JPH0542087Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is intended to ensure safe and smooth traffic on the road, for example, on the curb between the roadway and the roadside strip, or in the middle of the roadway. This relates to line-of-sight guide marks placed on the curb between the separation strip and the like.

[Prior Art] As a conventional line-of-sight guide, there is one shown in FIG. 11, for example. This line-of-sight guiding sign had, for example, yellow reflective materials 2 attached back-to-back to the front and rear surfaces of a mounting base 1 that was appropriately fixed on a road curb. This line-of-sight guiding sign is placed, for example, on a curb between the roadway and the roadside strip, so that its reflective material 2 is oriented in the direction of flow of the road, and the reflective material 2 in front and behind it allows for It is designed to guide the line of sight for vehicles coming from behind and from behind.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In conventional line-of-sight guideposts, the front and rear reflectors 2 are attached back-to-back, so if priority is given to the reflection for vehicles coming from the front, the reflection for vehicles coming from the rear will be impaired. Furthermore, if priority is given to the reflection from the vehicle coming from behind, the reflection from the vehicle coming from the front is impaired, resulting in the problem that it is difficult to achieve an effective reflection effect for both vehicles. This is particularly noticeable when placed on the curb of a curved road.

In addition, in conventional line-of-sight guide signs, when placed on the curb between the roadway and the median strip, for example, on the curb at the starting end of the median strip, one of the reflective materials 2 should face the roadway. However, in this case, the reflective material 2 that does not face the roadway is completely useless and uneconomical.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems in the prior art described above.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The line-of-sight guide of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is composed of a pair of front and rear reflectors each having a reflective part and placed on the curb of the road. Both reflectors are rotatably connected to each other at one end thereof, and the open end of each reflector is provided with a connecting portion that can be connected to the open end of the other reflector.

[Function] According to the above-described means, by rotating the pair of reflectors relative to each other, the angle between the reflectors can be adjusted depending on the road condition, the placement position on the curb, etc.

Further, since the open end of the reflector is provided with a connecting portion that can be connected to the open end of the other reflector,
It is possible to arrange a plurality of line-of-sight guide signs connected in a series on a road curb.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

In FIG. 1, which shows a perspective view of the visual guide, and FIG. 2, which shows a plan view thereof, the visual guide is composed of a pair of front and rear reflectors 5 and 6. Both reflectors 5, 6
Since they have almost the same shape, the front reflector 5 will be described, and the description of the rear reflector 6 will be omitted by assigning the same reference numerals to the same parts.

The front reflector 5 includes a rectangular yellow plastic reflective material 9 as a reflective part on the front side of a mounting base 7 made of die-cast aluminum and having a roughly square shape.
are attached by gluing or anchoring (see Figure 5). Note that the reflective material 9 of this example is fitted into a recess 8 on the front surface of the mounting base 7, and its surface is substantially flush with the front surface of the mounting base 7. Further, the front surface of the mounting base 7 is inclined slightly upward.

An upper connecting portion 10 having a connecting hole 11 passing through the upper half of the mounting base 7 in the vertical direction is formed on the rear surface of the left end of the mounting base 7 (see FIG. 4). Further, on the rear surface of the right end portion of the mounting base 7, a lower connecting portion 12 having a connecting hole 13 penetrating in the vertical direction over the lower half thereof is formed.

On the rear surface of the mounting base 7, a mounting portion 14 having a mounting hole 15 penetrating in the vertical direction is connected to the lower connecting portion 12.
(See Figures 4 and 6).

Incidentally, on the rear surface of the rear mounting base 7, a mounting portion 14 having a mounting hole 15 similar to that described above is formed in the central portion.

A connecting pin 16 is fixed to the connecting hole 13 of the lower connecting part 12 of the front reflector 5 by press-fitting or adhesive, with its lower end inserted therein. Further, the upper connecting portion 10 of the rear reflector 6 is rotatably and removably fitted into the protruding end of the connecting pin 16 . This fitting allows the pair of front and rear reflectors 5 and 6 to be adjusted within a predetermined angular range, 180° in this example.
(See Figures 3 and 4).

The upper end surface of the connecting pin 16 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the upper connecting portion 10, and an angle scale 17 is marked across both surfaces. Note that the angle scale 17 in this example is engraved at angular intervals of 90°,
They match when the reflectors 5 and 6 are placed back to back as shown in FIG.

Some examples of how to use the above-mentioned line-of-sight guide will be explained.

(a) As shown in Figure 7, line-of-sight guideposts should be placed at
When the front reflector 5 is placed on the left side curb 21, the reflector 9 of the front reflector 5 is placed on the left side curb 22 by relatively rotating both reflectors 5 and 6 via the connecting pin 16. The rear reflector 6
The reflective material 9 is oriented in a direction that effectively affects vehicles traveling in the right lane 23. After this adjustment, for example, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 4 and 6, the well-known anchor bolt 24 etc.
By attaching it to the curb 21 through the attachment hole 15, the arrangement of the sight guide mark on the curb 21 is completed. Note that without using the anchor bolts 24, the bottom surface of the mounting base 7 should be attached to the curb 2.
1. It may be adhered to the top surface with an adhesive.
Moreover, at this time, it is also possible to use the other attachment hole 15 of the rear reflector 6 as a reference pin insertion hole.

(b) As shown in FIG. 8, when installing the line guide mark on the curb 26 at the starting end of the median strip 25, the rear reflector 6 is approximately the same as the front reflector 5.
The reflectors 5 and 6 are fixed on the curb 26 in the same manner as described above, with the reflectors 5 and 6 facing the roadway 27 by relative rotation of nearly 180°.

(c) As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of visual guide marks are arranged in succession along the curb 28, that is, the front reflector of the next visual guide mark is placed on the lower connecting part 12 of the rear reflector 6. By positioning the upper connecting portion 10 and inserting the connecting pins 18 into both the connecting holes 11 and 13 to connect the visual guide marks to each other, the visual guide marks can be installed in a series.

(d) Connection pin 1 of lower connection part 12 of front reflector 5
By removing the connection hole 11 of the upper connection part 10 of the rear reflector 6 from the rear reflector 6 and separating each reflector 5, 6, each reflector 5, 6 is placed on the curb 28 as shown in FIG. can be placed alone.

As mentioned above, according to the visual guide in this example,
It can be arranged in a form that corresponds to its location.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and changes can be made within the scope of the invention.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, by adjusting the mutual angle of both reflectors according to the road conditions, the placement position on the curb, etc., it is possible to make each reflecting part work effectively. .

Further, by the connecting portion provided at the open end of the reflector, a plurality of line guide signs can be connected in a series, so that the reflecting portions of both reflectors can be continuously connected on the curb.

As described above, according to the present invention, a wide variety of arrangements can be made depending on the road and curb form, and a beneficial effect can be recognized as a line-of-sight guide mark placed on a road curb.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the line guide, Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the connecting part, and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the visual guide. Second
Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, and Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2.
Figures 1 to 10 are plan views showing examples of arrangement of visual guide marks. FIG. 11 shows a conventional example, and is a perspective view of a visual guide. 5, 6... Reflector, 9... Reflective material.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is composed of a pair of front and rear reflectors each having a reflective part and placed on the curb of the road, and both reflectors are rotatably connected to each other at one end, and each reflector has an open end. A line-of-sight guide having a connecting part that can be connected to the open end of the other reflector.