WO2010018257A1 - Protection device for guardrails - Google Patents

Protection device for guardrails Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2010018257A1
WO2010018257A1 PCT/ES2009/000401 ES2009000401W WO2010018257A1 WO 2010018257 A1 WO2010018257 A1 WO 2010018257A1 ES 2009000401 W ES2009000401 W ES 2009000401W WO 2010018257 A1 WO2010018257 A1 WO 2010018257A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
protective
guardrails
guard
rail
longitudinal
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/ES2009/000401
Other languages
Spanish (es)
French (fr)
Inventor
Antonio GONZALEZ PIÑERA
Salvador Perez Vazquez
Joaquin Antonio Perez Vazquez
Jose Luis Arroyo Fernandez
Original Assignee
Gonzalez Pinera Antonio
Salvador Perez Vazquez
Joaquin Antonio Perez Vazquez
Jose Luis Arroyo Fernandez
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Gonzalez Pinera Antonio, Salvador Perez Vazquez, Joaquin Antonio Perez Vazquez, Jose Luis Arroyo Fernandez filed Critical Gonzalez Pinera Antonio
Priority to EP09806449.6A priority Critical patent/EP2317010B1/en
Publication of WO2010018257A1 publication Critical patent/WO2010018257A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
    • E01F15/04—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of longitudinal beams or rigid strips supported above ground at spaced points
    • E01F15/0407—Metal rails
    • E01F15/0423—Details of rails
    • E01F15/043—Details of rails with multiple superimposed members; Rails provided with skirts
    • 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
    • E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
    • E01F15/04—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of longitudinal beams or rigid strips supported above ground at spaced points
    • E01F15/0453—Rails of materials other than metal or concrete, e.g. wood, plastics; Rails of different materials, e.g. rubber-faced metal profiles, concrete-filled steel tubes

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a protective device for guardrails, which provides essential features of novelty and notable advantages over known means and used for the same purposes in the current state of the art.
  • the invention proposes the development of a protective device for assembly in, and joint use with, the rails or removers currently installed in the interurban roads, conceived and sized for mounting below the guard elements.
  • rail approximately coplanar with them, to cover and close the space normally existing between the latter and the surface of the ground, hiding and protecting the vertical uprights that support and hold said guardrails to reduce or eliminate the danger of these last, with the particularity that the protective device consists of a longitudinal band, substantially flat, flexible and relatively elastic, molded from elastomeric material, mainly from waste tire material, capable of withstanding impacts and absorbing energy derived thereof.
  • guardrails or rails among which the space of the road through which vehicles can circulate, along with the space of the side shoulders on the roads that incorporate them.
  • guardrails also have the function of cushioning impacts to a certain level, and consist of longitudinal profiles, of metallic material, formed with longitudinal undulations to provide them with greater resistance, so that the different sections align successively with each other along of each side of the road in which they are installed, being supported by vertical uprights located at a predetermined distance in relation to the length of each section of profile.
  • the fixation is normally done with the help of screws or rivets housed in the valleys of the undulations, so that the heads do not protrude with respect to the plane determined by the ridges of the undulations in order to avoid damaging a user who eventually can hit the rail guard element.
  • the present invention has as its main objective the development and creation of a protective device that ensures the integrity of the user before eventuality of an accident. This objective has been fully achieved by means of the device to be described in the following, whose main characteristics are included in the characterizing portion of the attached claim 1.
  • the protective device proposed by the invention consists of a laminated element, generally elongated, substantially flat, and sized so that it can be placed below the guards. current rails, that is, closing the space currently existing between said guardrails and the floor surface, protecting and hiding the vertical uprights at their full height. In this way, when a motorist falls to the ground as a result of an accident and impacts the protective element, he is retained by it, without the possibility of crossing under the rail guard, nor of hitting it against the stile because, as It has been said, it remains hidden.
  • the protective element is constructed on the basis of a damping material, specifically based on elastomer obtained from used tires, by some model technique. This allows the protective element to have excellent damping characteristics, with the additional advantage that it allows a reuse of waste tires, thereby simultaneously resolving the difficulties posed by their disposal.
  • the protective element In order for the protective element to have the properties and characteristics of flexibility, relative elasticity and strength required depending on the application to which it is intended, it includes metal bands, for example of steel, embedded along its length, while that its useful surface (that is, the face turned towards the inside of the road) may include reflective strips, or even the elements being manufactured with different colorations for easier viewing of the protector.
  • the fixing of each element between adjacent uprights is carried out with the help of clamps and screws that pass through holes made in positions close to each end of each element, and that cross the embedded metal bands along each protective element.
  • Figure IA is a schematic perspective view of a protective element used in the device proposed by the invention.
  • Figure IB is an elevation view of a cross section made through the protective element of Figure IA;
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic elevation view of a usual rail guard of those existing in the current state of the art
  • Figure 3 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a fixing clamp used in conjunction with the protective element of Figure IA
  • Figure 4 illustrates a schematic elevational view of the same conventional rail guard of Figure 2 in which the protective element of the Figure IA
  • FIG. IA a schematic perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a protective element 1, conceived as a longitudinal band, substantially flattened, of constant width, delimited, can be seen by a straight longitudinal edge that once installed occupies upper position, and an opposite or lower edge, in which some protruding longitudinal portions Ib appear in relation to extreme and intermediate positions (s), which in the condition of installed element constitute legs of support for said element on the floor surface, as best seen in Figure 4 of the drawings.
  • the element has a stepped surface in relation to the "seen" face, that is, the face of the element that faces the circulatory path in the installed condition. This staggering results in the formation of longitudinal, raised, and depressed, longitudinal strips 2b. These last stripes
  • the strips Depressed 2b can be used, if desired, to contain some type of reflective medium, such as in the position shown with the numerical reference 5 in the commented Figure, whether it is an independent medium attached to the protective element, as if it is about sections painted on the protective element itself.
  • the protective element 1 itself could be manufactured with different colorations that help users visualize and distinguish the protective element easily and quickly.
  • the protective element has metal bands, preferably steel, embedded along its length in order to provide it with good flexibility and greater resilience against impact. These bands are of predetermined dimensions and are embedded in the protective element during the molding phase of the latter.
  • An example of embodiment appears in Figure IB of the drawings, in which a cross-section is shown made in the element 1 at the height of the lines BB, where the embedded metal bands are clearly visible inside the depressed strips 2b, and have been indicated with numerical references 3.
  • FIG. 1 An elevation view of a rail guard of those existing in the current state of the art can be seen.
  • This rail guard consists of sections 6 profiled with certain undulations, arranged contiguously with each other along each of the edges of a circulatory track, these rail guard sections 6 being supported by means of vertical uprights 7, successively separated by a predetermined distance, and anchored inferiorly on the surface from the ground 8. As shown, there is a distance in height between the lower edge of the guard element 6 and the surface of the ground 8, which is sufficient for a motorist to travel through that space and strike against any of the 7 amounts with the fatal consequences that have already been commented.
  • the invention has provided the use of clamps 9, of general configuration in the form of omega, of quadrangular section, sized for adaptation to the own post 7 from the opposite part to position of element 1 protective.
  • the clamps include openings 10 in relation to each of its lateral wings, whose openings 10 are correspondingly located with the holes 4 made at the ends of the protective element 1, so that the interlocking operation can be carried out with the intervention of screws or the like (not shown) housed through each of the pairs formed by a hole 4 and an opening 10 facing each other. In that way, the assembly operation is easy and fast, and the disassembly operation can also be carried out comfortably, if necessary.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Refuge Islands, Traffic Blockers, Or Guard Fence (AREA)

