KR100847456B1 - Auxiliary traffic signal for vehicle driver - Google Patents

Abstract

An auxiliary traffic signal device for vehicle drivers is provided to prevent accidents at crosswalks by displaying characters and images related to traffic conditions using optic fibers. An auxiliary traffic signal device for vehicle drivers includes a housing(110) having through holes in a front portion thereof, a display unit for displaying passing conditions of vehicles, a vehicle moving state display unit for displaying a vehicle moving state on the housing with the through holes, a display unit for displaying a passenger moving state on the housing with the through holes, plural optic fibers(121), which are partially exposed from the through holes, a beam source for radiating beams at ends of the plural optic fibers, a signal control unit for controlling the beam source, a power supplying unit for supplying power. First green, first red, white, second green, and second red optic fibers are implemented in slow moving, stop passenger, crosswalk, moving passenger, and stop states, respectively.

Description

Auxiliary traffic signal for vehicle driver

1 shows an auxiliary traffic light for a driver according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the optical fiber connection state of the driver auxiliary signal lamp according to the present invention.

3 is a control block diagram of an auxiliary traffic light for a driver according to the present invention;

4 is a view showing a possible right turn state of the driver auxiliary signal light according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing a stop request signal of the driver's auxiliary traffic light according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

100: driver's traffic light 110: housing

120: optical fiber bundle 121: optical fiber

122a, 123a, 124a, 125a, 126a: focusing port 130: light source means

140: signal control means 150: power supply means

160: vehicle slow display unit 170: stop display unit

200: traffic light 300: pedestrian traffic light

The present invention relates to a driver's auxiliary traffic light, and more specifically, a driver's auxiliary signal light to promptly and accurately determine whether or not a vehicle crosses a crosswalk through various patterns such as letters and shapes to induce quick and accurate situation determination. It is about.

In general, traffic lights are installed at intersections or pedestrian crossings to guide the smooth communication of vehicles.

Such traffic lights are usually installed at the top of a post which is mainly installed at one side of the road in the case of intersection or pedestrian crossing, so the lamp is turned on or off in red / green / yellow and the driver stops / drives / cautions the vehicle. Done.

However, in the conventional traffic lights, when a lamp indicating a traffic signal such as going straight or left turns is turned on, the vehicle is driven accordingly, so the field of view is wider, so there is less risk of an accident, but the signal is correctly identified when turning right through a crosswalk. In many cases, the signal was ignored and passed by.

However, when the pedestrian signal is turned on in the pedestrian traffic lights installed on the pedestrian crossing, the pedestrian may pass through, and thus the risk of an accident is very high.

Of course, in order to solve this problem, in order to confirm whether the pedestrian traffic light is turned on in the vehicle to turn right at the crosswalk, the auxiliary traffic light is installed and operated to the right of the road driving direction.

However, due to the lighting of a red / green lamp made of a monotonous circular shape of the auxiliary signal lamp, it is difficult to accurately determine whether the vehicle can pass through the crosswalk and whether the pedestrian can pass.

On the other hand, in the case of the conventional traffic lights by configuring a lamp with a general light bulb or a high brightness LED, the power consumption also has a disadvantage.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a driver auxiliary signal light that can easily determine whether the driver of the right turn vehicle passing through the crosswalk.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary traffic light for the driver to indicate whether it is possible to turn right or less power consumption.

The present invention for achieving the above object;

In an auxiliary traffic light for a driver installed in the upper end of the prop installed in one side of the pedestrian crossing,

A housing formed with a plurality of through holes in the front surface, a vehicle slow display portion for displaying a state of passage of the vehicle in the housing, a stop display portion for displaying a state in which the pedestrian crosses a crosswalk, and the plurality of portions; And a plurality of optical fibers having one end exposed to the through hole of the light source, a light source means for irradiating light to the rear end of the optical fiber, a signal control means for controlling the light source means, and a power supply means for supplying power. It is characterized by.

