JP2011026851A - Sign pole - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sign pole which enables a sign plate to be easily mounted on a sign mounting implement. <P>SOLUTION: This sign pole includes a support body which is erected on a road surface, the sign mounting implement which has an inner surface attached to a side surface of the support body, and the sign plate which is mounted on the outer surface of the sign mounting implement. A locking portion and a portion to be locked, which are vertically locked to each other in the erected support body, are provided while being distributed to the outer surface of the sign mounting implement and an attachment surface, attached to the outer surface, of the sign plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sign post that is erected on a road surface, for example, a boundary between a bicycle path and a sidewalk, for urging a person who runs on a bicycle or a person walking on a sidewalk.

As this kind of marker column, a technique shown in Patent Document 1 below has been proposed.
This includes a column main body, a sign mounting tool, and a sign plate. In this sign post, the sign attachment is attached to the pillar main body, and the sign plate is assembled from the front face of the sign attachment with screws or the like.

JP 2009-46850 A

  In the above-described conventional sign post, when the sign plate is fixed from the front side of the sign fixture with screws or the like, the sign plate must be pressed against the front side of the sign fixture. The nature is bad.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a marker column that can easily attach a marker plate to a marker fixture.

  The present invention is a sign post comprising a column main body erected on the road surface, a marker attachment with an inner surface attached to the side surface of the pillar main body, and a marker plate attached to the outer surface of the marker attachment, A locking portion and a locked portion that are locked in the up-down direction in the upright column main body are arranged to be distributed between an outer surface of the marker mounting tool and a mounting surface of the marker plate attached to the outer surface. It is characterized by being.

As in the above configuration, the locking portion and the locked portion are provided separately on the outer surface of the sign mounting tool and the mounting surface attached to the outer surface of the sign plate, and the locking portion and the locked portion are arranged in the vertical direction. Since the sign plate can be temporarily placed when the sign plate is attached to the sign mount attached to the column main body, the sign plate can be easily attached to the sign mount accordingly.
Note that when the locking portion and the locked portion are distributed between the outer surface of the sign mounting tool and the mounting surface of the sign plate, one of the locking portion and the locked portion is placed on the outer surface of the sign mounting tool. The other of the locking part and the locked part is provided on the mounting surface of the sign plate.

In the sign post of the present invention, a locking portion is provided on the mounting surface, the locking portion is a locking plate standing from the mounting surface, and the locking portion is provided on the sign mounting tool. The portion is an upper surface wall of the sign fixture that protrudes radially outward from the column main body, and is characterized in that the locking plate and the upper surface wall are in contact with each other in the vertical direction.
According to the above configuration, the sign plate can be temporarily placed on the sign mount by placing the locking plate on the upper wall surface.

In the sign post according to the present invention, a locking portion is provided on the mounting surface, and the locking portion is a pair of locking plates standing from the mounting surface. The locking portion is a side wall of the sign fixture that protrudes radially outward from the column main body, and is characterized in that the locking plate and the top wall are in contact with each other in the lateral direction.
According to the above configuration, by inserting the side wall between the locking plates and sandwiching the side wall between the locking plates, the both sides are brought into contact with each other in the lateral direction, thereby temporarily placing the marking plate on the marking fixture. It is possible.

The sign post according to the present invention is characterized in that the column main body is formed in a columnar shape, and the sign attachment is configured to be fitted on the column main body.
According to the above-described configuration, the sign attachment can be easily attached to the support main body by fitting the sign attachment to the support main body.

In the marker column of the present invention, the column main body and the marker plate are formed of an elastic synthetic resin.
With this configuration, the column main body is bent when a strong external force such as a vehicle collision is applied, and is restored by its elasticity when the external force is removed.

  The marking column of the present invention is provided with the locking portion and the locked portion divided and provided on the outer surface of the marker mounting tool and the mounting surface attached to the outer surface of the marking plate. Since it is configured to be locked in the direction, it can be temporarily placed when the sign plate is attached to the sign mount attached to the column main body, and the sign plate can be easily attached to the sign mount accordingly.

