KR101871055B1 - Crosswalk structure that includes illuminations displaying the surface of the crosswalk and method for controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface lighting, comprising: a lighting block part (10) comprising at least one light-transmitting material including an LED lighting device therein for emitting light to the road surface; At least one opaque block portion (20) adjacent to the lighting block portion (10), an upper surface of the at least one lighting block portion (10) and at least one opaque block portion (20) A cover frame 30 coupled to the interface between the unit 10 and the opaque block 20 and the interface between the crosswalk structure and the road surface, Wherein the at least one lighting block portion 10 and the at least one opaque block portion 20 are coupled to and supported by the lower surface of the at least one lighting block portion 10, The lower structural frame 40 includes a structural frame 40 including a side frame 41 for fixing and supporting both sides of the illumination block 10 and the opaque block 20, And a lower frame 42 for fixing and supporting the lower surface of the opaque block unit 20 and the lower surface of the opaque block unit 20. The outer surface of the side frame 41 is provided with a plurality of connecting rods 40 for coupling with the asphalt layer constituting the road surface. (43) is formed.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface illumination light and a control method thereof,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a crosswalk structure and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface lighting marking a road surface line of a crosswalk and a control method thereof.

Generally, a crosswalk means a road provided on a roadway by installing a safety sign or a road sign so that a person can cross the road, and usually a vehicle running on a pedestrian crossing the roadway by applying a white pigment on the roadway It is used to protect pedestrians from danger.

In general, traffic lights for vehicles and pedestrians are installed on crosswalks, and vehicle battery lines, etc. are separately displayed to ensure the safety of vehicles and pedestrians driving on the roads.

It is relatively difficult for a driver to recognize a pedestrian crossing or a stop line at night or in a rainy day, so pedestrians walking on the pedestrian crossing are exposed to the risk of a safety accident, and in particular, Frequent traffic accidents are occurring due to very high discrimination power.

As a result, various attempts have been made to use separate illumination for enhancing the discrimination of the crosswalk display portion on the road surface separately from the streetlight, as in Patent Document 1 below.

However, in the case of the separate illumination, there is a problem that when the nighttime operation or the road surface is wet, the moisture of the road surface is reflected by the light, so that the identification of the crosswalk or the lane is still not easy.

Registered Utility Model Registration No. 20-0422390 of Republic of Korea (name of design: safety flashing crosswalk, date of publication: July 26, 2006)

Therefore, the present invention includes a crosswalk road surface display lamp that displays a road surface line of a crosswalk, so that at nighttime operation or when the road surface is wet, the moisture of the road surface is reflected by the light, And a pedestrian crossing sidewall display illumination enabling the identification of a pedestrian on the crosswalk and a control method thereof.

Further, the present invention provides a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination capable of setting and controlling a crosswalk road surface display illumination in various forms such as interlocking with signal blinking and a control method thereof according to an embodiment The purpose.

Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pedestrian crossing structure including a crosswalk road surface lighting which can be easily installed and replaced when a road surface including a pedestrian crossing is constructed in a module form, and a control method thereof.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention and to achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination, comprising: a light block portion (10) having at least one light transmitting material, At least one opaque block portion (20) adjacent to the light block portion (10) of the light transmissive material, an upper surface of the at least one lighting block portion (10) and one or more opaque block portions A cover frame 30 coupled to the interface between the illumination block unit 10 and the opaque block unit 20 and the interface between the crosswalk structure and the road surface, the illumination block unit 10 and the opaque block unit 20 (10) and a lower surface of the at least one opaque block portion (20) to support the one or more illuminating block portions (10) The lower structural frame 40 includes a side frame 41 for fixing and supporting both sides of the illumination block 10 and the opaque block 20, And a lower frame 42 which fixes and supports the lower surfaces of the lighting block 10 and the opaque block 20. The outer surface of the side frame 41 is fixed to the asphalt layer constituting the road surface And a plurality of coupling rods 43 are formed.

Preferably, the light-blocking material 10 is a block preformed of a transparent or translucent plastic material, and the opaque block 20 is a preformed block of an ascon material.

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Preferably, the height adjusting unit 44 adjusts the height of the lower structural frame 40 by controlling the length of the lower side of the side frame 41.

