow road sign 1 is attached almost vertically as shown in FIG. 8 (b).
Since the indicator light 10 can emit light in a substantially horizontal direction, the display of the arrow road sign 1 can be surely confirmed even from a distant vehicle.

In the above description, the arrow road signboard 1 is attached to the sharp hat-shaped road sign cone 36. Alternatively, it can be detachably attached to a pillar or a pole of a signal light.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, a sign turning portion 37 is provided on the rear surface of the sign main body 2 of the arrow road sign 1 so that the arrow road sign 1 is rotated at 45 degrees or 90 degrees as shown in FIG. Degree 1
It can be rotated to a required angle such as 35 degrees, 180 degrees, and so on.

As the sign turning unit 37, for example, FIG.
As shown in (a), (b), and (C), the support 38 for turning faces the sign fixture 32 so that the movable side and the fixed side are provided to the sign body 2 of the arrow road sign 1 via the spring 39. Shafted,
The marking fixture 32 and the turning support 38 are arranged so as to fit the protrusions 40 and the recesses 41 at intervals of 45 degrees.
It is possible to turn the arrow road sign 1 at a required angle against 9 and fix the position.

Then, as described above, it can be attached to the road sign cone 36 through the sign fixture 32 as shown in FIG. 9, and the arrow road sign 1 can be used by turning it at a required angle.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a lighting confirmation lamp 42 is attached to the rear surface of the sign body 2 of the arrow road sign 1 described above, and the switch 28 is turned on to turn the indicator light 10 on the front surface.
When is turned on, the lighting confirmation lamp 42 is also turned on, and it can be confirmed that the indicator lamp 10 is turned on from the back side.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 and subsequent figures show an embodiment of the present invention. The arrow road sign 1 is 500 mm as shown in Figs.
The pivotal support portions 5 and 6 are provided at the corners on both sides of the tip end portion of the length marker body portion 2, and the side piece portions 3 and 4 having a length of 350 mm are inserted into the coil springs 21 and 22, respectively, to attach the side piece portions. It is pivoted so that 3 and 4 can always be pushed outwards and displayed as arrows.

Then, the sheet-like reflection sheets 7, 8 and 9 are attached to the recessed portions in which the front surface sides of the sign body portion 2 and the side piece portions 3 and 4 are stepped, respectively, and 50 m
Red light emitting diode indicator lamps 10 of high intensity at m intervals are respectively inserted and connected with predetermined leads, and a single battery power source 27 is lit via a control device so as to blink by a switch 28 for arrow display. Connected.

In addition, in the middle of both sides of the sign body 2,
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hook-shaped engaging portion 2 of the hooking portion.
3 and 24 are provided, and claw-shaped locked portions 25 and 26 are pivotally attached to the opposing side pieces 3 and 4 via springs (not shown), and the side pieces 3 and 4 are attached to the marker body. When folded into the portion 2, the locked portions 25 and 26 are locked to the locking portions 23 and 24, respectively, so that they can be held bulky.

On the rear surface of the sign body 2, as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, the sign fixture 32 is attached, and as shown in FIG. 8, the road sign cone 36 is detachably attached to the road sign cone 36 by an operation with the handle 34 to indicate an arrow.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a support 38 for turning the sign is mounted between the back surface of the sign main body 2 of the arrow road sign 1 and the above-mentioned sign fixing device 32 so as to be pivotally supported. Mounted on the road sign cone 36 as shown by arrow Road sign 1
45 degrees, 90 degrees, 135 degrees, 180
The arrow can be displayed by rotating it to the required angle such as degrees.

By folding the arrow road signs in this way, it is easy to carry and can be easily loaded into a car or the like for transportation and use.
Since it is not bulky when not in use, it can be stored in a small space.

Further, since it can be easily mounted on a sharp-pointed hat-shaped road sign cone, which is widely used for road traffic instructions, by operating the handle, it can be used by pointing the cone to the arrow more easily. In particular, as shown in Fig. 7 (c), the strips on both sides of the sign fixing device can be inclined to the inclined surface of the road sign cone, and as shown in Fig. 8 (b), the arrow road sign is almost vertical. By attaching it to, it is possible to reliably confirm the display of the arrow road sign even from a distant vehicle.