The whole front view which shows the use condition of the marker pillar which shows embodiment of this invention Same overall side view Same overall rear view Center vertical cross-sectional view of a sign post with a partially enlarged view Center longitudinal section showing part of the self-luminous device Similarly, front view of the sign board Same top view Similarly bottom view Same side view Similarly back view The perspective view which similarly shows the attachment state of the latching plate to a sign fixture Schematic from the back of the sign post showing another embodiment Schematic from the back of the sign post showing another embodiment Schematic from the back of the sign post showing yet another embodiment

Hereinafter, embodiments of a marker column according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is an overall front view showing the state of use of the sign post, FIG. 2 is an overall side view, FIG. 3 is an overall rear view, FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the sign post together with a partially enlarged view, and FIG. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a part of self-light-emitting device.
As shown in these drawings, the sign pillars according to the first embodiment of the present invention are provided on a column main body 10 erected on a road surface that guides a sidewalk and a bicycle path, and an outer peripheral surface 10a that is a side surface of the column main body 10. The marker fixture 1 is configured by a marker fixture 1 whose inner surface is attached via the marker fixture 1 and a marker plate 43 which is attached to the outer surface of the marker fixture 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the structure of the column main body 10 will be described. The column main body 10 is erected at the boundary portion on the road surface where the sidewalk portion and the bicycle path portion are adjacent to each other.
The column main body 10 is a cylindrical body having elasticity (in this embodiment, a cylindrical body having elasticity), and is made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity such as polyurethane synthetic resin. With this configuration, the column main body 10 is configured to bend when a strong external force such as a vehicle collision is applied, and to be restored by its elasticity when the external force is removed. Moreover, the support | pillar main body 10 is softer than the marker attachment tool 1 explained in full detail behind. In other words, the marker fixture 1 is an elastic synthetic resin body that is harder than the column main body 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a retroreflector 6 is provided at the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface 10 a of the column main body 10. The retroreflector 6 is provided over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface 10a. By providing such a marking part, it is possible to further attract attention.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a self-light-emitting device 11 is provided at the upper end of the column main body 10. The self-light emitting device 11 includes a light emitting unit 12 and an attachment unit 13 for attaching the light emitting unit 12 to the upper part of the column main body 10.
The light emitting unit 12 is disposed on the lower side of the light collecting member 14 (formed in a circular shape in plan view) provided at the upper end, the solar cell 15 embedded in the light collecting member 14, and the solar cell 15. It has the light emitting element 16 and the electrical storage part 19 arrange | positioned under the light emitting element 16. FIG. The power storage unit 19 has a circuit board 18 for storing power from the solar battery 15 in the storage battery 17.

The attachment portion 13 is provided so as to cover the power storage portion 19 with a lateral outer periphery. The attachment portion 13 is formed in a flat cylindrical shape, and a center hole 25 into which the power storage portion 19 is inserted from above is formed at the center thereof. The upper part of the center hole 25 is enlarged as compared with the lower part, and an annular stepped surface 26 is formed along the radial direction at the boundary between the upper part and the lower part of the center hole 25. An annular leg 27 having the same diameter as the upper portion of the center hole 25 and formed in the housing of the light emitting unit 12 is placed on the stepped surface 26 and fixed from a screw hole 28 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting portion 13. When the screw 28a is screwed, the light emitting portion 12 and the attachment portion 13 are fixed so as to be integrated.
In addition, the lower outer peripheral surface of the leg part 27 is formed in the inclined surface 29 inclined toward the center side toward the lower side. With the inclined surface 29, the leg portion 27 can be easily inserted from above the center hole 25.

Further, a fitting portion 30 protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the attachment portion 13. The fitting portion 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and its diameter is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the column main body 10. On the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 30, a fusion portion 31 that is melted by heating and fused to the inner peripheral surface of the column main body 10 is formed in a strip shape in a plurality of stages.
An embedding portion 32 that is embedded and fixed on the road surface is provided at the lower end portion of the column main body 10.

Next, the structure of the sign board 43 (attached to the column main body 10 via the sign attachment 1) will be described.
6 is a front view of the sign plate, FIG. 7 is a plan view, FIG. 8 is a bottom view, FIG. 9 is a side view, and FIG. 10 is a rear view.

  As shown in these drawings, the sign plate 43 has a sign plate main body 44 formed into a rectangular plate shape with a synthetic resin having elasticity, for example, a polyurethane-based synthetic resin. The sign board main body 44 is used as a road sign such as an identification guide sign, a warning sign, a regulation sign, an instruction sign, or an auxiliary sign for a sidewalk part and a bicycle road part. Therefore, characters, symbols, etc. M for calling attention to a person who passes are written on the surface (see FIG. 1).

