WO2004083527A1 - Appareil amortisseur contre les accidents de la circulation - Google Patents

Appareil amortisseur contre les accidents de la circulation Download PDF

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WO2004083527A1
WO2004083527A1 PCT/KR2003/002738 KR0302738W WO2004083527A1 WO 2004083527 A1 WO2004083527 A1 WO 2004083527A1 KR 0302738 W KR0302738 W KR 0302738W WO 2004083527 A1 WO2004083527 A1 WO 2004083527A1
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rotating member
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Seok-Gi Hong
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Jang, Gyoo-Joon
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E01F15/145—Means for vehicle stopping using impact energy absorbers

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision, and more particularly, to an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision installed along the edge of a driving road or boundary of a crossing road.
  • a guide rail is installed along the edge of a driveway, sharp turn, edge of a crossing road, and interface between sidewalk and driveway to guide the direction in which an automobile travels while preventing the vehicle from overturning, falling off the roadway, or invading the sidewalk when a vehicle-to-vehicle collision occurs.
  • This guide rail should be designed to sufficiently absorb impact energy by deforming its shape during a vehicle-to-vehicle collision, thereby protecting vehicle occupants from a collision impact.
  • the guide rail is constructed such that beads are formed on a steel plate for reinforcing the structure or that a rope is disposed on a strut.
  • An easily deformable guide is preferably used to protect a vehicle and its occupants.
  • An easily deformable guide is preferably used to protect a vehicle and its occupants.
  • weakening the structure of the vehicle, resulting from a deforming guide rail, only for the purpose of absorbing a vehicle impact, is not advisable.
  • the impact cushioning apparatus using tires poses problems in that the apparatus occupies a wide area and there is a potential risk of secondary accidents because the vehicle is bounced back, rather than being crushed, by the cushioning apparatus.
  • reflectors or light-emitting devices may be mounted on a guide rail.
  • reflectors or light-emitting devices simply reflect or emit beams in a non-versatile manner, it is difficult to provide a driver with accurate information on road conditions.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision, which is crushed or compressed during vehicle-to-vehicle collision, thereby protecting vehicle occupants and reducing damage to the automobile.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision, which is installed along the boundary or edge of a road and acts as a traveling guide for an automobile, and which is rotated by wind power and generates electricity to be supplied to a light-emitting lamp.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision, which absorbs a collision impact at multiple stages.
  • an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision includes a support shaft, one or more rotating members, each being rotatably mounted on the support shaft and filled with gas to a predetermined pressure to absorb an impact during collision with an automobile, a support member that supports the support shaft so that the rotating member can rotate, and a driving unit mounted on the rotating member for rotating the rotating member.
  • the driving unit includes a plurality of rotary vanes mounted along the outer circumference of the rotating member.
  • the apparatus further includes a light-emitting element installed in the rotating member and a power supply that supplies power to the light-emitting element.
  • the power supply includes an electricity generator having a stator disposed around the support shaft and a rotor disposed adjacent to the stator in the rotating member.
  • an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision comprising a support shaft fixed into a guide rail or strut by a support member, one or more rotating members, each being rotatably mounted on the support shaft and filled with gas to a predetermined pressure to absorb an impact during collision with an automobile, a rotary vane installed along an outer circumference of the rotating member for rotating the .
  • rotating member about the support shaft using ambient air, one or more lamps for illuminating the inside or outer circumferential surface of the rotating member; and an electricity generator having a stator disposed around the support shaft and a rotor disposed adjacent to the stator in the rotating member.
  • FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of an apparatus for cushioning a collision impact according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an apparatus for cushioning a collision impact according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the state in which guide vanes have been installed on a rotating member
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the state in which guide vanes have been installed on a rotating member according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the state in which lamps and an electricity generator have been installed on a support shaft and a rotating member
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the state in which auxiliary light- emitting elements have been installed around a rotating member
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state in which an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision has been installed on a guide rail
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the state where an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision has been mounted on a guide rail installed along the wall of the edge of a road.
