Modular indicator
First Claim
1. An indicator module, comprising:
- a body portion;
a first plurality of electrodes attached to the body portion, the body portion comprising a first mounting portion adapted to removably attach the body portion to a first electrical module and to put the first plurality of electrodes in electrical contact with respective ones of a plurality of electrodes in the first electrical module;
an indicator circuit comprising a plurality of indicator sources; and
a switch module operatively connected to the first plurality of electrodes and to the indicator circuit and configurable to selectively operatively connect the indicator circuit to one of the first plurality of electrodes, the switch module comprising a plurality of switching elements, each operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of indicator sources and adapted to turn the respective one of the plurality of indicator sources on and off independent of remainder of the plurality of indicator sources.
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Abstract
An indicator module in one example has a mounting portion to removably attach the module to another module or base. The indicator module also has a first set of electrodes disposed to be in contact with respective electrodes in the attached module or base. The indicator module further includes an indicator circuit, and a switch module configurable to selectively connect the indicator circuit to one of the electrodes in the indicator module. The indicator module can further include a second set of electrodes connected respectively to the first set of electrodes by conductors. The two sets of electrodes are located at respective ends of the module attach to another module at each end. In visual indicator modules, the conductors can be disposed in a more interior region of the module as compared to the visual indicator elements such as LEDs, which can be distributed near the periphery of the module.
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19 Claims
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1. An indicator module, comprising:
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a body portion; a first plurality of electrodes attached to the body portion, the body portion comprising a first mounting portion adapted to removably attach the body portion to a first electrical module and to put the first plurality of electrodes in electrical contact with respective ones of a plurality of electrodes in the first electrical module; an indicator circuit comprising a plurality of indicator sources; and a switch module operatively connected to the first plurality of electrodes and to the indicator circuit and configurable to selectively operatively connect the indicator circuit to one of the first plurality of electrodes, the switch module comprising a plurality of switching elements, each operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of indicator sources and adapted to turn the respective one of the plurality of indicator sources on and off independent of remainder of the plurality of indicator sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An indicator assembly, comprising a plurality of indicator modules, each comprising:
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a body portion; a first plurality of electrodes attached to the body portion, the body portion comprising a first mounting portion; an indicator circuit comprising a plurality of indicator sources; and a switch module operatively connected to the first plurality of electrodes and to the indicator circuit and configured to selectively operatively connect the indicator circuit to one of the first plurality of electrodes, the switch module comprising a plurality of switching elements, each operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of indicator sources and adapted to turn the respective one of the plurality of indicator sources on and off independent of remainder of the plurality of indicator sources the plurality of indicator modules being pair-wise removably attached to each other by the respective mounting portions, the first plurality of electrodes of each of the plurality of modules being in electrical contact with respective ones of the plurality of electrodes of the indicator module removably attached to it. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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