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JPH039102Y2
JPH039102Y2 JP1986007260U JP726086U JPH039102Y2 JP H039102 Y2 JPH039102 Y2 JP H039102Y2 JP 1986007260 U JP1986007260 U JP 1986007260U JP 726086 U JP726086 U JP 726086U JP H039102 Y2 JPH039102 Y2 JP H039102Y2
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【考案の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本考案は、カーブしている道路などの路側に設
置し、信号効果および視認効果を高めるために点
滅発光する道路標示装置に関するものである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a road marking device that is installed on the side of a curved road or the like and flashes and emits light to enhance the signal effect and visual recognition effect.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

発光式の道路標示装置は、一般に商用電源を使
用しているため、電源引込工事が必要であつて、
設置場所によつては多大の工事費と維持費とが必
要である。
Luminous road marking devices generally use commercial power, so power lead-in work is required.
Depending on the installation location, large construction costs and maintenance costs are required.

このような点を改善するため、太陽電池により
得た電力を貯えたバツテリーを電源とし、夜間に
なると発光ダイオードを点灯させるようにした道
路標示装置が提案されている(実開昭56−171806
号公報参照)。なお、発光ダイオードの点灯時に
点滅させることも公知である。
In order to improve this problem, a road marking device has been proposed that uses a battery that stores electricity obtained from solar cells as a power source and lights up light emitting diodes at night (Utility Model No. 56-171806).
(see publication). Note that it is also known that the light emitting diode is made to blink when it is turned on.

〔考案が解決しようとする課題〕[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

発光ダイオードは白熱電球に比べると消費電力
は小さいけれども、良好な視認性をもたせるため
には、標示部に数十個程度の多数の発光ダイオー
ドを配設する必要があり、太陽電池は起電力が小
さいため、このうよに多数の発光ダイオードを点
灯させると、電力を消費し尽くして目的とする発
光標示を行なうことが不可能となるおそれがあ
る。
Although light-emitting diodes consume less power than incandescent light bulbs, in order to provide good visibility, it is necessary to place a large number of light-emitting diodes, about several dozen, in the sign, and solar cells have a high electromotive force. Since they are small, lighting up such a large number of light emitting diodes may consume all the power and make it impossible to provide the intended light emitting display.

本考案は、前記の如き従来技術の問題点を改善
し、太陽電池により得た電力を貯えたバツテリー
を電源とし、消費電力を低くおさえ乍ら視認性の
良好な発光式道路標示装置を提供することを目的
とする。
The present invention improves the problems of the prior art as described above, and provides a light-emitting road marking device that uses a battery that stores power obtained from solar cells as a power source and has good visibility while keeping power consumption low. The purpose is to

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

本考案は、前記の如き目的を達成せんがため、
太陽電池により得た電力を貯えたバツテリーを電
源として多数の発光ダイオードを一定の周期で点
灯点滅せしめる如く構成した発光式道路標示装置
において、前記多数の発光ダイオードを複数の群
に分割すると共に、走査回路制御部によつて人の
眼の残像効果がある時間以内の速度でその各群毎
の発光ダイオードを順次点灯点滅させることを特
徴とする。
In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, this invention
In a light-emitting road marking device configured to turn on and blink a large number of light-emitting diodes at regular intervals using a battery that stores power obtained from a solar cell as a power source, the large number of light-emitting diodes are divided into a plurality of groups and scanned. The light emitting diodes of each group are sequentially turned on and off at a speed within a time period that produces an afterimage effect on the human eye by a circuit control section.

〔作用〕[Effect]

発光により眼が受ける残像効果がある時間以内
の高速で各群の発光ダイオードを順次時間差をお
いて点灯点滅させるので、例えば40個の発光ダイ
オードを4個ずつの10群に分け、その各群4個の
発光ダイオードを0.3秒〜0.06秒間ずつ順次点灯
させると、消費電力を約1/10におさえ乍ら、40個
の発光ダイオード全体が点灯している如く視認さ
せることができる。
Since the light emitting diodes in each group are turned on and off in sequence at a time lag within the time that causes the afterimage effect that the eyes receive due to the light emission, for example, 40 light emitting diodes are divided into 10 groups of 4, and each group has 4 By sequentially lighting up 40 light emitting diodes for 0.3 seconds to 0.06 seconds each, it is possible to reduce power consumption to about 1/10 and make it appear as if all 40 light emitting diodes are lit.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、添付図面について本考案の実施の一例を
説明する。
An example of implementing the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

