JPH0594322U - Handrail structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide walking safety and guidance functions economically. [Structure] A large number of through holes are formed in the upper surface of the top rail 2 in its longitudinal direction, and a translucent resin 9 is fitted and fixed to the through holes via a seal member 8. The printed circuit board 14 is arranged inside the top rail 2, and the light emitting diode 15 mounted on the printed circuit board 14 is inserted into the element accommodating recess of each translucent resin 9. Then, the light emitting diode 15 is made to blink intermittently or so that the lighting position sequentially moves in the longitudinal direction of the top rail 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a structure of a handrail provided on a pedestrian bridge, a bridge, a stairway of a building, a corridor, or the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Traditionally, balustrades installed on roads and bridges are illuminated by street lights at night. In addition, the handrails installed in the stairs and corridors of hospitals, houses, hotels, etc. are illuminated by room lights or night lights installed on the ceiling or walls at night to facilitate location confirmation. However, since such an illumination method consumes a large amount of power and is uneconomical, the handrail itself has recently been used as seen in, for example, JP-A-63-265059 and JP-A-58-68540. Various proposals have been made in which a light source is built in and the position is displayed by turning on the light source.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, all the conventional handrails of this type merely internally illuminate the handrail, and there is a problem that the illumination position does not always move at a fixed position and changes are poor.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the purpose thereof is to make the pedestrian entertaining, alerting, or inducing economically. The aim is to provide innovative and multifunctional handrails.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, and the first invention thereof is to dispose a plurality of light emitting elements in the longitudinal direction of a handrail main body, turn on the light emitting elements, and emit the light from the handrail main body. In the handrail radiated to the outside of the handrail, the light emitting element is intermittently flickered or blinks so that the lighting position sequentially moves in the longitudinal direction of the handrail. A second invention comprises a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the handrail body, and a translucent resin attached to the handrail via a seal member and covering the light emitting element. The light emitting element is such that it blinks intermittently or the lighting position is sequentially moved in the longitudinal direction of the handrail. According to a third aspect of the invention, in the second aspect, the translucent resin is formed into a long strip that is long in the longitudinal direction of the handrail, and is fitted into a recessed portion provided on the handrail surface via a seal member. There is something.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the present invention, a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the handrail to alert the pedestrian when the blinking intermittently occurs, and guide the pedestrian when the lighting position moves by blinking sequentially. .. The translucency protects the light emitting element from rainwater and the like. The seal member prevents rainwater from entering the recess.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a balustrade of a balustrade, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of an essential part of the balustrade. In these figures, 1 is a pillar that is erected at appropriate intervals on the side of a bridge girder (not shown). Between the top and bottom of this pillar 1, a top rail 2 and a bottom rail (not shown) as handrails. ) Are vertically installed so as to face each other substantially in parallel. The top rail 2 is made of an extruded material such as aluminum alloy or stainless, and has a U-shaped cross-section rail main body 2A whose bottom surface is open. A bottom plate 2B and a sleeve 3 fitted in the rail main body 2A. .. A large number of small through holes 7 are formed on the upper surface of the rail body 2A at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction of the rail body 2A. These through holes 7 are sealing members such as O-rings. It is hermetically closed by a translucent resin 9 fitted and fixed via 8.

Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the through holes 7 are formed in a zigzag pattern in three rows in the longitudinal direction of the top rail 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in a) and (b), the through holes 7 may be formed so as to form an appropriate pattern, figure, etc. by a predetermined number at regular intervals. It is to be noted that FIG. 10A shows an example in which the through holes 7 are formed in an array so as to form a quadrangle, and FIG.

The translucent resin 9 is formed in a cap shape from a transparent resin such as an acrylic resin or a translucent resin colored in an appropriate color, so that the element housing recess 10 is formed on the lower surface. A cylindrical main body 9A and a convex lens portion 9B provided on the upper surface of the main body 9A are integrally provided, and a lower end portion of the main body 9A is circumferentially divided by forming an axial dividing groove 11. And a plurality of engaging claws 12 each having a triangular cross section are integrally projectingly provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to be elastically deformable in a radial direction. An annular groove 13 into which the seal member 8 is fitted is formed therebetween. When mounting such a through-hole resin 9 into the through-hole 7, the seal member 8 is fitted into the annular groove 13, and then the lower end portion of the main body 9A is press-fitted into the through-hole 7 from above to form the lens. The outer peripheral portion of the lower surface of the portion 9B may be brought into close contact with the upper surface of the rail body 2A, and the upper surface of the engaging claw 12 may be brought into abutting engagement with the lower surface of the rail body 2A.

Further, a printed circuit board 14 is disposed above the inside of the rail main body 2 A, a large number of light emitting diodes 15 are mounted on the upper surface of the printed circuit board 14, and the element housing of each of the translucent resins 9 is stored. It is inserted in the recess 10. Then, these light emitting diodes 15 are blinked intermittently or so that the lighting positions are sequentially moved in the longitudinal direction of the balustrade in the order of arrangement. Intermittent flashing repeats turning on and off at regular intervals, for example, every 10 seconds. When the lighting position is moved sequentially, it may be different for each row, for example, the light emitting diodes in the rows on both sides may be moved from left to right, or the light emitting diodes in the central row may be moved from right to left, or Further, various modes are possible, such as moving one handrail from the left to the right and moving the other handrail from the right to the left. Reference numeral 17 is a set screw, and 18 is a lead frame.

