ES1063920U - Tactile signaling device for inviders or visual decreases (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Tactile signaling device for the blind or visually impaired, applicable to conventional traffic lights, essentially characterized by the fact that it is constituted by an auxiliary element (1) as a handle, linked to the traffic light column (2), and arranged at a height suitable for tactile handling by users-pedestrians; said auxiliary element (1) being provided with vibration means (3) that are activated with the activation of the pedestrian crossing signal; and connection means (4) that relate the change of the pedestrian crossing signal with the vibration means (3). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Touch signaling device for the blind or visually impaired

Object of the invention

The present Utility Model application Its purpose is to register a touch signaling device for the blind or visually impaired, applicable to traffic lights conventional, which incorporates notable innovations and advantages compared to the current configurations of signaling devices employees for the same purpose.

More specifically, the device of the invention allows the blind or visually impaired to know by physical, tactile contact, the state in which the pedestrian traffic light.

Background of the invention

Currently, signaling devices for visually impaired or visually impaired traffic lights are sound devices

These warning devices produce a audible audible signal by drivers and especially so blind, since these have a more sensitive developed.

The activation of said sound signal is carried out by the activation by the blind person of means of activation presented by the traffic light itself, or by a set of receiver and emitter elements incorporated inside the guide stick and traffic light.

However, these types of devices cause sound discomfort in non-blind people, especially in certain time slots, in addition, to increase pollution acoustics.

Description of the invention

The touch signaling device for visually impaired or visually impaired object of this record, resolves the aforementioned problems, contributing, in addition, other additional advantages that will be apparent from The description that follows.

To do this and more specifically said device, applies to conventional traffic lights, and is constituted by an auxiliary element as a handle, linked to the traffic light column, and arranged at a height suitable for tactile manipulation by pedestrian users; said element being auxiliary equipped with vibration means that are activated with the activation of the pedestrian crossing signal; and connection means that relate the change of the crosswalk signal with the means of vibration

In a preferred embodiment of the element auxiliary as a handle this will consist of a handle that contours the constituent column of the traffic light. This configuration makes it easier for the blind person to contact the handle, since for the grip of the same should not be positioned on a specific side of the traffic light.

According to another aspect of the invention, the means connection may be arranged internally to the configuration of the traffic light or externally to it.

Also the auxiliary element can be welded, screwed or similar on the column of the traffic light.

Another feature that is no less relevant is the fact that the auxiliary element as a handle can have a coating that protects it from deterioration and temperature contracting.
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Advantageously, and thanks to the characteristics of the described device, the blind or visually impaired will know the state in which the pedestrian crossing traffic light is. In the case where the handle vibrates the blind or visually impaired may move across the street, on the contrary, in the case that the handle is at rest the blind must wait for the advance in the
crossing.

To complete the description below is going to be done and in order to help a better understanding of its characteristics, is accompanied by the present specification, of a set of planes in whose figures, illustratively and not limiting, the most significant details of the invention.

Brief description of the designs

Figure 1 corresponds to a schematic view and in elevation of the tactile signaling device for the blind or visually impaired according to the characteristics of the invention.

Description of a preferred embodiment

In view of the commented figure and agree with the numbering adopted, it can be observed in it preferred but not limited embodiment of the invention, the which consists of a tactile signaling device for the blind or  visual impairments applicable to conventional traffic lights.

As shown in Figure 1, the device of the invention is constituted by an auxiliary element (1) as a handle, linked to the traffic light column (2), and arranged at a height suitable for tactile manipulation by part of the user-pedestrians; said auxiliary element (1) being provided with vibration means (3) which are activated with the activation of the pedestrian crossing signal; and connection means (4) that relate the change of the pedestrian crossing signal with the vibration means
(3).

Particularly, the auxiliary element (1) as a handle is constituted by a handle that perimetrically contours the traffic light column (2). This configuration makes it easier for the blind person to contact the handle, since for the grip of the handle it should not be positioned on a specific side of the traffic light.
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According to another aspect of the invention, the means connection (4) can be arranged internally to the traffic light configuration or externally to it.

Another feature no less relevant is the fact that the auxiliary element (1) can present a coating that protects it from deterioration and the contracting of temperatures

Advantageously, and thanks to the features of the described device, the blind or visually impaired will know the state in which the pedestrian crossing traffic light is located. In the case where the handle vibrates the blind or diminished visual may move across the street, on the contrary, in the If the handle is at rest, the blind must wait for the advance in the crossing.

The details, the shapes, the dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the device of the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention nor of the scope defined by the claims included in continuation.

Claims (2)

1. Touch signaling device for the blind or visually impaired, applicable to conventional traffic lights, essentially characterized by the fact that it consists of an auxiliary element (1) as a handle, linked to the traffic light column (2), and arranged height suitable for tactile manipulation by user-pedestrians; said auxiliary element (1) being provided with vibration means (3) which are activated with the activation of the pedestrian crossing signal; and connection means (4) that relate the change of the pedestrian crossing signal with the vibration means (3). 2. A tactile signaling device for the blind or visually impaired, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the auxiliary element (1) as a handle is a handle that peripherally contours the column constituting the traffic light.