Abstract

The protection device described can be used together with guardrails or safety barriers in order to close the spaces which normally exist between the guardrails or safety barriers and the surface of the ground and at the same time hide and protect the vertical uprights which support them. The protection device consists of a substantially flat longitudinal strip made of flexible and relatively elastic material which is moulded from refuse tyre material with a straight top edge and a bottom edge which has projecting portions for resting on the ground, the front face of which has longitudinal recesses which house metal reinforcing elements, and also having holes situated close to both ends for fixing thereof to the uprights by means of omega-shaped clamps.

Description

"DISPOSITIVO PROTECTOR PARA GUARDA-RAILES" "PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR GUARDA-RAILES"
DESCRIPCIÓNDESCRIPTION
Objeto de la InvenciónObject of the Invention
La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo protector para guarda-railes, que aporta esenciales características de novedad y notables ventajas con respecto a los medios conocidos y utilizados para los mismos fines en el estado actual de la técnica.The present invention relates to a protective device for guardrails, which provides essential features of novelty and notable advantages over known means and used for the same purposes in the current state of the art.
Más en particular, la invención propone el desarrollo de un dispositivo protector para su montaje en, y utilización conjunta con, los guarda-railes o quitamiedos actualmente instalados en las vias interurbanas, concebido y dimensionado para su montaje por debajo de los elementos de guarda-rail de forma aproximadamente coplanar con los mismos, para cubrir y cerrar el espacio normalmente existente entre estos últimos y la superficie del suelo, ocultando y resguardando los montantes verticales que soportan y sujetan de dichos elementos guarda-railes para reducir o eliminar la peligrosidad de estos últimos, con la particularidad de que el dispositivo protector consiste en una banda longitudinal, sustancialmente plana, flexible y relativamente elástica, moldeada a partir de material elastómero, principalmente a partir de material de neumáticos de desecho, capacitada para resistir impactos y absorber la energía derivada de los mismos.More particularly, the invention proposes the development of a protective device for assembly in, and joint use with, the rails or removers currently installed in the interurban roads, conceived and sized for mounting below the guard elements. rail approximately coplanar with them, to cover and close the space normally existing between the latter and the surface of the ground, hiding and protecting the vertical uprights that support and hold said guardrails to reduce or eliminate the danger of these last, with the particularity that the protective device consists of a longitudinal band, substantially flat, flexible and relatively elastic, molded from elastomeric material, mainly from waste tire material, capable of withstanding impacts and absorbing energy derived thereof.
El campo de aplicación de la invención se encuentra comprendido dentro del sector industrial dedicado a la fabricación y/o instalación de elementos, dispositivos y medios asociados a la seguridad vial. Antecedentes y Sumario de la InvenciónThe scope of the invention is within the industrial sector dedicated to the manufacture and / or installation of elements, devices and means associated with road safety. Background and Summary of the Invention
Es conocido por todos en general la existencia a lo largo de cualquier via inter-urbana, es decir, a ambos lados de las carreteras, autovías y autopistas, de elementos conocidos como guarda-railes o quitamiedos, entre los que queda delimitado el espacio de la via por el que pueden circular los vehículos, junto con el espacio de los arcenes laterales en las carreteras que los incorporan. Estos guarda-railes tienen también la función de amortiguar impactos hasta un cierto nivel, y consisten en perfiles longitudinales, de material metálico, conformados con ondulaciones longitudinales para proporcionarles una mayor resistencia, de manera que los diferentes tramos se alinean sucesivamente entre si a lo largo de cada uno de los laterales de la via en la que están instalados, estando soportados por montantes verticales situados a una distancia predeterminada en relación de coincidencia con la longitud de cada tramo de perfil. La fijación se realiza normalmente con la ayuda de tornillos o remaches albergados en los valles de las ondulaciones, de manera que las cabezas no sobresalgan respecto al plano determinado por las crestas de las ondulaciones en evitación de que pudieran llegar a lesionar a un usuario que eventualmente pueda golpearse contra el elemento guarda-rail.It is known by all in general the existence along any inter-urban road, that is, on both sides of the roads, highways and highways, of elements known as guardrails or rails, among which the space of the road through which vehicles can circulate, along with the space of the side shoulders on the roads that incorporate them. These guardrails also have the function of cushioning impacts to a certain level, and consist of longitudinal profiles, of metallic material, formed with longitudinal undulations to provide them with greater resistance, so that the different sections align successively with each other along of each side of the road in which they are installed, being supported by vertical uprights located at a predetermined distance in relation to the length of each section of profile. The fixation is normally done with the help of screws or rivets housed in the valleys of the undulations, so that the heads do not protrude with respect to the plane determined by the ridges of the undulations in order to avoid damaging a user who eventually can hit the rail guard element.
