KR100699530B1 - A boundary stone has a buffering function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a boundary stone, and more particularly, to a boundary stone having a cushioning function that can alleviate the shock transmitted to the vehicle or the pedestrian when the vehicle or the pedestrian collides, thereby causing the vehicle to be damaged and promoting the safety of the pedestrian.

The boundary stone having a shock absorbing function according to the present invention comprises a vertical support installed on the ground, and an elastic member integrally mounted to surround the vertical support and relieving the impact transmitted to the impact water when an impact is applied from the outside. In order to minimize the impact of the vehicle being damaged or the pedestrian is injured by reducing the shock transmitted to the vehicle or the pedestrian during the collision of the vehicle or the pedestrian.

Boundary stone, elastic member, waste tire, shock absorption

Description

A boundary stone has a buffering function

1 is a perspective view of a boundary stone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG.

3 is an enlarged view of a portion B shown in FIG. 2;

4 is an enlarged view of part C shown in FIG. 2;

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: vertical support

3: elastic member

31: Cushion

32: high luminance reflective paper

33: reflector installation groove

34: top protrusion

35: recessed groove

36: O ring

5: solar cell unit

51: upper case

52: lower case

7: acrylic member

71: acrylic plate

72: acrylic member

9: LED

10: wires

The present invention relates to a boundary stone, and more particularly, to a boundary stone having a cushioning function that can alleviate the shock transmitted to the vehicle or the pedestrian when the vehicle or the pedestrian collides, thereby causing the vehicle to be damaged and promoting safety of the pedestrian.

In general, the boundary stone is mainly used to separate the driveway and sidewalks, and recently, it is installed at the boundary of a traffic island installed in the middle of a wide road or on the shoulder of a car-only road to prevent the entry and exit of vehicles or to mark the boundary of a pedestrian safety area. Mainly used.

Boundary stone used for this purpose is usually used to be fixed to the ground as a pipe or pipe made of stone or concrete molding or iron.

However, the conventional boundary stone has almost no shock absorbing property due to its material, so when a vehicle driver or a pedestrian accidentally collides with the boundary stone, there is a problem in that the vehicle is damaged or a pedestrian is injured due to the collision. In addition, there is a problem that the pedestrian or the driver of the vehicle cannot easily identify the nature of the material.

Accordingly, in recent years, the reflective sheet reflecting the light of the vehicle has been attached to the front of the boundary stone for easy identification of the boundary stone. However, in the case of such boundary stone, the reflective sheet attached to the front surface falls or the reflection performance of the reflective sheet is degraded. There is a problem that the identification is degraded.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, it provides a boundary stone having a shock absorbing function that can absorb the impact when the collision of the vehicle or pedestrians to reduce the vehicle damage or pedestrian injuries in response to the impact. The purpose is to.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a boundary stone having a buffer function that allows a pedestrian or a driver of a vehicle to easily recognize the boundary stone at a long distance.

In particular, it is an object to provide a boundary stone having a buffer function that can reduce the power loss due to the operation during the day by operating the light emitting means provided in the boundary stone in accordance with the ambient illumination in which the boundary stone is installed.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a boundary stone having a cushioning function which can prevent the elastic member provided in the vertical support from being separated from the vertical support by heat or collision.

Boundary seat having a buffer function according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a vertical support that is installed on the ground, and integrally mounted to surround the circumference of the vertical support is transmitted to the collision when the impact is applied from the outside It is characterized by consisting of an elastic member to mitigate the impact.

According to such a configuration, the boundary stone having a shock absorbing function according to the present invention is surrounded by an elastic member having elasticity around a vertical support fixed to the ground, thereby inadvertently causing a vehicle or pedestrian (hereinafter referred to as "crash for convenience"). When the water collides with the boundary stone, it absorbs the shock transmitted to the vehicle or the pedestrian by the collision, thereby reducing the degree of the vehicle being damaged or the pedestrian being injured.

The invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce through these embodiments.