第1図イは本考案による発光式道路標示部本体
の正面図、第1図ロは同じく一部を破断した側面
図であつて、支柱1の上端に本体2が取付けられ
ており、その本体2中には、再帰反射性シート
(図示を省略した)を添付したLED取付基板3が
固定され、そのLED取付基板3には多数の(こ
の実施例の場合40個)発光ダイオード4(以下
LEDと略称する)が配設されている。なお、前
記のLEDは、黄色発光するものが大部分である
が、LEDの黄は緑がかつていて、全てのLEDを
黄色発光のものにすると、信号の黄とは異なる色
調を呈するため、黄色発光のLEDに赤色発光の
LED(第1図においてハツチングを施したもの)
を点在させ、これにより、LEDが発光すると信
号機の黄色と似た色調を呈するようにしている。
なお、第1図において、5は透明合成樹脂板より
なるカバー、6は後述の如き走査回路制御部であ
る。
FIG. 1A is a front view of the main body of the luminous road marking according to the present invention, and FIG. 2, an LED mounting board 3 to which a retroreflective sheet (not shown) is attached is fixed, and a large number (40 in this example) of light emitting diodes 4 (hereinafter referred to as
(abbreviated as LED) is installed. Most of the LEDs mentioned above emit yellow light, but yellow LEDs used to be green, and if all LEDs were made to emit yellow, the color tone would be different from the yellow of traffic lights, so yellow Red light emitting LED
LED (hatched in Figure 1)
This allows the LEDs to emit light in a color tone similar to the yellow of a traffic light.
In FIG. 1, 5 is a cover made of a transparent synthetic resin plate, and 6 is a scanning circuit control section as described later.

本考案においては、前記の如き多数のLEDを
複数の群に分割して構成する。すなわち、例え
ば、全体として40個のLEDを、1群4個ずつの
群4-1,4-2,4-3…4-10に分け、これらの
LED群を基板3上に発光の順序に従つて順序よ
く配設する。
In the present invention, a large number of LEDs as described above are divided into a plurality of groups. That is, for example, 40 LEDs in total are divided into groups 4 -1 , 4 -2 , 4 -3 ...4 -10 of 4 LEDs in each group, and these
The LED groups are arranged on the substrate 3 in an orderly manner according to the order of light emission.

第2図は、太陽電池により得た電力を貯えたバ
ツテリーを電源としてLEDを駆動する回路の全
体構成を示すブロツク図である。
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a circuit that drives an LED using a battery that stores power obtained from a solar cell as a power source.

第2図において、7は太陽電池、8は過充電防
止回路、9は逆流防止回路、10はバツテリーを
示し、これらにより電源部10′を構成している。
12は光センサ11を付属させた比較回路部分と
点滅回路部分とを有する制御回路であつて、光セ
ンサ11により周囲の明るさを検出し、昼間など
の周囲が明るいとき(例えば80ルツクス以上のと
き)、制御回路12の比較回路部分によりスイツ
チ素子13をオフさせて本体2のLED4を消灯
させると共に、太陽電池7により得た電力を過充
電防止回8と逆流防止回路9とを介してバツテリ
ー10に充電し、周囲が暗くなると(例えば30ル
ツクス以下になると)、制御回路12の点滅回路
部分により、一定の周期でスツチ素子13をオ
ン・オフさせてパルス電流を本体2のLED駆動
回路に流すように構成している。制御回路2の点
滅回路部分としては、半導体によるフリツカー回
路あるいはタイマースイツチ方式を使用できる。
なお、この実施例においては、本体2を一対設け
たものを示している。
In FIG. 2, 7 is a solar cell, 8 is an overcharge prevention circuit, 9 is a reverse current prevention circuit, and 10 is a battery, which constitute a power supply section 10'.
Reference numeral 12 is a control circuit having a comparison circuit section and a flashing circuit section to which the optical sensor 11 is attached.The optical sensor 11 detects the surrounding brightness, and when the surrounding is bright such as during the daytime (for example, 80 lux or more). ), the comparison circuit section of the control circuit 12 turns off the switch element 13 to turn off the LED 4 of the main body 2, and the power obtained by the solar cell 7 is transferred to the battery via the overcharge prevention circuit 8 and the backflow prevention circuit 9. 10, and when the surroundings become dark (for example, when it becomes less than 30 lux), the flashing circuit part of the control circuit 12 turns on and off the switch element 13 at a constant cycle and sends a pulse current to the LED drive circuit of the main body 2. It is configured to flow. As the blinking circuit portion of the control circuit 2, a semiconductor flicker circuit or a timer switch type can be used.
In this embodiment, a pair of main bodies 2 are shown.

