U.S. patent application number 13/050475 was filed with the patent office on 2012-09-20 for structure of traffic cone assembly.
Invention is credited to Shu-Nan KUO.
Application Number | 20120234228 13/050475 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46827424 |
Filed Date | 2012-09-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120234228 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KUO; Shu-Nan |
September 20, 2012 |
STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE ASSEMBLY
Abstract
The present invention relates to a structure of traffic cone
assembly, which is mainly formed through separately manufacturing a
cone member and a base then assembled together, a connection ring
part is formed at the bottom of the cone member, a mounting ring
slot is formed on the connection ring part, and the center of the
base is formed with the connection hole served to allow the cone
member to sleeve in, and a convex mounting ring is formed at the
inner circumference of the connection hole so as to be mounted with
the mounting ring slot formed on the connection ring part of the
cone member for achieving a mounting positioning effect, so the
sleeve connection of the two components is established and
kept.
Inventors: |
KUO; Shu-Nan; (Ho Mei
Township, TW) |
Family ID: |
46827424 |
Appl. No.: |
13/050475 |
Filed: |
March 17, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
116/63C |
Current CPC
Class: |
E01F 9/688 20160201;
E01F 9/654 20160201 |
Class at
Publication: |
116/63.C |
International
Class: |
E01F 9/012 20060101
E01F009/012 |
Claims
1. A structure of traffic cone assembly, mainly formed through
assembling a cone member and a base which are separately
manufactured, wherein: the cone member is formed in a cone shape
with narrower top and wider bottom, the bottom of the cone member
is formed with a diameter-expanded connection ring part, and a
mounting ring slot is formed at the outer circumference of the
connection ring part, so as to be connected with the base through
the mounting ring slot of the connection ring part; the base is
substantially in a rectangular plate shape, a connection hole
having a preset diameter is formed at the center, the inner
diameter of the connection hole is mated with the outer diameter of
the connection ring part at the bottom of the cone member, and a
convex mounting ring is formed at the inner circumference of the
connection hole, the convex mounting ring is served to be mounted
and fixed in the mounting ring slot of the connection ring part;
accordingly, the traffic cone is formed through separately
manufacturing the cone member and the base then assembled
together.
2. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein a concave slot having a preset depth is formed at the
bottom of the base, and a preset amount of protrusions are
installed at preset locations, with respect to different weight
ratio design of the base, the depth of the concave slot is varied,
such that the base has different material thicknesses.
3. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein an inclined guiding surface is defined above the mounting
ring slot on the outer circumference of the connection ring part of
the cone member.
4. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein an inclined guiding surface is defined above the mounting
ring slot on the outer circumference of the connection ring part of
the cone member, and a ring abutting surface is formed between the
inclined guiding surface and the mounting ring slot.
5. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the cone member is made of a material having better
fluidity.
6. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the base is made of a material having poorer fluidity.
7. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the cone member and the base are both made of a material
having better fluidity.
8. The structure of traffic cone assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the cone member is made of a material having better
fluidity and the base is made of a material having poorer fluidity.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a structure of traffic cone
assembly, mainly provided for solving problems that the expenditure
for preparing large-scale molds having multi-specifications for
conventional integrally-formed traffic cones is overly high. The
present invention discloses a design of separately manufacturing
cone members and bases and then assembled together for forming
traffic cones, so the cost for mold preparations is reduced, and
cones and bases having different specifications are pre-made and
stored, so the assembly can be rapidly finished according to the
requirement of the order, therefore problems and disadvantages of
additional cost for overtime working or delaying the delivery date
because of the conventional fashion of manufacturing only after
receiving orders can be solved, thus the present invention is
provided with an excellent industrial application value.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] In the manufacturing of a conventional traffic cone, a cone
member and a base are integrally formed through an injection
molding means, the manufacturing is relatively easy, but the
formation of the cone member is limited because the operation of
injection molding has to be carried out with a primary material
having better fluidity and not able to be manufactured with a
secondary recycled or reused material, so the whole material cost
is not able to be reduced, and for mating the different
specifications of weight ratios and other modifications, molds with
multiple specifications have to be fabricated, the expenditure of
fabricating molds is therefore high, and the economical benefit of
industrial application is greatly affected.
[0005] For solving the mentioned problems, the applicant of the
present invention has developed a traffic cone in which a cone
member and a base are formed through a multi-staged injection
molding means, the base is firstly manufactured through a mold then
is placed at a preset location where the mold for forming the cone
member is installed, so when the cone member is formed through the
injection molding means, the base can be integrally combined for
achieving a partially combination effect, therefore the cone member
and the base are assembled as one piece; because the base is
separately manufactured and formed, the lower-cost secondary
material or recycled waste material can be adopted for
manufacturing, the material cost is therefore greatly reduced, and
for the fabrication of molds, only a small amount of molds need to
be made with respect to the different specifications of traffic
cone; so with the installation of the base and a preset amount of
pads, a traffic cone with required specification can be
manufactured, so the expenditure for fabricating molds can be
greatly reduced, and a better industrial economical benefit is
provided.