  The sign plate 43 is formed with a locking portion that integrally protrudes toward the sign mount 1 on the attachment surface 45 that is the back surface of the sign plate main body 44. Protruding integrally to the sign fixture 1 is a state of projecting in the direction toward the outer peripheral surface 10a of the column main body 10. The locking portions are a pair of upper and lower locking plates 46 and 47 erected from the mounting surface 45.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the locking plates 46 and 47 are formed in a target shape that is vertically reversed. That is, the upper locking plate 46 is integrally formed from a top wall 461 and hanging side walls 462 and 462 that respectively hang from the left and right ends of the top wall 461.
The lower locking plate 47 is shaped upside down with respect to the upper locking plate 46 and has a bottom wall 471 and rising side walls 472 and 472 that rise upward from the left and right ends of the bottom wall 471, respectively. And is integrally formed.
The vertical separation distance between the top wall 461 of the upper locking plate 46 and the bottom wall 471 of the lower locking plate 47 is approximately the longitudinal length of the sign plate main body 44, that is, the vertical length. Equivalent to. This separation distance is set to be slightly larger than the separation distance in the vertical direction of the locked portion described later.
The top wall 461 and the bottom wall 471 are curved surfaces 463 and 473 that are curved so that the surfaces on the column main body 10 side substantially follow the curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the column main body 10.

The left and right hanging side walls 462 and 462 are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction, and the left and right rising side walls 472 and 472 are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. Is set to be small.
Upper and lower screw holes 461a and 471a are formed in the top wall 461 and the bottom wall 471, respectively. Left and right hanging side walls 462 and 462 and left and right rising side walls 472 and 472 are formed with left and right screw holes 462a and 472a, respectively.

Next, the structure of the sign fixture 1 will be described. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an attachment state of the locking plate 46 (shown by phantom lines) to the sign fixture 1.
The sign fixture 1 is disposed in the middle and upper part of the column main body 10 in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 2 to 4). The inner peripheral surface of the upper sign fixture 1 is externally fixed to the upper portion of the column main body 10 with an adhesive, and the lower marker fixture 1 is externally slidably fitted in the middle of the column main body 10 in the vertical direction. ing.

Each of the marker fixtures 1 is made of a synthetic resin having elasticity, for example, a polyurethane-based synthetic resin, and has a side portion 2 having a support surface 51 to which the marker plate 43 is attached.
The side part 2 is formed in the substantially cylindrical shape provided with the insertion hole 41 opened in the up-down both directions. A support surface 51 is formed on the side surface. More specifically, the side portion 2 includes a cylindrical portion 4 along which the axis X1 extends vertically, and an extending portion 5 that extends from the outer peripheral part of the cylindrical portion 4 to the radially outer side of the cylindrical portion 4. Yes. In the extended portion 5, the end surface farthest from the column main body 10 (insertion hole 41) is the support surface 51.

  The cylindrical portion 4 is formed such that both upper and lower end surfaces thereof are perpendicular to the direction of the axis X1. The insertion hole 41 that is a hole of the cylindrical portion 4 is opened up and down, and the surface that forms the insertion hole 41 is a smooth surface without unevenness. The inner peripheral surface that forms the insertion hole 41 corresponds to the inner surface of the side portion 2.

The extending portion 5 is formed by extending a region extending substantially half the circumference of the cylindrical portion 4 outward in the radial direction. Therefore, the cylindrical portion 4 and the extending portion 5 are continuously integrated in a tangential manner. It has become.
The support surface 51 is formed at the distal end of the extending portion 5 in the extending direction. Specifically, the support surface 51 is configured by forming a surface along the axis X <b> 1 direction of the cylindrical portion 4 at the distal end portion of the extending portion 5. That is, the front end surface of the extending portion 5 in the extending direction is the support surface 51.
The support surface 51 is a surface parallel to the direction of the axis X1 of the cylindrical portion 4 and is a flat surface along the vertical direction. The outer surface of the side portion 2 is formed by the side surface 4 a of the cylindrical portion 4, the side surface 52 of the extending portion 5, and the support surface 51, and thus the support surface 51 is formed on the outer surface of the side portion 2.

  The length of the support surface 51 in the vertical direction (the length along the axis X1 direction of the cylindrical portion 4) is substantially equal to the vertical length of the cylindrical portion 4, and the length in the width direction is the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 4. It is formed to be approximately equal to the length.

