JP3840804B2 - Departure guidance device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a departure guidance device installed at an exit of a place where a vehicle enters and exits, such as a gas station or a parking lot.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A departure indicator and a curve mirror are provided at the outlet of the gas station or the parking lot. Then, when the departure alarm is activated, the driver of the vehicle traveling on the roadway knows that there is a vehicle leaving, and the driver of the vehicle leaving the vehicle looking at the curve mirror shows the traveling state of the roadway. Knowing and preventing accidents of encounters between cars leaving and cars running. However, since the departure notification device does not operate at the time of a power failure, it is not possible to notify the driver of the traveling vehicle of departure, and an accident may occur at the time of encounter.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the present invention provides a departure guidance device that can reliably notify a driver of a vehicle traveling on a roadway that there is a vehicle to leave even in the event of a power failure, and can prevent an accident at the time of encounter. That is.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a curved mirror disposed so that a driver of a car leaving the vehicle can easily see the traveling state of the roadway, and a first provided on a departure road before the vehicle exit. The vehicle detector, the departure alarm that operates at the output of the second vehicle detector provided at the exit, and the display that is arranged so that the driver of the leaving vehicle is easy to see and the display changes during a power failure Is installed on the support column standing at the exit of the gas station or parking lot . In addition, write “Thank you” on the display that is displayed when the display is energized, and write “Like power out. The driver of the car to drive blinks the light, and the driving driver knows that there is a car leaving by blinking the light incident through the curve mirror, so the departure alarm does not work at the time of power failure Will be able to prevent accidents before encounters.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the departure guidance apparatus of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the departure guidance device 1 includes a curved mirror 3 provided at an upper portion of a column 2, a departure notification device 4, a display device 5, a first vehicle detector 6 and a second vehicle detection device. It consists of a car detector 7. In addition, the code | symbol 8 in a figure is the socket for the commercial power supply of the departure indicator 4 and the indicator 5 of the departure guide apparatus 1. FIG. As described above, since all the devices are provided on one support column 2, the cost of the installation work is reduced.
[0006]
The curve mirror 3 is arranged so that the driving state of the roadway can be seen from the driver of the car leaving the vehicle. That is, the driver of the car leaving the vehicle can confirm the safety by looking at the traveling state of the roadway with the curve mirror 3, and the driver traveling on the roadway can avoid the danger by looking at the car leaving the vehicle with the curve mirror 3.
[0007]
The departure notification device 4 is provided with a plurality of rotating flashing lights 4a and an internally illuminated signboard 4b on which “departure attention” is written. Then, the rotation flashing lamp 4a is rotated by the vehicle detection signal of the first vehicle detector 6 provided in front of the departure door, and the internally illuminated signboard 4b blinks, and the second vehicle detection provided at the departure door. The rotating flashing lamp 4a is stopped by the vehicle non-detection signal of the device 7 and the internally illuminated signboard 4b is turned off.
[0008]
The first and second vehicle detectors 6 and 7 are a tape switch type vehicle detector that outputs a signal when the vehicle is stepped on, or an ultrasonic vehicle detector that detects a vehicle without contact and outputs a signal. Etc. can be used.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display 5 includes a rotating plate 5c whose upper part is pivotally supported by the case 5a with a pin 5b, an electromagnet 5d provided at the lower end of the case 5a, and a rotating plate 5c. And an actuator 5e of the electromagnet 5d are connected with a pin 5f, 5g, and a linkage 5h that is rotatable. On the surface of the rotating plate 5c, characters such as “Power outage. Light blinking” are written, and characters such as “Thank you” are written inside the case 5a. When the electromagnet 5d is energized and the electromagnet 5d is excited, the actuator 5e is attracted, the linkage 5h is pulled, and the rotating plate 5c is in the position of the solid line in FIG. Is displayed. Further, when the electromagnet 5d is demagnetized, the rotating plate 5c is brought to the position of the dotted line in FIG. 2 due to gravity, and characters written on the surface of the rotating plate 5c are displayed. In addition, the code | symbol 5i in a figure is an illuminating lamp which illuminates the character described in the case 5a.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 4, the column 2 of the departure guidance device 1 is erected at the departure port 9 of the gas station or the parking lot, and the first vehicle detector 6 of the departure guidance device 1 is provided at the departure port 9. The second vehicle detector 7 is provided at the departure port 9 and is provided on the departure route 10 in front. The curve mirror 3 is arranged so that the driver of the car leaving the vehicle can easily see the traveling state of the roadway 11, and the departure alarm 4 is a driver of the car traveling on the roadway 11 and a person walking on the sidewalk 12. The display 5 is arranged so that it can be easily seen by the driver of the car leaving the vehicle.