Ahora bien, dado que los elementos de guarda-rail quedan situados a una cierta distancia del suelo, los mencionados montantes quedan al descubierto a través de la distancia existente entre el borde inferior de cada elemento y el propio suelo, siendo un hecho demostrado que los mencionados montantes constituyen un auténtico peligro para una parte de los usuarios, concretamente para los motoristas, dado el elevado número de accidentes con resultado de muerte y de lesiones irreversibles que cada año se producen. En efecto, cuando un motorista cae al suelo a una cierta velocidad y se ve impulsado por efecto de la energía cinética que acumula, el impacto contra cualquiera de estos montantes tiene normalmente resultados nefastos que es necesario evitar a toda costa.However, since the guard-rail elements are located at a certain distance from the ground, the mentioned uprights are exposed through the distance between the lower edge of each element and the ground itself, it being a proven fact that the These amounts constitute a real danger for a part of the users, specifically for motorists, given the high number of accidents resulting in death and irreversible injuries that occur every year. Indeed, when a motorist falls to ground at a certain speed and is driven by the effect of the kinetic energy that accumulates, the impact against any of these amounts normally has dire results that must be avoided at all costs.
Ya se han hecho intentos en el estado de la técnica para la provisión de algún tipo de solución que permita al menos mitigar este importante problema y el número de fallecidos y lesionados que cada año ocasiona. A tal efecto, se han propuesto diversas alternativas para recubrir los montantes de diversas maneras y evitar la peligrosidad de los mismos en caso de que se produzca inevitablemente algún impacto. Sin embargo, las diversas propuestas realizadas hasta ahora no han ofrecido garantías suficientes de protección para el usuario, y las pruebas realizadas no demuestran la eliminación de las temidas lesiones cuando un motorista se ve involucrado en un accidente e impacta contra los citados montantes.Attempts have already been made in the state of the art for the provision of some kind of solution that will at least mitigate this important problem and the number of deaths and injuries caused each year. To this end, various alternatives have been proposed to cover the uprights in various ways and avoid their danger in the event of any inevitable impact. However, the various proposals made so far have not offered sufficient guarantees of protection for the user, and the tests carried out do not demonstrate the elimination of the dreaded injuries when a motorist is involved in an accident and impacts the mentioned amounts.
Por todo ello, teniendo en cuenta los problemas y los riesgos que presentan para los motoristas los guarda-railes actualmente existentes, la presente invención se ha propuesto como objetivo principal el desarrollo y creación de un dispositivo protector que permita garantizar la integridad del usuario ante la eventualidad de un accidente. Este objetivo ha sido plenamente alcanzado mediante el dispositivo que va a ser objeto de descripción en lo que sigue, cuyas características principales están recogidas en la porción caracterizadora de la reivindicación 1 anexa.Therefore, taking into account the problems and risks presented to motorists by the currently existing guardians, the present invention has as its main objective the development and creation of a protective device that ensures the integrity of the user before eventuality of an accident. This objective has been fully achieved by means of the device to be described in the following, whose main characteristics are included in the characterizing portion of the attached claim 1.
En esencia, el dispositivo protector propuesto por la invención consiste en un elemento laminado, de forma general alargada, sustancialmente plano, y dimensionado de manera que admite su colocación por debajo de los guarda- raíles actuales, es decir, cerrando el espacio actualmente existente entre dichos guarda-raíles y la superficie del suelo, protegiendo y ocultando los montantes verticales en toda su altura. De ese modo, cuando un motorista cae al suelo por efecto de un accidente e impacta contra el elemento protector, queda retenido por éste, sin posibilidad de cruzar por debajo del guarda-raíl, ni tampoco de golpearse contra el montante debido a que, como se ha dicho, se mantiene oculto.In essence, the protective device proposed by the invention consists of a laminated element, generally elongated, substantially flat, and sized so that it can be placed below the guards. current rails, that is, closing the space currently existing between said guardrails and the floor surface, protecting and hiding the vertical uprights at their full height. In this way, when a motorist falls to the ground as a result of an accident and impacts the protective element, he is retained by it, without the possibility of crossing under the rail guard, nor of hitting it against the stile because, as It has been said, it remains hidden.