At this time, the vehicle slow display unit is made by forming a 'slow' character, 'stop pedestrian' shape, 'crosswalk' shape as a through hole; The stop display is characterized in that formed by forming a 'moving pedestrian' shape, 'crosswalk' shape, 'stopping walking' character through the through hole.

The optical fiber end of the optical fiber bundle is fixed to the through hole of the vehicle slow display unit and the stop display unit.

In addition, the optical fiber of the first green optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'slow' character, the optical fiber of the first red optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'stop pedestrian' shape, and the optical fiber of the white optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'crosswalk' shape. The optical fiber of the second green optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'moving pedestrian' shape, and the optical fiber of the second red optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'stopped walking' character.

In addition, the first green optical fiber bundle is provided with a first green LED as a light source means at the focusing port, the focusing port of the first red fiber bundle is provided with a first red LED as a light source means, the focus of the white optical fiber bundle The sphere is provided with a white LED as a light source means, the focusing port of the second green optical fiber bundle is provided with a second green LED as a light source means, and the focusing port of the second red fiber bundle is a second red LED as a light source means. Characterized in that it is provided.

On the other hand, the vehicle slow display portion 'crosswalk' shape and the first edge portion is further formed as a through hole, the stop display portion is characterized in that the 'crosswalk' shape and the second border portion is further formed as a through hole.

The signal control means may control a pedestrian traffic light.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, the driver's auxiliary traffic light according to the present invention will be understood by the embodiments described in detail below.

At this time, Figure 1 is a view showing a driver auxiliary signal light according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the optical fiber connection state of the driver auxiliary signal light according to the present invention, Figure 3 according to the present invention Figure 4 is a control block diagram of the driver's auxiliary signal light, Figure 4 is a view showing a possible turning right state of the driver's auxiliary signal light according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a view showing a stop request signal of the driver's auxiliary signal light according to the present invention. to be.

First, according to Figures 1 to 5, the driver traffic light 100 according to the present invention is installed on one side of the steel frame structure is installed on one side of the pedestrian traffic light crosswalk of the road.

The driver traffic light 100 as described above forms a predetermined pattern with a plurality of through-holes in front of the housing 110 and a plurality of optical fibers 121 are installed so that one end is exposed, and light at the rear end of the optical fiber 121. It comprises a light source means 130 for irradiating the light source, a signal control means 140 for controlling the light source means 130, and a power supply means 150 for supplying power.

Of course, the front rim of the housing 110 is preferably provided with a shade (not shown) for preventing rain water from entering or reflection of sunlight.

Hereinafter, each component constituting the present invention will be described in detail.

In the present invention, in order to enable the driver of the vehicle to make a right turn after crossing the crosswalk, the vehicle slow display unit 160 for displaying a state of passage of the vehicle on the surface of the housing 110 in order to check whether it is possible to pass clearly and easily. And a plurality of through holes for displaying a stop display unit 170 for inducing a vehicle to stop on the crosswalk by displaying a state where the pedestrian is crossing the crosswalk.

More specifically, the vehicle slow display unit 160 has a 'slow' character 162 made of Korean, a 'stop pedestrian' shape 164 where a person is stopped, and a 'crosswalk' shape for displaying a crosswalk. It is made by forming the through hole 112 in various patterns such as (166).

At this time, by forming the first edge portion 168 as a plurality of through holes 112 on the outside of the 'slow' character 162, the 'stop pedestrian' shape 164, the 'crosswalk' shape 166 Make it clear.

In addition, the stop display unit 170 is a 'moving pedestrian' shape (172), a pedestrian crossing shape (166) for displaying a crosswalk, a 'walking stop' character (174) made of Hangul. It is made by forming the through hole 112.

At this time, the outside of the 'moving pedestrian' shape (172), 'crosswalk' shape (166), the 'stopped walking' character 174 is clearly identified by forming a second border portion 176 with a plurality of through holes To help.

