Channelized guardrail for relieving congestion of toll station

By designing detachable and connected channelized guardrails and luminous warning components, the problems of cumbersome loading and unloading of existing guardrails and reduced visibility in bad weather are solved, and the rapid disassembly and safety prompts of guardrails are realized, reducing the risk of vehicle collisions.

CN222541350UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-28CHONGQING EXPRESSWAY NETWORK MANAGEMENT CO LTD +2
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Application Number
CN202420966441.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-07
Publication Date
2025-02-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-07

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Technical Problem

The loading and unloading process of existing guardrails is cumbersome and visibility is reduced in bad weather, which can easily lead to vehicle collision guardrail accidents.

Method used

A channelized guardrail including a support column, a guardrail assembly, a first connection assembly, a second connection assembly and a warning assembly is designed. The detachable connection of the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly simplifies the process of disassembly and prompts the vehicle by illuminating the warning assembly in bad weather.

Benefits of technology

The rapid disassembly and assembly of guardrails and safety tips in bad weather have been realized, reducing the risk of vehicles colliding with guardrails and avoiding economic losses and traffic accidents.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of protective fences, and discloses a channelized protective fence for relieving the congestion of a toll station, which comprises a plurality of supporting columns, and a supporting seat is fixedly mounted at the bottom end of each supporting column; a plurality of groups of guardrail assemblies are arranged, every two guardrail assemblies can be detachably connected through a first connecting assembly, and each group of guardrail assemblies can be detachably connected with the supporting column through a second connecting assembly; wherein each supporting column is provided with a warning assembly, the warning assemblies are used for emitting light to prompt vehicles, the problems that an existing safety protective fence is complex to assemble and disassemble, and safety accidents are prone to occurring under bad weather conditions are solved, and the safety protective fence is suitable for road safety protection.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of guardrails, and more specifically, to a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of my country's economy and society, highway congestion has become increasingly normalized. There are various reasons for congestion at toll stations, such as geographical bottlenecks, lane setting defects, or general ETC traffic efficiency issues. Among them, widening and renovating toll stations with large traffic flows according to local conditions, improving the traffic capacity of toll stations by driving on the lanes during peak hours and reasonably arranging lane channelization plans is a common improvement measure. Compared with painting markings, the method of dividing lanes with guardrails is more flexible, and the lane channelization plan can be changed in real time according to the law of vehicle traffic. Most of the existing safety guardrails are fixed and connected by bolts, which is cumbersome to install and disassemble. In addition, in bad weather such as rain, snow, fog, etc., the visibility of the guardrail is reduced, and vehicles are prone to collision with the guardrail. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, solving the problems of cumbersome loading and unloading of existing guardrails and the susceptibility to safety accidents in adverse weather conditions.

[0004] The above-mentioned technical purpose of the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, including a plurality of support columns, each of which has a support seat fixedly installed at the bottom end; a plurality of guardrail assemblies, each of which can be detachably connected to the other by a first connecting assembly, and each group of guardrail assemblies can be detachably connected to the support column by a second connecting assembly; wherein a warning assembly is installed on each support column, and the warning assembly is used to emit light to give vehicles a prompt.

[0005] The working principle of this technical solution is as follows: when in use, select a suitable number of guardrail components and support columns according to the actual road conditions, and then use the first connecting component and the second connecting component to install each guardrail component and support column respectively, and the warning component can emit light to give a prompt to the vehicle.

[0006] In summary, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0007] Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, which cooperates with each other by setting support columns, guardrail components, a first connecting component, a second connecting component and a warning component. The first connecting component and the second connecting component make the disassembly and assembly of the guardrail as a whole very simple and quick, and the warning component can emit light to give vehicles prompts, thereby preventing vehicles from colliding with the guardrail on highways with poor visibility, causing economic losses or even traffic accidents.

[0008] Furthermore, each group of the guardrail components includes a guardrail frame, and two longitudinally arranged guardrail bars are equidistantly installed on the inner side of the guardrail frame.