  • An apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to the present invention is installed at the edge of a roadway shoulder to guide a driving of an automobile and to absorb a collision impact at multiple stages, thereby preventing the automobile from overturning or falling off the roadway.
  • An apparatus 10 for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1.
  • the apparatus 10 for cushioning an impact of automobile collision includes a support shaft 11 , one ore more rotating members 20 that are rotatably mounted on the support shaft and filled with gas to a predetermined pressure, support members 30 that support the support shaft 11 so that the rotating member 20 can rotate, and a driving unit 40 installed on the rotating member 20 for rotating the rotating member 20 by ambient air, for example, wind force.
  • One or more bearings 12 for smoothly rotating the rotating member 20 are mounted on the support shaft 11 that supports the rotating member 20 when the vehicle collides with the rotating member 20.
  • the support shaft 11 absorbs a primary impact by compression or collapse of the rotating member 20 when the vehicle collides with the rotating member 20, and absorbs a secondary impact by deforming its structure.
  • the support shaft 11 may be constructed of, but not limited thereto, a round bar or pipe.
  • the rotating member 20 is rotatably supported by the bearing 12 fitted into the support shaft 11 and has a main body 21 containing a chamber 22 for absorbing a primary impact during collision with an automobile.
  • the main body 21 may be spherically or cylindrically shaped.
  • An outer circumferential surface of the main body 21 is corrugated to increase a contact area in the case of colliding with the automobile, and a hollow space 23, into which the support shaft 11 and the bearing 12 are inserted, is provided at a central portion of the main body 21.
  • one or more grooves 24 are preferably formed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 21 in a circumferential direction, so that a vertical cross-section of the outer circumferential surface of the main body 21 may be corrugated.
  • the chamber 22 of the main body 21 may be filled with a highly elastic buffer material, e.g., air having a predetermined pressure, or urethane.
  • the chamber 22 of the main body 21 may be divided into a plurality of sub-chambers in a circumferential direction.
  • the main body 21 may be made of a transparent or light transmissive synthetic resin including, but not limited to, poly ethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • PET poly ethylene terephthalate
  • the main body 21 may be partially colored although not shown in the drawings.
  • the rotating members 20 and 20' rotate independently or rotate simultaneously in an interlocked manner. Furthermore, the diameters of the rotating members 20 and 20' are made different in such a way as to absorb an impact gradually at different stages in an event of collision with the automobile.
  • the support member 30 props up either end of the support shaft 11 so that the rotating member 20 can rotate.
  • the support member 30 has a boss 31 surrounding the support shaft 11 , an extension 32 that extends from the boss 31 , and a fixed portion 33 formed at an end of the 5 extension 32 and fitted into guide rails or support rods.
  • an alternative of the support member 30 may further include a pillow block 34 for directly fitting both ends into the guide rails or walls.
  • the boss 31 or the pillow block 34 for supporting either end of the support shaft 11 may have a bearing (not
  • the driving unit 40 is located along the outer circumference of the driving unit 40
  • FIG. 4 An example of the driving unit 40 is shown in FIG. 4.
  • the driving unit 40 includes a plurality of rotary vanes 41 radially installed on the main body 21 of the rotating member 20.
  • the plurality of rotary vanes 41 may be formed along the grooves 24 on the outer
  • the rotary vane 41 is not limited to the above structure but has any other structure so long as the structure enables the rotating member 20 to rotate by wind force.
  • the rotary vanes 41 may project out along the outer circumference of the main body 21 of the rotating member 20 in a longitudinal direction.
  • the rotating member 20 further includes lamps 50 that serve as light-emitting means for illuminating the rotating member 20 and an electricity generator 60 that is a power supply means for supplying power to the lamp 50.
  • lamps 50 that serve as light-emitting means for illuminating the rotating member 20
  • an electricity generator 60 that is a power supply means for supplying power to the lamp 50.
