EP1033524A2 - Signalling device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a signaling device (1), in particular for industrial needs, comprising several optical and / or acoustic signal transmitters, which are arranged in a substantially linear manner, juxtaposed and / or superimposed and are connected to a source of energy via power lines, the signal transmitters each having a housing (3), in which electrical receivers (4) are arranged for generating an optical and / or acoustic signal, neighboring housings (3) being connected between them by a coupling element (27), and the electrical receivers (4) which can be connected to each other and / or to the power lines. A signaling device of this type (1), which has a simple construction design and can be mounted practically without screwed assemblies, which preferably makes it possible to carry out simplified maintenance and extension activities, in particular in which concerns the replacement of defective lamps (43) and / or other electrical and / or electronic components, without requiring practically complete disassembly, is thus created by the fact that the electrical receivers are arranged in supports (42) and the supports have a conductive system (37), which connects the electrical receivers (4) of neighboring boxes (3) to each other and in a removable manner. <IMAGE>

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus for signaling, especially for needs industrial, for example for signaling different service and / or fault states, with electric machines, preferably machines automatic, comprising several, at least two optical and / or acoustic signal transmitters, which are arranged in a substantially linear fashion, juxtaposed and / or superimposed and are connected by power lines to an energy source the signal transmitters each having a housing in which the electrical receivers are arranged to generate an optical and / or acoustic signal, by example of the lamps, housings arranged beside being interconnected by a coupling element, and the electric receivers which can be linked together and / or power lines.

Signaling devices of this type are known in the current state of the art. For example, DE 90 10 187 U1 unveils a display device optics, in particular for industrial needs, which has a hollow case and stretched in length with at minus two longitudinal strips or parts longitudinal, which are transparent at least partially. In this case is inserted a lamp-carrying construction, which supports at least two lamps, which are assigned to positions corresponding in the bands of the case and are electrically connected to connections electrics arranged in an end area of the load-bearing construction. In addition, this device display device already known has at least one connector electric, which is connected to the cited end zone of the lamp-carrying construction and is willing to so as to allow the electrical connection of the lamps and switching devices arranged outside of the case. The case includes several parts arranged in a linear fashion, which are aimed between they. For the replacement of the lamps arranged in lamp-carrying constructions, so it's necessary that the housing is open at one end and that the lamp-carrying construction is out. The disadvantage of this already known device is that it is impossible to have a screen for the light between the different parts of the case, so that can't see, especially from a large distance, which lamp is lit inside the device. In addition, the entire lamp-carrying construction in the event of failures in this one.

We also know by FR 2 570 021 a device signage that includes multiple parts of housing arranged in a linear fashion and superimposed, in which are arranged conductive elements, so the different lamps can be ordered in the different parts of the case at by means of a base which connects the device to a source of energy. This device has proven itself, but has screw connections by which the different parts of the case are connected between they.

Another signaling device is known from DE 22 11 801 B2. This signaling device includes several identical and superimposed light elements, which each include a transparent cover, which is fixed on a transverse partition, on which is housed a light bulb. There are also plans power lines crossing the elements luminous, the ends of which are designed as contact systems for neighboring light elements. The partition wall has elastic connection, which, when turning the bulkhead separation from the cylindrical cover, engage in a determined position between shoulders of this one. Apart from the two supply lines for the lamps of a light element, other supply lines for light elements arranged above.

Finally, FR 1,526,306 discloses a device for signaling with several parts of the housing superimposed, in each of which a lamp is inserted. The housing parts superimposed are arranged between a base and a cover, the base being connected to the cover by threaded rods and / or screws.

Starting from this state of the art, the invention aims to create a signaling device of the same type, which is simple in design and can be essentially mounted without screw connections, while preferably allowing the execution of tasks simplified maintenance and extension, in especially when it comes to replacing defective lamps and / or other components electrical and / or electronic, without being necessary to dismantle practically complete and without risk of damaging the lines energy during maintenance work and extension.

The solution to this problem provides that the electrical receivers are arranged in holders and that the supports have a conductive system, which reliably connects the receivers electrical from neighboring boxes.

A signaling device designed according to this principle in particular has the advantage that the housings superimposed can be separated easily on each transition between two boxes in removing the coupling element, the systems conductors in neighboring boxes being separated in pulling on the neighboring boxes detached from this way. For this operation, it is not necessary to turn the two neighboring boxes one relative to each other or loosen a screw connection. Then the neighboring boxes are separated from each other from the as described above, so that, for example, the conductive system in the separate housing can be replaced or supplemented or modified with regard to its electrotechnical configuration.