[0009] Furthermore, each group of the first connecting components includes a mounting block fixedly set on the guardrail frame and a snap-in block cooperating therewith, the snap-in block is set on an adjacent guardrail frame, one side of the mounting block is rotatably connected to a connecting block via a ball joint, a first connecting groove is provided on the inner side of the connecting block, an annular plate is fixedly set on the top of the connecting block, a "T-shaped" pull block is movably set on the inner side of the annular plate, a first spring is connected between the bottom of the "horizontal section" of the pull block and the connecting block, the "vertical section" of the pull block extends downward into the first connecting groove and is fixedly connected to a wedge block, a snap-in groove cooperating with the wedge block is provided on the snap-in block, wherein a locking member for locking the ball joint is provided on the mounting block.

[0010] Furthermore, the locking member includes a threaded rod longitudinally threadedly connected to the mounting block, the bottom end of the threaded rod extends downward into the mounting block and is fixedly connected to an arc plate for fixing the ball joint, and the top end of the threaded rod is connected to a handle.

[0011] Furthermore, each group of the second connecting components includes a fixed block fixedly arranged on the rear side of the guardrail frame and a rectangular block cooperating therewith, wherein the rectangular block is installed on the support column, wherein a second connecting groove is provided on the inner side of the fixed block, a groove is provided on the rectangular block, a slider is slidably connected in the groove, a second spring is connected between the bottom of the slider and the inner wall of the groove, a through hole is provided on the top wall of the second connecting groove for the slider to pass through, and a pressing piece for pressing the slider is provided on the top of the fixed block.

[0012] Furthermore, the pressing member includes a fixed concave block fixedly arranged on the top of the fixed block, a connecting rod slidably penetrates the fixed concave block, and a pressing block for pressing the sliding block is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting rod.

[0013] Furthermore, each group of the warning components includes a mounting sleeve fixedly mounted on the top of the support column, a warning light is connected to the top of the mounting sleeve, and a light source sensing device is arranged on the top of the warning light, wherein a control main board for controlling the warning light switch is installed on the inner side of the mounting sleeve, and the control main board is electrically connected to the light source sensing device.

[0014] Furthermore, each guardrail bar is provided with a fluorescent panel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an installation structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Magnified view at A in the middle;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the support column and the guardrail frame in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Magnified view at B in the middle;

[0019] Figure 5 Another installation diagram of the utility model;

[0020] In the figure: 1. support seat; 2. guardrail frame; 3. support column; 4. guardrail bar; 5. installation sleeve; 6. light source sensing device; 7. warning light; 8. fluorescent plate; 9. clamping block; 10. connecting block; 11. wedge block; 12. first spring; 13. pull block; 14. handle; 15. threaded rod; 16. installation block; 17. arc plate; 18. ball joint; 19. annular plate; 20. fixed block; 21. rectangular block; 22. second spring; 23. slider; 24. pressure block; 25. connecting rod; 26. fixed concave block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following is combined with Figure 1 —5 The utility model is further described in detail.

[0022] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the utility model proposes a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, including a plurality of support columns 3, each of which has a support seat 1 fixedly mounted on its bottom end; a plurality of guardrail assemblies, each of which can be detachably connected to each other via a first connecting assembly, and each group of guardrail assemblies can be detachably connected to the support columns 3 via a second connecting assembly; wherein a warning assembly is installed on each support column 3, and the warning assembly is used to emit light to give a vehicle prompt.

[0023] The specific working process is: first, select a suitable number of guardrail components and support columns 3 according to the actual road conditions, and then use the first connecting component and the second connecting component to install each guardrail component and support column 3 respectively, and the warning component can light up to give a prompt to the vehicle.

[0024] In this embodiment, by arranging the support column 3, the guardrail assembly, the first connecting assembly, the second connecting assembly and the warning assembly to cooperate with each other, the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly make the overall disassembly and assembly of the guardrail very simple and quick, and the warning assembly can emit light to give vehicles a prompt, preventing vehicles from accidentally hitting the guardrail on highways with poor visibility, causing economic losses or even traffic accidents.

[0025] In actual use, Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, it is possible to decide to use more or fewer support columns 3 according to the frequency of accidents occurring on the current road section, so as to reasonably save costs.

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, according to another embodiment of the utility model, a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll booth, wherein each group of the guardrail components includes a guardrail frame 2, and two longitudinally arranged guardrail bars 4 are equidistantly installed on the inner side of the guardrail frame 2.

[0027] In actual use, in order to better warn vehicles, a fluorescent plate 8 can be set on each guardrail bar 4.