In this case, only one 'crosswalk' shape 166 of the vehicle slow display unit 160 and the 'crosswalk' shape 166 of the stop display unit 170 may be formed and used in the same manner, and the first edge portion 168 may be used. ) And the overlapping portion of the second edge portion 176 form a through hole densely.

The end of the optical fiber 121 constituting the optical fiber bundle 120 is fixed to the through hole 112 forming the vehicle slow display unit 160 and the stop display unit 170.

In this case, the optical fiber bundle 120 is the first and second red optical fiber bundles 122 and 123, the first and second green optical fiber bundles 125 and 126, and the white optical fiber bundle 124 so that the driver of the vehicle can easily identify the optical fiber bundle 120. Will be used.

Each of the optical fiber bundles 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 is formed by fixing a plurality of optical fibers 121 to the focusing holes 122a, 123a, 124a, 125a, and 126a.

On the other hand, the light source means 130 for emitting light when the power is supplied to implement a variety of colors are connected to the focusing holes (122a, 123a, 124a, 125a, 126a) of the optical fiber bundle (122, 123, 124, 125, 126).

In this case, red / green / white light is emitted to irradiate light of colors corresponding to the first and second green optical fiber bundles 122 and 123, the first and second red optical fiber bundles 125 and 126, and the white optical fiber bundle 124. The light source means 130 to emit is composed of LED.

The optical fiber of the first green optical fiber bundle 122 is formed in the through hole forming the 'slow' character 162 constituting the vehicle slow display unit 160 and the stop display unit 170 and the first border portion 168. The optical fiber of the first red optical fiber bundle 125 is fixed to the through hole forming the 'stop pedestrian' shape 164, which is stopped by a person, and a 'crosswalk' shape 166 for displaying a crosswalk. Fixing the optical fiber of the white optical fiber bundle 124 to the through-hole forming the through-hole, and fixing the optical fiber of the second green optical fiber bundle 125 to the through-hole forming the 'moving pedestrian' shape (172), The optical fiber of the second red fiber bundle 126 is fixed to a plurality of through holes forming the stop character 174 and the second edge 176 while walking.

At this time, the optical fiber 121 is usually formed in a double cylindrical shape in which the core portion of the core (cladding) is wrapped, and the outer surface of the synthetic resin coating to protect the core and the cladding from impact once or twice It is preferably formed in a coated form, and the diameter of the protective coating is preferably 100 μm or more.

In addition, the light source means 130 is turned on or off according to the control signal of the signal control means 140, and interlocked control with the main traffic light 200 and the pedestrian signal 300 according to the control signal of the signal control means. do.

More specifically, the light source means 130 includes a first green LED 132 installed at the focusing hole 122a of the first green fiber bundle 122 and a focusing hole of the first red fiber bundle 125. The first red LED 135 installed in the 125a, the white LED 134 installed in the focusing hole 124a of the white optical fiber bundle 124, and the focusing hole 123a of the second green optical fiber bundle 123. And a second red LED 136 installed at the focusing hole 126a of the second red fiber bundle 126.

Accordingly, the first and second green LEDs 132 and 133, the first and second red LEDs 135 and 136, and the white LED 134 constituting the light source unit 130 are all controlled by the signal control unit 140. It is controlled to turn on or off according to the signal.

Hereinafter, an operation process of the driver auxiliary signal lamp according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

Signal control means 140 monitors the entire system by the operation of the internal timer (timer) and outputs a lighting control signal to drive traffic light 200, pedestrian traffic light 300, as well as driver assistance light 100 according to the present invention Will be integrated control.

The signal control means 140 may be arbitrarily manipulated by the operation means 142 when the traffic flow is not smooth or for troubleshooting.

In this case, when the signal control unit 140 outputs a walking stop signal by controlling the pedestrian traffic light 100, the walking of the pedestrian is prohibited through a crosswalk. In this case, the pedestrian traffic light 300 is also controlled.

