JPH07232586A - Traffic regulating vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the traffic regulation not only for the course of a traffic regulating vehicle but also either course of the right or left course by one vehicle as necessary in addition to the conventional function to regulate only one course by blocking the course of the traffic regulating vehicle. CONSTITUTION:A traffic regulating vehicle is provided with arm members 2,3 which are rotatably supported around a center post 1 which is approximately perpendicular to a loading platform 21, a rotary member 5 which is rotatably supported by the forward end parts of the arm members 2, 3, and where at least a part of the member can be moved outside the vehicle width by the rotation of the arm members, a sign board 5-1 which is mounted on the rotary member and calls the attention of following vehicles on the traffic regulation, and a cushion member 6 which is reversibly supported by the rotary member, and relieve the impact due to the rear-end collision by the following vehicles.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a traffic control vehicle for restricting traffic lanes during road work such as traffic accident handling, repair work, and cleaning work on a highway, and more particularly to a signboard and a cushion member. The present invention relates to a vehicle for traffic control provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of traffic control vehicle is
Vehicles approaching the scene from behind (hereinafter referred to as "following vehicles") are provided with a signboard at the rear of the loading platform to call attention, but they may be collided by a trailing vehicle such as a sideways drive. In many cases, a cushioning member such as a resin-made cushioning drum containing water is also provided at the rear end of the loading platform in order to reduce the shock of collision.

In order to comply with the safety standards of the Road Transport Vehicles Act when traveling, this traffic control vehicle is equipped with a signboard and a cushion member that have a vehicle size limit of 3.8 m or less in height and 2.5 m in width. Made within.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional traffic control vehicle, in the case of a highway with a wide road, there are two or more lanes on each side, and if there is a roadside zone, the outside When the lane (the first lane) is blocked by a sign car and traffic is restricted, a following vehicle traveling in the roadside zone will enter the left side of the sign car and rush to the work site in front of it. There was a possibility of causing an accident.

Also, when traffic is restricted in the central lane (second lane) where there are three or more lanes on each side, traffic must be restricted in the first lane or the third lane (overtaking lane) at the same time depending on the situation. However, the conventional vehicle for traffic regulation can only regulate one lane because the vehicle width is narrow.

In such a case, it is conceivable to arrange two or more traffic control vehicles in each lane. However, a plurality of vehicles and drivers are required, and work is performed while two or more vehicles are moving at the same time. And the work efficiency was poor.

The object of the present invention is, in addition to the conventional function of restricting only one lane by blocking the lane in which the vehicle is traveling (own lane), if necessary, the lane and its lane are controlled by one vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a traffic control vehicle that can easily control traffic in either the left or right lane.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first solving means of the traffic control vehicle according to the present invention is at least rotatably supported about an axis substantially vertical to the bed. One arm member, and a rotating member that is rotatably supported by a tip end portion of the arm member and at least a part of which can be moved outside the vehicle width by rotation of the arm member,
The signboard is attached to the rotating member to alert the following vehicle to traffic restrictions.

A second solving means is at least one arm member rotatably supported about an axis substantially vertical to the bed, and a distal end portion of the arm member rotatably supported by the arm member. At least a part of the member can be moved out of the vehicle width by the rotation of the member, and a cushion member attached to the rotating member for cushioning a shock caused by a rear-end collision of a following vehicle.

A third solving means is at least one arm member rotatably supported about an axis substantially vertical to the luggage carrier, and a rotatably supported end portion of the arm member. A rotating member, at least a part of which can be moved out of the vehicle width by the rotation of the member, a signboard attached to the rotating member to call attention to the following vehicle for traffic regulation, and a vertically movable or reversible support on the rotating member. And a cushion member that alleviates the impact of the rear-end collision of the following vehicle.

According to a fourth solution means, in the traffic control vehicle according to any one of the first to third solution means, at least one of the arm member, the rotating member and the cushion member is positioned on the luggage carrier. It is characterized in that a supporting member for fixing is provided.