  The support surface 51 is provided with a recess 7. The concave portion 7 is formed by cutting out the extending portion 5 from the distal end side, and a plurality of the concave portions 7 are provided at predetermined intervals. By providing such a concave portion 7, it is possible to absorb distortion in manufacturing the marker fixture 1.

  The planar view shape of the upper surface 21 of the side portion 2 on the side of the marker plate 43, that is, the extending portion 5, is formed in a relative shape with the top wall 461 and the bottom wall 471. Further, the left and right width of the extending portion 5 is set to be slightly smaller than the left and right separation widths of the hanging side walls 462 and 462 and the rising side walls 472 and 472 of the upper and lower locking plates 46 and 47, respectively. Yes.

With this configuration, the upper locking plate 46 covers the extended portion 5 of the upper marker fixture 1 upward and laterally (fitted outside). A wall 461 can be placed on the upper surface 21 of the extended portion 5 of the upper sign fixture 1.
Further, the lower locking plate 47 is configured to cover (externally fit) the extended portion of the lower marker fitting 1 downward and laterally.

In order to fix the marker plate 43 to the column main body 10 using the marker fixture 1 having such a configuration, the following is performed.
The upper wall 461 of the upper locking plate 46 covers the extended portion 5 of the upper marker mounting tool 1 above, and the extended portion 5 is laterally covered by the hanging side walls 462 and 462 of the upper locking plate 46 ( The upper locking plate 46 is externally fitted to the extended portion 5 of the upper marker fitting 1 from the front so as to cover the side surface 52). At this time, the top wall 461 of the upper locking plate 46 can be placed on the upper surface 21 of the extending portion 5 of the upper marker fixture 1.

  At the same time, the bottom wall 471 of the lower locking plate 47 covers the extended portion 5 of the lower marker fitting 1 below, and the extended portions are formed by the rising side walls 472 and 472 of the lower locking plate 47. The lower locking plate 47 is externally fitted to the extended portion 5 of the upper marker fitting 1 from the front so that the side 5 (side surface 52) is covered.

  In the upper locking plate 46, the mounting screw 50 is inserted from the screw hole 461 a of the top wall 461 and screwed into the upper surface 21 of the extending portion 5. Further, in the upper locking plate 46, the mounting screw 50 is inserted from the screw hole 462 a of the hanging side walls 462 and 462 and screwed into the side surface 52 of the extending portion 5.

In the lower locking plate 47, a mounting screw is inserted from a screw hole 471 a formed in the bottom wall 471 and screwed into the lower surface 53 of the lower extending portion 5, and in the lower locking plate 47. The mounting screws 50 are inserted from the screw holes 472a and 472a of the rising side walls 472 and 472 and screwed into the side surface 52 of the extending portion 5.
If there is any trouble in construction, a mounting screw is inserted from a screw hole 471a formed in the bottom wall 471 of the lower locking plate 47 and screwed into the lower surface 53 of the lower extending portion 5. It is not necessary to perform the work to do. Even if it does not do in this way, the sign board 43 is fixed to the support | pillar body 10 by inserting the attachment screw 50 from the screw holes 472a and 472a of the upright side walls 472 and 472 and screwing it into the side surface 52 of the extending portion 5. Because it is possible to do.

  When the sign plate 43 is fixed to the column main body 10 as described above, the top wall 461 of the upper locking plate 46 is placed on the upper surface 21 of the extending portion 5 of the upper sign attachment 1. The sign plate 43 can be temporarily placed on the sign fixture 1. Therefore, it is easy to fix the marker plate 43 to the marker fixture 1 with the mounting screw 50, and the marker plate 43 can be accurately fixed to the marker fixture 1 with little effort.

