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
  • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
  • E01F13/02—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions free-standing; portable, e.g. for guarding open manholes ; Portable signs or signals specially adapted for fitting to portable barriers
  • E01F13/028—Flexible barrier members, e.g. cords; Means for rendering same conspicuous; Adapted supports, e.g. with storage reel
• • 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
  • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
  • E01F13/04—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage
• • 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
  • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
  • E01F13/04—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage
  • E01F13/048—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage with obstructing members moving in a translatory motion, e.g. vertical lift barriers, sliding gates
• • 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
  • E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
  • E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
  • E01F9/623—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for blocking a street, a passage or an access and or signaling a singular point.
• the traditional means are constituted by barriers or half barriers articulated or not - of the level crossing type, parking area, or more recently by the system patented in France under the number 88 16882 on 16.12. 1988. and designated by "CRUSADER” (registered trademark).
• the device according to the invention makes it possible to remedy these drawbacks by avoiding users to enter inside the envelope of the traffic flow templates, by mechanical circumvention of the templates.
• the device has two. columns (1) situated for example on either side of the roadway these columns are preferential hollow lerheht, each of them comprising two deflection pulleys (2a and 2b) placed at the head and a return pulley (3) placed below. On these pulleys passes a cable (4) preferentially running from one colony to another, this cable is endless maneuverable manually or mbtorized or even remote controlled or even programmed from any point of the device preferably of the column , or even externally.
• the cable (4) acts as a funicular to guide and tow two hands (5) integral with the cable.
• the ribbon being redirected at the top of the column by means of an angle gear (8) constituted by a cruciform triangle movable around a horizontal axis.
• the user pulling on the cable causes the simultaneous double displacement of the hands pulling the ribbons, extracting the ribbons from the top of the columns, and advancing them horizontally.
• This second so-called signaling stage is represented by FIG. 4 can constitute a waiting time.
• the user pulling again causes the double downward movement of the hands along the columns, diagonally positioning the ribbons.
• This third so-called closing stage is represented by FIG. 5
• the return to the signaling or waiting or even refereed stage is carried out by releasing the cable, which is brought back by the ballast of the ribbon.
• signaling in the closed position is weak, for example; for a distance between columns of 10 meters, for columns xle 6 meters in height the extra length of one of the ribbons is of the order of 1 meter.
• Figures 7,8,9, 10, 1 represent different possible locations, not exhaustive, for example the two columns can be placed diagonally to the pedestrian crossing, Figure 1 1 shows that it is possible to manage crossroads therefore replace the device for traffic lights.
• Figure 12 shows in the vertical plane the cable routing corresponding to Figure 10, representative of two devices installed on two roadways connected together by the same cable ensuring coordination
• an additional strip connecting the two hands and occupying a substantially horizontal position can constitute a complement to the barrier shown in FIG. 6.
• the cable can be braked or even immobilized by a shoe and a spring facilitating the operation with one hand by the user
• a sheath or a glove or a mitt placed around the cable and connected to an upward return element allows a reassuring, fun, pleasant grip of the cable.
• one of the cable return pulleys which can be provided with a downward tensioning means consisting for example of a yoke and a spring authorizes expansion, facilitates assembly, ensures tension and its adjustment. , allows the extraction of the cable, ensures the recall of additional arms which are discussed below.
• a crank for example a freewheel, unfoldable actuates a pulley on which the cable makes one or more turns facilitating the maneuvers.
• a fixed or removable motor preferably electric on the mains or with storage or solar replacing or supplementing the manual system, authorizes automation.
• the axis of the removable wireless motor which may include a drive end with a special profile, for example of the customizable safe key type
• the device can be completed to reinforce the signaling by an arm (10) or a pallet housed in the column, articulated on a horizontal axis (1 1) integral with the column carrying a yoke ( 12) free to rotate on the arm, placed above the axis (1 1) and parallel to this, in which the cable (4) passes freely, a tension spring bringing down the pulley (3) constituting the arm return element (10) in its housing.
• the arm can be a pallet, it can be placed preferably in the upper part of the column, a ball secured to the cable can play the role of the hand both in the downward and upward direction, the yoke not retaining the ball which escapes, a spring holding the pallet in its last position.
• the palette can be painted, retroreflective, or equipped with lighting means, for example light-emitting diodes
• one or more additional pulleys can be fixed to existing supports or to be created so as to match a particular template, for example an old door in the shape of a warhead, or to signal the entry of a fair by example by a triangle points up.
• the columns can be of reduced height, the cable being visible in its upper part Up to a pulley fixed on a support, for example a wall, the columns being able to consist of sheaths directly fixed to the walls, the ribbons that can be wound on drums near the site for example due to lack of space or also to save a historic monument
• the ribbons can be banners of appreciable width, for example from 0.5 to 1 meter or more, these banners being able to carry messages, which can be printed, embroidered, perforated, fixed, glued, suspended, hung, by example with the "velcro" process.
• the messages can be doubled on either side of the support.
• the messages can be advertising
• the advantage of the application of the device for advertising use lies in the fact that the messages can be changed, animated, manually or automatically.
• the installation can be done in places that are very difficult to access, for example the roofs of Buildings, between two Buildings, above private spaces, for example by implanting columns on sidewalks at the corner of two streets.
• the application of the device can be extended by messages to information and / or road signs, for example above a roadway with a temporary message, or even a double message, the other being carried on the back, it can be inscribed so as to be read in the rear view mirror.
• a traffic light and its power cable linked to the ribbon serving as a support are also possible.
• the device can be unique and constituted by a bracket comprising at its end a pulley ensuring the return of the endless cable.
• the attachment of the ribbon to the passer-by can be carried out by a strip of "velcro" registered trademark this band surrounding the passer-by and adhering to the ribbon on either side and intended to behave like a fuse in the event of collision providing security.
• the device mounted on one or more vehicles makes it possible to signal the blockage of one or more road robberies.
• the ribbons are elastic and do not necessarily require winding, which simplifies.
• the controls are motorized, or even remote-controlled, which can be controlled by any known sensor.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Architecture (AREA)
• Civil Engineering (AREA)
• Structural Engineering (AREA)
• Refuge Islands, Traffic Blockers, Or Guard Fence (AREA)
• Ropes Or Cables (AREA)
• Road Repair (AREA)
• Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
• Devices Affording Protection Of Roads Or Walls For Sound Insulation (AREA)
• Soil Working Implements (AREA)
• Road Signs Or Road Markings (AREA)

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• 1991
  • 1991-06-06 FR FR9107103A patent/FR2677384B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
• 1992
  • 1992-06-05 ES ES92911905T patent/ES2089536T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 1992-06-05 DE DE69210022T patent/DE69210022D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 1992-06-05 WO PCT/FR1992/000505 patent/WO1992021821A1/fr not_active Ceased
  • 1992-06-05 AT AT92911905T patent/ATE136963T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 1992-06-05 AU AU19711/92A patent/AU1971192A/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1992-06-05 EP EP92911905A patent/EP0591265B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

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