ILLUMINABLE PANEL

• US 20130163233A1
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Matheisl, Michael, NIEDERMAYER, Gunther
• Application Number:
  US13/718,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20130163233A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/146
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 23/225 Lighting systems therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/00 Elements for modifying spectral properties, polarisation or intensity of the light emitted, e.g. filters coloured shades F21V1/00; elements characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/502
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0055 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0091 of the light source relative to the light guide G02B6/0021 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0095 Light guides as housings, housing portions, shelves, doors, tiles, windows, or the like

Abstract

An escalator, a moving walkway or an elevator cage has at least one illuminable panel. The illuminable panel has a construction containing a plurality of layers. The two side surfaces of each layer are bounded in the area dimension thereof by an edge region. The layers of the construction lay by the side surfaces one on the other. The layer sequence of the construction is defined, wherein a first layer is a reflective covering, a second layer is a transparent polymer material plate containing light-dispersing particles, a third layer is a first glass pane, a fourth layer is a transparent polymer layer and a fifth layer is a second glass pane.

Claims

1. An illuminable panel, comprising:

a plurality of layers, each layer of the plurality of layers comprising respective opposing side surfaces and being bounded by a respective edge region, a first layer of the plurality of layers comprising a reflective covering, a second layer of the plurality of layers comprising a transparent, edge-illuminable polymer material plate comprising light-dispersing particles, a third layer of the plurality of layers comprising a first glass pane, a fourth layer of the plurality of layers comprising a transparent polymer layer, and a fifth layer of the plurality of layers comprising a second glass pane.

2. The illuminable panel of claim 1, the first glass pane, the transparent polymer layer and the second glass pane forming a composite glass pane.

3. The illuminable panel of claim 1, the edge region of the reflective covering layer comprising a flanged edge section, and the respective edge regions of the second layer, third layer, fourth layer and fifth layer being framed by the flanged edge section.

4. The illuminable panel of claim 3, the flanged edge section comprising a passage for a lighting device.

5. The illuminable panel of claim 1, the illuminable panel further comprising a plurality of panel sections.

6. The illuminable panel of claim 5, further comprising an individual lighting device for a first one of the panel sections, the individual lighting device having at least one of a settable intensity, settable color or settable color saturation, the settable intensity, settable color or settable color saturation being independent of settings for an individual lighting device for a second one of the panel sections.

7. The illuminable panel of claim 6, further comprising a sensor for the first one of the panel sections, the sensor being configured to send to a control unit a signal for the at least one of the settable intensity, color or saturation of the individual lighting device of the first one of the panel sections.

8. The illuminable panel of claim 7, the first one of the panel sections being a master panel section, a third one of the panel sections being a servant panel section, at least one of the intensity, color or saturation of the individual lighting device of the third one of the panel sections being based on the signal from the sensor of the first one of the panel sections.

9. The illuminable panel of claim 1, further comprising gaps between at least a portion of the layers of the plurality of layers, the illuminable panel further comprising a sealing element for sealing the gaps, the sealing element being positioned around the respective edge regions, the sealing element having a joint depth between 0.2 mm and 20 mm.

10. The illuminable panel of claim 9, the sealing element having a joint depth between 8 mm and 12 mm.

11. The illuminable panel of claim 9, the sealing element having a cut-out for a lighting device.

12. The illuminable panel of claim 1, the fifth layer of the plurality of layers further comprising a motif film or printing, the motif film or printing being backlit when the illuminable panel is illuminated.

13. An escalator or moving walkway, comprising:

a support structure;

a belt arranged in the support structure;

a plurality of balustrades arranged at the support structure and extending at longitudinal sides of the belt;

an illuminable panel, the illuminable panel comprising a plurality of layers, each layer comprising respective opposing side surfaces, and each layer being bounded by a respective edge region, a first layer of the plurality of layers comprising a reflective covering, a second layer of the plurality of layers comprising a transparent, edge-illuminable polymer material plate comprising light-dispersing particles, a third layer of the plurality of layers comprising a first glass pane, a fourth layer of the plurality of layers comprising a transparent polymer layer, and a fifth layer of the plurality of layers comprising a second glass pane; and

a lighting device arranged at the respective edge regions of the plurality of layers.

14. The escalator or moving walkway of claim 13, the illuminable panel being a cladding panel, the reflective covering being directed toward the supporting structure.

15. The escalator or moving walkway of claim 13, the illuminable panel being a balustrade cladding panel of a balustrade, the reflective covering being directed toward an inner structure of the balustrade.

16. The escalator or moving walkway of claim 13, the illuminable panel being part of a protective device, the reflective covering being arranged on a side of the illuminable panel facing away from a field of view of a user of the escalator or moving walkway.

17. The escalator or moving walkway of claim 16, further comprising a movement sensor coupled to a control unit, the movement sensor being configured to monitor a region around the protective device, the lighting device being configured to switch on when a user enters the monitored region.

18. The escalator or moving walkway of claim 16, the protective device comprising a force measuring sensor, the lighting device being configured to switch on when a user exerts a force on the protective device.

19. The escalator or moving walkway of claim 16, the protective device comprising a warning notice, the warning device being backlit by the illuminable panel when the lighting device is switched on.

20. An elevator cage, comprising:

a cage frame;

a cage floor;

an illuminable panel connected to the cage frame, the illuminable panel comprising a plurality of layers, each layer of the plurality of layers comprising respective opposing side surfaces, and each layer of the plurality of layers being bounded by a respective edge region, a first layer of the plurality of layers comprising a reflective covering, a second layer of the plurality of layers comprising a transparent, edge-illuminable polymer material plate comprising light-dispersing particles, a third layer of the plurality of layers comprising a first glass pane, a fourth layer of the plurality of layers comprising a transparent polymer layer, and a fifth layer of the plurality of layers comprising a second glass pane; and

a lighting device arranged at the respective edge regions of the plurality of layers.