1 is a perspective view of a boundary stone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of portion B shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion C shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a boundary stone having a cushioning function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “border stone” for convenience) is installed on a sidewalk near the entrance of a boundary or crosswalk of a driveway and sidewalk. In addition, it distinguishes between roadway and sidewalk, and at the same time, it protects pedestrians from the vehicle by preventing the driving vehicle from entering sidewalk in case of car driver's carelessness, immature driving or accident.

The boundary stone according to the present invention having such a function is composed of a vertical support 1 on which the lower part is installed and fixed on the ground, and an elastic member 3 wrapped around the vertical support 1.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the vertical support 1 has a certain height and may be formed as a cylinder or a polygonal column. As described above, when the vertical support 1 is manufactured in the form of a column, the vertical through hole 11 and the horizontal through hole, in which the solar cell unit constituting the light emitting means to be described later, and the wire 10 connecting the LEDs are wired therein. (12) is formed.

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the vertical support 1 may be manufactured in the form of a pipe having a predetermined diameter. In this case, there is only a horizontal through hole 12 communicating with the inside of the vertical support 1 so that the wire 10 connecting the solar cell unit and the LED is wired.

According to an additional embodiment of the present invention, at least one protrusion 13 is further provided around the vertical support 1 to prevent the elastic member from being separated from the vertical support 1.

That is, since the protrusion 13 is formed around the vertical support, the inside of the elastic member 3 is projected by the protrusion 13 even when the elastic member 3 surrounding the vertical support 1 is stretched by solar heat or geothermal heat. By being in close contact with the periphery of the vertical support 1, the elastic member can be prevented from being easily separated from the vertical support.

In addition, the vertical support is formed around the vertical support 1, the vertical support and the elastic member 3 surrounding it more tightly adhered more firmly, so that when the impact of the vehicle, the elastic member 3 is supported by the vertical support It will be possible to prevent the departure from (1).

On the other hand, the elastic member 3 mounted on the vertical support 1 is manufactured by a press process of injecting a mixture of waste tire powder and adhesive into a mold and compressing the mixture to form a mold. It is formed in the shape of a tube through which the upper and lower sides penetrate.

The elastic member 3 produced through this process is inserted through the periphery of the vertical support 1 to surround the vertical support. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member 3 may be mounted to surround a part of the vertical support 1 protruding to the ground, and in another embodiment, the elastic member 3 is shown in the drawings. Likewise, it may be provided integrally with the entire circumference of the vertical support 1 protruding to the ground.

Therefore, the boundary stone according to the present invention according to the configuration as described above, when the impact water collides with the boundary stone, the elastic member surrounding the vertical support absorbs the impact of the collision, thereby preventing the impact transmitted to the collision water in reaction by the collision It can be mitigated.

And in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member 3 is further formed integrally with the cushion portion 31 for cushioning the impact of the vehicle at a height corresponding to the height of the bumper of the vehicle. That is, as shown in the figure, the elastic member 3 is integrally provided with a cushion portion 31 around a position corresponding to the height of the bumper of the vehicle, so that an impact transmitted to the bumper of the vehicle by the cushion portion during collision of the vehicle is prevented. The dampening reduces the bumper from being damaged by the collision.

In addition, a high brightness reflector 32 having a predetermined width is inserted around the elastic member 3. That is, as shown in the figure, the high brightness reflector 32 is attached to the reflector installation groove 33 recessed around the elastic member so as to prevent it from being separated from the elastic member 3 due to external contact or slipping. . In the embodiment of the present invention, the position of the reflector installation groove 33 is formed around the elastic member that is the upper portion of the cushion portion as shown in the drawings, but is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the reflective paper mounting groove may be formed around the cushion portion, and may be further positioned on the elastic member.

Meanwhile, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the boundary stone according to the present invention further includes light emitting means for emitting light so that it can be easily identified at night. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting means is provided on the top of the boundary stone, the solar cell unit 5 for converting solar energy into electrical energy and the LED 9 emitted by the power supplied from the solar cell unit 5. ) And an acrylic member 7 which is a light guide plate that emits light incident from the LED 9 to the outside.

