JP5232809B2 - Color cone and gripper - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a color cone installed to display a restricted entry section on a road or a construction site.

Conventionally, a color cone having a base and a hollow cone body standing on the base is well known.
As shown in FIG. 8, the known color cone 500 has a cone body 510 standing upright on a base 520 and has a generally conical shape, and its tip is rounded and tapered. In particular, it is slippery and inconvenient at the time of installation and recovery. For example, the installation and recovery operations must be performed at low speed while running from the truck bed, and the work efficiency is poor.

  Further, the well-known color cone 500 is a cavity with an open bottom, and as shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of color cones 500 are stacked during storage and transportation. There is a problem that the 500s are in close contact with each other and are difficult to come off, which is also a factor of reducing the working efficiency.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned gripping problem, a concave part for gripping is provided at the tip of the color cone, or in order to solve the problem of close contact, a convex part for spacing is provided on the cone body or the base. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-220650 (all pages, all figures) Registered Utility Model Publication No. 3143580 (all pages, all figures)

However, in the case where the known gripping concave portion is provided, the tapered shape of the grip portion itself does not change, and it is hooked with a finger to eliminate slippage. There was a problem that there was a risk of injury to fingers.
In addition, when installing and collecting a large number of color cones, the finger is extremely burdensome and there is a risk of injury, so when installing and collecting while running from the truck bed, it is still done at a low speed. There was a problem that had to be.

  In addition, a known cone body or base provided with a protrusion for holding a gap is a configuration that is provided separately from the above-described gripping configuration, and the gripping problem and the adhesion problem are combined in one configuration. It was not a solution at the same time.

  The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, that is, the object of the present invention is to facilitate gripping with a simple structure, prevent injury to fingers, and perform installation and recovery operations. And to provide a color cone that does not adhere even if a plurality of layers are stored.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a color cone comprising a base and a hollow cone main body standing on the base, and an open hole is provided at the tip of the cone main body, and the open hole A substantially spherical handle portion having a larger diameter than that of the pull wire is connected to one end of the pull wire, and the pull wire is fixed to the inside of the pull wire at the other end. The above-mentioned problem is solved by energizing the part in a close contact direction and extending when the handle part is lifted and pulling up the cone body with a gap between the open hole and the handle part. It is.

  In addition to the color cone structure described in claim 1, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the handle portion has a handle portion main body having an opening below, and the opening portion provided inside the handle portion main body. The above-mentioned problem is further solved by the fact that the pulling wire is connected to the tip of the slide pin.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a gripping device for lifting the color cone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engaging portion is a handle from a side of the handle portion of the color cone. The receiving portion is configured to be extended from a lower end portion of the engaging portion and extended below the handle portion, and a slide pin is fitted. The said subject is further solved by having the center groove | channel to match | combine and the said handle part extending from the upper end part of an engaging part, and being comprised so that it may hold | grip with a hand directly.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the gripping instrument described in the third aspect, a fixing portion that is fixed to the wrist is provided above the handle portion to further solve the above problem. It is.

  The color cone according to the first aspect of the present invention can lift the cone body without slipping or placing a burden on the finger by grasping the handle portion that is in close contact with the open hole provided at the tip of the cone body. It is possible, and when lifted, the cone body can be hung with a pull wire, and even if the cone body touches the installation part or other objects and the posture changes, the hand holding the handle part will not slip This makes it easy to grip and prevents injury to fingers, and even when a large number of color cones are installed and collected, there is little fatigue and can be installed and collected while traveling from the truck bed at high speed. Installation, collection work can be made efficient.

  In addition, since the handle portion is always in close contact with the open hole of the cone body, the interval can be maintained by the handle portion when a plurality of stacks are stored, and the color cones can be connected to each other without adding another configuration. Adhesion can be prevented, and the efficiency of installation and recovery operations can be improved.

  In the color cone of the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the color cone according to claim 1, the slide pin protrudes from the opening of the handle when the handle is lifted by grasping the handle. Thus, since it is possible to prevent the finger holding the handle from directly touching the pulling wire, injury of the finger is further prevented.

  In addition, since the slide pin can be immersed inside the handle portion, when a plurality of stacked layers are stored, the distance between the color cones is not increased more than necessary, and the height when the stacked layers are stored is suppressed. be able to.

