Warning light device having at least two warning lamps

• US 8,456,322 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KG
• Original Assignee: WERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KG
• Inventors: Marquardt, Juergen, Kensy, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TOAN NGOC
• Application Number:
  US12/588,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20100109900A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,308 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 2111/02 for roads, paths or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

A warning light device having a first warning lamp exhibiting 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 having at least one indicating unit for visually indicating at least one operating state, especially several different operating states of the first warning lamp, wherein at least one electronic warning lamp connection is provided for transmitting data and/or control signals at least between the first warning lamp and the indicating unit to provide for the monitoring of several different technical units with considerably less expenditure than in the prior art. This is achieved by the fact the indicating unit is constructed as signaling column having at least one second alternating module with at least one second lighting element.

Claims

1. A warning light device comprising:

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

of a technical unit having an electronic control device,

an indicating unit for visually indicating at least one operating state, of the first warning lamp,

at least one electronic warning lamp connection for transmitting data and/or control signals between the first warning lamp and the indicating unit

wherein

the indicating unit is a signaling column or a second alternating module.

2. The warning light device according to claim 1, further comprising a second warning lamp with at least one second lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state of a second technical unit

wherein the indicating unit provides for visually indicating at least one operating state, of the first and the second warning lamp.

3. The warning light device according to claim 2 wherein at least one of the technical units to be monitored has at least one electronic control device and/or at least one electronic unit connection for transmitting data and/or control signals between the technical units.

4. The warning light device according to claim 3 wherein the electronic warning lamp connection is separate from electronic control devices of the technical units and/or from the electronic unit connection.

5. The warning light device according to claim 3 wherein the electronic warning lamp connection has at least one transmitter and/or receiver for a wireless control signal and/or data transmission.

6. The warning light device according to claim 1 further comprising

a third warning lamp with at least one third light unit having at least one third lighting element for visually indicating at least one operating state of a third technical unit

wherein the indicating unit also indicates the operating state of the first and the second and the third warning lamp.

7. The warning light device according to claim 1 wherein the indicating unit is a signaling column having several alternating modules with at least one module lighting element.

8. The warning light device according to claim 7 wherein the number of alternating modules providing a lighting element of the signaling column corresponds to the number of light units of the first and/or second and/or of the third warning lamp.

9. The warning light device according to claim 7 wherein the number of alternating modules of the signaling column corresponds to the number of warning lamps.

10. The warning light device according to claim 1 further comprising at least one address and/or one code for each of the warning lamps and/or of the light units and/or the indicating unit.

11. The warning light device according to claim 1 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 and/or the indicating unit.

12. The warning light device according to claim 1 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 the indicating unit.

13. The warning light device according to claim 1 wherein the at least one first light unit for indicating at least one operating state also indicates a different operating state from a plurality of different operating states.

14. The warning light device of claim 1 wherein said second alternating module has at least one second lighting element.

15. A warning light system comprising:

(a) a warning lamp having at least one first light unit with at least one lighting element or an alternating module, for visually indicating at least one operating state of a technical unit having an electronic control device;

(b) an indicating unit or a signaling column for indicating at least one operating state from a plurality of different operating states; and

(c) at least one electronic warning lamp connector for transmitting data and/or control signals between the warning lamp and the indicating unit.

16. The warning light system of claim 15 wherein said indicating unit includes an alternating module.

17. A warning light apparatus comprising:

(a) a warning lamp having at least one first light unit or a first alternating module for visually indicating at least one operating state of a technical unit having an electronic control device;

(b) an indicating unit having a lamp, a signalling column or a second alternating module for visually indicating at least one operating state of the first warning lamp; and

(c) at least one electronic warning lamp connection for transmitting data and/or control signals between the warning lamp and the indicating unit.