JPH03196404A - Road illumination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a driver to correctly recognize the distance of a road by providing a supporter illuminating means illuminating a supporter with part of the light of an illumination apparatus itself. CONSTITUTION:A road illumination apparatus 3 with a translucent cover 3b and an auxiliary reflecting plate 5 is fitted to an arm 4b at the upper end of a supporter 4, and the light from a lamp 6 fitted to the illumination apparatus 3 is reflected to illuminate a pole 4 and the arm 4b constituting the supporter 4. Part of the light from the illumination apparatus 3 illuminates the pole 4a and the arm 4b in this road illumination device 2, the illumination apparatus 3 and the supporter 4 can be observed as an integral object for the driver of a vehicle running on a road 1 while the illumination apparatus 3 is lighted at night, the illumination apparatus 3 and the support 4 can be corresponded, the information of the height to the respective illumination apparatus 3 is given to the driver, the driver of the vehicle can correctly recognize the distance of the road 1, and the guidance property of the road 1 is improved very much.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a road lighting device for illuminating highways and general roads, and particularly to the structure of the lighting equipment.

[Prior Art] FIGS. 5 and 6 show an example of a conventional road lighting device. FIG. 5 shows a road lighting device 2 installed on a road 1.
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the driver can see the lighting device 3, its support 4, and the road surface of the road 1 when the lighting device 3 is on.As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional road lighting device 2, it consists of a lighting fixture 3 and its support 4, and the lighting fixture 3 is mainly composed of a fixture body 3a, a translucent cover 3b such as a glass globe, and a lamp (not shown). The support 4 generally includes a pole 4a installed on the ground to support the lighting fixture 3, and an arm 4b having a mounting section attached to the tip of the pole 4a at one end and an arm 4b to which the lighting fixture 3 is attached at the other end. It consists of Such a conventional road lighting device 2 is designed to uniformly illuminate the road surface of the road 1 and prevent light from leaking outside the road surface. Only the lower end of the pole 4a was illuminated by the leaked light from the fixture 3 itself, and since there was no leaked light above the pole 4a or in the direction of the arm 4b, those areas were not illuminated.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 6, what drivers of cars passing on the road at night can see are the illuminated poles 4a and 4a.
Only the lower end of the pole 4a and the light emitting part (light-transmitting cover ab) of the lighting fixture 3 emit light, and the lower end of the pole 4a was often hidden from view by a preceding vehicle or the like.

Furthermore, even when both the lower end of the pole 4a that is illuminated by the light and the light emitting part of the lighting device 3 that emits light are visible, the road lighting device 3 and the support 4 appear to be separated from each other to the driver.
It was difficult to correspond between the road lighting equipment 3 and the support 4.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, the conventional road lighting device 2 having such a configuration
On the road 1 that is illuminated using the road lighting device, the road lighting device 3 and the support device 4 appear to be separated, so the road lighting device 3 appears to be floating in the air, and the sense of distance is lost. There was a problem that the inductivity of the molecule was inhibited.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned background, and an object thereof is to provide a road illumination device that improves guidance by displaying the distance of the road the driver of the vehicle is traveling on. .

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a road lighting device 2 having a lighting device 3 that illuminates a road 1 and a support 4 that supports the lighting device 3. The present invention is characterized in that a support illumination means 5 for illuminating the support 4 is provided.

[Effect]

Since it is configured as described above, this road lighting equipment 3
Now, when the lighting fixture 3 is turned on at night, part of the light from the lighting fixture 3 illuminates the pole 4a and the arm 4b, which are the support fixture 4, via the support fixture illumination means 5. As a result, the road lighting equipment 3 that emits light and the support 4 illuminated by the light appear to be integrated, and the lighting equipment 3 and the support 4
As a result, information on the height of each lighting fixture 3 is given to the driver of the car, and the sense of distance to the road lighting fixture 3 and the positional relationship between the lighting fixtures 3 are clarified. become recognizable.

〔Example〕

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which it is attached to an arm 4b at the upper end of a support 4. FIG. In FIG. 1, a road lighting device 3 is provided with an auxiliary reflector 5 as a support illumination means at the end of the translucent cover 3b opposite to the arm 4b on the lighting device 3 having a configuration substantially similar to that of the conventional example. The light from the lamp 6 housed in the lighting fixture 3 is reflected to illuminate the pole 4a and the arm 4b, which are the supports 4.