Regarding the configuration of the boxes, it is provided according to another characteristic of the invention that each box is presented under the pot-shaped and includes part of tube cylindrical hollow and delimited on one side by a lid. The tube part and the cover are preferably made in one piece and manufactured plastic-based, preferably by the process deep drawing.

The cover is also expected to be waterproof light, so the light energy is not emitted from a housing, in which a lamp is lit, to a neighboring box, in which the lamp is not supplied with electrical energy. The tube part is made from a material permeable to light, in particular tinted color, preferably semi-hard plastic.

The cover is also expected to have openings for the passage of the conductive system or parts of it, in order to make available a safe transmission of energy from a box to the box neighbour.

In order to prevent the entry of dirt under the form of dust and in particular in the form humidity, we can put in the area of the recess a seal on the housing which hermetically seals air and / or water the transition zone between neighboring boxes. This also prevents corrosion on electrical components and / or electronics, especially drivers metallic.

According to another characteristic of the invention, it it is expected that the case can be connected to a base housing, which can be attached directly or indirectly on the device to be checked. We are planning also that the housing can be connected from preferably in the lid area to a lid closure, which can be fixed by means of an element coupling on the housing. In this way, we allows simple fixing of the closing cover on the upper case. If the signage according to the invention must be extended, the closing cover can be removed after loosening of the coupling element and another case can be placed on it, before the cover closure is placed on the installed box and is fixed to it by means of a coupling element. The coupling element previously arranged between the closing cover and the upper case and loose can then be used to connect the two upper neighboring boxes or to connect the cover closing the upper case. Consequently, we can only use a box and an element coupling in the form of spare parts or extension pieces for the extension of a signaling according to the invention. It is obvious that the electrical and / or electronic components arranged inside the case are part of a such extension module.

The conductor system preferably has opposite ends at least one plug and at least one plug housing, which are electrically connected between them. Such a design significantly simplifies the mounting of the signaling device in accordance with the invention, since, with the mounting of neighboring boxes facing each other, the systems conductors are interconnected in the form of a connector. In this case, we can either connect the conductive system fixed to the housing and plug it in at the same time or plug it into a first step the conductive system with its plug in the housing of the neighboring housing, before the housing either passed over the conductive system, so that the plug housing of this case is prepared for new for the housing of the next card conductive system. In all cases, we get this way a substantially simplified assembly, being given that we can give up in particular screwed assemblies between the different boxes.

The plug and plug housing are designed to preferably with several pins, so that the different lamps and sound signaling means in the different boxes of the camera signaling according to the invention can be controlled by different pin configurations, without the need for power lines additional. In addition, the conductive systems and printed boards can be fitted with components electronic, for example capacitive resistors, inductive or ohmic and transistors or the like, in order to realize certain switching circuits at the inside of a case. As a result, we have the possibility with signaling device according to the invention also to use electrically controlled signaling in addition to devices electrical signaling only, electronics of these signaling devices which can be accommodated in the corresponding box. It is therefore possible to combine control signaling devices electric and electronically controlled, while having also the possibility of later housing electronic signaling devices in a signaling device according to the invention and already existing, without the need to proceed major construction interventions of this signaling device.

According to another characteristic of the invention, it it is intended that the fixing is carried out substantially in U-shaped and has two branches and a crosspiece connecting the branches. The electric receiver is fixed preferably between the two branches. The accommodation of plug is provided on the free end of a branch of the support.

The support is produced in particular in two parts, the two halves of the support can be nested preferably by means of at least one snap-in assembly. It is advantageous with this conception that one can give up a screwing of the two halves and that dividing the support into two halves allows simple mounting of the conductive system in the support, the two halves being nested under the middle layer of the conductive system, so that the conductive system is maintained so mechanical or by adhesion between the two halves of the support.

According to another characteristic of the invention, it the two halves are each expected to have two stop hooks and two stop recesses. These fasteners work together corresponding, which means that each hook stop half engages in a stop recess from the opposite half. In this case, it is advantageous to have the stop hooks on diametrically opposite edges of the support halves.

With a signaling device conforming to the invention, it is also intended that a housing for a signal transmitter is arranged on the support and preferably has a substantially waterproof plate to the light, which delimits with the housing a space in which the signal transmitter, preferably the lamp. This design has the advantage that the case is light-tight on the one hand thanks to the light-tight cover and secondly thanks to the light-tight plate in two directions axis with respect to neighboring housings, so that the light beams emitted by a lamp arranged in the case cannot enter a case neighbour. As a result, the light signals are clearly perceptible to a person who observes.