In this embodiment, the elastic member 3 is integrally provided with an upper projection 34 whose upper portion protrudes above the upper end of the vertical support 1. In addition, the side of the elastic member 3 is formed with a recessed groove portion 35 into which the above-described acrylic member 7 is inserted, and the recessed groove portion 35 communicates with the horizontal through hole 12 of the vertical support inside. Through holes 351 are formed.

Accordingly, the boundary stone according to the present invention has a recessed groove 35 because the wire 10 connecting the cell unit 5 and the LED 9 is wired through the through hole 351 formed in the seating recess 35 of the elastic member. The LED 9 of the acrylic member attached to the lamp 1) is lit by the power supplied from the solar cell unit 5.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the solar cell unit 5 constituting the light emitting means is provided on the upper end of the vertical support 1 which is easy to receive sunlight, and the elastic member protrudes to the upper end of the vertical support 1. It is fixed by the upper protrusion 34 of. That is, the space is formed in the upper portion of the vertical support by the upper protrusion 34 of the elastic member protruding and extending over the upper end of the vertical support 1, so that the cell unit 5 is integrally mounted to the boundary stone in the space. .

As described above, the solar cell unit 5 installed on the upper surface of the boundary stone includes at least one solar panel 511 having a solar cell attached thereto, and a DC battery collected through the storage battery 522 and the solar panel 511. ) And a circuit unit 523 for supplying power to the LED 9.

That is, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the solar cell unit 5 is coupled to the upper case 51 and the upper case 51 on which the solar panel 511 is largely mounted, as shown in FIG. And a lower case 52 on which the printed circuit board 521 on which 522 and the circuit unit 523 are mounted is mounted.

The upper case 51 has at least one solar panel 511 having a solar cell attached thereto at an inner upper surface thereof, and a mounting groove 513 having a through hole 512 therein is formed therein. Accordingly, the solar panel 511 is inserted into the mounting groove 513, and the power collected through the solar panel is connected to the printed circuit board 521 of the lower case through the wire 10 passing through the through hole 512. Electrically connected.

In addition, a solar cap 54 is provided on the solar panel 511 to protect the solar panel from the outside. The solar cap 514 is preferably composed of a polycarbonite of a transparent material in a gradient shape to receive more solar energy from the solar panel. As such, when using the solar cap, it is preferable to mount an O-ring 515 having a constant elasticity around the solar cap 514. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent rainwater and the like from penetrating into the upper case during rainy weather through the O-ring 515 provided around the solar cap 514, thereby preventing the solar cell plate from being damaged by rainwater. have. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the solar cap is not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible. For example, a resin made of a transparent material may be used.

In addition, a predetermined release port 516 is installed around the upper surface of the upper case 51 so as to easily release the upper case separately from the lower case 52 using a work tool for maintenance after being installed at the upper end of the vertical support 1. Is formed.

On the other hand, the lower case 52 is a storage space with an open upper portion is formed, it is coupled to the outside of the lower circumference of the upper case 51. The lower case 52 coupled to the upper case 51 is provided with a printed circuit board 521 in the storage space. In addition, the printed circuit board 521 charges the battery 522 accumulating DC power and the DC power collected through the solar panel 511 to the battery 522 and passes through the through hole 524 formed in the lower case. A circuit unit 523 is provided to supply power to the LED 9 (see FIG. 2) through the wire 10.

According to such a configuration, the solar cell unit constituting the boundary stone according to the present invention converts solar energy into electrical energy to supply power to an LED which will be described later.

In addition, according to an additional embodiment of the present invention, the upper part of the upper case 51 is further provided with an illumination sensor 517 for detecting the illumination of sunlight according to the surrounding environment. In this case, the circuit unit 523 (see FIG. 3) for supplying power to the LED 9 further includes controlling the power supply to the LED 9 when the illuminance input from the illuminance sensor 517 is less than or equal to a set value.

