E - Fixed Constructions – 01 – F
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
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E01F 9/087 (2006.01) E01F 15/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2365974
The invention relates to a guide system (20) placed along roadsides (13, 14), preferably in tunnels, that has guide elements and support bodies (30) which are anchored in the ground and which hold said guide elements. These guide elements are formed by roller elements (21, 22) which are coaxially arranged in a row, which are rotatably mounted at the support bodies (30) and which are arranged above the road surface (11) at a distance which is approximately equal to half the wheel diameter of vehicles (18). This significantly increases the amount of protection provided to vehicles as they near the sides of the road. These guide elements which are comprised of roller elements make possible a softer impact of a vehicle since usually the vehicle wheels come in contact first with the guide elements. The guide elements also provide a type of guidance of the forward-moving vehicle (18) during contact by virtue of the resulting rotation of the roller elements.
L'invention concerne un système de guidage (20) placé le long de bords de routes (13, 14), de préférence dans des tunnels. Ce système présente des éléments de guidage ainsi que des éléments d'appui (30), ancrés dans le sol et maintenant ces derniers. Ces éléments de guidage sont formés par des éléments rouleaux (21, 22) juxtaposés de manière coaxiale, montés de manière à pouvoir tourner au niveau des éléments d'appui (30) et placés au-dessus de la surface de chaussée (11) à une distance correspondant approximativement à la moitié du diamètre des roues des véhicules (18). Ce système accroît considérablement la sécurité de véhicules heurtant le bord de la route. En effet, ces éléments de guidage constitués d'éléments rouleaux permettent d'amortir le choc d'un véhicule venant en contact avec eux, car ce sont en général les roues du véhicule qui touchent en premier ces éléments de guidage. De plus, la rotation des éléments rouleaux lors du contact du véhicule (18) avec ces derniers assure en quelque sorte un guidage du véhicule en mouvement.
Kaeser Hans-Rudolf
Kaeser Walter
Macrae & Co.
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