The plate is preferably placed on the of the support which connects the branches, and it proved advantageous to make the plate with a shape circular.

With another device design of signaling according to the invention, it is intended that the conductive system has several, at least two conductive tracks. These two conductive tracks separated from each other are used for the arrival of the electrical energy required for the signage. The two conductive tracks are integrated into electrical receivers and submerged usually in plastic.

According to another characteristic of the invention, it the conductive system is planned to be implemented in two parts, at least part of the conductive system having several conductive tracks. With this design it is possible advantageously to use the conductive tracks for the control of different electrical receivers in different individual boxes superimposed or juxtaposed. Of preferably, the conductive tracks are unwound from single or double way in their stretch plan longitudinal towards normal to the surface of this plane and / or in their direction perpendicular to this plan.

It is also expected that the conductive tracks are made on one end in the form of plug contacts and at least on the opposite end partially in the form of card slots to spring. The spring plug housings allow safe application of housing contacts plugs on the plug contacts of the conductive system neighbour.

Finally, it is provided according to another characteristic of the invention that at least part of the tracks conductive is distributed in several pins on at minus one end. To this end, a conductive track can be designed for example in such a way that it on the one hand has a pin for connection with a lamp socket and one or more pins for connection to an electrical circuit or electronic. Finally, we can also provide, in addition of these pins mentioned above, another pin which also comes in the form of housing spring plug in the direction mentioned above.

la figure 1 montre un appareil de signalisation dans une vue éclatée représentée en perspective,

la figure 2 montre un boítier avec un récepteur électrique dans une vue éclatée représentée en perspective ;

la figure 3 montre le récepteur électrique selon la figure 2 dans une vue en perspective ;

la figure 4 montre un boítier avec une bague d'accouplement de l'appareil de signalisation selon la figure 1 ;

la figure 5 montre un boítier avec un élément d'accouplement d'un deuxième mode de réalisation d'un appareil de signalisation dans une vue éclatée représentée en perspective ;

la figure 6 montre un support pour un récepteur électrique dans une vue latérale représentée en coupe et une vue de dessus représentée en coupe le long du plan de coupe C-C ;

la figure 7 montre un boítier avec un élément d'accouplement et un transmetteur de signal sonore, pour un appareil de signalisation selon la figure 5 dans une vue éclatée représentée en perspective ;

la figure 8 montre le boítier avec le transmetteur de signal acoustique selon la figure 7 dans une vue latérale représentée en perspective ;

la figure 9 montre un élément de fermeture pouvant être combiné avec un appareil de signalisation selon les figures 1 à 8 dans une vue éclatée représentée en perspective ;

la figure 10 montre un autre mode de réalisation d'un élément de fermeture selon la figure 9 et

la figure 11 montre le support selon la figure 6 dans une vue éclatée représentée en perspective.

Other advantageous characteristics of the invention follow from the description below of the corresponding drawing, in which are presented preferred embodiments of a signaling device according to the invention. On the drawing,

FIG. 1 shows a signaling device in an exploded view represented in perspective,

Figure 2 shows a housing with an electric receiver in an exploded view shown in perspective;

Figure 3 shows the electrical receiver according to Figure 2 in a perspective view;

Figure 4 shows a housing with a coupling ring of the signaling device according to Figure 1;

Figure 5 shows a housing with a coupling element of a second embodiment of a signaling device in an exploded view shown in perspective;

Figure 6 shows a support for an electrical receiver in a side view shown in section and a top view shown in section along the section plane CC;

Figure 7 shows a housing with a coupling element and a sound signal transmitter, for a signaling device according to Figure 5 in an exploded view shown in perspective;

Figure 8 shows the housing with the acoustic signal transmitter according to Figure 7 in a side view shown in perspective;

Figure 9 shows a closure element which can be combined with a signaling device according to Figures 1 to 8 in an exploded view shown in perspective;

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of a closure element according to FIG. 9 and

Figure 11 shows the support according to Figure 6 in an exploded view shown in perspective.

A signaling device 1 represented on the figure 1 includes several signal transmitters 2 arranged in a linear and superimposed fashion. Each signal transmitter 2 has a housing 3, in which is arranged an electric receiver 4 for the generation of an optical and / or acoustic signal.