  Since the gripping device of the invention according to claim 3 is formed in a shape that supports and lifts the handle portion of the color cone from below, it is not necessary to grip the handle portion directly by hand, and a large number of color cones are installed. Even when recovering, there is less fatigue and the risk of injury to fingers is further reduced, so installation and recovery can be performed at a higher speed while traveling from the truck bed, making installation and recovery more efficient can do.

  In addition to the effect of the gripping instrument according to the third aspect, the gripping instrument according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is further fixed to the wrist by the fixing portion, thereby further reducing fatigue and risk of injury to the finger. Therefore, installation and collection work can be made more efficient.

The perspective view of the color cone which is one Example of this invention. Sectional drawing of the color cone of FIG. The expanded sectional view of the handle part vicinity of the color cone of FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory cross-sectional view in which a plurality of color cones in FIG. 1 are stacked. Explanatory drawing at the time of lifting of the color cone which is one Example of this invention, and a holding instrument. The perspective view of the holding instrument which is one Example of this invention. FIG. The perspective view of the conventional color cone. An explanatory sectional view in which a plurality of conventional color cones are stacked.

  The color cone of the present invention is a color cone having a base and a hollow cone main body standing on the base, and an open hole is provided at the tip of the cone main body and is larger than the open hole. A substantially spherical handle portion having a diameter is provided, the handle portion is connected to one end of the tension wire, the other end is fixed to the inside of the cone body, and the direction in which the handle portion is normally in close contact with the open hole When the handle part is lifted, the cone part is extended and the cone body is pulled up with a gap between the open hole and the handle part. Any specific embodiment may be used as long as it has the effect of preventing injuries, improving the efficiency of installation and recovery, and not being in close contact with multiple stacked storage. It does n’t matter.

Below, the color cone which is an Example of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the color cone 100 includes a substantially square base 120, a hollow truncated cone-shaped cone main body 110 erected on the base 120 and provided with an open hole 111 at a tip portion thereof, It has a substantially spherical handle portion 130 having a larger diameter than the opening hole 111.
In the present embodiment, the base 120 and the cone body 110 are integrally formed.

The handle portion 130 includes a handle portion main body 131 having an opening portion below and a slide pin 132 that is provided inside the handle portion main body 131 and can protrude and retract from the opening portion. One end of 140 is connected, and the other end of the pull wire 140 is fixed inside the base 120 through the inside of the cone body 110.
The slide pin 132 is housed inside the handle portion main body 131 at the time of manufacture, and is formed in a shape in which only the protruding portion protrudes from the opening and does not fall out of the handle portion main body 131.

  The pull wire 140 is made of spring steel, shape memory alloy, synthetic resin, etc., and as shown in FIG. 3, it is always spiral along the inside of the cone body 110, and the slide pin 132 is pulled downward to be opened. The hole 111 is provided with a shape that urges the handle portion 130 in a close contact direction, and when the handle portion 130 is lifted, the cone body 110 is extended with an interval between the opening hole 111 and the handle portion 130. Is configured to pull up.

  With the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, the pulling portion 130 is pulled upward so that the internal pull wire 140 becomes a straight line and the cone body 110 can be lifted upward. The cone body 110 can be lifted without being hung, and when it is lifted, the cone body 110 can be suspended by the pull wire 140, and the cone body 110 comes into contact with the installation part or other objects and is in a posture. Since the hand gripping the handle portion 130 does not slip even if the angle changes, it is easy to grip and prevents fingers from being injured, and even when a large number of color cones are installed and collected, there is little fatigue, and from the truck bed Even during work, installation and recovery can be performed at high speed.

  Further, when the grip body 130 is grasped and the cone body 110 is lifted, the slide pin 132 protrudes from the opening of the handle body 131 so that the finger gripping the grip section 130 directly touches the tension wire 140. Can be prevented, and finger injury is prevented.

  Further, when a plurality of color cones 100 are stacked, as shown in FIG. 4, the slide pins 132b and 132c of the color cone 100 stacked above are pushed by the lower grip portion main bodies 131a and 131b so that the tips thereof are pushed. Since the plurality of color cones 100 are immersed in the main bodies 131b and 131c, the plurality of color cones 100 are stacked at intervals corresponding to the heights of the handle main bodies 131a, 131b and 131c.

As a result, the cone main body 110 of each color cone 100 can be stacked with a slight gap in which the pulling wire 140 can be interposed. Can be prevented, and the efficiency of installation and recovery operations can be improved.
When a plurality of the color cones 100 are stacked, the tension wire 140 is deformed outward along the handle portion main bodies 131a and 131b of the lower color cone 100 due to its elasticity, and the overall height when it is stacked is increased. Never do.