That is, when the illuminance input from the illuminance sensor 517 is greater than or equal to a set value, the circuit unit 523 stores the DC power supplied from the solar panel 511 in the storage battery 522 so that the LED 9 is not turned on. In this state, when the illuminance input from the illuminance sensor 511 is less than or equal to a set value, the DC power accumulated in the storage battery 522 is supplied to the LED 9 to be turned on. As described above, since the electric circuit configuration of the circuit unit which turns on the LED according to the ambient illuminance can be sufficiently implemented by a conventionally known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, the boundary stone according to the present invention according to the configuration as described above can supply power to the LED to be described later through the solar cell unit provided on the upper boundary stone, in particular, depending on the illumination of the surrounding environment LED at certain conditions, for example at night By supplying power to the power supply, the loss of power due to LED operation during the day can be reduced. That is, when the illuminance input from the illuminance sensor is greater than or equal to the set value, the DC power collected from the solar panel is accumulated in the accumulator, and when the peripheral illuminance is measured below the set value, the DC power accumulated in the accumulator is supplied to the LED and the LED is turned on.

On the other hand, the acrylic member 7 is recessedly mounted in the recessed groove part 35 formed in at least one place around the elastic member, and is attached to each front, back, left, and right surfaces so that light may radiate to the slope of a boundary stone.

That is, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the acrylic member 7 is fitted into the recessed recessed portion 31 of the elastic member, the LED 9 is inserted around the outer peripheral surface in the front The acrylic plate 71 in which the led groove part 711 is formed is provided. At the rear of the acrylic plate 71, an acrylic plate 72 bonded by an adhesive is provided.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the acrylic plate 72 is made of a translucent material, and a guide groove 721 is formed at a circumference corresponding to the LED groove portion 711. When the wire 10 of the LED is wired through the guide groove 721 formed in the acrylic plate according to this configuration, when the acrylic member 7 equipped with the LED is fitted to the recessed groove portion 35 of the elastic member acrylic It is possible to prevent the electric wire drawn out to the recessed groove side from the inside of the vertical support by the end of the plate,

Accordingly, as described above, when the LED 9 inserted into the circumference of the acrylic plate 71 is turned on, the acrylic member 7 composed of the acrylic plate 71 and the acrylic plate 72 is turned on. Refractive diffusion is performed while advancing the inside of the acrylic plate 71 and is radiated to both sides of the acrylic plate 71. At this time, the light emitted to the acrylic plate 72, which is the rear of the acrylic plate 71 is reflected forward by the acrylic plate 72 to be incident into the acrylic plate 71 to improve the brightness of the light emitted to the outside do.

And the LED (9) is to irradiate light to the acrylic member 7 fitted to the recessed groove portion 35 of the elastic member, as shown in Figure 4 LED groove portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the acrylic plate 71 ( 711) is fitted. That is, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one LED groove 711 is provided around the side wall of the acrylic plate, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the LEDs 9 may be disposed up, down, left, and right of the acrylic plate. It is provided symmetrically in four places, and irradiates light into the acrylic board 71 of the acrylic member 7. In this embodiment, the acrylic member 7 is further provided with an intaglio engraving 712 which diffuses the light of the LED 9 incident from the outer circumferential surface. That is, the intaglio engraving 712 is formed in the back surface of the acrylic plate 71 which comprises an acrylic member.

As the intaglio indentation is formed on the back of the acrylic plate as described above, when the light incident from the outer circumferential surface of the acrylic plate is radiated outward by the intaglio indentation, the identification of the pedestrian or the driver of the vehicle is performed at night. By improving the safety of the pedestrians along with the safe driving.

In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the O-ring 36 having a constant elasticity is mounted around the outer periphery of the acrylic member 7 and the recessed groove 35 of the elastic member to which the acrylic member is fitted. It is advantageous. Because the airtightness between the acrylic member 3 and the recessed groove 35 is maintained through the O ring 36, rainwater or the like can be prevented from penetrating into the interior during rainy weather, and the acrylic member is prevented by rainwater. It is possible to prevent the LED mounted on the device from being damaged.

As described in detail above, the boundary stone having a cushioning function according to the present invention is wrapped around an upright support fixed to the ground by an elastic member having elasticity. By absorbing the shock transmitted to the vehicle or pedestrians can reduce the degree of injury that the vehicle is damaged or injured pedestrians.

