JPH117813A - Visually handicapped person guide path - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a visually handicapped person guide path allowing a safe walk even at night. SOLUTION: Guide blocks 1A are laid on a footpath to form a guide path block line 1. Illuminating light sources 2 are buried in the block line 1 at required intervals. A solar battery module 3 is arranged in parallel to the block line 1. A solar light sensor 4 is provided in each group of the solar battery module 3. An equipment housing part 5 is formed under the solar battery module 3 to arrange a controller 6 and a battery 7 therein, and the controller 6 is connected to the illuminating light sources 2, the solar battery module 3, the solar light sensor 4, and the battery 7 so as to have a prescribed relation. The controller 6 has the control function of charging the battery 7 by the output of the solar battery module 3 in daytime, and emitting light from the illuminating light sources 2 when the insulation quantity is reduced to a specified value or less.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a taxiway for amblyopia constructed on a sidewalk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a guideway for amblyopia on a sidewalk has a structure in which unevenness is formed on the surface and blocks painted in yellow are arranged.

[0003]

Amblyopic people walk on the basis of the unevenness and color of the taxiway surface, but at night, the brightness decreases, making it difficult to distinguish colors, and relying solely on the feel due to the unevenness of the surface. . For this reason, walking becomes extremely slow and the risk of an accident increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. By embedding a lighting device powered by a solar cell or the like on a road surface or by providing a guide sound generating device, a low vision person who can walk safely at night can be provided. The purpose is to provide a road.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a guideway block row in which a large number of yellow-painted blocks having irregularities formed on the surface are laid on a sidewalk, and a required distance between the block rows in the walking direction. Illuminating light sources, solar cell modules buried in parallel with the block rows, sunshine sensors provided for each group of solar cell modules, and equipment storage for each group provided below the array of solar cell modules And a controller and a battery disposed in the device storage unit, and perform predetermined wiring between the controller and the solar cell module, the sunshine sensor, and the battery. The battery has a control function of emitting light when the amount of sunlight falls below a set value and the illumination light source emits light. Characterized in that was.

Further, the present invention provides a guideway block row in which a number of yellow-painted blocks having unevenness formed on the surface are laid on a sidewalk, and an illumination light source embedded in the block row at a required interval in a walking direction. A solar cell module embedded in parallel with the block row, a sunshine sensor provided for each group of the solar cell modules, a device storage unit for each group provided below the array of the solar cell modules, A controller and a battery disposed in the storage unit, a highly directional speaker disposed at a required interval in the walking direction above the guideway block row, and a guidance sound generating device including a sound source for supplying a melody sound to the speaker; , An object sensor for detecting the presence of a person on the taxiway, the controller, a solar cell module, a sunshine sensor, a battery And a predetermined wiring between the controller and the controller, in the daytime, charge the battery with the output of the solar cell module, a control function to cause the illumination light source to emit light when the amount of sunlight falls below a set value, A control function for operating the guidance sound generating device on condition that the illumination light source is turned on when a person on the taxiway is detected is provided. In this case, as means for clarifying the destination, a guidance sound for instructing the direction at the branch point of the taxiway is added to the sound source.

[0007]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the arrangement, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a guideway block row in which a number of blocks 1A, each of which has irregularities formed on its surface and painted in yellow, are laid on a sidewalk, and 2 is buried in the block row 1 at required intervals in the walking direction. Illuminated light sources 3 are solar cell modules embedded in parallel with the block array 1, and 4 is a sunshine sensor provided for each group of the solar cell modules 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a device storage unit provided for each group below the arrangement of the solar cell modules 3, and a controller 6 and a battery 7 are disposed therein. The device housing 5 has a waterproof structure, and a heat insulating material 8 is interposed between the device housing 5 and the solar cell module 3 in order to suppress a rise in temperature. In addition, wiring (omitted in FIG. 2) is performed between the controller 6 and the solar cell module 3, the sunshine sensor 4, and the battery 7 by using a wire pipe or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 6 includes a charger 6A, a lighting control unit 6B including a relay, and the like. The controller 6 charges the battery 7 with the output of the solar cell module 3 during the day, and reduces the amount of sunlight. It has a function of the lighting control unit 6B, that is, a control function of causing the illumination light source 2 to emit light when the relay contact X is turned on when the voltage falls below the set value.