Thus, in the balustrade having such a configuration, since the light emitting diode 15 is blinked at night to illuminate the translucent resin 9 from the inside, the handrail of the balustrade can be displayed in a position, so that a pedestrian can walk. You can make your walk safe and entertaining. In particular, when the light emitting diode 15 is made to blink intermittently, the pedestrian can be alerted. When the light emitting diode 15 is sequentially blinked and the light emitting position is moved in the longitudinal direction of the balustrade, the pedestrian can move in the traveling direction. Functions as a guide light to guide. Furthermore, the light emitted from the light emitting diode is diffused by the lens action of the lens portion 9B of the translucent resin 9, so that the handrail can be easily confirmed even if the light source itself is small. In addition, the work of attaching the translucent resin 9 and the work of incorporating the light emitting diode 15 are also simple and easy.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a translucent resin, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of an essential part. In this embodiment, instead of the cap-shaped transparent resin, a transparent resin 21 formed in the shape of a long strip is provided on the upper surface of the top rail 2 via a seal member 22. Three recesses 20 extending in the longitudinal direction of the top rail 2 are provided at appropriate intervals in the width direction of the top rail 2, and the translucent resin 21 is placed in the recesses 23. Are fitted and fixed via a seal member 22. Further, a large number of through holes 7 are formed on the bottom surface of the recessed portion 20 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the element housing recesses 23 are formed on the bottom surface of the translucent resin 21 corresponding to these through holes 7. It is recessed. A portion of the upper surface of the translucent resin 21 corresponding to the element housing recess 23 forms a cylindrical lens portion 24. In this case, in this embodiment, three light emitting diodes 15 are arranged close to each other at regular intervals, and the three light emitting diodes adjacent to each other are intermittently blinked at the same time, or blinked at the same time. The case where the positions are sequentially moved in the longitudinal direction of the handrail is shown. In such a structure, since the translucent resin 21 is formed of a long strip, it has an advantage that the mounting operation is simple and easy.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are views showing another example of the array pattern of the light emitting diodes, and FIG. 8A is a diagram showing, for example, a group of three light emitting elements for each of the translucent resins 21 in each row. An example in which the diode groups are arranged at regular intervals and at the same pitch in each column, and (b) in the figure shows an example in which they are arranged in a staggered pattern by shifting each row by a half pitch.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the case where the invention is applied to the balustrade of the balustrade is explained, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the invention is also applied to the stairs, the handrail of the hospital, the guard rail, and the like. I will get it. Further, although the light emitting diode is arranged on the upper surface of the top rail 2 in the above embodiment, it may be formed on the side surface. Furthermore, when assembling the printed circuit board 14 into the top rail, it may be molded with resin. In addition, the control circuit for the light-emitting element is equipped with a sensor that detects the brightness of the surroundings, and is configured to automatically operate to blink the light-emitting element when it becomes a suitable darkness, and also to use an optical fiber. Yes, the number of light sources can be substantially increased when using optical fibers.

[0015]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the structure of the handrail according to the present invention is configured such that the plurality of light emitting elements incorporated in the handrail are intermittently blinked or blinked, and the lighting position is sequentially moved in the longitudinal direction of the handrail. Therefore, the pedestrian can be alerted, and the handrail itself can function as a guide light, which can entertain the pedestrian visually and make them closer to life. Further, the structure is simple, and the translucent resin and the light emitting element can be easily and easily attached.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a balustrade handrail.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a main part plan view of the same balustrade.

FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B are diagrams showing other examples of through hole arrangement patterns.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are diagrams showing another example of an array pattern of through holes.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 support 2 top rail 2A rail main body 7 through hole 8 sealing member 9 translucent resin 10 element storage recess 15 light emitting diode 20 recessed portion 21 translucent resin 22 seal member

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A handrail in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged in the handrail main body in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the light-emitting elements are lit to emit the light to the outside of the handrail main body, wherein the light-emitting elements are intermittent. The structure of the handrail, characterized in that the handrail is turned on or off so that the lighting position sequentially moves in the longitudinal direction of the handrail. 2. A plurality of light emitting elements arranged in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the handrail main body, and a translucent resin attached to the handrail via a sealing member and covering the light emitting element, wherein the light emitting element comprises: A handrail structure characterized by intermittent blinking or blinking so that the lighting position sequentially moves in the longitudinal direction of the handrail. 3. The structure of the handrail according to claim 2, wherein the translucent resin is formed into a long strip-shaped body that is long in the longitudinal direction of the handrail, and is fitted into a concave portion provided on the surface of the handrail via a seal member. The structure of the handrail that is characterized by being.