JPH0592897U - Portable multicolor traffic sign device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The single-lamp configuration allows various signals and sign contents to be displayed in shape and color, and can be moved to a desired location as needed and used. To provide a traffic sign device with a long life and low power consumption. [Structure] A display window 3 having a substantially square shape is formed on the surface of the housing 1 so that each vertex is directed in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
At least the upper part of the is projected at an angle to form a snow crack,
Further, the LED display unit 7 is arranged on the back side of the display window 3 of the housing 1. A large number of light-emitting elements 9, 9 ... Which are arranged in a grid pattern to constitute the LED display unit 7 can display a desired signal display or marker display in shape and color.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a portable multicolor traffic sign device which can be mainly used as a standby machine for an existing traffic signal light device, and as an auxiliary sign for traffic regulation accompanying road work.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventional traffic signal lights and other traffic sign devices mainly consist of sign posts, sign drive controllers, and display devices, which are fixed to sign posts that are fixedly installed at predetermined roadside ends such as intersections. It is installed and supported, and the structure is such that it lights up or blinks using commercial power. This type of traffic sign device generally connects the traffic signal controller to the signal light device directly by wiring, and in particular, the signal light for urban traffic is an incandescent light bulb placed inside a reflector and a colored lens covered in front of it. The configuration is such that a plurality (often three) are arranged in the housing with an appropriate positional relationship.

Further, in a traffic sign device used as various kinds of regulation signs or instruction signs, a display curtain or a display plate housed and arranged in a circular or rectangular casing is provided inside an illumination lamp or the like. In many cases, it is possible to display the traffic sign by changing the display screen or the display plate as appropriate while using the lighting device.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional traffic sign device, it is difficult to set an arbitrary installation place corresponding to road construction and special road regulations because the installation place is fixed by the sign post etc. especially in the former case. Not only is the incandescent lamp that is the light source for internal lighting used for a long period of time by continuously lighting or blinking, but also used in harsh environmental areas where environmental changes such as temperature and climate are large. In addition to increasing the cost required for maintenance and inspection, especially in snowy areas, a large amount of snow accumulates on the chassis of the traffic sign device, which deteriorates the visibility of the sign device itself. Since it had a problem and the displayed contents were displayed only in color, it had the drawback that measures against color blindness and color blindness were not adequately implemented.

Further, in the latter case, in the case of displaying a color together with a specific shape or pattern, it has a structure in which the display screen or the display plate itself is colored and drawn, and the display screen or the display plate is variably driven. There were also problems such as damage and deterioration of coloring due to the above, and periodic maintenance and other work was also necessary for that.

The present invention was devised in view of the above problems, and uses a power-saving LED as a light source to reduce the time and effort required for maintenance and inspection due to a semi-permanent life, as well as a road work site and a desired one. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable multicolor traffic signage device that can be installed and used in traffic control locations, etc. and that does not deteriorate the visibility of the signage device even in regions with severe environmental changes such as snow areas. It is intended.

In addition, the portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention is basically configured to display various display contents by a one-light type configuration, and is configured to be equipped with a solar battery as a driving power source. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable multicolor traffic sign device that can be installed and used even in mountainous areas or alleys where commercial power is not installed or drawn in.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the portable multicolor marker device according to the present invention forms a substantially rectangular display window in which each apex faces in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and at least an upper end of the display window projects at an angle. A housing formed by splitting and a display window of the housing are arranged on the back side, and a plurality of sheets are combined to form a substrate surface of a predetermined size and shape corresponding to the display window. An LED display unit in which a plurality of LED light-emitting elements capable of appropriately changing the emission color and lighting up are arranged and fixed in a matrix on the surface of a printed circuit board formed in a substantially triangular shape. The gist is that the plurality of LED light emitting elements are driven to be turned on and the signal display of a predetermined shape is displayed by blinking display, dot-spot display or reverse display. Further, a plurality of display contents can be displayed by a single graphic or a combination of a plurality of graphics on a single display surface.