El elemento protector está construido a base de un material amortiguador, concretamente a base de elastómero obtenido a partir de neumáticos usados, mediante alguna técnica de modelo. Esto permite que el elemento protector presente unas excelentes características amortiguadoras, con la ventaja adicional de que permite una reutilización de los neumáticos de desecho, resolviendo con ello simultáneamente las dificultades que plantea la eliminación de los mismos. Con el fin de que el elemento protector presente las propiedades y características de flexibilidad, elasticidad relativa y resistencia requeridas en función de la aplicación a la que se destina, incluye bandas metálicas, por ejemplo de acero, embutidas a lo largo de su longitud, mientras que su superficie útil (es decir, la cara vuelta hacia el interior de la vía de circulación) puede incluir bandas reflectantes, o incluso los elementos ser fabricados con diferentes coloraciones para una visualización más fácil del protector. La fijación de cada elemento entre montantes contiguos se realiza con la ayuda de abrazaderas y tornillos que pasan a través de orificios realizados en posiciones cercanas a cada extremo de cada elemento, y que atraviesan las bandas metálicas embutidas a lo largo de cada elemento protector.The protective element is constructed on the basis of a damping material, specifically based on elastomer obtained from used tires, by some model technique. This allows the protective element to have excellent damping characteristics, with the additional advantage that it allows a reuse of waste tires, thereby simultaneously resolving the difficulties posed by their disposal. In order for the protective element to have the properties and characteristics of flexibility, relative elasticity and strength required depending on the application to which it is intended, it includes metal bands, for example of steel, embedded along its length, while that its useful surface (that is, the face turned towards the inside of the road) may include reflective strips, or even the elements being manufactured with different colorations for easier viewing of the protector. The fixing of each element between adjacent uprights is carried out with the help of clamps and screws that pass through holes made in positions close to each end of each element, and that cross the embedded metal bands along each protective element.
Como se comprenderá, con un dispositivo protector obtenido a base de elementos como el que se acaba de describir, se logra impedir que un accidentado pueda pasar por debajo de un guarda-rail y golpear contra algún montante vertical de soporte, evitando asi las graves consecuencias que ese tipo de impactos acarrean normalmente.As will be understood, with a protective device obtained based on elements such as the one just described, it is possible to prevent an injured person from passing under a guard rail and hitting a vertical support, thus avoiding the serious consequences that such impacts normally carry.
Breve Descripción de los DibujosBrief Description of the Drawings
Estas y otras características y ventajas de la invención se pondrán más claramente de manifiesto a partir de la descripción detallada que sigue de un ejemplo de realización preferida de la misma, dado únicamente a titulo ilustrativo y no limitativo, con referencia a los dibujos que se acompañan, en los que:These and other features and advantages of the invention will become more clearly apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof, given only by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings , in which:
La Figura IA es una vista esquemática, en perspectiva, de un elemento protector de los utilizados en el dispositivo propuesto por la invención;Figure IA is a schematic perspective view of a protective element used in the device proposed by the invention;
La Figura IB es una vista en alzado de una sección transversal realizada a través del elemento protector de la Figura IA;Figure IB is an elevation view of a cross section made through the protective element of Figure IA;
La Figura 2 muestra una vista esquemática, en alzado, de un guarda-raíl habitual de los existentes en el estado actual de la técnica;Figure 2 shows a schematic elevation view of a usual rail guard of those existing in the current state of the art;
La Figura 3 ilustra una vista esquemática, en perspectiva, de una abrazadera de fijación de las utilizadas junto con el elemento protector de la Figura IA, yFigure 3 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a fixing clamp used in conjunction with the protective element of Figure IA, and
La Figura 4 ilustra una vista esquemática, en alzado, del mismo guarda-raíl convencional de la Figura 2 en el que se encuentra ya incorporado el elemento protector de la Figura IA.Figure 4 illustrates a schematic elevational view of the same conventional rail guard of Figure 2 in which the protective element of the Figure IA
Descripción de una Forma de Realización PreferidaDescription of a Preferred Embodiment
Tal y como se ha mencionado en lo que antecede, la descripción detallada de la forma de realización preferida del dispositivo protector de la presente invención va a ser llevada a cabo en lo que sigue con la ayuda de los dibujos anexos, a través de los cuales se utilizan las mismas referencias numéricas para designar las partes iguales o semejantes. Asi, atendiendo en primer lugar a la representación de la Figura IA, se aprecia una vista esquemática, en perspectiva, de un ejemplo de realización preferida de un elemento protector 1, concebido a modo de banda longitudinal, sustancialmente aplanado, de anchura constante, delimitado por un borde longitudinal recto que una vez instalado ocupa posición superior, y un borde opuesto o inferior, en el que aparecen algunas porciones Ib longitudinales sobresalientes en relación con posiciones extremas e intermedia (s) , que en la condición de elemento instalado constituyen patas de apoyo para dicho elemento sobre la superficie del suelo, como se aprecia mejor en la Figura 4 de los dibujos.As mentioned above, the detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the protective device of the present invention will be carried out in the following with the help of the attached drawings, through which the same numerical references are used to designate the same or similar parts. Thus, in the first place according to the representation of Figure IA, a schematic perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a protective element 1, conceived as a longitudinal band, substantially flattened, of constant width, delimited, can be seen by a straight longitudinal edge that once installed occupies upper position, and an opposite or lower edge, in which some protruding longitudinal portions Ib appear in relation to extreme and intermediate positions (s), which in the condition of installed element constitute legs of support for said element on the floor surface, as best seen in Figure 4 of the drawings.