According to a fifth solution means, in the traffic control vehicle according to any one of the first to fourth solution means, another signboard and / or a cushion member is fixedly attached to the luggage carrier. It is characterized by that.

[0013]

According to the present invention, since the rotating member provided with the signboard and / or the cushion member can be moved to the right side or the left side outside the loading platform by the arm member, the lanes other than the own lane can be simultaneously passed. Can be regulated.

[0014]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.
This will be described in more detail. 1 to 3 are views showing a first embodiment of a traffic control vehicle according to the present invention,
1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is a rear view. This traffic control vehicle 20 has a signboard 22 on a loading platform 21.
And a cushion barricade 23 on which three cushion drums 23a are mounted is provided at the rear end of the loading platform 21. Further, a flare dropping device 24 is mounted on the loading platform 21 as needed.

In the traffic control vehicle 20 of this embodiment,
The center post 1 is provided substantially vertically in the center of the vehicle width on the loading platform 21. An upper swing arm 2 and a lower swing arm 3 are rotatably supported on the center post 1. A swing post 4 is provided at the tip of the upper swing arm 2 and the lower swing arm 3 to connect them vertically.

The rotating body 5 is rotatably provided on the swing post 4, and the rotating body 5 displays a sign that traffic is restricted and calls a warning sign to the following vehicles. 5-1 is formed on one surface or both surfaces.

The swing barricade 6 is rotatably provided in the lower part of the rotating body 5 in a vertical plane, and is in a suspending position (Y-2 in FIG. 2) and a suspending position (Y-1 in FIG. 2).
You can rotate between. Swing barricade 6
In the hanging position, it is held at a position sufficiently lower than the loading platform 21, and in the lifting position, the upper and lower swing arms 2, 2.
3, the lower surface of the swing variate 6 is positioned above the upper surface 21-1 of the loading platform. As shown in FIG. 3, three cushion drums 6a are attached to the swing barricade 6. Further, the cushion barricade 6 is formed with a plurality of (two in this embodiment) receiving holes 6b and 6c, and the cargo bed 21 is formed with a plurality of receiving holes 21a to 21f. The receiving hole may be formed in the rotating body 4, the swing arms 2, 3, or the like. The swing barricade 6 is provided with wheels 7 on its side surface that rotate when it comes into contact with a side wall or the like provided outside the roadside belt, and caster wheels 8 that come into contact with the road surface on the bottom surface when the platform 21 is inclined. It is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper and lower swing arms 2 and 3 can be stored while traveling at a position (X-1) in front of the luggage carrier 21. At this time, the rotating body 5 is
It fits within the full width of 1.

First, a case will be described in which one lane is restricted by the signboard 22 on the loading platform 21 and the left side of the lane is restricted by the signboard 5-1 of the rotating body 5 in the roadside zone. In this case, the upper and lower swing arms 2 and 3 are rotated to the left rear position (X-2) by the angle β, and the support rods 9 and 10 are received in the receiving holes 6b and 6c of the barricade 6.
And the receiving holes 21c and 21d of the loading platform 21 to fix the rotating body 5 to the loading platform 21. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the swing barricade 6 is lifted at the lifting position (Y-
Rotate from 1) to the hanging position (Y-2), and arrange as shown in FIG. Therefore, from the rear, the two signboards 22 and 5-1 can be seen, and it is understood that road surface work is being performed in the first lane and the roadside strip. In addition, even if a succeeding vehicle accidentally enters the first lane and the roadside belt, the impact can be mitigated by the cushion drums 23a and 6a.

In the case of not the roadside zone but the left lane, the rotating body 5 is rotated by 90 degrees to the position (X-3) right next to the left side so that the support rods 9 and 10 are received in the receiving holes of the barricade 6. 6
It may be attached between b and 6c and the receiving holes 21a and 21b of the loading platform 21. At this time, if the receiving hole 6b of the cushion barricade 6 and the receiving hole 21d of the loading platform 21 are connected by a connecting member such as a rope 10-1 or the like, the support rods 9 and 10 are struck when the vehicle is hit later. Also, the swing arms 2, 3 and the like can be destroyed to play a role of an anchor that prevents the barricade 6 itself from being bounced off. As the connecting member, instead of the rope,
It may be a chain, a belt or the like, or a rod or the like. In addition, this connecting member can be similarly applied to other mounting forms of this embodiment and other embodiments. Further, when the right lane is regulated, although not shown, the rotary body 5 may be rotated right beside and fixed to the luggage carrier 21 by the support rods 9 and 10 in the same manner.

On the other hand, even if one lane is restricted, when the road is curved, the swing arms 2 and 3 are rotated diagonally rearward and rightward by an angle γ, and further the rotary body is rotated. The support 5 and the support rods 9 and 10 may be fixed to the luggage carrier 21 at a position where the carrier 5 is rotated by an angle ε with respect to the rear surface of the luggage carrier 21. In this way, even on a curved road, the signboard 5-1 can be seen from directly in front of a distant following vehicle, so that attention can be surely drawn. In addition, a number of receiving holes are provided on the cargo bed side,
By preparing support rods with variable lengths or preparing support rods with different lengths, the rotation angle of the swing arms 2, 3 or the rotating body 5 can be freely set and fixed.

4 and 5 are perspective views showing the essential parts of a second embodiment of a traffic control vehicle according to the present invention. In each of the following embodiments, the parts having the same functions as those of the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted. In the second embodiment, the swing barricade 6 uses not a cushion drum but a cushion material having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Since this cushion material has a resin honeycomb structure and is lightweight, the center post 1, the upper and lower swing arms 2, 3 and the like can have a simple structure. Further, the center post 1 is integrally provided with a gear 1-1 and is driven by a motor 1-2. Swing barricade 6
Can be hung and hung via a wire 6-1 by a pulling device such as a cylinder (not shown).

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an essential part of a third embodiment of a traffic control vehicle according to the present invention. In the third embodiment, the signboard 22-1 is attached to the front of the loading platform 21, and the signboard 11-1 and the cushion variate 11-2 are integrally provided at the tips of the swing arms 2 and 3. The rotating body 11 is rotatably attached. In this embodiment, during traveling, the rotating body 11 is moved further to the rear of the cushion barricade 23 fixed to the rear end of the luggage carrier 21, and is fixed to the luggage carrier 21 by the support rod 11-3. For this reason, a mechanism for moving the cushion barricade 22 up and down is not necessary, and the front side of the loading platform 21 is empty, so that the mounting area of the color cone or the like can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes are possible, which are also included in the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a roller 1-4 is provided on a center post 1 provided with an arm member 2 (or 3), and a driving force of a motor 1-2 is frictionally contacted with the roller 1-4. It may be rotationally driven at -5 and stopped and held by a hand brake, a disc brake, or the like. In this way, when the following vehicle collides with the cushion barricade 6, the impact is received by the support rods 9 and 10, the rollers 1-4 and 1-5 slide, and the motor 1-2 rotates. It is possible to prevent damage to the drive device.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rotating body 13 provided at the tip of the arm member 12 may rotate about an axis 13a orthogonal to the axial direction of the arm member 12. At this time, the arm member 12 rotates in the arrow A direction from the storage position, and then rotates the rotating body 13 in the arrow B direction to set it in the use position. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the rotating body 14 provided at the tip of the arm member 12
May rotate about the axis of the arm member 12. A cushion barricade 15 is rotatably provided at the lower end of the rotating body 14. In this case, the arm member 12 rotates in the arrow A direction from the storage position, then rotates the rotating body 13 in the arrow C direction, and further rotates the cushion barricade 15 in the arrow D direction.
Set it to the use position. According to the embodiment of FIGS. 8 and 9,
The structure is simplified and can be appropriately selected according to other arrangement of the platform 21.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, an inverted L-shaped arm member 16 in which the center post portion is integrated is attached to the loading platform 21 rotatably in a substantially horizontal plane, and the tip end of the arm member 16 is provided. The rotating body 17 is suspended in the section. The rotating body 17 is rotatable about a vertical axis and has a signboard 17-1 attached thereto. Also,
A cushion barricade 18 is reversibly attached to the lower end of the rotating body 17. A large pulley 16-1 is provided on the center post portion of the arm member 16, and the large pulley 16-1 includes a small pulley 16-3 provided on the output shaft of the motor 16-4 and a V belt 16. −
It is connected through 2. The arm member 16 can be held by the braking force of the motor 16-4, and when an impact force due to a collision is applied to the cushion barricade 18, the V-belt 16-2 slides to prevent the motor 16-4 and other mechanical parts. It will not be damaged. V belt 16-
2 is used, there is an advantage that the contact area can be made larger than that of the rubber roller of FIG.

Further, one end of the support rod is fixed to the support pillar of the guard rail, or it is fastened to the support pillar of the card rail with a wire rope or the like to further increase the shock absorbing power,
Even when a large-sized vehicle collides with another vehicle, the automobile of the present invention can be effectively prevented from being bounced off to the front work site, and the safety can be further enhanced.

When the rotating body 5 is held above the floor surface of the loading platform at the hoisting position, the swing arms 2 and 3 are
Only one of them may be used. Although the swing barricade 6 has been described as an example of rotating (swinging) with respect to the rotating body 5, the swing barricade 6 may be moved between the lifting position and the hanging position by a parallel link, or may be linearly moved by a slide rail. It may be raised and lowered. Furthermore, instead of the center post 1, a swing base or the like may be used to rotate the swing arms 2 and 3. The example in which the signboard is provided on one surface of the rotating body has been described, but the same or different signboards may be provided on both surfaces. If the length of the swing arm (arm member) is variable,
More appropriate installation is possible according to the usage situation.

[0029]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the rotating member provided with the signboard and the cushion member can be moved to the right or left side outside the loading platform by the arm member. The effect is that lanes other than lanes can be simultaneously restricted. Further, the signboard and the cushion member can be freely set in the desired direction. Further, when the vehicle is traveling for forwarding, the arm member, the signboard, the cushion member, etc. can be stored within the entire width of the vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a traffic control vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a first embodiment of a traffic control vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a first embodiment of a traffic control vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a swing barricade is in a hanging position of a traffic control vehicle according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a swing barricade is in a lifting position in a traffic control vehicle according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a traffic control vehicle according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a main part of a traffic control vehicle according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a main part of a traffic regulation vehicle according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a main part of a traffic regulation vehicle according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a main part of a traffic regulation vehicle according to a seventh embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Center Post 2 Upper Swing Arm 3 Lower Swing Arm 4 Swing Post 5,11 Rotating Body 6 Swing Barricade 7 Wheel 8 Caster Wheel 9,10 Support Rod

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An at least one arm member rotatably supported about an axis substantially vertical to a loading platform, and a rotatably supported end portion of the arm member. A traffic control vehicle comprising a rotating member, a part of which is movable out of the vehicle width, and a signboard attached to the rotating member to call a trailing vehicle to the attention of the traffic control. 2. An at least one arm member rotatably supported about an axis substantially perpendicular to the bed, and a rotatably supported end portion of the arm member, and at least the arm member being rotated. A traffic control vehicle comprising a rotating member, a part of which is movable outside the vehicle width, and a cushion member, which is attached to the rotating member and reduces the impact of a rear-end collision of a following vehicle. 3. At least one arm member rotatably supported about an axis substantially vertical to the loading platform, and rotatably supported by a tip portion of the arm member, and at least by rotation of the arm member. A rotary member that can be partially moved outside the vehicle width, a signboard attached to the rotary member and calling attention to the following vehicle for traffic regulation, a vertical member supported by the rotary member so as to be vertically movable or reversible, and the following vehicle A vehicle for traffic regulation, which is provided with a cushion member that alleviates the impact of a rear-end collision. 4. The traffic control vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the arm member, the rotating member, and the cushion member is positioned and fixed to the luggage carrier. A vehicle for traffic regulation, which is provided with a member. 5. The traffic control vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein another signboard and / or a cushion member is fixedly attached to the luggage carrier. Cars for traffic regulation.