第3図は第2図に示す本体2の内容を示すブロ
ツク図である。第3図に示すように、各本体には
定電圧回路14を具備し、LED駆動素子15を
常に一定電圧(例えばDC10V)で駆動し、これ
によりLED回路16には一定の電圧が印加され
るように構成する。これは、LEDは、点灯可能
電圧範囲の差が僅か0〜1.0Vに入らないと、発
光できなかつたり、電流が過大になつて素子を損
傷することがあるので、これを防止するためのも
のである。また、前記のLED駆動素子15は、
定電圧回路17により得た例えばDC5Vを電源と
する発振回路18により発振させると共に、これを
走査回路19によつて走査して、前記各群の
LEDを人の眼による残像効果がある時間以内の
時間差をおいて順次点灯点滅制御するように構成
する。すなわち、定電圧回路14、LED駆動素
子15、定電圧回路17、発振回路18、走査回
路19により走査回路制御部6を構成し、その走
査回路制御部6によりLED回路16を駆動する。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the contents of the main body 2 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, each main body is equipped with a constant voltage circuit 14, and the LED drive element 15 is always driven with a constant voltage (for example, DC 10V), so that a constant voltage is applied to the LED circuit 16. Configure it as follows. This is to prevent LEDs from emitting light or causing excessive current, which can damage the element if the difference in the voltage range in which it can be lit is less than 0 to 1.0V. It is. Furthermore, the LED driving element 15 described above is
An oscillation circuit 18 whose power source is, for example, DC5V obtained from a constant voltage circuit 17 is caused to oscillate, and the oscillation circuit 18 is scanned by a scanning circuit 19 to detect each group.
The LEDs are configured to be controlled to turn on and blink sequentially with a time difference within a time that causes an afterimage effect caused by the human eye. That is, the constant voltage circuit 14, the LED driving element 15, the constant voltage circuit 17, the oscillation circuit 18, and the scanning circuit 19 constitute a scanning circuit control section 6, and the scanning circuit control section 6 drives the LED circuit 16.

LED回路16は、第4図に示すように、例え
ば4個を1組として10群に分割されており、各群
4個のLEDを直列としてトランジスタTr1,Tr2
Tr3…Tr9,Tr10を介して回路に接続し、その各
トランジスタTr1,Tr2,Tr3…Tr9,Tr10を順次
時間差をおいてオンさせることにより、第5図に
示すように、各群のLEDは発振周期に従つて短
時間の点灯と消灯とを繰り返すと共に、各群の
LEDは、例えば第1群4-1が消灯すると同時に第
2群4-2が点灯し、第2群4-2が消灯すると同時
に第3群4-3が点灯し、これを繰り返して第10
群4-10が消灯すると同時に第1群4-1が点灯し、
しかも、各群の点灯サイクルは人の眼の残像効果
がある時間以内に設定する。さらに具体的に云う
と、各LED群は、0.3秒〜0.06秒間ずつ時間差を
もつて点灯し、第10群が点灯し終るとこれに引
続いて第1群から再び時間差をもつて点灯するよ
うに制御される。
As shown in FIG. 4, the LED circuit 16 is divided into 10 groups, each group consisting of 4 LEDs, and each group has 4 LEDs connected in series and transistors Tr 1 , Tr 2 ,
By connecting the transistors Tr 3 ...Tr 9 and Tr 10 to the circuit and turning on each of the transistors Tr 1 , Tr 2 , Tr 3 ...Tr 9 and Tr 10 sequentially with a time difference, as shown in FIG. In addition, the LEDs in each group repeatedly turn on and off for a short time according to the oscillation cycle, and the LEDs in each group
For example, when the first group 4-1 turns off, the second group 4-2 turns on, and at the same time the second group 4-2 turns off, the third group 4-3 turns on, and this repeats until the 10th group turns on.
At the same time as group 4-10 goes out, first group 4-1 lights up,
Moreover, the lighting cycle of each group is set within a time period that produces an afterimage effect on the human eye. To be more specific, each group of LEDs lights up with a time difference of 0.3 seconds to 0.06 seconds, and when the 10th group finishes lighting up, the 1st group lights up again with a time difference. controlled by.