  In the above embodiment, the pair of locking plates 46 and 47 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, although the sign fixture 1 is also provided in a pair, it is not limited to this. 12 to 14 are rear views of the sign plate showing another embodiment relating to the number, arrangement position, and shape of the locking plates. In these embodiments, the shape and configuration of the sign fixture 1 are the same as those in the above embodiment.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, a case is shown in which one locking plate 60 is arranged on the mounting surface 45 which is the back surface of the marker plate 43. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the locking plate 60 is formed in a U-shape that is open downward from the top wall 61 and the hanging side wall 611 (same configuration as the locking plate 46).
In the case of this embodiment, only one marker fixture 1 shown in the above embodiment may be used. Then, the top wall 61 is fixed to the upper surface 21 of the extending portion 5 of the sign fixture 1, and the hanging side wall 611 is fixed to the side surface 52 of the extending portion 5 (see FIG. 11).
Also in this case, it is possible to easily fix the marker plate 43 in a state where the locking plate 60 is temporarily placed on the marker fixture 1.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, a pair of upper and lower locking plates 62, 63 are provided, and the configuration of the locking plates 62, 63 is similar to the relationship between the locking plates 46, 47, respectively, It has hanging side walls 622 and 622, a bottom wall 631, and rising side walls 632 and 632. However, the locking plates 62 and 63 are not spaced apart from each other, are in contact with each other, and are arranged very close to each other.
In this embodiment, a single marker fixture 1 is sandwiched between two locking plates 62 and 63. Even in the case of this embodiment, it is possible to easily fix the marker plate 43 with the locking plate 62 temporarily placed on the marker fixture 1.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 14, the locking plates 64 and 65 are a pair of left and right walls that rise vertically from the mounting surface 45 of the marker plate 43.
The left and right separation widths of the locking plates 64 and 65 are set to be slightly smaller than the width of the sign fixture 1. In this way, the sign attachment 1 can be temporarily held (temporarily held) when the sign plate 43 is attached to the column main body 10 by being configured so as to be held and held by the locking plates 64 and 65 from the left and right. I am doing so. That is, the locking plates 64 and 65 and the marker fixture 1 are locked in the vertical direction by the frictional force between the opposing surfaces of the locking plates 64 and 65 and the side surface 52 of the extending portion 5 of the marker fixture 1. By doing so, the marker plate 43 is temporarily placed on the marker fixture 1.
In this embodiment, the mounting screw 50 is screwed into the marker fixture 1 only from the side of the locking plates 64 and 65 to fix the marker plate 43 to the marker fixture 1.
In other embodiments shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the other configurations that are not described are the same as the configurations illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 11, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

Although not shown in the drawings, as a modification of FIG. 14, the locking plates 62 and 63 shown in FIG. 13 when viewed from the back may be rotated by 90 degrees. That is, this locking plate is provided so as to face the portions corresponding to the upper and lower portions of the locking plates 64 and 65 shown in FIG. 14 by extending the portion corresponding to the top wall inward in the width direction. It is a configuration.
Even if the locking plate is configured in this manner, the sign plate can be easily fixed in a state where the top wall of the locking plate is temporarily placed on the mark mounting tool.

  In each of the above embodiments, the light emitting device 11 is provided on the upper portion of the column body 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a lid member that covers the upper opening of the column body 10 is used instead of the light emitting device 11. You may make it provide.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Marking fixture, 2 ... Side part, 4 ... Cylindrical part, 5 ... Extension part, 10 ... Support | pillar main body, 10a ... Outer peripheral surface, 11 ... Self-light-emitting device, 13 ... Mounting part, 14 ... Condensing member, 16 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Light emitting element, 19 ... Power storage part, 26 ... Stepped surface, 29 ... Inclined surface, 30 ... Fitting part, 41 ... Insertion hole, 43 ... Marking plate, 44 ... Marking plate main body, 45 ... Mounting surface, 46, 47 ... Locking plate, 51 ... Support surface, 52 ... Side

Claims (5)

A sign post provided with a column main body standing on the road surface, a sign fixture with an inner surface attached to the side of the pillar main body, and a sign plate attached to the outer surface of the sign fixture,
A locking portion and a locked portion that are locked in the up-down direction in the upright column main body are arranged to be distributed between an outer surface of the marker mounting tool and a mounting surface of the marker plate attached to the outer surface. A sign post characterized by   A locking part is provided on the mounting surface, the locking part is a locking plate standing from the mounting surface, and a locked part is provided on the sign fitting, and the locked part is a sign mounting tool, The sign post according to claim 1, wherein the sign post is a top wall projecting radially outward from the support body, wherein the locking plate and the top wall are in contact with each other in the vertical direction.   A locking portion is provided on the mounting surface, and the locking portion is a pair of locking plates standing from the mounting surface, and a locked portion is provided on the sign mounting tool, and the locked portion is a sign mounting tool. The sign post according to claim 1, wherein the side wall protrudes radially outward from the column main body, and the locking plate and the top wall are in contact with each other in the lateral direction.   The sign post according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pillar main body is formed in a columnar shape, and the sign fixture is configured to be fitted onto the pillar main body.   The sign post according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pillar main body and the sign plate are made of an elastic synthetic resin.

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