KR20200002426U - Signal lamp for displaying reminant time - Google Patents

Abstract

In the traffic light, including a signal display unit including a green lamp unit and a red lamp unit, and a plurality of flashing lamps surrounding the signal display unit in a row, wherein each of the plurality of flashing lamps i) a first state lit in green or red, Or ii) a traffic light corresponding to a second state indicating an unlit state, and being able to check the remaining time based on the plurality of flashing lamps.

Description

Traffic light indicating remaining time {SIGNAL LAMP FOR DISPLAYING REMINANT TIME}

The present invention relates to a traffic light displaying the remaining time, and specifically, in a traffic light, including a signal display unit including a green lamp unit and a red lamp unit, and a plurality of flashing lamps surrounding the signal display unit in a line, the plurality of Each of the flashing lamps i) corresponds to a first state lit in green or red, or ii) a second state indicating an unlit state, and the remaining time can be checked based on the plurality of flashing lamps. will be.

Automobiles have become a necessity for people in the modern world, and numerous automobiles are registered. As the number of automobiles in the nation increased, the importance of traffic lights to maintain order increased, and the number of traffic lights increased as well.

However, in a modern society where one minute and one second is a waste, drivers are feeling very uncomfortable about waiting for the signal of the traffic light to change. In addition, traffic accidents occurred frequently due to excessive acceleration without expecting the signal to change anytime soon.

To solve this point, the present inventor proposes a traffic light that displays the remaining time.

The present invention aims to solve all of the above-described problems.

Another object of the present invention is to display the remaining time of a green or red light displayed on a traffic light so that drivers can recognize the remaining time.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to increase the aesthetic effect by displaying the remaining time in a simple and design way.

In the traffic light displaying the remaining time according to an embodiment, a signal display unit including a green lamp unit and a red lamp unit, and a plurality of flashing lamps surrounding the signal display unit in a row, wherein each of the plurality of flashing lamps is i A traffic light is provided, which corresponds to a first state lit in green or red, or ii) a second state indicating an unlit state, and wherein the remaining time can be checked based on the plurality of flashing lamps.

According to the present invention, there are the following effects.

The present invention has the effect of allowing drivers to recognize the remaining time by displaying the remaining time of a green or red light displayed on a traffic light.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of increasing the aesthetic effect by displaying the remaining time in a simple and design way.

1 is a diagram showing a functional block diagram of a traffic light according to an embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating a display unit of a traffic light according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a plurality of flashing lamps indicate remaining time according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a view showing a state when there are two flashing lamp sets according to an embodiment.
5 is a view showing a state when there are three flashing lamp sets according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same components in the drawings denote the same reference numerals wherever possible. Specific specific matters are shown in the following description, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention. And in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terms used in this specification have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but this may vary according to the intention or precedent of a technician engaged in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, and the emergence of new technologies. have. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the corresponding description of the present invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present specification should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall contents of the present specification, not a simple name of the term.

In the entire specification, when a part "includes" or "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated. . In addition, terms such as "... unit" and "module" described in the specification mean units that process at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. .

Hereinafter, by describing a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the traffic light 10 according to an embodiment will be described in detail.

1 is a diagram showing a functional block diagram of a traffic light 10 according to an embodiment.

Referring to Figure 1, the traffic light 10 of the present invention is a display unit 100 in which multi-color lamps capable of expressing two or more colors are integrated, and each lamp of the display unit 100 is turned on and off, and color conversion is performed. A control unit 10 to control, a driving unit 40 for driving a lamp of the display unit 100 under the control of the control unit 10, a program to be executed by the control unit 10, and a setting time information can be stored. It may include a storage unit 20 and a signal input unit 30 for receiving a control signal supplied from the traffic signal controller.

The signal input unit 30 may receive a signal for turning on or off a traffic light from a traffic signal controller controlled by automatic or manual operation of the traffic police.

The controller 10 may receive a signal regarding the blinking of a traffic light from the signal input unit 30 to determine whether it is green, red, left turn, or yellow, and display the corresponding color to emit light through the display unit 100.

For reference, the lamp of the present invention may include various light-emitting lamps including LEDs.

2 is a view showing the display unit 100 of the traffic light 10 according to an embodiment.

The display unit 100 of the present invention includes a signal display unit 110 including a red lamp unit 110a and a green lamp unit 110d, and a plurality of flashing lamps 120 surrounding the signal display unit 110 in a line. can do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the signal display unit 110 may further include a yellow lamp unit 110b and a left turn display lamp unit 110c.

In addition, a plurality of flashing lamps 120 may exist in a form surrounding the signal display unit 110 in a line. In this case, the plurality of flashing lamps 120 may have a rounded shape or a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 2. Since the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are not fixed, it is sufficient to surround the signal display unit 110. In addition, the shape of each of the flashing lamps 120 may also correspond to a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 2, or may correspond to various other shapes.

