Electromechanical horn warning system

• US 6,816,065 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2002
• Issued: 11/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fabbrica Italiana Accumulatori Motocarri
• Original Assignee: Fabbrica Italiana Accumulatori Motocarri
• Inventors: Viero, Bruno
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Daniel J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Walk, Samuel J.
• Application Number:
  US10/296,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20030146824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• Field of Search: 340/388.1, 381/396, 116/59, 116/142.R, 116/142.FP, 181/144
• US Class Current: 340/384.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 5/00 Arrangement or adaptation of acoustic signal devices
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 9/15 Self-interrupting arrangements

Abstract

An electromechanical horn warning system comprising a hollow body (2) having a cylindrical wall (8) closed by a bottom wall (9) and a flanged edge (12). At least one bobbin (3) abuts on the bottom wall (9) of the hollow body. An elastic membrane (6) is provided with at least one mobile core (7) that is fixed to the flanged edge (12) of the hollow body. At least one contact breaker (4) having a support (22) and a spring (23) are provided with electric contacts (27, 28). An insulating plate (5) is sandwiched between the support (22) and the spring (23), and is provided with at least one layer (31, 32) of resistive silk-screen ink.

Claims

1. An electromechanical horn warning system comprising:

a hollow body having a cylindrical wall extending from a bottom wall;

at least one electric bobbin abutting said bottom wall;

an elastic membrane, provided with at least one movable core, mounted to said hollow body; and

at least one contact breaker having;

a support provided with a first electric contact;

a spring provided with a second electric contact; and

an insulating plate sandwiched between said support and said spring, wherein said insulating plate is provided with at least a layer of resistive silk-screen ink.

2. The electromechanical horn warning system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one layer of silk-screen ink has a global resistance suitable to eliminate electromagnetic transients.

3. The electromechanical horn warning system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one layer of silk-screen ink is coated on both surfaces of the insulating plate.

4. The electromechanical horn warning system according to claim 3, wherein the layers coated on both surfaces of the insulating plate are connected to each other through a through-hole.

5. The electromechanical horn warning system according to claim 1, wherein said insulating plate is made from bakelite cloth.

6. The electromechanical horn warning system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one layer of resistive silk-screen ink has a resistance in the range of 10 and 40 Ω

, and the global resistance is in the range of 50 and 130 Ω

.

7. The electromechanical horn warning system according to claim 6, wherein said at least one layer of resistive silk-screen ink is selected from among the values of 22 and 28 Ω

and has a global resistance of between 70 and 110 Ω

.