[0011]
Next, the operation will be described. When the socket 8 is connected to an outlet (not shown) and commercial power is supplied to the departure guidance apparatus 1, the display lamp 5i of the display 5 is lit, the electromagnet 5d is excited, and the rotating plate 5c is shown in FIG. 3 is rotated to the position of the solid line. And the letter “Thank you” written on the inside of the case 5a can be seen from the departure road 10 side.
[0012]
When the vehicle leaving the vehicle travels to the departure route 10 and the first vehicle detector 6 detects the vehicle, a vehicle detection signal is output to the departure notification device 4 of the departure guidance device 1, and the departure notification device 4. The rotating flashing lamp 4a and the internally illuminated sign 4b are activated. That is, the red light of the rotary flashing lamp 4a flashes and the internally illuminated sign 4b flashes red.
[0013]
Thereby, the driver of the car traveling on the roadway 11 and the person walking on the sidewalk 12 can know that the car comes out from the exit 9. Then, the driver of the car traveling on the roadway 11 looks at the curve mirror 3 to see what kind of car is coming out, and the driver of the car leaving the car looks at the curve mirror 3. The traveling state of the vehicle on the road 11 can be known. In this way, it is possible to prevent an accident when an exiting vehicle and a traveling vehicle meet.
[0014]
Then, the vehicle exits from the exit port 9, the second vehicle detector 7 no longer detects the vehicle, a vehicle non-detection signal is output to the departure alarm device 4, the rotary flashing light 4a and the internally illuminated signboard The operation of 4b stops.
[0015]
The above is a state in which commercial power is supplied. However, when the commercial power is not supplied due to a power failure, the electromagnet 5d is demagnetized, and the rotating plate 4c is closed by gravity to the position of the dotted line in FIG. The characters “Power outage. Light blinking” written on the surface of the plate 5c become visible.
[0016]
When the driver who sees this blinks the car light and gives a signal to leave, the blinking light is reflected to the side of the road 11 by the curve mirror 3, and the driver of the car traveling on the road 11 is emitted by light. Know that there is a car to drive. Thereby, even when the departure notification device 4 does not operate due to a power failure, it is possible to prevent an accident at the time of encounter.
[0017]
When the power failure is corrected and commercial power is supplied again, the electromagnet 5d is excited and the actuator 5e is attracted, and the rotating plate 5c is pulled by the joint 5h to return to the position of the solid line in FIG.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the departure guidance apparatus according to the present invention includes a curved mirror, a departure notification device that operates by the output of the vehicle detector provided on the departure route, and a display that changes display during a power failure. Provided. In addition, write “Thank you” on the display that is displayed when the display is energized, and write “Like power out. The driver of the car to drive blinks the light, and the driving driver knows that there is a car leaving by blinking the light incident through the curve mirror, so the departure alarm does not work at the time of power failure Will be able to prevent accidents before encounters.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a departure guidance device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a cross section of a display of the departure guidance device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a part of the display of the departure guidance device of the present invention in cross section.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a departure port provided with a departure guidance device according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Departure guide device 2 Support | pillar 3 Curve mirror 4 Departure notification device 4a Rotating flashing lamp 4b Internally illuminated signboard 5 Display 5a Case 5b, 5f, 5g Pin 5c Rotating plate 5d Electromagnet 5e Actuator 5h Link 5i Illuminating light 6 First vehicle detector 7 Second vehicle detector 8 Socket 9 Departure port 10 Departure route 11 Roadway 12 Sidewalk

Claims (1)

A curved mirror that is arranged so that the driver of the vehicle leaving the vehicle can easily see the traveling state of the roadway, a first vehicle detector provided on the vehicle exit path before the vehicle exit, and a vehicle exit provided A departure alarm that operates at the output of the second vehicle detector, and a display that is arranged so that the driver of the vehicle leaving the vehicle is easy to see and changes to a light flashing display in the event of a power failure, The driver of the car standing at the exit of the parking lot and set up on the column, the car driver who leaves at the time of power failure receives the display on the indicator and blinks the light, and then leaves the car via the curve mirror. A departure guidance apparatus characterized by notifying a traveling driver that there is a vehicle to travel .

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