De acuerdo con la forma de realización representada, el elemento presenta una superficie escalonada en relación con la cara "vista", es decir, la cara del elemento que en la condición de instalado se enfrenta a la via circulatoria. Este escalonamiento da lugar a la formación de franjas 2a longitudinales, en relieve, y franjas 2b deprimidas, asimismo longitudinales. Estas últimas franjasAccording to the embodiment shown, the element has a stepped surface in relation to the "seen" face, that is, the face of the element that faces the circulatory path in the installed condition. This staggering results in the formation of longitudinal, raised, and depressed, longitudinal strips 2b. These last stripes
2b citadas albergan orificios pasantes 4 en relación con posiciones próximas a ambos extremos, destinados a albergar tornillos, pernos o similares (no representados) utilizados para el mantenimiento del elemento protector en la condición de instalado. Además, al menos una de las franjas 2b deprimidas puede ser utilizada, si se desea, para contener algún tipo de medio reflectante, tal como en la posición mostrada con la referencia numérica 5 en la Figura comentada, tanto si se trata de un medio independiente adosado al elemento protector, como si se trata de tramos pintados sobre el propio elemento protector. De igual modo, el propio elemento 1 protector podria ser fabricado con diferentes coloraciones que ayuden a que los usuarios visualicen y distingan el elemento protector de una fácil y rápida .2b cited house through holes 4 in relation to positions close to both ends, intended to house screws, bolts or the like (not shown) used to maintain the protective element in the installed condition. In addition, at least one of the strips Depressed 2b can be used, if desired, to contain some type of reflective medium, such as in the position shown with the numerical reference 5 in the commented Figure, whether it is an independent medium attached to the protective element, as if it is about sections painted on the protective element itself. Similarly, the protective element 1 itself could be manufactured with different colorations that help users visualize and distinguish the protective element easily and quickly.
Según se ha comentado anteriormente, el elemento protector dispone de bandas metálicas, preferentemente de acero, embutidas a lo largo de su longitud a efectos de dotarlo de una buena flexibilidad y de una mayor capacidad de resistencia frente a un impacto. Estas bandas son de dimensiones predeterminadas y se embuten en el elemento protector durante la fase de moldeo de este último. Un ejemplo de realización aparece en Figura IB de los dibujos, en la que se muestra una sección transversal realizada en el elemento 1 a la altura de las lineas B-B, donde las bandas metálicas embutidas son claramente apreciables en el interior de la franjas 2b deprimidas, y se han indicado con las referencias numéricas 3.As mentioned above, the protective element has metal bands, preferably steel, embedded along its length in order to provide it with good flexibility and greater resilience against impact. These bands are of predetermined dimensions and are embedded in the protective element during the molding phase of the latter. An example of embodiment appears in Figure IB of the drawings, in which a cross-section is shown made in the element 1 at the height of the lines BB, where the embedded metal bands are clearly visible inside the depressed strips 2b, and have been indicated with numerical references 3.
Si se analiza ahora el contenido de la Figura 2 de los dibujos, se puede apreciar una vista en alzado de un guarda-rail de los existentes en el estado actual de la técnica. Este guarda-rail consiste en tramos 6 perfilados con determinadas ondulaciones, dispuestos de manera contigua unos con otros a lo largo de cada uno de los bordes de una via circulatoria, estando estos tramos 6 de guarda-rail sustentados por medio de montantes 7 verticales, separados sucesivamente por una distancia predeterminada, y anclados inferiormente en la superficie del suelo 8. Tal y como se representa, existe una distancia en altura entre el borde inferior del elemento 6 guarda- rail y la superficie del suelo 8, que es suficiente para que un motorista pueda desplazarse por ese espacio y golpearse contra cualquiera de los montantes 7 con las consecuencias fatales que ya se han comentado. Éste es precisamente el espacio que se trata de cubrir con el elemento protector de manera que los montantes 7 no supongan peligro alguno para un motorista que cae al suelo como consecuencia de una acción accidental. Esta forma de protección aparece claramente representada en la Figura 4 de los dibujos, en la que el dispositivo 1 protector de la invención se encuentra ya instalado en posición vertical por debajo del guarda-rail 6 convencional, y por delante de los montantes 7 a los que oculta. La altura del elemento 1, según se aprecia, es tal que ocupa la casi totalidad del espacio inicialmente existente por debajo del guarda-rail 6, con sus porciones Ib sobresalientes