JPH10317329A - Lighting road sign - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting road sign which can be seen well even at night to perform its proper functions, allows recognition of the information displayed, resists cracking and damage, and can be embedded in a road. SOLUTION: A thin light emitting element 2a which emits light when supplied with electricity is installed on the inner bottom surface of a base case 1, and a translucent plate 3 showing information displayed is installed on the upper surface of the thin light emitting element 2a, with a transparent plate 4 installed on the upper surface of the plate 3. The transparent plate 4 is made from a polycarbonate. The gaps between the base case 1, a frame 2b, the plate 3, and the transparent plate 4 are filled with a waterproof resin. Therefore, a sign can be seen well even at night to perform its proper functions, allows recognition of the information displayed, resists cracking and damage, and can be embedded in a road.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a road sign. More specifically, the present invention relates to a road lighting sign embedded in a road such as a sidewalk or a road.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, signs are erected near a pedestrian crossing or on both sides of a sidewalk. The sign shows a slogan such as "Let's stop littering cigarettes", surrounding maps and tourist information for tourists, and display information such as advertisements for shopping streets.

[0003]

However, when it becomes dark, such as in the evening or at night, the sign becomes invisible.
For this reason, there is a problem that even in the nighttime, even if the vehicle passes close to the sign, the sign is not noticed. Moreover,
Since a passerby does not notice the sign, it cannot recognize the display information, and the sign cannot fulfill its original role. In addition, since the conventional sign is erected, there is a problem that the view of a passerby is obstructed. Furthermore, simply burying a transparent glass or acrylic resin sign in the road may cause the sign to be broken by glass and easily damaged by acrylic resin, because it is stepped on by a pedestrian. There is a problem.

[0004] In view of such circumstances, the present invention can be seen well at night, can play its original role as a sign, and can be made to recognize the display information, is hardly broken or damaged, and can be embedded in a road. It is an object of the present invention to provide a road sign that can be placed.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a road lighting sign, comprising: a base case to be embedded in a road; a thin illuminator which is installed on an upper bottom surface of the base case and emits light when energized; It is provided on the upper surface of the shaped illuminant, the display information is displayed on the surface, and the light-transmitting panel is characterized by comprising a transparent plate and a transparent transparent plate disposed on the upper surface of the panel. The road sign according to claim 2 is characterized in that the transparent plate is made of polycarbonate. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a road lighting sign, wherein a waterproof resin is filled in a gap between the base case and the thin illuminant, the drawing board and the transparent board.

[0006]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 2, the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment
The lighting plate 2 is installed on the upper bottom surface of the base case 1, the drawing plate 3 is installed on the upper surface of the lighting plate 2, and the transparent plate 4 is installed on the upper surface of the drawing plate 3. In addition, the lighting plate 2,
Both the drawing plate 3 and the transparent plate 4 may be bonded with an adhesive or may be simply stacked. Furthermore,
The surface shapes of the base case 1, the lighting plate 2, the drawing plate 3, and the transparent plate 4 are each square, but may be rectangular, and the surface shapes are not particularly limited.

A gap between the base case 1 and the lighting plate 2, the drawing plate 3, and the transparent plate 4 is filled with a waterproof resin 5 such as an epoxy resin. For this reason, the lighting board 2, the drawing board 3, and the transparent board 4 have the effect of being waterproofed and protected by the waterproof resin 5. Moreover, the lighting plate 2 is waterproofed by the waterproof resin 5,
Insulated. Therefore, the durability of the base case 1 is increased, and furthermore, it is possible to prevent the leakage of electric current to the base case 1, and as a result, it is possible to use an electrically conductive and robust metal as a material of the base case 1. .

First, the base case 1 will be described. The base case 1 is made of a stainless steel plate, has a square bottom surface with four side edges upright, and is formed in a box shape with an open top. The material of the base case 1 is not limited to a stainless steel plate, but may be acrylic resin, vinyl chloride, or the like, and various materials may be adopted. Furthermore, the shape of the base case 1 is not limited to the box shape, and may be a simple flat plate, and is not particularly limited.

Next, the lighting plate 2 will be described. Lighting plate 2
Has a frame 2b attached around a thin illuminant 2a. The thin luminous body 2a of the lighting plate 2 does not emit light when not energized, but emits light when energized. In the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment, the lighting plate 2
An electroluminescent plate is used as the thin luminous body 2a, which emits a white turbid color when not energized and emits a blue-green color when energized. In addition, the thin luminous body 2a
May be not only an electroluminescent plate but also a small or thin fluorescent lamp or the like, which does not emit light when not energized, but may adopt various types as long as it emits light when energized. Furthermore, the thin luminous body 2a may emit pink light when not energized and emit white light when energized. The color when not energized, the color for light emission when energized,
The combination of these colors is not particularly limited.

The frame 2b of the illuminating plate 2 is made of an acrylic resin and has a thickness greater than that of the thin luminous body 2a. The frame 2b is for preventing pressure applied to the front and back surfaces of the lighting plate 2 from being directly applied to the thin illuminant 2a when the lighting plate 2 is sandwiched between the base case 1 and a drawing plate 3 described later. is there. Although the frame 2b is not an essential component of the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment, the frame 2b
Since the thin illuminant 2a is protected by this, it is preferable to attach a frame 2b to the thin illuminant 2a. Furthermore, various materials such as vinyl chloride can be adopted as the material of the thin luminous body 2a in addition to the acrylic resin.

Next, the drawing board 3 will be described. The drawing board 3
Is made of an acrylic resin whose color is milky half-colored or transparent, and has a light-transmitting property that allows light to pass through. Although not shown, slogans such as "let's not litter cigarettes", surrounding maps and guides for tourists, and display information 3a such as advertisements for shopping streets are printed or printed on the front or back of the drawing board 3. It is represented by pasting. Note that the material of the drawing plate 3 is not limited to acrylic resin, and various materials may be adopted as long as the material has translucency.

