Detector/Module Integrated Emergency Signs

• US 20080204267A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Luterotti, Lorenzo, Miheli, Mauro MM
• Application Number:
  US11/679,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20080204267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/815.4
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/062 indicating emergency exits
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip

Abstract

Evacuation route signs can be mounted on smoke or fire detectors as well as manually operable alarm units. The signs can be oriented in one of a plurality of exit route indicating positions and can be illuminated in response to an alarm condition.

Claims

1. An evacuation route indicating structure comprising:

a base couplable to an alarm indicating unit;

exit route indicating indicia carried on the base; and

at least one illumination element carried by the base, the element illuminating at least one portion of the route indicating indicia.

2. A structure as in claim 1 where the indicia exhibits one of a plurality of orientations.

3. A structure as in claim 1 where the base can be coupled to one of an ambient condition detector, or, a manually operable alarm indicating unit.

4. A structure as in claim 2 which includes one of an ambient condition detector, or, a manually operable alarm indicating unit.

5. A structure as in claim 4 where the illumination element is coupled to the detector or the unit.

6. A structure as in claim 5 where in response to an alarm condition, the illumination element is energized.

7. A structure as in claim 1 which includes a plurality of illumination elements.

8. A structure as in claim 7 where selected of the elements can be energized to illuminate at least a portion of the indicia.

9. A regional monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of ambient condition detectors;

a common control element coupled to the detectors; and

a plurality of illuminatable route indicating signs with all members of the plurality mechanically coupled to respective detectors.

10. A system as in claim 9 where in response to an alarm condition at least some of the signs are illuminated.

11. A system as in claim 9 which includes a plurality of manually operable alarm indicating units.

12. A system as in claim 11 which includes a second plurality of illuminatable route indicating signs with all members of the second plurality mechanically coupled to respective units.

13. A system as in claim 12 where in response to an alarm condition, at least some of the signs are illuminated.

14. A system as in claim 9 where the signs each carry on asymmetrical evacuation route indicator.

15. A system as in claim 14 with the route indicators each oriented in one of a plurality of selectable positions.

16. A system as in claim 13 where the signs each carry an asymmetrical evacuation route indicator.

17. A system as in claim 12 where the signs each include multiple, different, illuminatable segments.

18. A system as in claim 17 where the control element can selectively illuminate a selected segment on each of a second plurality of units.

19. A system as in claim 18 where members of the second plurality respond to a command from the control element to illuminate the respective selected segment.

20. A system comprising:

a plurality of manually operable alarm indicating units;

a common control element coupled to the units; and

a plurality of illuminatable route indicating signs with all members of the plurality mechanically coupled to respective units.

21. A system as in claim 20 where the control element can selectively illuminate a selected segment on each of the members of the plurality of units.