The lighting block 10 and the opaque block 20 of the light transmissive material are preferably formed on both sides of the opaque block 20 such that the lighting block 10 and the light- The opaque block portion 20 is supported on the upper side of the side frame 41 through the seating jaw.

 The LED lighting device control unit 200 further preferably controls the supply of power to the LED lighting device to turn on or off the LED lighting device.

Here, the LED lighting device control unit 200 includes a power supply unit 210 for supplying power to the LED control unit to the LED lighting device, an LED for controlling the power supplied from the power supply unit 310, A control unit 220 and a receiving unit 230 for receiving a signal related to lighting or flashing red light or green light by near-field wired / wireless communication means, The control unit 220 controls the power supplied from the power supply unit 210 and provides the power to the LED lighting device.

Here, the receiving unit 230 receives the red light or green light from the signal lamp controller 300, which controls power supply provided in a red light or green light of a traffic light periodically or according to a user's setting, Lt; / RTI >

The LED lighting device control unit 200 includes sensor units 240a and 240b for sensing a current supplied from the signal lamp controller 300 to the red or green lamp of the signal lamp 330, The receiving unit 230 receives a current value sensed by the units 240a and 240b by a local wired or wireless communication means as a signal related to lighting or blinking of red light or green light to turn on or flash a red light or green light The LED control unit 220 may control the power supplied from the power source unit 310 to provide the LED lighting unit with the power.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of a crosswalk structure including crosswalk road surface lighting, which comprises: receiving a signal related to turning on or flashing red light or green light by a local wired / (S501) and a green signal lamp power state (S502). If it is determined in step S503 that the power supply state of the green traffic light is ON, the LED lighting apparatus is operated in the normal mode (S504) (S505) of controlling the LEDs of the LED lighting apparatus so as to illuminate the normal brightness, and if it is determined that the power state of the green signal lamp is not ON, And turning off the LED illumination device or setting the brightness of the LED lighting device lower than the brightness of the normal mode in operation S507.

Preferably, the step S503 of judging the red signal light power state S501 and the green signal light power state S502 by receiving a signal related to lighting or flashing red light, green light or the like by the local wired / The receiving unit 230 receives a signal related to lighting or blinking of the red light or green light from the signal lamp controller 300 which controls the power supply provided in red or green light of the signal lamp according to the setting of the signal light controller 300, And determines the red signal light power state (S501) and the green signal light power state (S502).

Preferably, the step S503 of judging the red signal light power state S501 and the green signal light power state S502 by receiving signals related to lighting or blinking of red light, green light or the like by the local wired / The receiving unit 230 can measure the current value sensed by the sensor units 240a and 240b sensing the current supplied from the controller 300 to the red light or the green light of the signal light 330 by the local wired / Green or the like as a signal related to lighting or flickering, and determines the red signal light power state (S501) and the green signal light power state (S502) on the basis thereof.

As described above, according to the present invention, the crosswalk road surface display illumination indicating the road surface line of the crosswalk is included, so that at nighttime operation or when the road surface is wet, the moisture of the road surface is reflected by the light, A pedestrian crossing sidewall display illumination including a pedestrian crossing with the body-emitting illumination in a difficult environment and identification of a pedestrian on the pedestrian crossing can be provided, and a control method thereof.

Further, the present invention provides a pedestrian cross-section structure including a pedestrian cross-section road surface lighting capable of setting and controlling a pedestrian cross-section road surface lighting in various forms such as interlocking with signal blinking according to an embodiment, and a control method thereof .

Furthermore, it is manufactured in a module form, and can be easily installed and replaced when constructing a road surface including a crosswalk.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a pedestrian crossing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view for explaining a configuration of a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view of a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing the structure of the LED lighting device control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which the claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein are to be construed in a manner that is commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

First, a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a crosswalk system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Crosswalk systems to which the present invention is applied note that crosswalks, that is, crosswalks, occur mainly when pedestrians cross the street, often leading to fatal consequences.

Accordingly, the crosswalk system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the crosswalk structure 100 including the crosswalk road surface display illumination, the LED lighting device control unit 200 of the crosswalk structure 100, and the traffic light 300 The present invention is characterized by the construction of the crosswalk structure 100 including the modular crosswalk road surface illumination, and in some embodiments, the LED lighting device control (not shown) of the crosswalk structure 100 200) of the crosswalk structure (100).

