Warning Light

• US 20080238649A1
• Filed: 03/30/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Weldon Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Weldon Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Barnett, Thomas J., Arszman, Jeffrey A.
• Application Number:
  US12/058,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20080238649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/471
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/5035 electronic displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/52 for indicating emergencies
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/50 Arrangements to reconfigure features of lighting or signalling devices, or to choose from a list of pre-defined settings

Abstract

A warning light. A generally planar lamp assembly has a plurality of lamps mounted to a front surface thereof and further includes a control portion having a wireless link. A programming device is configured to wirelessly transfer information to the wireless link for storage in the control portion, such that the control portion operates in accordance with the stored information to illuminate the lamps with illumination characteristics corresponding to the information.

Claims

1. A warning light, comprising:

a generally planar lamp assembly having a plurality of lamps mounted to a front surface thereof and further including a control portion having a wireless link; and

a programming device configured to wirelessly transfer information to the wireless link for storage in the control portion,

wherein the control portion operates in accordance with the stored information to illuminate the lamps with illumination characteristics corresponding to the information.

2. The warning light of claim 1, further comprising a reflector having a plurality of compartments, the compartments being proximate corresponding lamps and arranged to receive and direct light emitted by the lamps.

3. The warning light of claim 2, wherein the compartments further comprise optic lenses.

4. The warning light of claim 1, further comprising a cover lens facially adjacent the front surface of the lamp assembly.

5. The warning light of claim 4 wherein the cover lens further includes predetermined indicia.

6. The warning light of claim 1, further comprising a gasket having a front surface facially adjacent to a rear surface of the lamp assembly.

7. The warning light of claim 6 wherein the gasket further includes a plurality of ribs and wire exit seals formed therein.

8. The warning light of claim 6, further comprising at least one thermally conductive electrical insulator arranged intermediate the rear surface of the lamp assembly and the front surface of the gasket, the gasket further including a plurality of apertures generally corresponding to the lamps.

9. The warning light of claim 6, further comprising a heat sink having a front surface facially adjacent a rear surface of the gasket.

10. The warning light of claim 9, further comprising a bezel having a front surface facially adjacent to a rear surface of the heat sink.

11. The warning light of claim 10, further comprising a thermally conductive pad intermediate the rear surface of the heat sink and the front surface of the bezel.

12. The warning light of claim 10, further comprising a mounting pad having a front surface facially adjacent a rear surface of the bezel.

13. The warning light of claim 1 wherein the lamp assembly further includes a plurality of lamp receptacles configured to detachably receive the lamps.

14. The warning light of claim 1 wherein the lamps are light emitting diodes.

15. The warning light of claim 1 wherein the control portion includes a mode control input configurable in conjunction with the control portion to select one of a plurality of lamp illumination characteristics.

16. The warning light of claim 1 wherein the control portion further includes a sync input configurable to cause the warning light to operate in a synchronous manner with at least one additional warning light.

17. The warning light of claim 1 wherein the control portion is configured to be selectably secured to deter transfer of information from the programming device to the control portion.

18. A warning light, comprising:

a generally planar lamp assembly having a plurality of lamps mounted to a front surface thereof and further including a control portion having a wireless link;

a reflector having a plurality of compartments with optic lenses, the optic lenses being proximate corresponding lamps and arranged to receive and direct light emitted by the lamps;

a lens facially adjacent a front surface of the reflector;

a gasket having a front surface facially adjacent to a rear surface of the lamp assembly;

at least one thermally conductive electrical insulator arranged intermediate the rear surface of the lamp assembly and the front surface of the gasket, the gasket further including a plurality of apertures generally corresponding to the lamps;

a heat sink having a front surface facially adjacent a rear surface of the gasket; and

a programming device configured to wirelessly transfer information to the wireless link for storage in the control portion,

wherein the control portion operates in accordance with the stored information to illuminate the lamps with illumination characteristics corresponding to the information.

19. A method for providing illumination, comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of lamps and a control portion having a wireless link;

locating a reflector having compartments such that the compartments are proximate corresponding lamps and are arranged to receive and direct light emitted by the lamps; and

transferring, by wireless means, information to the wireless link for storage in the control portion such that the control portion operates in accordance with the stored information to illuminate the lamps with illumination characteristics corresponding to the information.

20. The method of claim 19, further including the step of providing the control portion with a mode control input that is configurable in conjunction with the control portion to select one of a plurality of lamp illumination characteristics.

21. The method of claim 19, further including the step of providing the control portion with a sync input that is configurable to cause the warning light to operate in a synchronous manner with at least one additional warning light.