JPH1185076A - Road sign utilizing sunshine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a road sign visible well even when the sunshine is glaring particularly in the case of backlight by forming the characters of the road sign of a transmissive material and making the characters themselves shine. SOLUTION: A sign-board integrally formed with the character information 1 by the refractory and transmissive material is formed. Margins 2 exclusive of the character information of the sign-board of the character information 1 are commonly used as a panel to absorb the energy of the sunshine. The sun panel 2 absorbs the energy of the sunshine and accumulates electricity in a storage battery. The illuminants 5 hummed at the circumferences of the character information 1 are made to shine by this energy in the nighttime to have the character information 1 recognized by drivers. As a result, the road sign visible better in the places where the road sign is usually hardly visible by utilizing the sunshine is obtd. The unused parts exclusive of the character information 1 are used as the panel 2 to accumulate the electricity with the sunshine so that the only the necessary parts are made to shine by the illuminants in the nighttime, by which the safety, maintenance characteristic and cost effectiveness may be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a road sign in which the characters of the road sign are made of a transparent material, and the characters themselves shine using sunlight.

Also, the present invention provides a panel for absorbing sunlight in places other than the characters on the signboard, and in the night, the energy stored by the sunlight is illuminated by a luminous body so that a driver can recognize information. It is about signs.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Conventional road signs are:
Depending on the location and time, the sun may be too dazzling (especially in the case of backlight), making the sign very difficult to see. This is very dangerous for the driver, leading to an accident. Also, at night, the entire sign was projected with a rain-proof outdoor lighting device, but there was a problem that the utility cost was high.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a road sign that can be seen more easily in places where it is difficult to see normally by using sunlight a is used.
The present invention proposes a panel 2 which stores electricity in sunlight, in which characters are illuminated only at necessary portions by a light emitting body 5 at night, and which is excellent in safety, maintainability and economy.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The character / information 1 is a character / information body of a sign board integrally formed of a fire-resistant and permeable material, and 2 is a sign board of the character / information 1 which is provided in a margin other than the character / information, and is provided with the sunlight. Also serves as a panel that absorbs energy. Reference numeral 3 denotes a steel support and a beam provided on the sign board to support all functions.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a storage battery for storing the energy absorbed by the solar panel 2, and 5 denotes a luminous body provided in the character / information 1, which is a luminous body bordered around the character / information 1. A luminous body that emits light. “a” is sunlight that is backlit and informs the driver of characters and information, and “b” is sunlight that causes 2 to absorb energy.

Since the embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, the character / information 1 is recognized from the sunlight a during the day, and the energy of the sunlight b is absorbed by the solar panel 2 to accumulate the battery. 4 to store electricity. At night, the energy illuminates the luminous body bordered around the character / information 1 to make the driver recognize the character / information.

[0008]

As described above, the road sign according to the present invention has characters and characters.
In addition to viewing the information, the characters and information on the signboard are made of transparent material, so they can be seen well when the sunlight is dazzling, especially in the backlight, and the margins of the signs and information on the signboard The part also serves as a solar panel, and the periphery of the characters and information is bordered by a luminous body. At night, the luminous body shines so that the characters and information emerge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sign.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a sign.

FIG. 3 is a detailed sectional view of a sign.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Character / information 2 Solar panel 3 Steel (post / beam) 4 Storage battery 5 Light-emitting body 6 Car a Sunlight b Sunlight

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A road sign in which characters of the road sign are made of a transparent material so as to be visible using sunlight. 2. A road sign in which a panel other than a character of a road sign absorbs energy by sunlight, stores electricity in a storage battery, and illuminates the character itself at night.