The LED lighting device control unit 200 of the crosswalk structure 100 is defined as a configuration included in the crosswalk structure 100 including the crosswalk road surface lighting illumination of the present invention, 300). ≪ / RTI >

Referring to FIG. 1, a crosswalk structure 100 including a crosswalk road surface lighting illuminates, after construction, one or more light-permeable light block units (not shown) on the road surface, (10), at least one opaque block portion (20) adjacent to the light block portion (10) of the light transmitting material, at least one opaque block portion (20) The cover frame 30 is exposed on the road surface and exposed to the interface between the illumination block 10 and the opaque block 20 and the interface between the crosswalk structure and the road surface to form a general crosswalk The shape is implemented on the road surface. Here, one or more opaque block parts 20 and one or more light-transmitting material blocks 10 are sequentially arranged.

2 is a view for explaining a configuration of a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface lighting illumination in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the crosswalk structure 100 including the crosswalk road surface lighting according to the embodiment includes an LED lighting device which is exposed on the road surface described above to emit light on the road surface (10), at least one opaque block portion (20) joined adjacent to the light-transmitting block portion (10), at least one lighting block portion (10) and at least one light- A cover frame (30) that exposes an upper surface of the opaque block section (20) on a road surface and is bonded to an interface between the illumination block section (10) and the opaque block section (20) A lighting block portion 10 and an opaque block portion 20 disposed below and supporting and supporting the one or more lighting block portions 10 and one or more opaque block portions 20, part And a lower structural frame 40 on which a LED lighting device is installed on the lower surface of the base 10.

The light-blocking block 10 of the light-transmissive material may be fabricated in the form of a pre-molded block of transparent or semi-transparent plastic material.

To the transparent or semi-transparent plastic material it may be used Estee alkylene ^®. As an acrylic-based highly transparent functional resin in which a styrene monomer and a methyl methacrylate monomer are copolymerized, the SMMA resin is also referred to as MS resin or MS-resin. Preferably a translucent plastic material mixed with a specific color, such as a white color or a mixture of the material, may be used so that the light of the illumination is dispersed rather than a perfect transparent material.

The opaque block unit 20 can be manufactured in the form of a preformed block made of an ascon material. Ascon materials are abbreviation of asphalt concrete and are a mixture of aggregate materials such as sand and gravel combined with melted asphalt. It is a construction material used for road pavement.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, "both sides of the illumination block section 10 of the light-transmitting material and the opaque block section 20 are provided with a" And the light blocking portion 10 and the opaque block portion 20 of the light transmitting material are supported on the upper side of the side frame 41 to be described later through the seating jaw, And is tightly coupled with the side surface.

The cover frame 30 exposes the top surface of the at least one lighting block portion 10 and the at least one opaque block portion 20 on the road surface and the boundary surface between the lighting block portion 10 and the opaque block portion 20, 1 and 2 which form the interface between the pedestrian cross-section structure and the road surface, are combined at the final stage in the road surface construction of the pedestrian cross-section structure, It can be installed on the road surface in the form of

The substructure frame 40 is disposed below the illumination block portion 10 and the opaque block portion 20 so as to be combined with the lower surface of the at least one illumination block portion 10 and one or more opaque block portions 20, An LED lighting device is installed on the lower surface of the at least one lighting block unit 10 and embedded in the asphalt pavement constituting the road surface as one module at the time of construction of the road surface.

The lower frame 40 includes a side frame 41 for fixing both sides of the illumination block 10 and the opaque block 20, a light blocking block 10 and an opaque block 20, And a plurality of coupling rods 43 for coupling with the asphalt layer constituting the road surface are formed on the outer surface of the side frame 41. [

 In the present embodiment, the height adjustment part 44 adjusts the height of the lower structural frame 40 by adjusting the length of the lower side frame 41, The upper surface of the crosswalk structure 100 can be made to coincide with the road surface.

The LED lighting device 50 is installed on the surface of the lower frame 42 corresponding to the central portion of the lighting block 10 and the power line An illumination pipe 45 for disposing a lamp (not shown) and a diaphragm 46 for performing an endurance structure function.

4 is a block diagram showing the structure of the LED lighting device control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The transverse sidewalk structure 100 of the present invention is defined as including an LED illuminator control, which is a controller of the transverse sidewalk structure 100, to control the supply of power to the LED illuminator 50, And a LED lighting device control unit 200 for lighting or blinking.

