Accessory for positioning and recovering traffic cones
A device for handling traffic cones that may equip a vehicle, including a frame, a mechanism for transferring the cones from a provisioning unit to a handling station, a cone gripping unit, and mechanism for moving the gripping unit between the handling station and release points. The moving mechanism includes a lifting unit ensuring vertical movement for raising and lowering the gripping unit, a translation unit ensuring the transverse horizontal movement of the lifting unit and the gripping unit, the translation unit includes at least one first slider that includes a fixed part rigidly connected to the frame and a part that can move in translation, a second slider that includes a part rigidly connected to the movable part of the first slider and a second part that can move in translation.
1. Device for handling traffic cones configured to equip a vehicle, said device comprises:
a frame,
a mechanism for transferring cones between a provisioning unit and a handling station,
a cone gripping unit,
and mechanism for moving said cone gripping unit between the handling station and release points,
said provisioning unit, said handling station and said cone gripping unit being located inside the vehicle, and said release points being located outside the vehicle, on a road surface,
said mechanism for moving comprising
a lifting unit ensuring vertical movement for raising and lowering the gripping unit,
a translation unit ensuring the transverse horizontal movement of said lifting unit and of said cone gripping unit, and
wherein,
said translation unit comprises at least one first slider that comprises a fixed part rigidly connected to the frame and a movable part configured to move in horizontal translation, a second slider that comprises a part rigidly connected to the movable part of the first slider and a second movable part that can move in horizontal translation, that is in the form of a movable carriage,
said lifting unit comprising a vertical guide rigidly connected to the movable carriage and to said cone gripping unit
said cone gripping unit having the form of a cradle comprising a system of clamps located on the top part of the cradle, and an anti-tipping guiding system located on the bottom part of the cradle.
2. Device for handling traffic cones according to claim 1 , wherein said mechanism for transferring between a provisioning unit and the handling station has the form of a plate driven by a longitudinal movement that is moved between the provisioning unit and the handling station.