[0006] However, in the mentioned traffic cone made though the
multi-staged injection molding means, the material cost and
expenditure for molds are greatly reduced, but the manufacturing is
still processed only after receiving the order which requires
certain specifications, so massive production in advance for
obtaining traffic cones having different specifications for storage
is not able to be carried out. When the ordered amount is not a
lot, the manufacturing may be able to meet the required quantity
and the delivery date, but if the ordered quantity is a lot and the
delivery date is urgent, the manufacturing may not catch up and
overtime working is needed, so the whole production cost is
increased, or even the delivery date would be delayed and the
goodwill is affected. Such disadvantage shall be improved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] In view of the disadvantages of conventional traffic cone
assembly, the applicant of the present invention has been
researching and developing for improvements, with his experience
and skills in the arts, the structure of traffic cone assembly of
the present invention is provided, the main object is to separately
manufacture the base and the cone member, so not only the material
cost and the expenditure of mold fabrication are greatly reduced,
the assembly and formation can also be rapidly complete.
[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
design of separately manufacturing the cone member and the base
then assembling afterward, so cones and bases with different
specifications can be pre-manufactured and stored, and the traffic
cone with required specifications according to the order can be
rapidly assembled for being readily to dispatch, so additional cost
of overtime working and problems of delaying the delivery date are
avoided.
[0009] For achieving the mentioned objects, the present invention
provides a structure of traffic cone assembly in which a cone
member and a base of the traffic cone are separately manufactured
then assembled afterward, the bottom of the cone member is formed
with a connection ring part on which a mounting ring slot is
formed, the center of the base is formed with a connection hole
allowing the cone member to be sleeved and combined, and a convex
mounting slot is formed in the inner circumference of the
connection hole so as to be mounted with the mounting ring slot
formed on the connection ring part of the cone member for achieving
a mounting positioning effect, so the sleeve connection
relationship between the two components is established and kept.
With the design of separately manufacturing then assembling, the
cones and bases having multiple specifications can be combined with
each other for providing a diversifying function, and the required
specifications according to the order can be rapidly assembled and
satisfied with the preset and stored cones and bases, so the
industrial application value is provided.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure according
to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view showing the structure
according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure relation
according one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing one preferred embodiment
according to the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another preferred
embodiment according to the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing one another preferred
embodiment according to the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the structure
relationship in a non-assembled state according to still one
another embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing the structure
relationship in an assembled state according to still one another
embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT SYMBOLS
[0018] 10: cone member [0019] 11: through hole [0020] 12:
connection ring part [0021] 13: mounting ring slot [0022] 14:
inclined guiding surface [0023] 15: ring abutting surface [0024]
20: base [0025] 21: connection hole [0026] 22: convex mounting ring
[0027] 23: concave slot [0028] 24: protrusion
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0029] Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions
set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to
which these inventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings
presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated
drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the inventions are
not to be limited to the specific examples of the embodiments
disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended
to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although
specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and
descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.
[0030] Referring to figures, wherein FIG. 1 is a schematic view
showing the structure according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is
a schematic exploded view showing the structure according to the
present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure
relation according to the present invention; FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are
schematic views showing the embodiments according to the present
invention. As shown in figures, the structural design of the
traffic cone according to the present invention is that: a traffic
cone is formed through separately manufacturing a cone member (10)
and a base (20) then assembled together.
[0031] The cone member (10) is made of a reflective material having
better fluidity, and is formed in a cone shape with narrower top
and % wider bottom, a through hole (11) is formed on the top so an
warning lamp (not shown) can be installed therein when needed. The
bottom of the cone member (10) is formed with a diameter-expanded
connection ring part (12), and a mounting ring slot (13) is formed
at the outer circumference of the connection ring part (12), and an
inclined guiding surface (14) is defined above the mounting ring
slot (13) on the outer circumference of the connection ring part
(12), so as to be connected with the base (20) through the mounting
ring slot (13) of the connection ring part (12).
