EP2037044A1 - Straßenmarkierungssystem zur Zusammenführung von Fahrspuren - Google Patents

Straßenmarkierungssystem zur Zusammenführung von Fahrspuren Download PDF

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EP2037044A1
EP2037044A1 EP08290858A EP08290858A EP2037044A1 EP 2037044 A1 EP2037044 A1 EP 2037044A1 EP 08290858 A EP08290858 A EP 08290858A EP 08290858 A EP08290858 A EP 08290858A EP 2037044 A1 EP2037044 A1 EP 2037044A1
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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
    • 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
    • E01F13/06—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 by swinging into open position about a vertical or horizontal axis parallel to the road direction, i.e. swinging gates

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  • the invention relates to a road marking system for producing a "folding bevel".
  • a folding or deflection bevel is a marking system that can gradually neutralize one or more lanes of a road or highway, and constrain vehicles to fall back on the adjacent traffic lanes.
  • folding bevels can be made using signs and traffic cones reported on site and simply arranged on the roadway.
  • this solution entails a significant danger for the agents in charge of the implementation of the folding bevel, and this especially when the neutralization of the fast lane of a motorway is required. Indeed, in this case, a service vehicle carrying the signs and cones parked on the side and agents must cross several times the road carrying said panels and cones.
  • the document FR2886656 discloses a road marking system for producing a folding bevel constituted by a plurality of aligned signaling devices spaced from each other along an edge of a roadway.
  • Each device comprises a rigid arm which can be pivoted - manually or with the aid of a motor - from a first position, in which it does not impede the circulation, to a second position, in which it extends through the road, and vice versa.
  • the arms have increasing lengths in the direction of vehicle traffic, so as to form a folding bevel.
  • Such a system makes the neutralization of a taxiway a much faster and less dangerous operation than by resorting to the traditional method described above.
  • the document system FR2886656 difficult to neutralize two or more traffic lanes simultaneously, since the arms of the signaling devices excessive length. For example, when you want to close a section of highway and force all vehicles to use an exit lane, it is necessary to make a folding bevel extending through two or three, or even four, traffic lanes, that is to say on a width of road that can exceed 14 meters. In practice, a folding wedge of these dimensions can now be achieved only by the traditional method.
  • the present invention provides an improved marking system, not having the disadvantages that make the document system FR2886656 poorly adapted to the neutralization of a plurality of traffic lanes.
  • signaling devices comprising inflatable arms constituted by flexible tubular structures, which can pass from a folded state to an unfolded or extended state by injection of a fluid under pressure, and return to the folded state by evacuation of said fluid.
  • These arms can have relatively long lengths, up to 14 meters or more, while remaining easy to handle, because they occupy very little space in the folded state, their unfolding is by simple inflation and no pivoting operation unfolded or extended arms are not required.
  • Pneumatic signaling devices using inflatable arms are known from the document WO 03/027398 , which discloses the use only as access barriers, for example for car parks.
  • An object of the invention is therefore a road marking system constituted by a plurality of aligned signaling devices spaced apart from one another along an edge of a roadway comprising at least one traffic lane, each device comprising an arm able to move from a first position, in which it does not interfere with traffic, to a second position, in which it extends through at least one said taxiway to prevent the passage of any vehicle, and vice versa , the arms of the various signaling devices presenting increasing lengths in a direction of vehicle traffic so as to constitute a folding bevel, said system being characterized in that said arms are constituted by flexible tubular structures which can pass from said first to said second position by inflation by means of a fluid.
  • Another object of the invention is a road marking system constituted by a plurality of aligned signaling devices spaced from each other along an edge of a roadway comprising at least one traffic lane, each device comprising an arm able to move from a first position, in which it does not interfere with traffic, to a second position, in which it extends through at least one said taxiway to prevent the passage of any vehicle, and vice versa , the arms of the various signaling devices having increasing lengths in a direction of vehicle traffic so as to constitute a folding bevel, said system being characterized in that it comprises: a first elementary system, constituted by signaling whose arms are rigid elements that can be moved between the first and the second position, and a second system Elemental me, inflatable arm type described above, disposed downstream of said first elementary system in said direction of vehicle traffic.
  • Such a “hybrid” system can be applied in particular to a road surface comprising a plurality of traffic lanes intended to be traversed in the same direction of circulation, the first elementary system being constituted by signaling devices whose arms have lengths allowing closure to the circulation of only one of said channels, and the second elementary system being constituted by signaling devices whose arms have lengths allowing closure to the circulation of at least one of said other channels.
  • a system according to the invention may be applied in particular to a road pavement comprising a plurality of traffic lanes intended to be traversed in the same direction of circulation and an exit lane situated on the side of the road. the road opposite the one along which the signaling devices are arranged, the length of the arms of said signaling devices being sufficient to close all the traffic lanes and to force the vehicles traveling along the road to use said exit lane.
  • FIG 1 represents, in a very schematic manner, a DS signaling device that can be used in a road marking system according to the invention.
  • a DS signaling device that can be used in a road marking system according to the invention.
  • such a device may be disposed adjacent to a separation barrier, or guardrail, GBA, the side of the latter opposite the CH pavement.
  • GBA separation barrier
  • an opening or reservation must be made in the GBA barrier to allow the passage of the inflatable arm, during inflation of the latter.
  • the inflatable arm 20 may pass over the GBA barrier, or below a metal guardrail.