[0028] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, according to another embodiment of the utility model, a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, wherein each group of the first connecting components includes a mounting block 16 fixedly arranged on the guardrail frame 2 and a clamping block 9 cooperating therewith, the clamping block 9 is arranged on an adjacent guardrail frame 2, one side of the mounting block 16 is rotatably connected to a connecting block 10 through a ball joint 18, a first connecting groove is provided on the inner side of the connecting block 10, an annular plate 19 is fixedly arranged on the top of the connecting block 10, a "T-shaped" pull block 13 is movably provided on the inner side of the annular plate 19, a first spring 12 is connected between the bottom of the "horizontal section" of the pull block 13 and the connecting block 10, the "vertical section" of the pull block 13 extends downward into the first connecting groove and is fixedly connected to a wedge block 11, a clamping groove cooperating with the wedge block 11 is provided on the clamping block 9, wherein a locking member for locking the ball joint 18 is provided on the mounting block 16.

[0029] The present scheme realizes a detachable connection between two adjacent guardrail frames 2 by setting a connecting block 10, an annular plate 19, a pulling block 13, a first spring 12, a wedge block 11 and a locking piece to cooperate with each other. When in use, the clamping block 9 on one guardrail frame 2 is inserted into the first connecting groove of the connecting block 10 on the adjacent guardrail frame 2, and then the wedge block 11 drives the first spring 12 to be pulled up and move upward under the squeezing action of the clamping block 9, until the clamping block 9 completely enters the first connecting groove, and the wedge block 11 is reset under the action of the first spring 12; and when disassembly is required, the pulling block 13 is pulled upward to move the wedge block 11 out of the clamping groove to separate the two guardrail frames 2.

[0030] During actual use, when encountering a curve, the angle between the two guardrail frames 2 can be changed by twisting one of the guardrail frames 2, and then the ball joint 18 can be locked by the locking piece.

[0031] like Figure 2 As shown, according to another embodiment of the utility model, a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, wherein the locking member includes a threaded rod 15 longitudinally threadedly connected to a mounting block 16, the bottom end of the threaded rod 15 extends downward into the interior of the mounting block 16, and is fixedly connected to an arc plate 17 for fixing a ball joint 18, and the top end of the threaded rod 15 is connected to a handle 14.

[0032] This solution is to lock the ball joint 18 by setting the arc plate 17, the threaded rod 15 and the handle 14 to cooperate with each other. When in use, the handle 14 is rotated to drive the threaded rod 15 and the arc plate 17 to move downward, and the ball joint 18 can be locked by friction.

[0033] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, according to another embodiment of the utility model, a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, wherein each group of the second connecting components includes a fixed block 20 fixedly arranged on the rear side of the guardrail frame 2 and a rectangular block 21 cooperating therewith, and the rectangular block 21 is installed on the support column 3, wherein a second connecting groove is provided on the inner side of the fixed block 20, a groove is provided on the rectangular block 21, a slider 23 is slidably connected in the groove, a second spring 22 is connected between the bottom of the slider 23 and the inner wall of the groove, a through hole is provided on the top wall of the second connecting groove for the slider 23 to pass through, and a pressing member for pressing the slider 23 is provided on the top of the fixed block 20.

[0034] In this solution, a rectangular block 21, a slider 23, a second spring 22, a fixed block 20 and a pressing piece are arranged to cooperate with each other to achieve the connection between the support column 3 and the guardrail frame 2. When in use, the slider 23 is pressed downward to make it fully extend into the groove, and then the rectangular block 21 is inserted into the second connecting groove of the fixed block 20. Thereafter, under the action of the second spring 22, the slider 23 passes upward through the through hole and lifts the pressing piece to complete the connection between the support column 3 and the guardrail frame 2.

[0035] like Figure 4 As shown, according to another embodiment of the utility model, a highway hard shoulder guardrail, wherein the pressing member includes a fixed recessed block 26 fixedly arranged on the top of the fixed block 20, a connecting rod 25 is slidably penetrated on the fixed recessed block 26, and a pressing block 24 for pressing the sliding block 23 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting rod 25.

[0036] This solution is to realize the disassembly between the support column 3 and the guardrail frame 2 by setting a fixed recessed block 26, a connecting rod 25 and a pressing block 24 to cooperate with each other. When in use, the connecting rod 25 is pressed downward to drive the pressing block 24 to move downward, so that the slider 23 is completely retracted into the recess, and then the rectangular block 21 is pulled out to complete the disassembly.