In addition, the plurality of flashing lamps 120 may be formed of a plurality of lines unlike FIG. 2. This will be described later through FIGS. 4 to 5.

Each of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 may be turned on in green or red or may be turned off. For the sake of explanation, it may be assumed that a green or red lighted state is a first state, and an unlit state is a second state.

For reference, in the first state, not only a case of lighting in green and red but also a state of lighting in yellow may be indicated. In addition, the left turn indication may also be indicated through the first state of the plurality of flashing lamps 120, which will be described later.

As a result, in the present invention, it will be possible to check the remaining time based on the plurality of flashing lamps 120. Below, we'll look at some ways to do this.

3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a plurality of flashing lamps indicate remaining time according to an exemplary embodiment.

First, green or red can be assumed to be any one specific color. Of course, yellow may also be assumed to be the specific color, but was excluded for convenience of description.

1) How to check the remaining time of the traffic light lamp and the related first method is as follows.

When a specific color (green or red) is displayed on the signal display unit 110, all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 may be lit with a specific color (green or red). For reference, the lighted state in the specific color may be set as the 1-1 state, and at this time, all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 may correspond to the 1-1 state.

Next, the plurality of flashing lamps may be sequentially changed from the 1-1 state to the second state in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction based on a specific flashing lamp. Here, the specific flashing lamp may be set to any one flashing lamp positioned at the 12 o'clock position as shown in FIG. 3. Of course, it can vary depending on the settings.

It is sequentially changed from the 1-1 state to the second state based on the specific flashing lamp, which is based on any one flashing lamp at the 12 o'clock position while the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are all lit in a specific color. It means that the lights are turned off one by one.

At this time, the direction may be sequentially turned off in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and FIG. 3 is an expression on the assumption that it is turned off in a clockwise direction.

When the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are sequentially turned off and then all the flashing lamps 120 correspond to the second state (turned off state), the display of the specific color (red or green) may disappear from the signal display unit 110 . That is, the red lamp unit 110a or the green lamp unit 110d of the signal display unit 110 is turned off.

For example, when the green lamp unit 110d of the signal display unit 110 is lit, all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are also lit in green, one by one in a clockwise (counterclockwise) direction based on any one flashing lamp. It turns off sequentially. Since the speed at which the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are turned off one by one will correspond to the speed at which the green lamp unit 110d is turned off, when all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are turned off, the green lamp of the signal display unit 110 The part 110d will also be turned off.

Through the above method, the remaining time of the red lamp unit 110a or the green lamp unit 110d can be checked through a plurality of flashing lamps 120. Of course, the remaining time of the yellow lamp unit 110b may also be confirmed by displaying yellow on the plurality of flashing lamps 120.

2) How to check the remaining time of traffic light lamp and related second method is as follows.

It is similar to the first method, except that the configuration in which the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are changed from the second state to the 1-1 state is different.

Specifically, when a specific color (red or green) is displayed on the signal display unit 110, all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 may be in a second state, that is, an off state. Next, in the second state in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction based on a specific flashing lamp (ex. any one flashing lamp at 12 o'clock) among the plurality of flashing lamps 120, It can be sequentially changed to green light).

When all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 correspond to the 1-1 state, the display of the specific color (red or green) on the signal display unit 110 may disappear. That is, the red lamp unit 110a or the green lamp unit 110d of the signal display unit 110 may be turned off.

Eventually, when a specific color (red or green) is displayed on the signal display unit 110, the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are turned off, and the specific color disappears from the signal display unit 110, and at the same time, all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 It is lit in a specific color (ex. red or green). This will correspond to an embodiment different from that of FIG. 3.

On the other hand, in the plurality of flashing lamps 120, the rate of change from the first-first state to the second state in sequence or the rate of change from the second state to the first-first state is determined by the plurality of flashing lamps 120, respectively. Each can be different. Specifically, it may be faster or slower in a predetermined section among all sections of the plurality of flashing lamps 120.

For example, when all of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 are turned off one by one in the clockwise direction based on any one flashing lamp at 12 o'clock in the state 1-1 displayed in green, any other The speed of turning off one flashing lamp may increase, and the speed of turning off again from the other flashing lamp at 6 o'clock to just before the flashing lamp at 12 o'clock may be slow. That is, the speed at which the lights are turned off or turned on may be different for each section.

As another example, the speed at which the states of the plurality of flashing lamps 120 change according to the current time may be different. For example, in the morning, in the blinking lamp section from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock (clockwise), it turns off (changes from the 1st state to the 2nd state) or lights up (the 2nd state to the 1st-1st state). The speed of changing to) gradually increases, and in the evening, the speed of turning off or on in the blinking lamp section from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock (clockwise) may gradually increase.