a modo de patas inferiores apoyadas sobre la superficie del suelo. En estas condiciones, se impide que un motorista pueda impactar contra cualquiera de los montantes 7 como consecuencia de una caída, proporcionándole la protección adecuada mediante el elemento 1 del dispositivo protector en virtud de la amortiguación proporcionada por el material elastomérico con el que se ha construido, y también gracias a la flexibilidad general de dicho elemento.If the content of Figure 2 of the drawings is now analyzed, an elevation view of a rail guard of those existing in the current state of the art can be seen. This rail guard consists of sections 6 profiled with certain undulations, arranged contiguously with each other along each of the edges of a circulatory track, these rail guard sections 6 being supported by means of vertical uprights 7, successively separated by a predetermined distance, and anchored inferiorly on the surface from the ground 8. As shown, there is a distance in height between the lower edge of the guard element 6 and the surface of the ground 8, which is sufficient for a motorist to travel through that space and strike against any of the 7 amounts with the fatal consequences that have already been commented. This is precisely the space that is to be covered with the protective element so that the uprights 7 do not pose any danger to a motorist who falls to the ground as a result of accidental action. This form of protection is clearly represented in Figure 4 of the drawings, in which the protective device 1 of the invention is already installed vertically below the conventional rail guard 6, and in front of the uprights 7 to the that hides The height of the element 1, as can be seen, is such that it occupies almost the totality of the initially existing space below the rail guard 6, with its protruding portions Ib in the form of lower legs resting on the floor surface. Under these conditions, it is prevented that a motorist can hit any of the uprights 7 as a result of a fall, providing adequate protection by means of element 1 of the protective device by virtue of the damping provided by the elastomeric material with which it has been constructed. , and also thanks to the general flexibility of said element.
La fijación del elemento 1 protector en su posición operativa se realiza mediante los mismos montantes 7 ya instalados y que soportan a los guarda-raíles 6. Para ello, según se muestra en la Figura 3 de los dibujos, la invención ha previsto la utilización de abrazaderas 9, de configuración general en forma de omega, de sección cuadrangular, dimensionadas para su adaptación al propio montante 7 desde la parte opuesta a posición del elemento 1 protector. Las abrazaderas incluyen aberturas 10 en relación con cada una de sus alas laterales, cuyas aberturas 10 están situadas correspondientemente con los orificios 4 realizados en los extremos del elemento 1 protector, de manera que la operación de enclavamiento puede ser llevada a cabo con la intervención de tornillos o similares (no representados) alojados a través de cada uno de los pares formados por un orificio 4 y una abertura 10 enfrentados entre si. De esa manera, la operación de montaje es fácil y rápida, y la operación de desmontaje puede ser también llevada a cabo con comodidad, en caso necesario.The fixing of the protective element 1 in its operative position is carried out by means of the same uprights 7 already installed and supporting the guardrails 6. For this, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, the invention has provided the use of clamps 9, of general configuration in the form of omega, of quadrangular section, sized for adaptation to the own post 7 from the opposite part to position of element 1 protective. The clamps include openings 10 in relation to each of its lateral wings, whose openings 10 are correspondingly located with the holes 4 made at the ends of the protective element 1, so that the interlocking operation can be carried out with the intervention of screws or the like (not shown) housed through each of the pairs formed by a hole 4 and an opening 10 facing each other. In that way, the assembly operation is easy and fast, and the disassembly operation can also be carried out comfortably, if necessary.
No se considera necesario hacer más extenso el contenido de la presente descripción para que un experto en la materia pueda comprender su alcance y las ventajas que de la misma se derivan, asi como llevar a cabo la realización práctica de su objeto.It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description more extensive so that a person skilled in the art can understand its scope and the advantages derived therefrom, as well as carry out the practical realization of its object.
No obstante lo anterior, y puesto que la descripción realizada corresponde únicamente con un ejemplo de realización preferida, se comprenderá que dentro de su esencialidad podrán introducir múltiples modificaciones y variaciones de detalle, asimismo comprendidas dentro del alcance de la invención, y que en particular podrán afectar a características tales como la forma, el tamaño o los materiales de fabricación, o cualesquiera otras que no alteren la invención según ha sido descrita y según se define en las reivindicaciones que siguen. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and since the description made corresponds only to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood that within its essentiality they may introduce multiple modifications and variations of detail, also included within the scope of the invention, and that in particular they may affect features such as shape, size or manufacturing materials, or any others that do not alter the invention as described and as defined in the following claims.