Referring to FIG. 4, the LED lighting device control unit 200 includes a power supply unit 210 for supplying power to the LED control unit to the LED lighting device, a power supply unit 210 for controlling the power supplied from the power supply unit 210, And a receiver 230 for receiving a signal related to lighting or flashing of red light, green light or the like by near-field wired / wireless communication means, so that a red light or green light is emitted according to a signal related to lighting or blinking , The LED control unit 220 controls the power supplied from the power supply unit 210 and provides the power to the LED lighting device.

The receiving unit 230 may be a signal lamp controller 300 that controls power supply provided in a red or green color of a traffic light periodically or according to a user's setting, And can receive signals related to turning on or blinking.

The LED lighting apparatus control unit 200 may include sensor units 240a and 240b for sensing the current supplied from the signal lamp controller 300 to the red or green lamp of the signal lamp 330 And the receiving unit 230 receives a current value sensed by the sensor units 240a and 240b by a local wired or wireless communication unit as a signal related to lighting or blinking of red light or green light and outputs a red light or a green light The LED control unit 220 may control the power supplied from the power supply unit 310 and provide the power to the LED lighting device in accordance with a signal related to lighting or blinking.

The receiving unit 230 may selectively receive signals related to turning on or blinking red lights or green lights from the signal lamp controller 300 or receiving signals from the signal lamp controller 300 in a red light or green And 240b to sense the current value sensed by the sensor units 240a and 240b so that the receiver 230 can sense the current value sensed by the sensor units 240a and 240b in a red or green Etc. can be received as signals related to lighting or blinking.

5 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control method of the crosswalk structure including the crosswalk road surface display illumination according to the present embodiment may include turning on or flashing a red light or a green light from the signal lamp controller 300, The LED lighting device control unit 200 of the crosswalk structure according to the present invention is operated on the basis of the current value sensed by the sensor units 240a and 240b received as a signal related to the LEDs.

5, the control method of the crosswalk structure including the crosswalk road surface display illumination of the present embodiment is a method of controlling the crosswalk structure by receiving a signal related to turning on or flashing red light or green light by the near- (S501) and the green signal lamp power state (S502). If it is determined that the power supply state of the green traffic light is ON, the LED lighting apparatus is operated in the normal mode (S504) A step S505 of controlling the power of the LED of the LED lighting device so as to illuminate the normal brightness, and a step S505 of, when it is determined that the power state of the green traffic light is not ON, such as a red light on the traffic light , Switching from the normal mode to the power saving mode (S506), and turning off the LED illumination device or setting the illuminance lower than the brightness of the normal mode (S507).

 It is preset in the LED lighting device control unit 200 whether the LED lighting device is to be turned off or lower than the brightness of the normal mode.

According to the embodiment, the process (S503) of determining the red signal light power state (S501) and the green signal light power state (S502) by receiving a signal related to lighting or flashing red light or green light by the local wired / wireless communication means The receiving unit 230 receives a signal related to lighting or flashing of the red light or green light from the signal lamp controller 300 which controls the power supply provided in red or green of the signal lamp periodically or according to the setting of the user It is possible to determine the red signal lamp power state S501 and the green signal light power state S502 on the basis of this, and in addition, it is possible to receive signals related to turning on or flashing red light or green light by the local wired / wireless communication means (S503) of determining the red signal light power state S501 and the green signal light power state S502 is performed by the signal lamp controller 300 from the signal lamp 33 0) of the current sensed by the sensor units 240a and 240b for sensing the current supplied to the red light or the green light by the local wireless / wired communication means to light or flash the red light or green light And determines the red signal light power state S501 and the green signal light power state S502 based on the received signal.