[0032] The base (20) is made of a material having poorer fluidity
or made of a recycled waste material, or made of a material having
better fluidity if production cost is not concerned, the shape
thereof is substantially is a rectangular plate, a connection hole
(21) having a preset diameter is formed at the center, the inner
diameter of the connection hole (21) is mated with the outer
diameter of the connection ring part (12) at the bottom of the cone
member (10), and a convex mounting ring (22) is formed at the inner
circumference of the connection hole (21), the convex mounting ring
(22) can be mounted and fixed in the mounting ring slot (13) of the
connection ring part (12), and a concave slot (23) having a preset
depth is formed at the bottom of the base (20), and a preset amount
of protrusions (24) are installed at the preset locations; the
protrusions (24) can be served to provide a better stability when
the traffic cone is used and also served to properly partition the
plural stacked traffic cones, and the depth of the mentioned
concave slot (23) is variable with respect to the different
specifications and weight ratio design of the base (20), i.e. the
larger the weight ratio design of the base (20), the shallower of
the depth of the concave slot (23), and the material thickness of
the base (20) is relatively thicker, thus traffic cones with
different specifications can be assembled.
[0033] According to the design of separately manufacturing the cone
member (10) and the base (20), and with the installations of the
mounting ring slot (13) of the connection ring part (12) of the
cone member (10) and the convex mounting slot (22) of the
connection hole (21) of the base (20), when the assembly of traffic
cone is processed, the base (20) is sleeved from the top of the
cone member (10) and downwardly moved to the connection ring part
(12) at the bottom of the cone member (10), and with the inclined
guiding surface (14), the convex mounting ring (22) at the inner
circumference of the connection hole (21) of the base (20) can be
guided so as to be mounted in the mounting ring slot (13) of the
connection ring part (12) so the mounting and positioning between
the two components are stabilized and fixed, and the traffic cone
assembly can be rapidly finished; and various specifications of the
cone members (10) and the bases (20) can be mated and assembled for
achieving an effect of assembly variety. As such, a manufacturer
can respectively produce cone members (10) and bases (20) having
multiple specifications and store in a warehouse, when a
custom-made order is received, the traffic cone (10) and the base
(20) having the proper specifications according to the order are
assembled, so the production of the traffic cone with the required
specification can be obtained within a short time; compared to the
conventional production procedure in which the manufacturing is
only processed after receiving an order, the present invention
provides economical advantages of shortening the production time
and lowering the production cost.
[0034] Moreover, for meeting the different weight ratio designs of
the base (20), several molds have to be prepared, but the cone
member (10) can be served to mate with the base (20) for providing
multiple types assemblies in which different specifications are
required, so the actual amount of the required molds according to
the present invention is greatly less than the amount of molds for
conventional integrally-formed traffic cones in which each
specification needs a certain mold, and the molds according to the
present invention have relatively smaller sizes, so the whole
expenditure for mold preparations according to the present
invention can be effectively reduced; as a whole, the present
invention provides a better industrial application and economical
benefit.
[0035] Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, which are schematic views
showing the structure relationship according to another embodiment
of the present invention. As shown in figures, in the assembly of
the cone member (10) and the base (20) of traffic cone, beside the
design of the convex mounting slot (22) at the inner circumference
of the connection hole (21) at the center of the base (20) being
mated with the mounting ring slot (13) at the outer circumference
of the connection ring part (12) at the bottom of the cone member
(10) and the inclined guiding surface (14) at the top of the
connection ring part (12) for enabling the cone member (10) and the
base (20) to be rapidly sleeved and assembled, the inclined guiding
surface (14) at the top of the connection ring part (12) of the
cone member (10) is further designed for having a smaller
inclination, so a ring abutting surface (15) is formed between the
inclined guiding surface (14) and the mounting ring slot (13), such
that the cone member (10) utilizes the inclined guiding surface
(14) for guiding to enable the connection ring part (12) to pass
through the convex mounting ring (22) of the base (20) such that
not only the convex mounting ring (22) and the mounting ring slot
(13) are mounted, the ring abutting surface (15) can also be
abutted against the inner wall of the connection hole (21) of the
base (20) for obtaining a firmer positioning effect, and the
mounting connection relation between the cone member (10) and the
base (20) is more stabilized and the concerns of loosening or
separating are avoided, therefore the another embodiment of the
present invention is assembled.
[0036] As abovementioned, the present invention provides a novel
design of the structure of traffic cone assembly in which the cone
member and the base are separately manufactured then are assembled
together to form a traffic cone, so not only the material cost and
the expenditure for preparing molds are saved, but the traffic
cones with required specifications according to the order can be
rapidly assembled with the pre-stored cone members and bases, thus
problems and disadvantages of conventional traffic cones are
solved, and the present invention is provided with better
industrial applications and economical benefits.
[0037] Although the present invention has been described with
reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it is apparent to
those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and
changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present
invention which is intended to be defined by the appended
claims.
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