  • the signaling device DS comprises a storage box 1, intended to contain the tubular structure 20 constituting the arm in its folded state.
  • a winding means 10 in the form of a drum or drum is provided inside the box 1 for spirally winding the tubular structure 20 in its deflated state.
  • the drum 10 can be rotated by a motor (not shown) so as to wind and unwind the structure 20.
  • a torsion spring in this case, during inflation, the tubular structure 20 takes place under the effect of the fluid pressure and against the return force of the spring, the latter causing its winding during deflation.
  • the folding of the deflated arm can be done manually.
  • the signaling device 1 also comprises means for inflating and deflating the flexible tubular structure 20.
  • these inflating and deflating means comprise a compressor 11 and a pipe 12 connecting said compressor to a proximal end of the structure 20, attached to the winding drum 10.
  • a valve may be provided at the distal end of the flexible tubular structure to discharge the fluid that would remain trapped in said structure during its winding.
  • the generic term "fluid" has been used, it is understood that the inflatable arms will most often be inflated with a gas, and more particularly with air.
  • the use of a liquid, in particular water may nevertheless be of interest. Water-filled barriers have greater ability to stop vehicles, even trucks, while effectively cushioning shocks.
  • an inflatable arm must have sufficient dimensions to be clearly seen by the drivers and to constitute a real obstacle to the passage of vehicles.
  • the diameter (defined broadly as the largest transverse dimension) of such an arm can be understood typically between 40 cm and 1.50 m, and preferably between 50 cm and 1 m.
  • the cross section of a tubular structure adapted to the implementation of the invention may have different shapes, for example it may be circular, trapezoidal or more generally polygonal.
  • the cross section of the arm 20 need not necessarily remain constant over the entire length of the latter.
  • FIGS 3A and 3B show two variants of an embodiment of the invention in which the inflatable arm 20 ', 20 "is constituted by a plurality of elementary flexible tubular elements 21 interconnected by a flexible connecting structure 22', 22",
  • This embodiment is advantageous because it allows the arm to be inflated much more rapidly, and it is also more flexible and therefore less dangerous for road users in the event of a collision.
  • This type can have a wide variety of shapes, which increase the visibility of drivers on vehicles traveling on the road.
  • the arm 20 'of the figure 3A consists of three elementary tubular arms 21 which can be qualified as "double flanges" arranged in equilateral triangle. These elementary arms are interconnected by a flexible fabric connecting structure 22 'having a star shape with three points with a tubular core, as well as tie rods 22 ".
  • the arm 20 "of the figure 3B presents an even more complex structure. It is also constituted by a set of three elementary tubular arms 21, but they have a pace in waves or crenellations, moving away and getting closer to each other periodically.
  • connection 3 ' in the form of a star with three points in the sections of the arm 20' where the elements 21 are spaced apart, and by a common external envelope 22 "', in the sections where these elemental arms are closer together.
  • the length of an inflatable arm 20, 20 'in its fully extended state may advantageously be of the order of 12 or 15 m, to be able to extend through three or four traffic lanes with a width of 3.5m. In use, however, only the most downstream arm, relative to the direction of the traffic, will be extended to its maximum length.
  • an inflatable arm of the required dimensions can hardly be kept straight under the sole effect of its inflation pressure (it is even excluded, in the case of inflation with water). That's why Figures 1 and 2B show arms 20 bearing on the CH roadway.
  • the flexible tubular structure 20 must be made of a material (typically a synthetic fabric) capable of withstanding the friction that occur during its inflation and deflation.
  • the elementary arms 21 of a "composite" barrier of the type represented on the Figures 3A and 3B can be freestanding, less when inflated in the air.
  • each arm 20, 20 ', 20 preferably has patterns such as arrows to indicate to the drivers of the approaching vehicles that they must fall back on another lane of traffic.
  • 20 ', 20 Figures 3A and 3B have alternating sections of white and red color.
  • the arms may comprise reflective elements and / or lighting means (lamps, light-emitting diodes) to be visible at night.
  • lighting means lamps, light-emitting diodes
  • the figure 4 shows the use of a system S of the invention to close to circulation a highway section comprising three traffic lanes, V1, V2 and V3, and an exit track or ramp VS, each lane having a width of 3.5 m.
  • the traffic is on the right; the direction of travel of the vehicles is therefore from the bottom of the sheet upwards.
  • the latter can be automated, by providing upstream of the system S variable message panels and / or light emitting diode signs that can be operated if necessary.
  • the system S is constituted by a set of signaling devices DS, DS ', arranged along the left edge of the roadway and separated from the traffic lanes by a GBA barrier.
  • the system is not represented to scale, and in fact the signaling devices must be much more distant from each other than it appears from the figure.
  • Each signaling device comprises an arm which, in use, extends perpendicularly to the direction of circulation.
  • the length of the arms increases in the direction of vehicle traffic: thus the most upstream arm (at the lower end of the figure) can have a length of the order of 1 m, while the most downstream arm measures approximately 12m to block the three lanes.
  • any vehicle traveling on the motorway section to be closed must turn to the right, and take the VS exit lane.
  • the marking system of the figure 4 consists in fact of two elementary systems arranged sequentially.
  • the first elementary system SE1 arranged upstream, consists of devices DS 'comprising pivoting rigid arms, in accordance with the teaching of the document FR2886656 supra.
  • This elementary system SE1 is only adapted to close the left lane V1 to traffic.
  • V3 is used the second elementary system, comprising DS signaling devices of the type with inflatable arms, as described above.
  • each signaling device must have an arm of different length: DS 'devices are not interchangeable.
  • DS 'devices are not interchangeable.
  • the length of each inflatable arm being determined during the inflation step.
  • the signaling devices DS, DS ' can be operated manually by an operator, or remotely controlled. In the latter case, surveillance of the S system by cameras is required.

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