Warning light device having at least two warning lamps

• US 8,395,526 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Issued: 03/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KG
• Original Assignee: WERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KG
• Inventors: Kensy, Daniel, Marquardt, Juergen
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TOAN NGOC
• Application Number:
  US12/588,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20100109898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,224 Days
• Field of Search: 340/815.73, 340/332, 340/572.5, 340/815.4, 340/815.45, 340/815.65, 340/815.69, 340/635, 362/555, 362/583, 362/559, 345/46, 345/82, 345/83, 345/84
• US Class Current: 340/815.73
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/00 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation F21S9/00, F21S10/00 take precedence; using a string or strip of light sources F21S4/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A warning light device having a first warning lamp (1) having at least one first light unit (2) with at least one first lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state of a first technical unit (30) for a first electronic control device (32) and at least one second warning lamp (1) having at least one second light unit (2) with at least one second lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state of a second technical unit (30) for a second electronic control device (32) wherein an electronic equipment connection (31) is provided for transmitting data and/or control signals between the technical units. This is achieved by having at least one electronic warning lamp connection (6, 9, 11, 13) for transmitting data and/or control signals between the at least two warning lamps (1) with the electronic warning lamp connection (6, 9, 11, 13) having at least one transmitter and/or receiver (11) for the wireless control signal and/or data transmission.

Claims

1. In a warning light device having a first warning lamp with at least one first light unit having at least one first lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state

of a first technical unit and

at least one second warning lamp with at least one second light unit having at least one second lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state,

of a second technical unit

wherein the improvement comprises

at least one electronic warning lamp connection for transmitting data and/or control signals between at least two warning lamps separate from the first and/or second technical unit

and at least one transmitter and/or receiver for a wireless control signal and/or data transmission connected to the electronic warning lamp connection.

2. The warning light device according to claim 1 further comprising an indicating unit for visually indicating said at least one operating state of the first and/or second warning lamp has and wherein the electronic warning lamp connection for transmitting data and/or control signals between the at least two warning lamps also transmits data and/or control signals to the indicating unit.

3. The warning light device according to claim 2 wherein the indicating unit is a signaling column having at least one alternating module having at least one module lighting element.

4. The warning light device according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the indicating unit or signaling column has several alternating modules comprising at least one module lighting element.

5. The warning light device according to claim 3 wherein the number of alternating modules of the signaling column corresponds to the number of light units of the first and/or second warning lamp.

6. The warning light device according to claim 5 wherein the number of alternating modules of the signaling column corresponds to the number of warning lamps.

7. The warning light device according to claim 3 further comprising at least one central control unit for controlling and/or switching at least one of the warning lamps and/or of the light units and wherein an on/off is provided.

8. The warning light device according to claim 7 wherein a central detection unit is included in the at least one central control unit.

9. The warning light device according to claim 8 wherein the central detection unit and/or the central control unit is a computer.

10. The warning light device according to claim 3 wherein at least one address and/or one code is allocated to each of the warning lamps and/or of the light units and/or of the signaling column and/or at least one alternating module.

11. The warning light device according to claim 1 or 3 further comprising at least one electrical data memory for storing the operating states of at least one of the warning lamps and/or of the light units.

12. The warning light device according to claim 3 further comprising at least one display unit for visually indicating the operating states of at least one of the warning lamps and/or of the light units and/or of the signaling column and/or of the alternating module.

13. The warning light device according to claim 12 wherein the display unit is constructed for indicating all warning lamps and/or light units and/or signaling columns and/or alternating modules and/or connections.

14. The warning light device according to claim 12 or 13 wherein the display unit is a screen.

15. The warning light device according to claim 1 wherein the electronic warning lamp connection has at least one central detection unit for detecting operating states of at least two different warning lamps.

16. A warning light device comprising:

a first warning lamp having at least one first light unit with at least one first lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state,

of a first technical unit, having a first electronic control device, and

a second warning lamp having at least one second light unit having at least one second lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state,

of a second technical unit, having a second electronic control device, wherein

separately from the first and/or second electronic control device of the first and/or second technical unit

at least one electronic warning lamp connection is provided for transmitting data and/or control signals between the first warning lamp and the second warning lamp and wherein

the electronic warning lamp connection has at least one transmitter and/or receiver for the wireless control signal and/or data transmission.

17. A warning light system having technical units and a warning light device comprising:

a first warning lamp with at least one first light unit having at least one first lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state, from a plurality of different operating states,

of a first technical unit having a first electronic control device and

a second warning lamp with at least one second light unit having at least one second lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state, from a plurality of different operating states,

of a second technical unit, having a second electronic control device,

wherein an electronic equipment connection is provided for transmitting data and/or control signals between the technical units, and wherein

separately from the first and/or second electronic control device of the first and/or second technical unit and/or separately from the electronic equipment connection,

at least one electronic warning lamp connection is provided for transmitting data and/or control signals between the first warning lamp and the second warning lamp and wherein

the electronic warning lamp connection has at least one transmitter and/or receiver for the wireless control signal and/or data transmission.