Therefore, the signal control means 140 outputs a control signal to the light source means 130 and turns on to guide the driver to turn right while driving the vehicle.

More specifically, the signal control means 140 is a first green LED installed in the focusing hole 122a of the first green optical fiber bundle 122 to allow the vehicle to pass through the crosswalk. 132, the first red LED 135 provided in the focusing port 125a of the first red fiber bundle 125, and the white LED 134 provided in the focusing port 124a of the white fiber bundle 124. ) And the light is output to the end of the optical fiber that is installed to be exposed to the through-hole of the housing 110 to display the vehicle slow display unit 160.

On the other hand, when the signal control means 140 outputs a walking signal to control the pedestrian traffic light 300 so that pedestrians can cross the crosswalk, the entry of the vehicle is prohibited. In this case, the driver assistance light 100 It is controlled according to the control signal of the signal control means 140.

Accordingly, in order to guide the driver to stop the vehicle at the crosswalk, the signal control means 140 includes a second green LED 133 installed at the focusing hole 123a of the second green optical fiber bundle 123 and the second green LED 133. The second red LED 136 installed in the focusing port 136a of the red optical fiber bundle 126 and the white LED 134 installed in the focusing port 124a of the white optical fiber bundle 124 are turned on to stop the vehicle. 170 is displayed.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the present invention extends to the scope of the present invention to be substantially equivalent to the embodiment of the present invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, the vehicle driver can easily indicate whether the crosswalk has passed by various patterns such as letters and shapes to induce quick and accurate situation determination, which can occur near the crosswalk. It has the effect of reducing risk.

In addition, by configuring the driver assistance signal using the optical fiber has the effect of reducing the power consumption compared to the traffic light consisting of a conventional bulb or a high-brightness LED.

Claims (8)

In an auxiliary traffic light for a driver installed in the upper end of the prop installed in one side of a pedestrian crossing, A vehicle slow display unit for displaying a passage state of the vehicle on the housing by forming a housing formed of a plurality of through holes on the front surface, a 'slow' character, a 'stopped pedestrian' shape, and a 'crosswalk' shape as a through hole. A stop display for displaying a pedestrian crossing the crosswalk in the housing by forming a moving pedestrian ', a' crosswalk 'shape, and a' stopped walking 'character in the housing, and one end of the plurality of through holes. Comprising a plurality of optical fibers to be exposed, a light source means for irradiating light to the rear end of the optical fiber, a signal control means for controlling the light source means, and a power supply means for supplying power, The optical fiber of the first green optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'slow' character, the optical fiber of the first red optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'stop pedestrian' shape, and the optical fiber of the white optical fiber bundle is fixed to the 'crosswalk' shape. The driver's auxiliary traffic light, wherein the second green optical fiber bundle is fixed to the moving pedestrian 'shape and the second red optical fiber bundle is fixed to the stop text while walking. delete The method of claim 1, And an optical fiber end portion of the optical fiber bundle is fixed to the through hole of the vehicle slow display part and the stop display part. delete The method of claim 1, The focusing port of the first bundle of green optical fibers is provided with a first green LED as a light source means, the focusing port of the first red fiber bundle is provided with a first red LED as a light source means, the focusing port of the white fiber bundle A white LED as a light source means is provided, and the focusing port of the second green fiber bundle is provided with a second green LED as a light source means, and the focusing port of the second red fiber bundle is provided with a second red LED as a light source means. Driver auxiliary traffic light, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Wherein the vehicle slow display portion 'crosswalk walk' shape and the first edge portion of the outer side is further formed with a plurality of through holes for the driver's auxiliary traffic light. The method of claim 1, Wherein the stop display portion is a pedestrian cross-sectional shape and the second edge portion of the outer side is further formed with a plurality of through holes for the driver's auxiliary traffic light. The method of claim 1, The signal control means for the driver auxiliary traffic light, characterized in that for controlling the traffic light.

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