JPH0246496Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to various signs, particularly folding signs used for road signs.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, general signs, especially road signs, have been generally used in the form of a single stick erected on the side of the road and a display board fixed to it. In addition to road signs that need to be displayed all the time, there are also road signs that need to be displayed when necessary, such as warnings about fog, spring water, or freezing. When these are not needed, it is necessary to remove the display section from the driver's field of view in order to avoid confusing the driver, and for this purpose it is also necessary to cover the display section of the sign.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As mentioned above, in conventional signs, when the display part is no longer needed and the display part is hidden by a cover, a cover is necessary, and the work of putting the cover on is extremely difficult, for example, when the display part of the sign is located at a high position. The problem was that it was bothersome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a foldable sign in which the display part of the sign can be easily removed from the driver's field of view when the display is not required.

[Means for solving problems]

The means of the present invention for solving the above problems includes a cylindrical base, a sheath body connected to the base by a support rod, and a sign post loosely fitted into the sheath body and having a display section attached thereto. When in use, the lower end of the signpost is inserted into the base and stands upright; when not in use, the lower end comes out of the base and the signpost is rotated about 90 degrees and laid down. This is a foldable sign that is characterized by the following:

[Effect]

When the sign post is rotated 90 degrees and lifted upward, the sign post will fall down along with the sheath, and since the display part has been rotated 90 degrees, it will be out of the driver's field of vision.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained by way of an embodiment with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front (partially sectional) view of an embodiment of the present invention, in which a sign 1 has a cylindrical base 2 at the bottom and a support rod 4 at the upper end of the base 2, which allows the sign to rotate freely. It has a sheath body 5 coupled to the sheath body 5, a sign post 6 loosely fitted to the sheath body 5, and a display section 7 attached to the sign post 6. The base 2 may be embedded in the ground 3 or may be removably installed on the ground. A through groove 8 is formed in the sheath body 5 and extends obliquely and spirally in the axial direction over approximately 90 degrees in the circumferential direction.
It is displayed on the drawing at the upper end 8b. Signpost 6
A guide rod 9 is attached to the outer surface of the guide rod 9.
slides in the groove 8 and guides the signpost 6 so as to rotate and move up and down. The lower part 6a of the sign post 6 is inserted into the base 2 and stands upright when the sign 1 is used.

Figures 2a, b, and c are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the sign 1 shown in Figure 1, where a shows the sign 1 in use in the same state as in Figure 1; In this case, the lower end 6a of the signpost 6 is inserted into the base 2 and stands upright, the display part 7 faces the front (perpendicular to the road), and the guide rod 9 is located at the lower end 8a of the groove 8. ing.

When the display by the sign 1 is no longer necessary, the sign post 6 is raised in the direction of arrow A while being rotated. At this time, the guide rod 9 slides within the groove 8, and the upper end 8 of the groove 8
Since it stops at point b, the signpost 6 rises while being rotated approximately 90 degrees, and at this time, the lower end 6a has come out of the base 2, and the display section 7 is rotated 90 degrees from the state shown in a. . Figure c shows the state seen from a position rotated 90 degrees from figures a and b, and shows the state in which the marker pole 6 is tilted in the direction of arrow B. Here, the sign post 6 is brought down together with the sheath 5, and the display section 7 is in a state parallel to the road. Therefore, the display section 7 is located low from the ground and its direction is parallel to the road, so that the display is hardly visible to the driver while driving.

In order to protect the movable parts of the sign 1 from road dust, a bellows-shaped cover 10 of a material such as rubber may be provided, for example.

Although the above embodiments have been explained using road signs as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention can be used for other signs, for example, to indicate dangerous areas.

As mentioned above, the present invention is largely concerned with how to easily realize the transition between the stable upright state of the signpost 6 when in use and the state where it is rotated 90 degrees and laid down when not in use. There is. From this point of view, the shape of the groove 8 does not necessarily have to be a spiral shape as described above and shown in the drawings; if it is spiral, rotation and lifting can be performed at the same time, but it is difficult to stabilize the upright state. Since the lower end is preferably straight, from this point of view it may be a combination of, for example, a groove extending vertically and a groove extending laterally up to about 90° at the upper end.
In this case, the sign post 6 must be pulled up and turned. Of course, the purpose of the present invention can be achieved even if the groove has a combination of spiral and straight grooves.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, for example, when a road sign is no longer required to be displayed, the sign is rotated and knocked down, and the displayed part is hidden from the driver's view, causing confusion for the driver. prevent that,
Moreover, this work is extremely easy to perform. Furthermore, maintenance and inspection are easy, and even when the sign is knocked down, it does not cause any obstruction to road traffic.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front view (partial cross section) of an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 2a, 2b and 2c are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the present invention. 1... Sign, 2... Base, 3... Ground, 4...
Support rod, 5...sheath body, 6...marker post, 7...display section, 8...groove, 9...guide rod, 10...cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a cylindrical base, a sheath body connected to the base with a support rod, and a sign post that is loosely fitted into the sheath body and has a display section attached.When in use, the bottom end of the sign post is attached to the base. A folding type signpost that is inserted into a stand and stands upright, and when not in use, the lower end portion slips out of the base and the signpost is rotated approximately 90 degrees to be in a collapsed state. sign.