Claims

REIVINDICACIONES
1.- Dispositivo protector para guarda-railes, en particular un dispositivo protector previsto para su utilización conjunta con los guarda-railes actualmente existentes instalados a lo largo de cada uno de los lados de una via circulatoria inter-urbana, con el fin de cubrir el espacio actualmente existente entre el borde inferior de un elemento (6) de guarda-rail convencional y la superficie1.- Protective device for guardrails, in particular a protective device intended for joint use with the currently existing guardrails installed along each side of an inter-urban circulatory route, in order to cover the space currently existing between the lower edge of a conventional rail guard element (6) and the surface
(8) del suelo de manera que se resguarden y oculten los montantes (7) verticales que soportan y sustentan a dichos guarda-railes, caracterizado porque el dispositivo protector está estructurado en base a elementos (1) protectores longitudinales, generalmente aplanados, de anchura constante, que está delimitado por un primer borde (la) rectilineo de posicionamiento superior, y por un segundo borde longitudinal de posicionamiento inferior en el que incorpora porciones (Ib) sobresalientes en posiciones extremas e intermedia (s) , cuya superficie de cara vista presenta un perfil escalonado en el que se definen franjas (2a) sobresalientes, en relieve respecto al plano superficial, y franjas (2b) deprimidas, rebajadas respecto al plano superficial, en las que se ha dotado' al elemento (1) protector de orificios (4) pasantes en las proximidades de cada uno los extremos.(8) from the ground so that the vertical uprights (7) that support and support said rail guards are protected and hidden, characterized in that the protective device is structured on the basis of longitudinal, generally flat, protective elements (1) of width constant, which is delimited by a first edge (the) rectilinear of superior positioning, and by a second longitudinal edge of inferior positioning in which it incorporates protruding portions (Ib) in extreme and intermediate positions (s), whose exposed face surface has a stepped profile wherein strips (2a) projecting in relief relative to the surface plane, and strips (2b) depressed, depressed relative to the surface plane, which is provided with 'the element (1) guard holes defined ( 4) interns in the vicinity of each end.
2.- Dispositivo según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado porque el elemento (1) protector consiste en un cuerpo flexible, elástico, obtenido mediante alguna operación de moldeo a partir de un material elastómero, preferentemente material de neumáticos recuperados, que incorpora . bandas (3) metálicas, preferentemente bandas de acero, embutidas a lo largo del elemento (1) protector en posiciones correspondientes con las franjas (2b) deprimidas longitudinales de dicho elemento.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective element (1) consists of a flexible, elastic body, obtained by some molding operation from an elastomeric material, preferably recovered tire material, which incorporates. metal bands (3), preferably steel bands, embedded along the protective element (1) in corresponding positions with the depressed strips (2b) longitudinal of said element.
3.- Dispositivo según las reivindicaciones 1 y 2, caracterizado porque la fijación del elemento (1) protector en su posición operativa por debajo de un elemento de guarda-rail (6) existente se realiza por sujeción a los propios montantes (7) verticales de sustentación del guarda-rail, a cuyo efecto se ha previsto la incorporación de abrazaderas (9) en omega, dotadas de aberturas (10) pasantes en cada una de sus alas laterales previstas en posiciones correspondientemente coincidentes con los orificios (4) de los extremos de cada elemento (1) protector. 3. Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the fixing of the protective element (1) in its operative position below an existing guard-rail element (6) is carried out by fastening to the vertical uprights (7) themselves of support of the guard-rail, for which purpose the incorporation of clamps (9) in omega, provided with through openings (10) in each of its lateral wings provided in positions correspondingly coinciding with the holes (4) of the ends of each element (1) protector.
PCT/ES2009/000401 2008-07-31 2009-07-29 Protection device for guardrails WO2010018257A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP09806449.6A EP2317010B1 (en) 2008-07-31 2009-07-29 Protection device for guardrails

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ESU200801688 2008-07-31
ES200801688U ES1069163Y (en) 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 SECURITY DEVICE FOR GUARDARRAILES

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2010018257A1 true WO2010018257A1 (en) 2010-02-18

