LED Indicator Such as LED Ring for a Mechatronic Lock System
First Claim
1. :
- A mechanical or mechatronic closure system comprising;
a housing or tray;
an actuating means configured to be rotatably supported in the housing or tray;
a retaining nut or bearing piece configured to be screwed on to the housing or to the tray with a thin wall being arranged therebetween;
a light ring configured to surround a flange of the housing or of the tray; and
a flexible foil configured to be arranged between the light ring and thin wall, the flexible foil carrying light emitting diodes (LEDs) and relaying the light thereof.
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Abstract
An LED ring or light guide for a mechanical or mechatronic closure system that includes an actuating means, such as socket wrench receptacle or swivel handle, which is rotatably supported in a housing or tray. The LED ring or light guide also includes a retaining nut or bearing piece that can be screwed on with the housing or with the tray with the intermediary of a thin wall such as door panel of a sheet-metal cabinet or sheet-metal housing. A light ring surrounds a flange of the housing or of the tray, and a flexible foil is arranged between light ring and thin wall. The flexible foil carries light emitting diodes (LEDs) and relays the light thereof. A closure indicator integrated in the actuating means is achieved in this way.
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1. :
- A mechanical or mechatronic closure system comprising;
a housing or tray; an actuating means configured to be rotatably supported in the housing or tray; a retaining nut or bearing piece configured to be screwed on to the housing or to the tray with a thin wall being arranged therebetween; a light ring configured to surround a flange of the housing or of the tray; and a flexible foil configured to be arranged between the light ring and thin wall, the flexible foil carrying light emitting diodes (LEDs) and relaying the light thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- A mechanical or mechatronic closure system comprising;
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