Next, the operation will be described. During the daytime, the sunshine is detected by the sunshine sensor 4 and the battery 7 is charged by the output of the solar cell module 3. At this time, the relay contact X is in the off state, and the illumination light source 2 is off.

When the amount of sunlight decreases due to sunset or the like, the relay contact X is turned on by the operation of the lighting control unit 6A of the controller 6, and current flows from the battery 7 to the illumination light source 2,
The illumination light source 2 emits light. Thereby, the guideway block train 1 is clearly shown.

[0012] The blinking control may be performed when the illumination light source 2 emits light. Thereby, the induction effect is enhanced.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a guideway block row in which a number of blocks 1A having unevenness formed on the surface and painted in yellow are laid on a sidewalk, and 2 denotes an illumination light source embedded in the block row 1 at a required interval in a walking direction. Reference numeral 3 denotes a solar cell module embedded in parallel with the block row 1, and reference numeral 4 denotes a sunshine sensor provided for each group of the solar cell modules 3. Reference numeral 11 denotes a highly directional speaker disposed above the guideway block row 1. Reference numeral 12 denotes a pole for mounting the speaker 11, which stands on a side of a sidewalk and has the speaker 11 mounted on a bent end. I have. The speakers 11 are arranged at required intervals in the walking direction. A melody sound is supplied from the sound source to the speaker 11 as a guidance sound. This sound source is provided with a guidance voice for instructing a direction at a branch point of the taxiway. At the branch point, this guidance voice is supplied in addition to the melody sound. In addition, an object sensor for detecting that a person is on the taxiway is provided, and a guidance sound is generated on condition that the illumination light source 2 is turned on. This control function is assigned to the controller 6.

In this manner, the guiding sound is generated in a narrow area including the space on the guiding path block row 1 (a shaded area).
S1 and S2 make it possible to hear clearly, and the three elements, which are obtained by adding the light emission (flashing) of the illumination light source 2 and the unevenness of the surface of the block 1A, are useful for recognizing the position of the taxiway. You can walk safely even at night.

Note that the speaker 11 may be mounted using another appropriate device such as a street light.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, a photovoltaic cell module is laid along a taxiway, a battery and a controller are buried under the module, and an illumination light source is buried on the road surface of the taxiway. With a lighting device, you can walk safely even at night. In addition, by providing the guidance sound generating device, guidance during walking can be further clarified, and safety can be improved. In particular, the generation of the guidance voice in the direction at the branch point is very effective because the destination can be confirmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Guideway block row 1A ... Block 2 ... Illumination light source 3 ... Solar cell module 4 ... Sunshine sensor 5 ... Equipment storage unit 6 ... Controller 7 ... Battery 11 ... Speaker with sharp directivity

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A guideway block row in which a number of blocks having unevenness formed on the surface and painted in yellow are laid on a sidewalk, an illumination light source embedded in the block row at required intervals in a walking direction, and A solar cell module embedded in parallel with the block row, a sunshine sensor provided for each group of the solar cell modules, a device storage unit for each group provided below the array of the solar cell modules, and With the arranged controller and battery, while performing a predetermined wiring between the controller and the solar cell module, sunshine sensor, battery,
The controller for charging the battery with the output of the solar cell module during the day, and having a control function of causing the illumination light source to emit light when the amount of sunlight falls below a set value. . 2. A taxiway block row in which a large number of blocks with unevenness formed on the surface and painted in yellow are laid on a sidewalk, an illumination light source embedded in the block row at required intervals in a walking direction, and A solar cell module embedded in parallel with the block row, a sunshine sensor provided for each group of the solar cell modules, a device storage unit for each group provided below the array of the solar cell modules, and A controller and a battery, a high-directivity speaker disposed at a required interval in a walking direction above the guideway block row, and a guide sound generator including a sound source for supplying a melody sound to the speaker; An object sensor for detecting the presence of a person at a location between the controller and a solar cell module, a sunlight sensor, and a battery. While performing a fixed wiring, the controller has a control function of charging the battery with the output of the solar cell module during the day and causing the illumination light source to emit light when the amount of sunlight falls below a set value, and a person on the taxiway. A weak-eyed person guidance path, characterized by having a control function of operating the guidance sound generating device on condition that the illumination light source is turned on when detected. 3. The guide path for amblyopia according to claim 2, wherein the sound source has a guidance sound for instructing a direction to a guide sound at a branch point of the guide path.