In addition, since light is emitted from the boundary stone through light emitting means including a solar cell unit, an acrylic plate, and an LED, the boundary stone can be easily identified even at night or in bad weather conditions, thereby minimizing collision with the boundary stone.

Particularly, since a negative pattern of a pattern is formed on the surface of the acrylic plate, when light incident from the outer circumferential surface of the acrylic plate is radiated to the outside, it is refracted and diffused by the negative pattern of the surface, thereby distinguishing pedestrians or vehicle drivers at night. In addition, it is effective to promote the safety of pedestrians along with safe driving.

In addition, by supplying power to the LED under certain conditions, for example, at night, depending on the ambient light, it is possible to reduce the power loss due to the LED lighting during the day.

And as the protrusion is formed around the vertical support, the elastic member surrounding the vertical support is more tightly adhered by the protrusion, thereby preventing the elastic member from being separated from the vertical support due to the impact during the collision of the vehicle. .

In addition, since the cushion portion is integrally formed around the elastic member corresponding to the height of the bumper of the vehicle, the bumper of the vehicle may be damaged by the collision since the shock transmitted to the bumper of the vehicle by the cushion portion may be further cushioned. Can be minimized.

In addition, the O-ring is inserted into the recessed groove of the elastic member to which the solar cell unit and the acrylic member are fitted, thereby preventing rainwater from penetrating into the inside during rainy weather. It is possible to prevent the LEDs mounted on the panel and the acrylic member from being damaged.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many different and obvious modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention from this description. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be construed by the claims described to include many such variations.

Claims (10)

A vertical supporter 1 mounted on the ground; It is integrally mounted to surround the circumference of the vertical support (1) and consists of an elastic member (3) to mitigate the impact transmitted to the impact water when an impact is applied from the outside, The solar cell unit 5 provided in the upper space of the vertical support body formed by the upper end of the elastic member 3 protruding and extending above the upper end of the vertical support 1, and at least one around the elastic member 3 It further comprises a light emitting means including an acrylic member (7) mounted to be recessed above and an LED (9) for irradiating light into the acrylic member (7) by the power supplied from the solar cell unit (5). Boundary stone with buffer function characterized in that. delete delete The method of claim 1, At least one LED 9 is provided around the outer circumferential surface of the acrylic member 7, Boundary stone having a buffer function, characterized in that the acrylic member (7) is further provided with an intaglio intaglio engraving (712) for diffusing light incident from the LED (9). The method of claim 4, wherein The outer ring of the acrylic member 7 and the recessed groove 35 of the elastic member 3 into which the acrylic member 7 is inserted are surrounded by an o-ring 36 for preventing moisture from penetrating into the inside. The boundary stone having a buffer function, characterized in that it is further provided. The method of claim 4, wherein The periphery of the vertical support 1 is further provided with one or more protrusions 13 to prevent the elastic member 3 surrounding the vertical support from being separated from the upper portion of the vertical support 1 by an external impact. Boundary stone with buffer function to assume. The method of claim 6, Boundary seat having a cushioning function, characterized in that the periphery of the elastic member (3) corresponding to the bumper of the vehicle is further provided with a cushioning portion (31) for absorbing the impact of the vehicle. The method of claim 7, wherein The circumference of the elastic member 3 is further provided with a reflector installation groove 33 to prevent the separation due to external contact or slipping, Boundary stone having a buffer function, characterized in that the reflective paper mounting groove 36 is inserted into the high-bright reflecting paper 32 having a predetermined width. 5. The solar cell unit of claim 4 wherein: At least one solar cell panel 511 to which the solar cell is attached, the storage battery 522, and the DC power collected through the solar panel 511 are charged to the storage battery 522 and the power to the LED 9 is supplied. A boundary stone having a buffer function, comprising a circuit portion 523 for supplying. The method of claim 9, The solar cell unit 5 is further provided with an illumination sensor 517 for detecting an ambient illumination, Boundary stone having a buffer function, characterized in that the circuit unit 522 further controls the lighting of the LED (9) when the illuminance value input from the illuminance sensor (517) is less than the set value.

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