Since the frame 2b and the panel 3 of the lighting plate 2 are both made of acrylic resin, the adhesive for bonding them is preferably an acrylic adhesive. As the adhesive, an adhesive suitable for each material of the frame 2b of the lighting plate 2 and the drawing plate 3 may be used, and various adhesives may be adopted.

Next, the transparent plate 4 will be described. The transparent plate 4 is made of transparent polycarbonate, and has a plurality of non-slip grooves 4a formed on the outer surface thereof at intervals in a vertical and horizontal direction. Polycarbonate is a resin that is hard and has excellent impact resistance. The material of the transparent plate 4 is not limited to polycarbonate, but various materials such as acrylic resin, vinyl chloride, and tempered glass can be adopted according to the application. Furthermore, the color of the transparent plate 4 is not only transparent,
It may be translucent such as milk half-color, and is not particularly limited as long as it is a color through which the design 3a of the drawing 3 can be seen through the transparent plate 4.

In the case of a sidewalk, the thickness of the transparent plate 4 may be about 5 to 10 mm. In the case of a roadway, the thickness is preferably 10 mm or more, but the thickness of the transparent plate 4 is not particularly limited.
The non-slip groove 4a is provided for the road lighting sign 1 of the present embodiment.
Since it is not an essential component of 0, it is not necessary to provide the non-slip groove 4a on the surface of the transparent plate 4. However, the provision of the non-slip groove 4a is preferable because it prevents slip. Further, the drawing plate 3 and the transparent plate 4 may be bonded with an adhesive using methylene dichloride, ethylene dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride or the like as a solvent.

Next, the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment will be described.
The operation and effect of will be described. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment buried in a road, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same. In FIG. 3, reference symbol G indicates ground, reference symbol A indicates pavement material, and reference symbol M indicates mortar. The surface of the ground G of a road such as a sidewalk or a roadway is paved with a paving material A such as interlocking, tile, or concrete. A mortar M is cast according to the thickness of the surrounding pavement material A, and the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment is embedded on the mortar M with its transparent plate 4 facing upward. In this way, the road lighting sign 10 is replaced with the surrounding pavement material A.
It can be buried on the road without any steps. In addition, the embedding method may be performed by various methods depending on the embedding site. As a place where the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment is buried, a place where people often stop and sit down, such as a stop position of a pedestrian crossing with a traffic light and a foot of a park bench, is often used. It is preferable because of high performance. In addition, as shown in FIG.
It is preferable to attach a bolt B to the lower surface of the device because it prevents theft.

Since the daytime is bright, people walking on the sidewalk or the like can see the display information 3a on the drawing board 3 through the transparent plate 4 of the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment. For this reason, the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment can play its original role as a sign. Further, since the transparent plate directly stepped on by a passerby or the like is made of polycarbonate, even when stepped on by a passerby or the like, there is an effect that the plate is hardly damaged and hardly damaged.

When it becomes dark in the evening or night, the thin luminous body 2a of the illumination plate 2 of the road illumination sign 10 of the present embodiment is energized. Then, the thin luminous body 2a of the lighting plate 2 emits light of the luminescent color, for example, blue green. For this reason, people walking on the sidewalk, etc., see through the transparent board 4, slogans such as “Let's stop littering cigarettes” shown on the drawing board 3, surrounding maps and tourist information for tourists, The display information 3a, such as an advertisement of a shopping district, can be seen. For this reason, the road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment can be seen well at night, can play an original role as a sign, and has an effect that its display information can be recognized. In addition, it illuminates the feet of dark roads, which contributes to safety.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a road sign according to another embodiment. As shown in FIG.
A frame 11 made of stainless steel or brass may be attached to the periphery of the zero. In this case, the frame 11 is preferable because the road lighting sign 10 is protected and is hardly damaged, and the road lighting sign 10 is more prominent and easily recognized by a pedestrian or the like.

The place where the road sign 10 of this embodiment is installed is almost a public road. In this case, it can be installed only with the permission of the road administrator, that is, the government. Therefore, it is not allowed to install anything that is useless or offensive to public order and morals, so that the abuse does not destroy the atmosphere of public roads.

[0020]

According to the road lighting sign of the first aspect, when the thin illuminant is energized, the thin illuminant emits light and illuminates the drawing board. And display information can be recognized. According to the road lighting sign of the second aspect, the transparent plate directly traversed by a passerby or the like is made of polycarbonate, so that it is hardly damaged or scratched even when trampled by a passerby or the like. According to the road sign of claim 3, since it can be waterproofed, it can be buried in the road, the durability of the base case can be increased, and furthermore, the leakage of electric current to the base case can be prevented. As a material for the metal, a conductive metal and a robust metal can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a road lighting sign 10 of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the road sign 10 according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the road sign 10 of the present embodiment buried in a road.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the road sign 10 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a road sign according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base case 2a Thin luminous body 3 Drawing board 3a Display information 4 Transparent board 10 Road sign

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A base case to be embedded in a road, a thin illuminator installed on an upper bottom surface of the base case and emitting light when energized, and a display illuminator installed on an upper surface of the thin illuminator and displaying display information on the surface. A lighting sign for roads, comprising: a represented translucent drawing plate; and a transparent transparent plate provided on an upper surface of the drawing plate. 2. The road sign according to claim 1, wherein said transparent plate is made of polycarbonate. 3. The road lighting sign according to claim 1, wherein a gap between the base case and the thin illuminant, the drawing plate and the transparent plate is filled with a waterproof resin. .