[0037] like Figure 3 As shown, according to another embodiment of the utility model, a channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at toll stations, wherein each group of the warning components includes a mounting sleeve 5 fixedly arranged on the top of a support column 3, a warning light 7 is connected to the top of the mounting sleeve 5, a light source sensing device 6 is arranged on the top of the warning light 7, wherein a control main board for controlling the switch of the warning light 7 is installed on the inner side of the mounting sleeve 5, and the control main board is electrically connected to the light source sensing device 6.

[0038] This solution is to realize the function of reminding the vehicle by setting the installation sleeve 5, the warning light 7, the light source sensing device 6 and the control main board to cooperate with each other. When in use, the light source sensing device 6 can sense whether the current light is dim, so as to make the control main board turn on or off the warning light 7.

[0039] During actual use, a battery can be installed in the condom 5 to power the warning light 7, and a solar panel can be installed on the surface of the condom 5 to power the battery.

[0040] This specific embodiment is merely an explanation of the present invention and is not a limitation of the present invention. After reading this specification, those skilled in the art may make non-creative modifications to the present embodiment as needed, but such modifications are protected by patent law as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station, characterized in that: include: There are a plurality of support columns (3), and a support base (1) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of each support column (3); Guardrail components, which have a total of several groups, each of which can be detachably connected to another by a first connecting component, and each group of guardrail components can be detachably connected to a support column (3) by a second connecting component; Wherein, each support column (3) is equipped with a warning component, which is used to emit light to give a warning to the vehicle; Each group of the guardrail components comprises a guardrail frame (2), and two longitudinally arranged guardrail bars (4) are equidistantly installed on the inner side of the guardrail frame (2); Each group of the first connection components comprises a mounting block (16) fixedly mounted on the guardrail frame (2) and a snap-in block (9) cooperating therewith, wherein the snap-in block (9) is mounted on an adjacent guardrail frame (2), one side of the mounting block (16) is rotatably connected to a connecting block (10) via a ball joint (18), a first connecting groove is provided on the inner side of the connecting block (10), a ring plate (19) is fixedly mounted on the top of the connecting block (10), a "T-shaped" pulling block (13) is movably mounted on the inner side of the ring plate (19), a first spring (12) is connected between the bottom of the "horizontal section" of the pulling block (13) and the connecting block (10), a "vertical section" of the pulling block (13) extends downward into the first connecting groove and is fixedly connected thereto with a wedge block (11), a snap-in groove cooperating therewith with the wedge block (11) is provided on the snap-in block (9), wherein a locking member for locking the ball joint (18) is provided on the mounting block (16).

2. A channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The locking member comprises a threaded rod (15) longitudinally threadedly connected to a mounting block (16); the bottom end of the threaded rod (15) extends downward into the mounting block (16) and is fixedly connected to an arc plate (17) for fixing a ball joint (18); and the top end of the threaded rod (15) is connected to a handle (14).

3. A channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: Each group of the second connecting components comprises a fixed block (20) fixedly arranged on the rear side of the guardrail frame (2) and a rectangular block (21) cooperating therewith, wherein the rectangular block (21) is mounted on the support column (3), wherein a second connecting groove is provided on the inner side of the fixed block (20), a groove is provided on the rectangular block (21), a slider (23) is slidably connected in the groove, a second spring (22) is connected between the bottom of the slider (23) and the inner wall of the groove, a through hole is provided on the top wall of the second connecting groove for the slider (23) to pass through, and a pressing member for pressing the slider (23) is provided on the top of the fixed block (20).

4. A channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The pressing member comprises a fixed recessed block (26) fixedly arranged on the top of the fixed block (20), a connecting rod (25) slidably passing through the fixed recessed block (26), and a pressing block (24) for pressing the sliding block (23) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting rod (25).

5. A channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: Each group of the warning components comprises a mounting sleeve (5) fixedly mounted on the top of a support column (3); a warning light (7) is connected to the top of the mounting sleeve (5); a light source sensing device (6) is arranged on the top of the warning light (7); a control mainboard for controlling the switch of the warning light (7) is mounted on the inner side of the mounting sleeve (5); and the control mainboard is electrically connected to the light source sensing device (6).

6. A channelized guardrail for alleviating congestion at a toll station as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: Each guardrail bar (4) is provided with a fluorescent plate (8).