Furthermore, by attaching the sign turning portion to the arrow road sign, the sign is attached to the road sign cone as described above, and the arrow direction is 45 °, 90 °, 1 ° in the left / right direction.
It can be used by turning in the required direction such as 35 degrees or 180 degrees.

In the above description, the light emitting diode is arranged on the reflection sheet as an indicator lamp, but a liquid crystal type backlight using a light guide plate can be used instead of one that can clearly display the arrow. Various other embodiments can be implemented based on the spirit of the invention.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the arrow road sign is divided into three parts, that is, a straight sign body part in the central part and left and right side piece parts. Since the part can be folded to the side of the sign body, the arrow road sign of the required size can be folded in a low volume, which makes it easier to carry, saves storage space, and is easier to maintain.

Further, the sign main body portion and the inner crossing portions of the left and right side piece portions are connected to each other through the pivotal supports, and the left and right side piece portions are constantly spread outward by the springs. By doing so, the side piece can be pushed outward by the spring and displayed as an arrow.

Further, a locking metal and a to-be-locked tool are arranged so as to face the sign main body and the left and right side pieces, respectively, and the locking tool is provided when the left and right side pieces are folded on the sign main body. By engaging the to-be-engaged member with and holding the left and right side pieces on the sign body by holding them, the side pieces can be folded down toward the sign body to be bulky, as described above. Easy to carry and store.

Further, by arranging a sign fixing device on the sign main body side of the arrow road sign so that it can be attached to a pointy hat-shaped cone for road signs, etc. It can be easily attached to the road sign cone by operating the handle, and can be used more easily by pointing the road sign cone with an arrow.

Furthermore, the arrow road signs are set at 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
By arranging the sign rotation part on the side of the sign main body of the arrow road sign so that it can be rotated at a required angle of 135 degrees, 180 degrees, etc., it can be attached to the road sign cone and turn the arrow direction to the required direction. You can do it and you can display the arrow.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, a front view of a folded state,

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same folded state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view in which a part of the sign main body and the like is omitted,

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the above,

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the same folded state.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the pivotal support section,

FIG. 7 is a front view (a), a plan view (b), a side view (c) for explaining the sign fixing portion and the turning portion of the same.

FIG. 8 is a front view (a) and a side view (b) for explaining the use, which are attached to the same road sign cone as above.

FIG. 9 is a front view of another usage example of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Arrow road sign 2 ... Sign body 3, 4
... Side pieces 5, 6 ... Pivot tool 10 ... Indicator light 23,
24 ... Locking parts 25, 26 ... Locked part 32 ... Marker fixing tool 36
… Cone 37 for road signs

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP2000-144652 (JP, A) Fukukaihei 3-89723 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E01F 9/00

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An arrow road sign such as LED light emission, comprising:
This arrow road sign is divided into three parts, a straight sign body in the center and left and right side pieces of the arrow, and the left and right side pieces are pivotally attached to the sign body side so that they can be folded. A foldable arrow road sign characterized by being formed by. 2. The sign main body portion and the inner crossing portions of the left and right side piece portions are connected to each other through pivotal supports, and the left and right side piece portions are constantly pushed outward by springs. The foldable arrow road sign according to claim 1. 3. A locking tool for the sign body and the left and right side pieces,
When the left and right side pieces are arranged on the sign body, the left and right side pieces are engaged with the locking tool when the left and right side pieces are folded on the sign body. The foldable arrow road sign according to claim 1 or 2, which is folded and held. 4. The foldable arrow road according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sign fixing device is arranged on the sign body side of the arrow road sign so as to be attachable to a pointy hat-shaped road sign cone or the like. Sign. 5. The arrow road signs are 45 degrees, 90 degrees, and 135 degrees.
The foldable arrow road sign according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sign rotation tool is disposed on the sign body side of the arrow road sign so as to be rotatable at a required angle such as 180 degrees.