Device for delivering traffic cones and vehicle comprising such device

Abstract

Device for delivering traffic cones that have a cone mantle that comprises a flange at its broadest end, comprising a repository for the traffic cones, comprising an outer drum and an inner drum, both arranged coaxially about the same length axis with respect to each other and mutually rotatable with respect to each other about said same axis wherein one of the inner and outer drum comprises a helix shaped groove at a side facing the other of the inner and outer drum, and the other of the inner and outer drum comprises a blocking, for at least partly prohibiting movement of a cone in the direction of the mutual movement of the inner and outer drum and a drive for mutually rotating the inner and outer drum.

Claims

1. A device for delivering traffic cones that have a cone mantle that comprises a flange at its broadest end, comprising: a repository for the traffic cones, comprising: an outer drum; and an inner drum, both arranged coaxially about a same length axis with respect to each other and mutually rotatable with respect to each other about said same axis; wherein: one of the inner and outer drum comprises a helix shaped groove at a side facing the other of the inner and outer drum, and the other of the inner and outer drum comprises a blocking, for at least partly prohibiting movement of a cone in a direction of the mutual movement of the inner and outer drum; and a drive for mutually rotating the inner and outer drum.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the blocking comprises an elevation that extends from a wall of the outer drum in a radial direction.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the elevation is a ridge or a wall.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the drum comprising the blocking has a polygonal cross section.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the inner drum is provided with the helix shaped groove and the outer drum is provided with the blocking.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the inner drum is arranged fixed with respect to a support, and the outer drum is arranged rotatable with respect to the inner drum.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the drive is configured for rotating the inner and outer drum with an adjustable rotational direction with respect to each other.

8. A vehicle, comprising a device for delivering traffic cones according to claim 1.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8, comprising a placement device, for placing traffic cones on a road surface, which placement device comprises at least a movable grabber, for grabbing a traffic cone delivered by the device for delivering traffic cones, moving said cone and releasing said cone.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the placement device is configured for subsequently dragging, sliding and lifting the cone.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the placement device comprises multiple grabbers, each for performing one of the dragging, sliding, or lifting movement.

12. The vehicle according to claim 9, comprising a tilting device for tilting the traffic cone prior to placing it on the road surface.

13. The vehicle according to claim 9, comprising a speed bump placement and/or pick up device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The invention will now be elucidated into more detail, with reference to the following figures, that are exemplary and do in no sense limit the scope of the invention as defined by the claims, and wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention, mounted on a vehicle;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a view of the device from FIG. 1, with a part taken away;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a placement device, forming part of the present invention;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a tilting device, forming part of the present invention; and

(6) FIG. 5 shows a vehicle with a speed bump placement and/or pick up device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(7) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a device 1 according to the invention, mounted on a vehicle 2. The device is for delivering traffic cones 3 that have a cone mantle that comprises a flange 4 at its broadest end, and the device comprises a repository for the traffic cones, comprising an outer drum 5 and an inner drum 6, both arranged coaxially about the same length axis 7 with respect to each other and mutually rotatable with respect to each other about said same axis 7. The inner drum 6 comprises a helix shaped groove 8 at a side facing the outer drum 5, and the outer drum comprises a blocking 9, for at least partly prohibiting movement of a cone 3 in the direction of the mutual movement 10 of the inner 6 and outer drum 5 and a drive for mutually rotating the inner 6 and outer drum 5. The blocking 9 comprises an elevation that extends from the drum wall in a radial direction, and is formed by the outer drum 5 having a polygonal cross section, that is, at least its side facing the inner drum 6. In the embodiment shown, the inner drum 6 is arranged fixed with respect to the support, being the vehicle 2, and the outer drum 5 is arranged rotatable with respect to the inner drum 6. The device comprises a drive (not shown) configured for rotating the inner and outer drum with an adjustable rotational direction 10 with respect to each other. That means, the device can be used for delivering traffic cones, but also for picking them up at the same side, in the embodiment shown the front side 11 of the vehicle.

(8) FIG. 2 shows a side-view on the device from FIG. 1. The outer drum 5 is depicted transparent in order to show the inner drum 6, provided with groove 8. When the outer drum 5 is rotated in the direction 10 about axis 7, cones are rotated about the inner drum 6 and since their flanges are positioned in the grooves 8, the cones are moved in the direction 12, toward the front of the vehicle. Evidently, the rear side of the vehicle may be chosen for that purpose as well. The groove 8 on the inner drum is in the example described here oriented such that a cone is dropped at a predetermined position 13, from further handling can take place by a placement device.

(9) FIG. 3 shows a view on such placement device 14 configured for subsequently dragging (moving in the direction of arrow 15), sliding (moving in the direction of arrow 16) and lifting (moving in the direction of arrow 17) the cone. The displacement device comprises three grabbers 19, 20, 21, for performing respectively the drag 15, slide 16 or lift 17 movement. The grabbers 19, 20, 21 are operated subsequently and deliver a traffic cone to be placed or to be picked up.

(10) FIG. 4 shows a device according to the invention, comprising a tilting device 22 for tilting a traffic cone prior to placing it on the road surface. In the example given, the placement device is configured for placing the constriction cone right from the vehicle on the road surface, but at operators choice, this may also be in the left side. Grabber 20 for the slide movement in the direction of arrow 17 may for that reason be embodied double. The displacement device as well as the rest of the device for delivering traffic cones may further be configured for processing traffic cones in opposite order and thus delivering them to the repository from the road surface.

(11) FIG. 5 shows a vehicle 21 according to another embodiment of the invention, comprising a speed bump placement and/or pick up device 22, as well as a device 23 for delivering traffic cones 24.