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US 2014/0197961 A1Published application
Operating status warning lamp aparatus
AssigneeWERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsDaniel Kensy, Christian Hoehler
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AssigneeWERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsDaniel Kensy, Christian Hoehler
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An operating status warning lamp apparatus for visually indicating at least one operating status or a plurality of different operating statuses for a technical appliance such as a machine, an installation, a vehicle or the like having at least one warning lamp unit (1, 4), wherein the warning lamp unit (1, 4) has at least one warning lamp element (3) for producing warning light (6), wherein the warning lamp unit (1, 4) has a radiating element (1), having at least one warning lamp radiating area (4), for radiating the warning light (6), wherein the radiating element (1) has at least one end face (2) oriented transversely with respect to the warning lamp radiating area (4), is proposed that can be produced without great design involvement, at reasonable cost and using new layout options. The invention achieves this in that the warning lamp element (3) is arranged on the end face (2) for the purpose of coupling the warning light (6) into the radiating element (1) and in that the radiating element (1) has scattering means (5, 12, 15) for scattering the warning light (6), as result of which the warning light (6) enters the radiating element (1) via the end face (2) and can be deflected to the warning lamp radiating area (4).
Operating status warning lamp apparatus for visually indicating at least one operating status or a plurality of different operating statuses for a technical appliance such as a machine, an installation, a vehicle or the like having at least one warning lamp unit (1, 4), wherein the warning lamp unit (1, 4) has at least one warning lamp element (3) for producing warning light (6), wherein the warning lamp unit (1, 4) has a radiating element (1), having at least one warning lamp radiating area (4), for radiating the warning light (6), wherein the radiating element (1) has at least one end face (2) oriented transversely with respect to the warning lamp radiating area (4), characterized in that the warning lamp element (3) is arranged on the end face (2) for the purpose of coupling the warning light (6) into the radiating element (1) and in that the radiating element (1) has scattering means (5, 15, 19) for scattering the warning light (6), as result of which the warning light (6) enters the radiating element (1) via the end face (2) and can be deflected to the warning lamp radiating area (4).
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scattering means (5, 15, 19) are in the form of a diffuser area (5) and/or diffuser layer (5) arranged on the warning lamp radiating area (4) and/or surface of the radiating element (1).
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scattering means (5, 15, 19) are in the form of a diffuser area (4, 5, 15, 19) and/or diffuser layer (5, 15, 19) arranged inside the radiating element (1).
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scattering means (5, 15, 19) are in the form of scattering bodies (17) and/or scattering particles (17) arranged on and/or inside the radiating element (1).
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the radiating element (1) is formed essentially from solid material.
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the radiating element (1) is essentially in the form of a plate or in the form of a cylinder or in the form of a hollow cylinder.
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operating status warning lamp apparatus is in the form of a signal column having at least three warning lamp units (1, 4) and/or three separately shinable warning lamp decoupling areas (4) and/or radiating elements (1).
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the signal column has detachably connectable and optically connectable warning lamp units (18) that guide the warning light (6).
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least three radiating elements (1, 4) are arranged in succession or next to one another as a layer structure in the direction of the warning light decoupling.
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least three radiating elements (1) are arranged concentrically with respect to one another.
Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the warning lamp element (3) is in the form of a laser element (3) for producing laser light (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.