  Although omitted in the description of the above embodiment and the drawings, the structure for housing the slide pin 132 in the handle portion main body 131 at the time of manufacture is, for example, by dividing the handle portion main body 131 into two pieces, upper and lower and left and right. In addition, it may be fixed after the slide pin 132 is stored, and any structure may be used.

The shape of the cone body 110 is not limited to a cone shape as shown in the figure, and may be a pyramid shape as long as the above-described action is achieved.
The shape of the base 120 is not limited to a substantially square shape as shown in the drawing, and may be a circle or a polygon as long as the above-described action is achieved.
Further, the shape of the handle portion main body 131 is not limited to the spherical shape as shown in the figure, and may be other shapes such as a polyhedron shape as long as the above action is achieved.
Furthermore, a light emitting means and an electric circuit therefor may be built in the handle portion main body 131.

In addition, although two tension wires 140 are illustrated in the drawing, three or more tension wires 140 may be provided at equal intervals on the circumference in order to stably lift.
Further, the tension wire 140 is provided inside the cone body 110 so as to follow a spiral shape, and the tension is generated by changing the shape. However, the tension wire 140 may be a linear and extendable material, and may be a color cone 100. Tension may be generated by providing a winding means near the base 120 that does not get in the way when a plurality of layers are stacked or inside the handle main body 131.

Next, a color cone gripping device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the gripping instrument 150 includes an engaging portion 151 configured to engage along the curved surface of the handle portion main body 131 from the side of the handle portion main body 131 of the color cone 100, and The receiving portion 152 is configured to be extended from the lower end portion of the engaging portion 151 and extended below the handle portion main body 131, and is configured to be extended from the upper end portion of the engaging portion 151 and directly gripped by hand. A grip portion 153 having a central groove 154 into which the slide pin 132 is fitted, and a fixing portion 155 for fixing to the wrist above the handle portion 153. ing.

  The fixing portion 155 is configured to wind a cloth band-like member around the wrist and fix it with a hook-and-loop fastener or the like, and fix the fixing portion 155 to the wrist and grasp the handle portion 153 and the engaging portion 151 by hand. By doing so, the grasping instrument 150 can be firmly held in the hand.

  By sliding the tip of the receiving portion 152 of the gripping instrument 150 against the lower half of the handle portion 130 and sliding it downward, the slide pin 132 fits into the central groove 154 as shown in FIG. The whole engages with the handle 130, and the handle 130 of the color cone 100 can be lifted.

This eliminates the need to grip the handle 130 directly by hand, reduces fatigue even when a large number of color cones 100 are installed and collected, and reduces the risk of injury to the fingers. Furthermore, it can be performed at high speed and efficiency can be improved.
Further, by fixing to the wrist, the fatigue can be further reduced, and the work can be performed safely without accidentally dropping the gripping instrument 150.

100, 500 ... Color cone 110, 510 ... Cone body 111 ... Open holes 120, 520 ... Base 130 ... Handle part 131 ... Handle part body 132 ... Slide pin 140 ··· Tension wire 150 ··· Holding device 151 ··· Engagement portion 152 ··· Receiving portion 153 ··· Handle portion 154 · · · center groove 155 · · · fixed

Claims (4)

In a color cone comprising a base and a hollow cone body standing on the base,
An opening hole is provided at the tip of the cone body, and a substantially spherical handle portion having a larger diameter than the opening hole is provided,
The handle is connected to one end of a pull wire;
The other end of the pulling wire is fixed inside, and the pulling wire is normally urged in a direction in which the handle portion is brought into close contact with the opening hole. A color cone, wherein the cone body is pulled up with a gap from the handle portion. The handle part is composed of a handle part main body having an opening part below, and a slide pin provided inside the handle part main body and retractable from the opening part,
The color cone according to claim 1, wherein the pulling wire is connected to a tip of the slide pin. A gripping instrument having an engaging portion, a receiving portion, and a handle portion for lifting the collar cone according to claim 1 or 2 upward,
The engaging portion is configured to engage along the curved surface of the handle portion from the side of the handle portion of the color cone,
The receiving portion is configured to extend from a lower end portion of the engaging portion and extend below the handle portion, and has a central groove into which a slide pin is fitted,
The gripping device is characterized in that the handle portion is extended from an upper end portion of the engagement portion and is directly gripped by a hand.   The gripping device according to claim 3, further comprising a fixing portion that is fixed to a wrist above the handle portion.

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