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US 9,127,420 · App. 13/592,465 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Intelligent construction cone

Inventor: Chien-Ho Ko (Neipu Hsiang, TW)
Assignee: National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
E01F9/0122E01F9/016H05B37/0218H05B37/0227Y02B20/46Y02B20/48
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Patent No.
US 9,127,420
App. No.
13/592,465
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intelligent construction cone includes a light pervious body rotatable relative to a body. A rotating device is mounted to the light pervious body and driven by a driving device to rotate the light pervious body. A distance detector sends a distance signal to a controller coupled to the driving device. The distance detector is jointly rotatable with the light pervious body to eliminate detection dead angle. A warning device is coupled to the controller and generates a warning message responsive to the distance signal. A lighting device is coupled to the controller and provides illumination. A light sensor and a humidity sensor are coupled to the controller and detect environmental brightness and environmental humidity, respectively. The warning message and intensity of the illumination are adjusted according to a distance between an object and the distance detector, the environmental brightness, and the environmental humidity.

Claims (18)

1. An intelligent construction cone comprising:

a body including a conic portion, a neck portion, and a base, with the neck portion including an end connected to the conic portion, with the neck portion including another end detachably connected to the base, with the base including a track surrounding the neck portion;

a light pervious body rotatable relative to the body, with the light pervious body including a passage, with the neck portion extended through the passage and connected to the base, with a rotating device mounted to the light pervious body, with the rotating device driving the light pervious body to rotate along the track, with a driving device connected to the rotating device, with the driving device driving the rotating device to rotate;

a controller coupled to the driving device by signal connection;

a distance detector coupled to the controller by signal connection, with the distance detector sending a distance signal to the controller, with the distance detector jointly rotatable with the light pervious body to eliminate detection dead angle;

a warning device coupled to the controller by signal connection, with the warning device generating a warning message responsive to the distance signal;

a lighting device coupled to the controller by signal connection, with the lighting device providing illumination;

a light sensor coupled to the controller by signal connection, with the light sensor detecting environmental brightness; and

a humidity sensor coupled to the controller by signal connection, with the humidity senor detecting environmental humidity, with the warning message and intensity of the illumination being adjusted according to a distance between an object and the distance detector, the environmental brightness, and the environmental humidity.

2. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base further includes a guiding groove.

3. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

a positioning peg mounted to the light pervious body and located corresponding to the track; and

a guiding wheel rotatably mounted to the positioning peg.

4. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lighting device is a light-emitting diode.

5. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the warning device is a buzzer.

6. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the neck portion is a cylinder extending from a bottom side of the conic portion.

7. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the distance detector is a supersonic rangefinder.

8. The intelligent construction cone as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a solar power generating device mounted to the body, with the solar power generating device providing the light pervious body with electricity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2012
From: KO, CHIEN-HO
To: NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 028834/0357 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 101105671 A · Feb 21, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130214924A1 · Aug 22, 2013