本考案は、前記の如く、すべてのLEDを同時
に点滅制御するのではなく、多数のLEDを複数
の群に分割して各群ごとに点灯点滅制御し、かつ
該LEDの点灯点滅は、人の眼が受ける残像効果
がある時間以内としたので、前記の実施例の場
合、4個のLEDを駆動する1/10の消費電力であ
り乍ら、あたかも40個のLEDを点灯したのと同
様に視認させることができ、これにより、太陽電
池を電源とする限られた電力を電源として良好な
視認せんを付与することができる。
As mentioned above, the present invention does not control the blinking of all LEDs at the same time, but divides a large number of LEDs into multiple groups and controls the lighting and blinking of each group. Since the time is within the time period during which the afterimage effect is experienced by the eyes, in the case of the above example, the power consumption is 1/10 of driving 4 LEDs, but the power consumption is the same as if 40 LEDs were lit. This makes it possible to provide good visibility using the limited power sourced from solar cells.

〔考案の効果〕[Effect of idea]

以上述べたように、本考案によれば、太陽電源
により得た電力を貯えたバツテリーにより、電力
の消費を低くおせえ乍ら、視認性に優れた発光標
示を行なうことができる効果がある。
As described above, according to the present invention, the battery that stores the power obtained from the solar power source has the effect of making it possible to display luminous signs with excellent visibility while keeping power consumption low. .

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図イは本考案による発光標示部の正面図、
第1図ロは同じく一部を破断した側面図である。
第2図は太陽電池により得た電力を貯えたバツテ
リーを電源としてLEDを駆動する回路の全体構
成を示すブロツク図、第3図は本体の内容を示す
ブロツク図、第4図はLED回路の具体例を示す
回路図、第5図は各群のLEDの点灯サイクルを
示す説明図である。 2……本体、3……LED取付基板、4……
LED、4-1,4-2,4-3…4-10……LED群、6
……走査回路制御部、7……太陽電池、10……
バツテリー、10′……電源部、11……光セン
サ、12……制御回路、13……スイツチ素子、
14……定電圧回路、15……LED駆動素子、
16……LED回路、17……定電圧回路、18
……発振回路、19……走査回路。
Figure 1A is a front view of the light-emitting indicator according to the present invention;
FIG. 1B is a partially cutaway side view.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a circuit that drives an LED using a battery that stores power obtained from solar cells as a power source, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the contents of the main unit, and Figure 4 is a detailed diagram of the LED circuit. A circuit diagram showing an example, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the lighting cycle of each group of LEDs. 2...Main body, 3...LED mounting board, 4...
LED, 4-1 , 4-2 , 4-3 ... 4-10 ...LED group, 6
...Scanning circuit control unit, 7...Solar cell, 10...
Battery, 10'... Power supply unit, 11... Optical sensor, 12... Control circuit, 13... Switch element,
14... Constant voltage circuit, 15... LED drive element,
16...LED circuit, 17...constant voltage circuit, 18
...Oscillation circuit, 19...Scanning circuit.

Claims (1)

【実用新案登録請求の範囲】[Scope of utility model registration request] 太陽電池7により得た電力を貯えたバツテリー
10を電源として多数の発光ダイオード4を一定
の周期で点灯点滅せしめる如く構成した発光式道
路標示装置において、前記多数の発光ダイオード
を複数の群に分割すると共に、走査回路制御部6
によつて人の眼の残像効果がある時間以内の速度
でその各群毎の発光ダイオードを順次点灯点滅さ
せることを特徴とする発光式道路標示装置。
In a light emitting road marking device configured to turn on and blink a large number of light emitting diodes 4 at regular intervals using a battery 10 that stores power obtained from a solar cell 7 as a power source, the large number of light emitting diodes are divided into a plurality of groups. In addition, the scanning circuit control section 6
1. A light-emitting road marking device, characterized in that the light-emitting diodes of each group are sequentially turned on and blinked at a speed within a time that causes an afterimage effect on the human eye.
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