[0009]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, the portable multicolor marking device can be moved to a desired road location where proper regulation is required for installation and use, and the snow cracking is configured on the outside of the upper part of the housing. In addition, it is possible to prevent snow on the casing and ensure visibility of the display surface of the sign device. In addition, since the solar cell can be appropriately mounted on the outer inclined surface of the housing, it is possible to improve the portability of the marking device by eliminating the need to pull in the commercial power source.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show a front inspection type portable multicolor traffic sign device according to a first embodiment, and 1 is a case of a sign device assembly A. As shown in FIG. The housing 1 is formed into a substantially quadrangular shape as a whole, and has a structure in which it is supported on a support column 2 with its apex facing horizontally and vertically, and a display window 3 is provided on the front side. It is a depression formed. In this embodiment, the case 1 is attached to the front case 1a constituting the display window 3, and the front case 1a is openably and closably mounted via the hinge 5, and the drive circuit and other control circuits are internally provided. It is constituted by a rear case 1b for accommodating 4, 4, ..., By appropriately hooking or unhooking the hooks 6, 6, the front case 1a is rotated forward to open the inside of the case 1. You can do it.

The casing 1 has a structure in which at least the upper apex 1c portion projects upward at an angle to form a so-called snow crack, and it is possible to prevent snow accumulation on the upper portion of the casing 1. It is configured so that it can be done. Further, since the display window 3 is recessed inward on the front surface side of the housing 1 as described above, and the hood portion 1d is formed by the housing 1 itself on the upper side, the structure is different from the housing 1. It is not necessary to form a light-shielding structure such as a hood for protecting against external light on the front surface side of the housing 1 and not only improve the snowfall prevention effect, but also simplify the shape and structure of the housing 1, It can form a simple appearance.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an LED display unit arranged in the display window 3 portion of the front case 1. The LED display unit 7 has a large number of light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Arranged in a grid pattern on a printed circuit board 8. In the present embodiment, each of the printed circuit boards 8 has an isosceles triangular shape. None, a set of four is configured to have a shape and size corresponding to the display window 3 of the housing 1 (see FIG. 5). The LED display unit 7 serves as a traffic sign device by inserting and exposing the array side of the light emitting elements 9, 9, ..., That is, the light emitting side of the LED display unit 7 into the display window 3 from the inner surface side of the front housing 1a. The structure is such that the light emitting section 10 is configured and connected to the control circuits 4 and 4 arranged in the rear housing 1b through the connectors 11, 11 ... Configured on the back side of the printed circuit board 8. There is.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show a second embodiment of a rear surface inspection type portable multicolor traffic marking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Only the parts that differ from are explained. In the present embodiment, an inspection window 12 is opened on the rear surface of the housing 1 and is normally covered with a lid 14 that is openable and closable via a hinge 13. When performing maintenance and inspection of the LED display unit 7 and the control circuit 4 housed in the housing 1, the hook 15 fixing the lid 14 to the rear surface of the housing 1 is removed, and the lid 14 is mounted on the housing. The inside of the housing 1 can be opened by unfolding to the rear of the body 1.

The casing 1 of the portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention is basically configured as a single-lamp type traffic sign device, but as shown in FIG. The side portion 1e is formed by cutting off the apex portion to be positioned in the horizontal direction of the casing 1. The side portions 1e, 1e adjacent to each other of the plurality of casings 1 are connected to the left and right, and integrated by connecting bolts 16, 16. It can be configured as a multi-light type traffic sign device by fixing it separately. It is needless to say that the plurality of casings 1 can be modified so as to be connected vertically.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the solar cell modules 17, 17 are arranged on the upper surface of the housing 1, and the solar cell modules 17, 17 drive the LED display unit 7, and at the same time as daytime. As a structure for storing the electric power generated by the sunlight in a secondary battery (not shown) built in the housing 1, it can be configured to be usable at night. As a result, the portability and mobility of the portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention can be further improved, and a resource-saving device that does not rely on a commercial power source can be configured.

