JP3768727B2 - Reflector - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a reflection device attached to a support post such as a guard fence such as a guardrail or a road incidental facility such as a road sign.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to guide the driver's line of sight, for example, a reflection device that receives a vehicle headlight and retroreflects may be attached to a support such as a guard rail. Conventionally, as such a reflection device, a reflective tape having a back surface coated with an adhesive material is generally used, and is directly attached to a support column with an adhesive material.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of a new support or a post-new support post, this reflective tape is smooth and smooth because its surface is not affected by contamination or rust. In the case of existing struts that have passed through the years, the surface may be affected by contamination or rust, so that satisfactory adhesive strength cannot be obtained unless the surface is cleaned and smoothed. In addition, it is not easy to stick a column having a complicated sectional shape.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention solves the above problems and provides a reflection device that can be easily and reliably attached to an existing support column and a support column having a complicated cross-sectional shape. is there.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
That is, the reflection device according to the present invention is a reflection device that is attached to a pillar such as a road accessory, and includes a band body that is wound around the outer periphery of the pillar and a reflector that is attached to the band body. The base end portion is provided with a stopper portion having an insertion hole into which the distal end portion can be inserted and a locking portion provided in the insertion hole, and the distal end portion is engaged with the locking portion. A plurality of joint portions are formed in the longitudinal direction, and the reflector is attached so that a plurality of small reflectors are connected to the band body so as to constitute a large band-like reflector. is there.
[0006]
According to the present invention, the reflector is attached to the band body, and the band body is wound around the outer periphery of the support column, the distal end portion thereof is inserted into the insertion hole of the stopper portion, and the engagement portion of the distal end portion is inserted into the insertion hole. Because it is designed to be able to be wound around the column by engaging with the locking part provided inside, even for the existing column whose surface is affected by contamination and rust, Further, it can be easily and surely attached to a column having a complicated sectional shape.
[0007]
The light-emitting device according to the present invention is a reflection device that is attached to a support post such as a road accessory, and includes a band body that is wound around the outer periphery of the support post and a reflector that is attached to the band body. The body is characterized in that it is movably attached to the band body.
[0008]
If the reflector is movably attached to the band body, its position can be easily changed even after installation, so the attachment position must be adjusted so that it faces the vehicle headlight, etc. It can be done easily.
[0009]
In order to attach the reflector so as to be movable with respect to the band body, the reflector is provided with a mounting portion that is slidably fitted to the band body, and this mounting portion is fitted to the band body. Alternatively, the band body may have a plurality of mounting holes in the longitudinal direction, and the reflector may be provided with a mounting shaft that fits into the mounting hole, and the mounting shaft may be selectively inserted into the mounting hole. Alternatively, a clip portion that is hooked on the band body may be provided on the reflector, and the clip portion may be hooked on the band body.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a reflection device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway sectional view thereof.
[0011]
In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a band body. A stop portion 11 is provided at a base end portion. The stop portion 11 is provided with an insertion hole 12 into which a distal end portion of the band body 1 can be inserted. Is provided with a locking portion 13 that rises from the inner wall of the insertion hole 12, and has a concavo-convex ridge extending in the width direction at the distal end, and a plurality of engagements that are engaged with the locking portion 13. A plurality of portions 14 are formed in the longitudinal direction, and are wound around the outer periphery of the support column A, the tip portion thereof is inserted into the insertion hole 12 of the stopper portion 11, and the engagement portion 14 of the tip portion is inserted into the insertion hole. 12 can be wound around the column A by engaging with a locking portion 13 provided in the interior of the column 12.
[0012]
The material of the band body 1 may be a thermoplastic resin such as a PET resin, an olefin resin, an ABS resin, or an elastomer resin, or may be stainless steel, an aluminum alloy, a galvanized steel plate, or the like. Is not to be done. In addition, when using resin, recycled resin can also be used. In that case, since the recycled resin has a problem in weather resistance, it is preferable to perform a surface treatment in order to increase the weather resistance.
[0013]
Reference numeral 2 denotes a reflector, and the front surface is a reflective surface 21 that receives a headlight of a vehicle or the like and retroreflects, and a plurality of glass beads may be provided on the surface. It may be formed in a prism shape and is not particularly limited as long as it has retroreflectivity.
[0014]
The reflector 2 is provided with an attachment portion 22 that is slidably fitted to the band body 1, and the attachment portion 22 is inserted by inserting the band body 1 into an attachment hole 23 provided in the attachment portion 22. The band body 1 is externally fitted and attached to the band body 1 and is slidable along the band body 1. In this embodiment, a plurality of small reflectors 2 are attached to the band body 1 so as to form a large band-like reflector 2 by a plurality of small reflectors 2. It is not limited. The shape of the reflector 2 is not particularly limited. However, since a plurality of reflectors 2 are attached, for example , in the case of a column A having a circular cross section, it is easy to follow the circular outer periphery of the column A. The shape of each reflector 2 is a trapezoidal shape with the reflecting surface 21 side wide as shown in FIG. 3A, and the curved shape with the reflecting surface 21 side convex as shown in FIG. In the case of reflecting in a spot shape, the shape of the reflecting surface 21 of each reflector 2 as shown in (d) is preferably circular.
[0015]