In the road lighting device 2 constructed as described above, a portion of the light from the road lighting equipment 3 hits the auxiliary reflector 5 and is reflected, thereby illuminating the pole 4a and the arm 4b, which are the supports 4. As a result, for the driver of a car passing on the road 1-t with the lighting device 3 on at night, the road lighting device 3 that emits light and the support that is illuminated by the light, as shown in FIG. 4 can be visually recognized as an integrated object, and lighting equipment 3
As a result, the information on the height of each lighting fixture 3 is given to the driver of the car, and the distance between the lighting fixtures 3 and the distance between the lighting fixtures 3 and the distance between the fixtures 3 and You will be able to clearly recognize positional relationships. As a result, the driver of the car can accurately recognize the route of the road 1, and the guidance of the road 1 becomes very good.

Note that the auxiliary reflector 5 in this embodiment may be provided in the lighting fixture 3 on the side opposite to the support 4 with respect to the lamp 6, and may be configured to illuminate the support. Of course.

As a second embodiment of the present invention, although not shown, a prism 5 as a support illumination means is provided on the support 4 side of a translucent cover 3b made of a glass globe or the like to illuminate the pole 4a and the arm 4b. I can give you something configured like this. The road lighting equipment 3 of this embodiment has the translucent cover 3b.
The configuration is the same as the conventional example except for. With this configuration, part of the light emitted from the lamp
Since the prism 5 changes its direction and illuminates the pole 4a and the arm 4b, this embodiment has the same effect as the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, which is the road illumination described in the conventional example in which the lighting fixture 3 is provided with a rear cut louver 5 for blocking light to the support 4 side (rear side). Equipment 3
The louver 5 is provided with a slit 5a for illuminating the ball 4a and the arm 4b, and the louver 5 is used as a support illumination means. With this configuration, a part of the light emitted from the lamp illuminates the ball 4a and the arm 4b through the slit 5a, so this embodiment can achieve the same effect as the first embodiment. play.

FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the light-transmitting cover 3b of the lighting device is flat like flat glass, on the arm 4b side of the device body 3. The ball 4a and the arm 4b are provided with openings 5 for illumination, which serve as support illumination means. With this configuration, the same effects as in the third embodiment can be achieved.

Although the present embodiment has been described using a lighting fixture 3 having a flat transparent cover 3b made of flat glass or the like on the lower surface, the present invention is not limited to this. It may also be an open type device.

In each of the above embodiments, one type of support illumination means 5 is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of sets of support illumination means 5 of each of the above embodiments are provided. Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, an example is shown in which the support 4 is composed of a ball 4a that is installed on the ground and supports the lighting device 3, and an arm 4b to which the lighting device 3 is attached. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
It goes without saying that the support 4 may be constructed in which the arm 4b and the arm 4b are integrated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the entire support is illuminated by a part of the light of the road lighting equipment attached to the support, so the road lighting equipment that emits light and the road lighting equipment that emits light are illuminated by the light. The supported supports appear integrated, and there is a correspondence between the lighting fixtures and the supports. This provides the driver with information on the height of each lighting fixture, and the height of each lighting fixture. The sense of distance and the positional relationship between the lighting devices can be clearly recognized, and as a result, the driver of the car can accurately recognize the distance on the road, and the navigation on the road is greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, and is a side view of the main parts showing a state in which a lighting fixture is attached to an arm at the upper end of a support, and Fig. 2 shows a view of the same lighting fixture when it is lit. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a side view of the main part showing the lighting fixture attached to the arm at the upper end of the support, and (b) ) is a perspective view of a light-shielding plate which is a support illumination means, and FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and is a side view of the main part showing a state in which the lighting device is attached to an arm at the upper end of the support. Figure 5 shows a conventional road lighting device, and is a perspective view of the device attached to the arms at the two ends of the support, and Figure 6 is a perspective view showing how the same device looks when it is lit. It is. 1-Road 2-Road lighting device 3-Road lighting fixture 4-Support 5-Support lighting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a road lighting device having a lighting fixture that illuminates a road and a support that supports the lighting fixture, a support lighting device is provided that illuminates the support with a part of the light of the lighting fixture itself. A road lighting device featuring: