JPH07279130A - On-vehicle type traffic guide robot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an on-vehicle type traffic guide robot movable to an optional working site and easily installable by manual operation. CONSTITUTION:A pair of rails 4 are provided on the load carrying platform 3 of a vehicle 2, and when a robot body 1 is put thereon, the robot body 1 is horizontally guided onto the rails 4 by a drawing mechanism. When it is pulled out, wheels 9 are guided along the parts bent down on the rear ends of the rails 4, whereby the robot body 1 is vertically stood. The right arm and left arm of the robot body 1 are rotated by the control of a control part 30 to guide straight advance and stop.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot, and more particularly, it is mounted on a loading platform of a vehicle and can be moved to an arbitrary work site, and is used to allow a vehicle to alternate between lanes on one side of a road. The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot that performs guidance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In Japan, which aims to become a major power of life by enhancing social capital, excavation of roads leads to electric wires, water pipes,
With the increasing number of works to bury gas pipes, sewer pipes, etc., the need for a guard man to safely guide a car is increasing.

Under the present circumstances, when construction work is being performed in one lane on one side, two guardmen are allowed to drive one lane on one side and the other lane on the other side in order to smoothly run the vehicle alternately on the other lane. In order to prevent the occurrence of accidents by guiding the car with slogans and verbal words, however, in many cars, accidents of collision with a guard man due to inadvertent forward driving, drunk driving, dozing driving, etc. Has occurred in. On the other hand, it is expected that the number of accidents at night will increase more and more in the future as the guard man himself is aging.

In view of such a situation, a robot type traffic guidance machine for guiding the traveling and stopping of a vehicle using a robot is proposed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-12999.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned proposed robot type traffic induction machine is a stationary type installed at a work site and has a comparatively heavy weight, and when moving to another work site, It is necessary to hang it up with a crane or the like and mount it on the bed of the truck, and it is necessary to hang it up with a crane to install it at other work sites as well, which is a drawback that the installation work becomes complicated.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot which can be moved to an arbitrary work site and can be easily installed manually without using a crane or the like. Is to provide.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot that is mounted on a loading platform of a vehicle, is movable to a work site on the road, and guides the vehicle to alternate in one lane of the road, and is installed on the loading platform of the vehicle. Also, a life-size robot main body having a pair of parallel rails bent downward at the rear side, a rotatable left arm and a right arm, and a robot provided on the back side of the robot main body when mounted on a vehicle carrier. The main body is laid down horizontally along parallel rails, and when pulled out, a drawer mechanism for vertically erecting the robot main body along the rails bent downward, and a command means for instructing linear movement and stop. The robot main body is provided with drive means for rotating the left arm and the right arm of the robot main body in response to a command from the command means when the robot main body is upright.

The invention according to claim 2 further includes an electronic display panel provided on the bed of the vehicle for indicating whether the vehicle is going straight or stopped.

In the invention according to claim 3, the drawer mechanism according to claim 1 includes an L-shaped frame provided on the back surface of the robot body, and wheels provided on both sides of the frame and rotating on rails.

[0010]

In the vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot according to the present invention, when the robot body is mounted on the loading platform of the vehicle by the drawer mechanism provided on the back side of the robot body, the robot body is placed horizontally along parallel rails. When lying down, the robot body stands upright along the rails bent downward when pulled out, and in response to a command from the command means,
The left arm and the right arm of the robot body are rotated to allow the vehicle to pass alternately on one side.

[0011]

1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a rear view.

In this embodiment, a robot body 1 in the form of a life-size doll for guiding traffic is mounted on a loading platform 3 of a truck 2 to facilitate movement. That is,
The robot main body 1 rotates the left and right arms 21 and 22 to instruct the vehicle to go straight or stop. The robot main body 1 is laid on the luggage carrier 3 when moving, and vertically stands up by simply pulling it out manually. Is installed. For this reason, a pair of parallel rails 4 and 5 are installed on the loading platform 3, and the rear end sides of the rails 4 and 5 are bent downward at a right angle. A pullout mechanism 6 is provided for vertically moving the robot body 1 vertically on the rails 4 and 5 when the robot body 1 is pulled out. The drawing mechanism 6 includes L-shaped pipe frames 61 and 62 mounted on the back surface of the robot body 1, a pipe 63 mounted so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal ends of the pipe frames 61 and 62, and pipe frames 61 and 62. It includes a pipe 64 that is attached so as to be orthogonal to the central portion, and a pipe 65 that is inserted into the pipe 64. Wheels 8, 8 rotating on rails 4, 5 are attached to both ends of the pipe 63, and wheels 9, 9 are attached to both ends of the pipe 65 in the same manner. At the tips bent at right angles below the rails 4 and 5,
The rail 10 bent into a U shape is inserted,
A stopper 11 is provided near the insertion portion.

When the robot main body 1 is made to stand upright, the rail 10 is inserted into the rear ends of the rails 4 and 5, the short sides of the pipe frames 61 and 62 are grasped by hand, and the wheels 8 and 9 are railed when pulled backward. The robot main body 1 moves backward by rotating on 4, 5 and 5. Since the rear ends of the rails 4 and 5 are bent downward, when the short portions of the pipe frames 61 and 62 are pushed down when the wheels 9 reach the rear ends of the rails 4 and 5, the robot body 1 will be It moves downward along the rails 4 and 5 bent downward, and the wheel 8 at the tip is moved.
Moves away from the rails 4 and 5 and rotates around the waist of the robot body 1 so that the robot body 1 stands upright.
The wheel 9 is locked by the stopper 11 and does not move below it. Since the pipe 64 attached to the central portion of the pipe frames 61 and 62 can move left and right along the pipe 65, the robot body 1 can move laterally.

When the robot main body 1 is moved, if the short portions of the pipe frames 61 and 62 are held and pushed up, the wheels 9 move from the portions of the rails 4 and 5 bent downward to the horizontal portions, When it is further pushed up, the wheels 7 at the tips of the pipe frames 61 and 62 come into contact with the rails 4 and 5. When the short portions of the pipe frames 61 and 62 are pushed forward, the wheels 8 and 9 rotate on the rails 4 and 5, and the robot body 1 is in a horizontal state and laid down on the bed 3. It is installed in the state.

Further, an electronic display panel 20 and a hood 23 are provided on the loading platform 3, and the electronic display panel 20 displays "advance" and "stop". In addition, at the bottom of the electronic display panel 20, arrow indicators 24 and 25 that indicate the direction in which the vehicle to be guided travels and an indicator 2 that indicates that construction is in progress.
And 6 are provided. Furthermore, the indicators 24, 25, 2
The robot body 1 is provided on the back side of the vehicle 6, that is, on the front side of the vehicle 2.
Also, a control unit 30 for controlling the electronic display panel 20 is housed.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the control unit. In FIG. 4, the remote controller 31 has “straight ahead” and “stop”
And is connected to the controller 32 by wire, but the infrared light emitting diode may be blinked without being limited to this. A left arm servo motor 33, a right arm servo motor 34, and an amplifier 35 are connected to the controller 32. Left arm servo motor 33, right arm servo motor 34
Are respectively incorporated in the robot body 1 and individually rotate the left arm 21 and the right arm 22. The amplifier 35 is the speaker 3
6, the speaker 36 is attached to the inside of the robot main body 1, and guides the driver to go straight or stop by voice. Under the control of the controller 32, the electronic display panel 20 displays whether the vehicle is going straight or stopped.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are views showing the operation of the left arm and the right arm showing the straight movement and stop by the robot body 1.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, the operation of going straight and stopping by the traffic guiding robot will be described. Figure 6
When the vehicle is guided to the left side toward the robot body 1 as shown in FIG. 3, when the remote controller 31 gives a forward command, the controller 32 gives a drive signal to the left arm servo motor 33 and the right arm servo motor 34, and the right arm 22 moves to the left foot. While lowering it by 90 degrees to the position along the line, turn the left arm 21 about 180 degrees from above the head, and lower it to the position in front of the left foot, about 9 degrees.
Shake it to the left and right repeatedly at an angle of 0 degrees. After that, the controller 32 gives a control signal to the electronic display board 20 to turn on the display of "advance". Further, the controller 32 causes the speaker 36 to announce the voice of "please go ahead" via the amplifier 35.

When a stop command is given from the remote controller 31, the controller 32 gives a drive signal to the left arm servo motor 33 and the right arm servo motor 34 to raise the right arm 22 horizontally and swing the left arm 21 left and right above the head. And the electronic display board 2
Give a control signal to 0 to display "Stop" and then "Stop" from the speaker 36 via the amplifier 35.
Announce the voice of.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the right arm 22 of the robot body 1 has a flag 27 and the left arm 21 has the flashlight 2.
I am trying to have 8. However, the flag 27 and the flashlight 28 can be held upside down. That is,
In the example shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle is guided on the left side in FIG. 6, but as shown in FIG. 7, when guiding the vehicle to the right side in FIG. 7, a flashlight 28 is attached to the right arm 22. The left arm 21 may have the flag 27.

It should be noted that when working in one lane on one side, it is necessary to allow vehicles to pass on one side of the other lane on the other side. However, the vehicle-mounted traffic guidance of one embodiment of the present invention is provided on both sides of the work site. The robots may be arranged so that the robot can be guided on one side and the stop can be guided on the other side. At this time, if one guard man operates the remote controllers of the two vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robots, it can contribute to labor saving.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of parallel rails are provided on the bed of a vehicle, and when the robot main body is mounted, the robot main body is laid horizontally along the parallel rails. When installing it, all you have to do is to pull out the drawer mechanism and make the robot body stand upright vertically along the rails that are bent downwards.The robot body can be easily operated by manual operation without using a crane as in the past. It can be installed or installed in a vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a specific operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing operations of the left arm and the right arm showing straight ahead and stop when guiding the vehicle to the right side of the robot body.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing operations of the left arm and the right arm indicating straight ahead and stop when guiding the vehicle to the left side of the robot body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Robot Main Body 2 Vehicle 3 Loading Platform 4, 5 Rail 6 Drawout Mechanism 8, 9 Wheel 10 Rail 11 Stopper 20 Lightning Display Panel 30 Control Section 31 Remote Controller 32 Controller 33 Left Arm Servo Motor 34 Right Arm Servo Motor 35 Amplifier 36 Speaker 61, 62 Pipe Frame 63, 64, 65 pipes

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot which is mounted on a loading platform of a vehicle, is movable to a work site on a road, and guides a vehicle to alternate in one lane of the road. A pair of parallel rails provided on the cargo bed of the vehicle and bent downward at the rear side, a life-size robot main body having a rotatable left arm and a right arm, provided on the back side of the robot main body, and When mounted on a loading platform, the robot body is laid down horizontally along the parallel rails, and when pulled out, a drawer mechanism for vertically erecting the robot body along the downwardly bent rails; A command means for commanding stop and a left arm of the robot body in response to a command from the command means when the robot body is upright Including a driving means for rotating the arms, the vehicle-mounted transport induced robot. 2. The vehicle-mounted traffic guidance robot according to claim 1, further comprising an electronic display panel provided on a loading platform of the vehicle to indicate whether the vehicle is going straight or stopped. 3. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein the drawer mechanism includes an L-shaped frame provided on a back surface of the robot body, and wheels provided on both sides of the frame and rotating on the rails. Type traffic guidance robot.