While various combinations of features and specific combinations of features of the present invention are explicitly described herein, other combinations of these features and functions are likewise possible. The present invention is not limited to the specific examples disclosed herein, and explicitly incorporates these different combinations.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific constituent elements, and limited embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

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Claims (10)

1. A crosswalk structure comprising a crosswalk road surface illumination,
A lighting block portion 10 of at least one light-transmitting material for emitting light to the road surface including an LED lighting device therein,
At least one opaque block portion (20) adjacent to the light block portion (10) of the light transmitting material,
(10) and at least one opaque block portion (20) on a road surface, and the interface between the lighting block portion (10) and the opaque block portion (20) and the road surface A cover frame 30,
(10) and the opaque block portion (20) to support and support the one or more illuminating block portions (10) and one or more opaque block portions (20) And a lower structural frame 40 on which a LED lighting device is installed on the lower surface of the block portion 10,
The lower structural frame 40 includes a side frame 41 for fixing and supporting both sides of the illumination block 10 and the opaque block 20,
And a lower frame (42) for fixing and supporting the lower surfaces of the illumination block unit (10) and the opaque block unit (20)
And a plurality of coupling rods (43) for coupling with the asphalt layer constituting the road surface are formed on the outer surface of the side frame (41). The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the light-blocking block (10) of the light-transmitting material is a block preformed of a transparent or semitransparent plastic material and the opaque block (20) is a preformed block of an ascon material A crosswalk structure comprising an indicator light. delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a height adjusting portion (44) for adjusting a height of the lower structural frame (40) by adjusting a length of the lower side of the side frame (41). The method according to claim 1,
The lighting block portion 10 and the opaque block portion 20 of the light transmissive material are formed on both sides of the lighting block portion 10 and the opaque block portion 20, 20) is supported on the upper side of the side frame (41) through the seating jaw. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, and 5,
Further comprising a LED lighting device controller (200) controlling the supply of power to the LED lighting device to turn on or blink the LED lighting device. The method according to claim 6,
The LED lighting apparatus control unit 200,
A power supply unit 210 for supplying power to the LED control circuit to the LED lighting device,
An LED control unit 220 for controlling the power supplied from the power supply unit 310 and providing the power to the LED lighting device,
The LED control unit 220 includes a receiving unit 230 for receiving a signal related to lighting or flashing red light or green light by a nearby wired / wireless communication means, and according to a signal related to lighting or flashing of red light or green light, Wherein the control unit controls the power supplied from the power supply unit (310) and provides the power to the LED lighting device. 8. The method of claim 7,
The receiving unit 230 receives a signal related to lighting or blinking of the red light or green light from the signal lamp controller 300 that controls power supply provided in a red light or green light of a traffic light periodically or according to a user's setting Wherein the crosswalk illuminator comprises a crosswalk surface illuminator. 9. The method of claim 8,
The LED lighting apparatus control unit 200,
And a sensor unit 240a or 240b for sensing the current supplied from the signal lamp controller 300 to the red or green lamp of the signal lamp 330. The sensor unit 240a or 240b senses a current value sensed by the sensor unit 240a or 240b The receiving unit 230 receives a red light or a green light through a local wired or wireless communication means as a signal related to lighting or blinking and according to a signal related to lighting or blinking of red light or green light, Wherein the control unit controls the power supplied from the light source (310) to provide the light to the LED illumination device. A control method of a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface display illumination,
The crosswalk structure including the crosswalk road surface display illumination light includes at least one light-permeable material lighting block portion (10) including an LED lighting device therein to emit light to the road surface, a light block portion (10) and one or more opaque block portions (20) on a road surface, the lighting block portion (10) being disposed adjacent to the lighting block portion (10) A cover frame 30 coupled to the interface of the opaque block 20 and the interface between the crosswalk structure and the road surface, a light guide block 30 disposed below the light block 10 and the opaque block 20, A lower structural frame 40 which is coupled with and supports the lower surface of the lighting block 10 and the at least one opaque block 20 and in which an LED lighting device is installed on the lower surface of the at least one lighting block 10, The lower structural frame 40 includes a side frame 41 for fixing and supporting both sides of the illumination block 10 and the opaque block 20, a light blocking block 10, A plurality of connecting rods 43 are formed on the outer surface of the side frame 41 for coupling with the asphalt layer constituting the road surface, ,
A step S503 of determining a red signal light power state S501 and a green signal light power state S502 by receiving a signal related to lighting or flashing red light or green light by a local wired or wireless communication means,
If it is determined in step S505 that the LED illumination device is operated in the normal mode S504 and the LED of the LED illumination device is controlled to have the normal brightness, , And
If it is determined that the power status of the green traffic light is not ON, the control unit 200 switches from the normal mode to the power saving mode S506 so as to turn off the LED lighting apparatus, (S507). The method of controlling a crosswalk structure including a crosswalk road surface illumination light, comprising the steps of:

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