4 is a view showing a state when there are two flashing lamp sets according to an embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a state when there are three flashing lamp sets according to an embodiment.

For the sake of explanation, one color of green or red may be set as a first specific color, and the other color may be set as a second specific color. And, a plurality of flashing lamps 120, a first flashing lamp set 120, another plurality of flashing lamps 130 surrounding the first flashing lamp set 120 in a line, a second flashing lamp set 130 Can be set.

In this case, the first flashing lamp set 120 may correspond to a first specific color, and the second flashing lamp set 130 may correspond to a second specific color.

For example, the first flashing lamp set 120 may indicate red, and the second flashing lamp set 130 may indicate green. If the green lamp unit 110d of the signal display unit 110 is lit, the first flashing lamp set 120 is turned off, and displayed in green in the second flashing lamp set 130 to indicate the remaining time. will be. Conversely, when the red lamp unit 110a is lit, the first flashing lamp set 120 is displayed in red to indicate the remaining time, and the second flashing lamp set 130 is turned off.

Unlike FIG. 4, the first flashing lamp set 120 or the second flashing lamp set 130 may be displayed in yellow.

The first flashing lamp set 120 and the second flashing lamp set 130 as well as the third flashing lamp set 140 will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 5, the third flashing lamp set 140 refers to a plurality of flashing lamps 140 surrounding the second flashing lamp set 130 in a row. In this case, it may be set that the first flashing lamp set 120 is red, the second flashing lamp set 130 is a left turn signal, and the third flashing lamp set 140 is green. Colors and signals corresponding to the blinking lamp sets 120, 130, and 140 may vary according to settings.

Therefore, when the green lamp unit 110d is lit in the signal display unit 110, the third flashing lamp set 140 is displayed in green, and when the red lamp unit 110a is lit, the first flashing lamp It may be indicated in red in set 120.

In addition, when the red lamp unit 110a and the left turn indicator lamp unit 110c are lit, they may be displayed in red in the first flashing lamp set 120 and green in the second flashing lamp set 130. . Here, since the second flashing lamp set 130 refers to a left turn signal, various colors other than a specific color may be considered.

Meanwhile, unlike FIGS. 4 and 5, the first flashing lamp set 120, the second flashing lamp set 130, and the third flashing lamp set 140 may be displayed in yellow corresponding to the yellow lamp unit 110b. There will be.

The embodiment of the traffic light according to the embodiment described above is merely illustrative, and those of ordinary skill in the technical field belonging to the present invention can easily change the technical idea or essential features of the present invention in other specific forms without changing the You will understand that transformation is possible. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. something to do.

100: display
10: control unit
20: storage
30: signal input unit
40: drive unit
110: signal display
120: first flashing lamp set
130: second flashing lamp set
140: 3rd flashing lamp set

Claims (5)

At the traffic light,
A signal display unit including a green lamp unit and a red lamp unit, and
Including a plurality of flashing lamps surrounding the signal display in a line,
Each of the plurality of flashing lamps corresponds to i) a first state lit in green or red, or ii) a second state indicating an unlit state, and the remaining time can be checked based on the plurality of flashing lamps. . The method of claim 1,
When either green or red is called a specific color,
I) When the specific color is displayed on the signal display unit, the plurality of flashing lamps correspond to the 1-1 state lit in the specific color, and clockwise or halfway based on the specific flashing lamp among the plurality of flashing lamps. The operation is sequentially changed from the 1-1 state to the second state in a clockwise direction, and when the plurality of flashing lamps correspond to the second state, the display of the specific color disappears from the signal display unit, or II) the When the specific color is displayed on the signal display unit, the plurality of flashing lamps correspond to the second state, and in the second state in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction based on the specific flashing lamp among the plurality of flashing lamps. The traffic light, characterized in that the signal is sequentially changed to the 1-1 state, and when the plurality of flashing lamps correspond to the 1-1 state, an operation of disappearing the display of the specific color from the signal display unit is performed. The method of claim 2,
The speed of change from the first-first state to the second state or the speed of change from the second state to the first-first state is faster in a predetermined section among all sections of the plurality of flashing lamps. Traffic lights. The method of claim 1,
One of green or red is referred to as a first specific color and the other is referred to as a second specific color, and the plurality of flashing lamps is a first flashing lamp set, and a plurality of flashing lamps surrounding the first flashing lamp set in a row. As for the second flashing lamp set,
The first set of flashing lamps corresponds to the first specific color, and the second set of flashing lamps corresponds to the second specific color. The method of claim 1,
Traffic light, characterized in that the signal display unit further comprises a yellow lamp.

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