  • a light-emitting diode that consumes a relatively small amount of power is used as the lamp 50.
  • a light-emitting diode that consumes a relatively small amount of power is used as the lamp 50.
  • bottom surface of the rotating member 20 is recessed coaxially with the hollow space 23 to form recesses 25, so that interior of the bottom surface of the rotating member 20 is recessed.
  • the lamps 50 are installed in the recesses 25 to irradiate light into the rotating member 20.
  • the electricity generator 60 that supplies power to the lamp 50 has stators 61 disposed around the support shaft
  • the light- emitting means and power supply means are not limited to those shown in the illustrative embodiments.
  • the power supply means may be made of a solar cell using solar heat, and the lamp 50 used as the light-emitting means may be installed on the support shaft 11.
  • the lamps 50 are disposed on the support shaft 11 , it is preferable that the lamps 50 are installed on a portion of the support shaft 11 corresponding to the hollow space 23 of the rotating member 20 in order to illuminate the interior space of the rotating member 20 without impairing a structural strength of the support shaft 11.
  • an auxiliary light-emitting element 70 may be further provided along the outer circumference of the rotating member 20.
  • the auxiliary light-emitting element 70 may be made out of a sticker having a reflective film.
  • the auxiliary light-emitting element 70 installed in the rotating member 20 may be made of a sticker having glass powder capable of transmitting light irradiated from the lamp 50 to emit red or yellow light and scattering light.
  • the auxiliary light-emitting element 70 is preferably shaped to have directionality like an arrow in such a way as to guide a traveling direction for an automobile.
  • the apparatus 10 for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to the present invention is installed by fixing the support shaft 11 into the edges of an opening 101 formed along a guide rail 100 by the pillow block 34.
  • the rotating member 20 of the apparatus 10 installed in such a manner is rotatably mounted to project outward from the surface of the guide rail 100.
  • the thus mounted rotating member 20 rotates by wind produced by the plurality of rotary vanes 41 disposed along the outer circumference of the rotating member 20. Even on a non-windy day, many cars driving on a roadway, such as a highway, may produce wind, leading to rotation of the rotating member 20.
  • the interior space of the rotating member 20 may be divided into a plurality of chambers 22. Furthermore, where rotating members 20 having different diameters are mounted on a single support shaft (11 of FIG. 3), it is possible to absorb an impact at multiple stages by means of a single impact cushioning apparatus.
  • FIG. 9 shows a state in which an apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to another embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a retaining wall of a large office complex, apartment building, or edges of a driveway using a separate support member 30.
  • the operation of the impact cushioning apparatus installed in this way is the same as that of the previously described embodiment.
  • the apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to the present invention can absorb impact at multiple stages in an event of automobile collision by installing a rotating member filled with a pressurized gas or shock absorbing material on a guide rail, and can protect vehicle occupants against the impact by dispersing the collision impact. Furthermore, since the rotating member rotates and generates electricity, it is possible to improve driver's visibility to thus eliminate the risk of a traffic accident.
  • the apparatus for cushioning an impact of automobile collision according to the invention can be used in any applications where guide rails or other guide devices for safety are installed.

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L'invention concerne un appareil destiné à amortir le choc d'une collision automobile. Cet appareil comprend une tige de support fixée dans un rail guide ou une entretoise par un élément de support, au moins un élément rotatif, ce ou ces éléments étant chacun monté de façon rotative sur la tige de support et rempli de gaz à une pression prédéterminée pour absorber un choc lors d'une collision avec une automobile, une vanne rotative placée le long d'une circonférence extérieure de l'élément rotatif pour faire tourner cet élément rotatif autour de la tige de support au moyen d'air ambiant, au moins une lampe destinée à illuminer la surface circonférentielle intérieure ou extérieure de l'élément rotatif, et une génératrice d'électricité possédant un stator placé autour de la tige de support et un rotor adjacent au stator dans l'élément rotatif.
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