In order to attach the reflecting device according to the present embodiment to the column A such as a road incidental facility, first, the attaching portion 22 of the reflector 2 is externally fitted to the band body 1 and the reflector 2 is attached to the band body 1. Next, the band body 1 is wound around the outer periphery of the support column A, the tip portion thereof is inserted into the insertion hole 12 of the stopper portion 11, and the tip portion is protruded from the insertion hole 12. The band body 1 is tightened to the column A by pulling the protruding tip portion while holding, and the engagement portion 14 of the tip portion is engaged with the locking portion 13 provided inside the insertion hole 12, so that the band body What is necessary is just to fix so that 1 may not fall down from the support | pillar A. Since the reflector 2 is slidable with respect to the band body 1, before the band body 1 is tightened, the reflecting surface 21 of the reflector 2 is placed at an appropriate position so as to face the headlight of the vehicle. The mounting position can be adjusted very easily by sliding it so that it faces.
[0016]
In order to surely prevent the band body 1 from sliding down with respect to the support column A, an anti-slip unevenness is formed on the back surface of the band body 1 that contacts the outer periphery of the support column A, or rubber or resin having a large frictional resistance. You may stick or integrally form a foam. It is preferable that a similar anti-slip measure is also applied to the back surface of the reflector 2. Further, in order to pull the distal end portion and firmly tighten the band body 1 to the column A, a ring-shaped knob portion may be formed so that the distal end portion and the stopper portion 11 can be easily caught. 1 and 2, the band body 1 is engaged with the engaging portion 14 formed of the ridges extending in the width direction on the engaging portion 13 rising from the inner wall of the insertion hole 12. The shapes of the locking portion 13 and the engaging portion 14 are not limited to these.
[0017]
Further, when the reflector 2 is not movable with respect to the band body 1, the reflector 2 may be a reflective sheet having an adhesive applied on the back surface. In this case, the reflector sheet is pasted on the surface of the band body 1. Just wear it.
[0018]
However, it is preferable that the reflector 2 is movable with respect to the band body 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 because the position adjustment of the reflector 2 is extremely easy. As a method of making the reflector 2 movable with respect to the band body 1, for example, the following method may be used.
[0019]
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the band body 1 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 15 in the longitudinal direction, and the reflector 2 is provided with a mounting shaft 24 fitted into the mounting hole 15 from the back surface. 24 may be selectively inserted into the mounting hole 15. In this case, the attachment position of the reflector 2 can be changed by selecting and fitting another attachment hole 15.
[0020]
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the reflector 2 is provided with an inverted U-shaped clip portion 25 that is hooked to the band body 1 on the back surface side, and the clip portion 25 is hooked to the band body 1. May be. Since the clip part 25 can be hooked at an arbitrary position of the band body 1, the reflector 2 can be attached at an arbitrary position.
[0021]
First, as shown in FIG. 6, a ring member 3 that is slidably fitted is attached to the band body 1, and then, a blade piece 31 that protrudes in the width direction of the ring member 3 is attached to You may make it attach the reflector 2 to the band body 1 by making the substantially L-shaped leg piece 26 formed in the back surface of the reflector 2 fit.
[0022]
In the form shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the band body 1 is first wound around the support column A, and then the reflector 2 can be attached. Therefore, after the band body 1 is wound, In addition, since the number of reflectors 2 to be attached can be increased or decreased, and the reflector 2 can be attached at an arbitrary position, position adjustment can be performed very easily. Moreover, you may make it attach to the band body 1 combining the reflector 2 of the various forms illustrated above.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the reflector is attached to the band body, and the band body is wound around the outer periphery of the support column, the distal end portion thereof is inserted into the insertion hole of the stopper portion, and the engagement portion of the distal end portion is inserted into the insertion hole. Because it is designed to be able to be wound around the column by engaging with the locking part provided inside, even for the existing column whose surface is affected by contamination and rust, Further, it can be easily and surely attached to a column having a complicated sectional shape.
[0024]
Also, if the reflector is movably attached to the band body, its position can be easily changed even after installation, so the attachment position can be adjusted to face the vehicle headlights, etc. It can be done very easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a reflection device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway cross-sectional view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing each embodiment of a reflector used in the reflection device according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the reflecting device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the reflecting device according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the reflecting device according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Band body 11 Stop part 12 Insertion hole 13 Locking part 14 Engagement part 15 Attachment hole 2 Reflector 21 Reflecting surface 22 Attachment part 23 Attachment hole 24 Attachment shaft 25 Clip part 26 Leg piece 3 Ring member 31 Blade piece

Claims (6)

A reflection device that is attached to a support post such as a road accessory, and is composed of a band body that is wound around the outer periphery of the support post and a reflector that is attached to the band body. A stop portion having an insertion hole into which the engagement portion can be inserted and an engagement portion provided inside the insertion hole is provided, and a plurality of engagement portions that are engaged with the engagement portion are formed at the distal end portion in the longitudinal direction. The reflector is attached so that a plurality of small reflectors are connected to the band body so as to constitute a large reflector in a band shape .   The reflector according to claim 1, wherein the reflector is movably attached to the band body.   The reflector according to claim 2, wherein the reflector is provided with an attachment portion that is slidably fitted to the band body.   The reflection device according to claim 2, wherein the band body has a plurality of mounting holes in the longitudinal direction, and the reflector has a mounting shaft that is fitted into the mounting hole.   The reflector according to claim 2, wherein the reflector is provided with a clip portion that is hooked to the band body. A reflection device that is attached to a support post such as a road incidental facility, and includes a band body wound around the outer periphery of the support post and a reflector attached to the band body, and the reflector is movably attached to the band body. And a reflector is attached so that a plurality of small reflectors are connected to the band body so as to form a large band-like reflector.

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