Family

ID=40339535

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/ES2009/000401 WO2010018257A1 (en) 2008-07-31 2009-07-29 Protection device for guardrails

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2317010B1 (en)
ES (1) ES1069163Y (en)
WO (1) WO2010018257A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2405281B2 (en) * 2011-11-21 2014-01-20 Universidad De Alicante IMPACT ABSORBER FROM OCEANIC POSIDONIA WASTE
ES1244854Y (en) * 2019-09-10 2020-08-24 Pinera Antonio Gonzalvez PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR RAIL GUARD

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0297182A1 (en) * 1987-07-01 1989-01-04 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Energy absorbing barrier
EP1182296A1 (en) * 2000-08-25 2002-02-27 Sec Envel S.à.r.l. Road safety barrier
EP1650354A1 (en) * 2004-10-19 2006-04-26 Les Profiles Du Centre Protective cap for a road crash barrier
GB2440145A (en) * 2006-07-14 2008-01-23 Paul Williams Barrier formed from vehicle tyres
ES1067213U (en) * 2007-10-01 2008-05-01 Juan Lopez E Hijos, S.L. Protection system for guardarrails (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITMI20040005U1 (en) * 2004-01-14 2004-04-14 Snoline Spa PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR MOTORCYCLISTS
ES2277791B2 (en) * 2006-10-31 2008-05-01 Caucho Armado, S.L. ARMED RUBBER ELEMENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE.
ES1064686Y (en) * 2007-01-10 2007-07-16 Gil Juan Ucero ROAD PROTECTION BARRIER

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0297182A1 (en) * 1987-07-01 1989-01-04 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Energy absorbing barrier
EP1182296A1 (en) * 2000-08-25 2002-02-27 Sec Envel S.à.r.l. Road safety barrier
EP1650354A1 (en) * 2004-10-19 2006-04-26 Les Profiles Du Centre Protective cap for a road crash barrier
GB2440145A (en) * 2006-07-14 2008-01-23 Paul Williams Barrier formed from vehicle tyres
ES1067213U (en) * 2007-10-01 2008-05-01 Juan Lopez E Hijos, S.L. Protection system for guardarrails (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
DATABASE WPI Week 200225, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 2002-189743, XP003026071 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ES1069163Y (en) 2009-05-14
ES1069163U (en) 2009-02-16
EP2317010A4 (en) 2017-06-21
EP2317010A1 (en) 2011-05-04
EP2317010B1 (en) 2018-09-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
ES2258925B1 (en) IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN THE OBJECT OF THE MAIN PATENT N.200401739 BY: PROTECTION SYSTEM AGAINST IMPACTS OF PERSONS IN ROAD GUARDARRAILES.
US20160024731A1 (en) Traffic protection barrier for roads
ES2288061B1 (en) ELASTIC SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLE PROTECTION IN ROAD CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS.
WO2010018257A1 (en) Protection device for guardrails
ES2332634B1 (en) SECURITY BARRIER FOR ROAD PROTECTION.
WO2021048453A1 (en) Protective device for guardrails
ES2337971B1 (en) DAMPER PROTECTOR FOR GUARDARRAILES.
WO2002010517A1 (en) Anti-exit and collision barrier
ES2372459B1 (en) PROTECTION DEVICE AGAINST IMPACTS OF PERSONS IN THE POSTS OF ROAD GUARDARIANS.
ITMI20080780A1 (en) PROTECTIVE MEANS OF CONTINUOUS ABSORPTION TO BE APPLIED TO A ROAD OR MOTORWAY BARRIER TO PROTECT A BIKER IN CASE OF IMPACT AGAINST THE SAME BARRIER
WO2010049556A1 (en) Motorcyclist impact absorber device on safety barriers
ES2340907B2 (en) NEW SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF THE GUARDARRAILES USING FOR IT CONCRETE FABRIC, GIVING THE GUARDARRAILES AND EXISTING OF UNAGRAN SAFETY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND CYCLISTS.
ES2653838T3 (en) Vehicle retention system with collision mats
ES1067213U (en) Protection system for guardarrails (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES1056863U (en) Protector of guardrail post clamping. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES2320968B2 (en) BARRIER ADAPTABLE TO GUARDARRAIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF MOTORCYCLES OR CYCLISTS.
ES1071670U (en) Safety device for guardrails poles. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
EP2236674A1 (en) Protector for barrier rails
ES1057344U (en) Protector of guardrail support posts. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES2204311B1 (en) PROTECTOR FOR GUARDARRAILES SUPPORT POSTS OF ROADS AND SIMILAR.
ES1095707U (en) Protector border (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES1295501U (en) Guardrail impact protection device. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
WO2011029975A2 (en) Safety system for motorcyclists
WO2010125217A1 (en) Crash barrier protection element and crash barrier incorporating said protection element
ES2217898A1 (en) Flexible guardrail for vehicle utilized by e.g. motorcyclist, has cables tightened between anchorages

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 09806449

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

DPE1 Request for preliminary examination filed after expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed from 20040101)
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2009806449

Country of ref document: EP