Next, a pattern example of a sign display by the portable multicolor sign device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18. In the present invention, various displays or markers are configured to be displayed geometrically by a large number of light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Which are arranged in a grid pattern to form the LED display unit 7. It is possible to make clear the signals or markings for the indistinguishable or blind people. Further, the LED display unit 7 according to the present invention uses a so-called multicolor light emitting body (not shown) configured by combining a plurality of light emitting elements having different light emitting colors, and is combined with the shape display. It is possible to display in a predetermined color. That is, FIG. 11 is a forward (blue) signal, FIG. 12 is a stop (red) signal, FIG. 13 is a caution (yellow) signal, and FIG. 14 is a traveling direction regulation (blue) sign. It corresponds to the shape of. FIG. 15 shows an entry prohibition (red) sign. FIG. 16 shows a caution (yellow) sign. Moreover, the number of lighting of the light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Which constitute the LED display unit 7 is adjusted to form a moving display by a quantitative change. You can also That is, in FIG. 17, the display area in the diagonal direction of the sign for displaying the waiting time such as a pedestrian crossing by changing the number of lighting of the light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Fig. 18 shows a sign that similarly displays the waiting time such as a pedestrian crossing by increasing or decreasing the number of lights of the light emitting elements 9, 9 ... (increases or decreases in the direction of the arrow).

In the above signal or sign display example, a method of repeatedly displaying the size of the display size, reversing the display of the signal or sign to be displayed, and displaying in a dot-spot method is used. It is possible to choose how to display the varying signal or sign.

[0019]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention is configured as described above, the power-saving LED is used as the light source to reduce the time and labor required for maintenance due to the semi-permanent life, and also at the road work site and desired traffic. It can be used by moving it to a regulated place, etc., and it does not deteriorate the visibility of the marking device even in regions with severe environmental changes such as snowy regions.

In addition, the portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention displays various kinds of display contents by a one-light type configuration, and a commercial power source is provided by installing a solar battery as a driving power source. It can be installed and used in mountainous areas and alleys where it has not been installed or pulled in.

Moreover, it has excellent portability and mobility in that it can be moved to a desired road location where proper regulation is required and can be used, and has a snow split on the upper outer side of the housing. Therefore, it has features such as preventing snow accumulation on the casing and ensuring visibility on the display surface of the marking device. The practical effects obtained by implementing the present invention are extremely high. large.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a signage assembly according to a first embodiment of a portable multicolor traffic signage according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view in which the same is partially cut away.

FIG. 5 is a front view, (b) is a rear view, and (c) is a side sectional view of an LED display unit included in a portable multicolor traffic sign device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a signage assembly according to a second embodiment of the portable multicolor traffic signage according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary front view showing a connecting method when a plurality of marking device assemblies are combined in a multi-light type.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the marking device assembly showing a state in which a solar cell is mounted on the upper surface.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 11 shows a signal of “advance” by the portable multicolor marker device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows a signal of “stop” by the portable multicolor marking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a signal of “attention” by the portable multicolor marker device according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows a method of displaying a “traveling direction regulation sign” by the portable multicolor marking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a view showing a sign display method of an “entry prohibition sign” by the portable multicolor sign device according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 shows a method of displaying a “caution sign” by the portable multicolor marking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 shows a sign display method of a “pedestrian crossing waiting time display sign” by the portable multicolor sign device according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 shows a sign display method of a “pedestrian crossing waiting time display sign” by the portable multicolor sign device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Marking device assembly 1 Housing 2 Support 3 Display window 4 Control circuit 5 Hook 7 LED display unit 8 Printed circuit board 9 Light emitting element 10 Light emitting part 11 Connector 12 Inspection window 14 Lid 15 Hook 16 Connecting bolt 17 Solar cell module

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A case comprising a substantially rectangular display window having vertices directed in the vertical and horizontal directions and having at least an upper end thereof projecting at an angle to form a snow slit, and a case of the case. On the front surface of a printed circuit board, which is formed in a substantially triangular shape by arranging it on the back side of the display window and combining a plurality of sheets to form a board surface of a predetermined size and shape corresponding to the display window. An LED display unit in which a plurality of LED light emitting elements capable of appropriately changing the light emission color and being turned on are arranged and fixed in a matrix, and the plurality of LED light emitting elements are appropriately driven to be turned on and a signal having a predetermined shape is provided. A portable multicolor traffic sign device characterized in that the display is displayed as a blinking display, a dot display or a reverse display. 2. The portable multicolor traffic sign device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of display contents can be displayed by a single graphic or a combination of a plurality of graphic on a single display surface.