The signaling device 1 also has a base 5, which can be fixed on an electric machine not shown, for example an automatic device. This base 5 has a foot 6 of circular shape, in which are arranged bores 7 at intervals regular, by which one can insert screws, which connect the base 5 to the machine not shown.

The base 5 also has a housing body 8 designed substantially in the shape of a pyramid, in which is arranged a central hole 9 for housing a base bar 10. In the housing body 8 is also arranged a bore 11 arranged at right angles relative to the hole 9 for the housing of a screw blocking 12. Consequently, the bore 11 has a internal thread which acts jointly with the external thread of the locking screw 12. With the screw blocking 12, the base bar can be fixed by adhesion in the bore 9 of the housing body 8.

On the base bar 10, a housing base 13 is fixed opposite the base 5 with a base plate 14. The housing base 13 is screwed by means of screws 15 to the floor plate 14, a seal 16 being disposed between the housing base 13 and base plate 14. For the housing the seal 16, the base plate 14 has a offset 17, of which the outside direct diameter coincides with the inside diameter of seal 16 and base of housing 13, so that the base of housing 13 can be fitted onto the recess 17 of the floor plate 14.

The floor plate 14 also has a opening 18 of circular shape, which is used for housing of the base bar 10. The opening 18 is arranged centered in the floor plate 14. Between the recess 17 and the wall 19 of the opening 18 is disposed a receiving element 20 of section substantially rectangular. This receiving element 20 used to house a plug housing 21, which is screwed with the floor plate and is connected to a source of energy by means of power lines, which are not shown in more detail and are guided by the base bar 10 and the base 5.

The housing base 13 is designed in the form of a tube part, the housing base 13 having a recess 22, on which one can nest another seal 16. In the area of the recess 22, the base of housing 13 has several, at least two recesses 23, which can be connected by latching to the projections arranged in the housing 3, so that the box 2 next to the base box 13 can be precisely placed on the housing base 13.

Each case 3 includes a part in the form of jar with a lid 24, which is arranged on a end of the housing 3 designed in the shape of a pot and shape a recess 25 in the area of its envelope, of which the outside diameter is less than the diameter outside of the housing 3. On this recess 25, we can re-install a seal 16, which seals between two neighboring boxes 3, so that a ingress of dust and / or moisture into the housing 3.

In the dropout transition zone 25 in the envelope of the housing 3, the housing 3 has stop recesses 26, which are designed in the base box 3 according to the stop recesses 23 and therefore also act jointly with corresponding stop projections on the internal surface from the neighboring housing 3, so that when we assemble boxes 3, these cannot rotate one by compared to each other.

The connection of two neighboring boxes 3 or of a housing 3 with the housing base 13 is effected by coupling elements 27, which consist of two annular parts 28 which can be connected between them by conjugation of form. To this end, each annular part 28 has on its ends a stop projection 29 on the one hand and at least one recess corresponding 30. In addition, each annular part 28 has a flattened surface of material 31, the flattened surfaces of material 31 of each annular part 28 being arranged in the zone from one end to the outer surface 32 and in the second end area on the inner surface 33.

The stop projection 29 and the corresponding recess 30 are arranged in this case in the area of the flattened surface of material 31, the stop projection 29 being at the same level as the free end of the part ring finger 28.

The annular parts also have a protruding part 34 peripheral in the area of the internal surface 33, which acts in conjunction with the recess 25 of the housing 3. This therefore results in a application of coupling elements at the same level 27 on neighboring 3 boxes or on a 3 box and on the neighboring housing base 13.

The annular parts 28 also have on their internal surface 33 of the bayonet guides 25, which can be fitted with protruding parts protruding from the envelope of the housing 3, so that the neighboring boxes 3 are fixedly connected to each other in the axial direction.

Each box 3 designed in the shape of a pot is based of light-impermeable plastic, in particular color tinted, semi-hard, the cover 24 being designed to be light-tight. On the lid 24, an opening 36 is provided for the passage of a conductive system 37 of the electrical receiver 4. The precise design of the electrical receiver 4 and the conductive system 37 is further described below at using figures 2 to 4.

The signaling device 1 shown in the Figure 1 also shows a closure cover 38, which is fitted on the casing 3 arranged at a distance of the base 5 under the support of another seal 16 and is connected to the housing 3. For this purpose, one can use also a coupling element 27 or a ring coupling. However, one can also imagine that the closing cover 38, which does not have of electrically conductive systems, is screwed onto the last box 3.

The electric receiver 4 includes the system driver 37, which is designed as a printed card 39. The printed map is made substantially in L-shaped and has two branches 40 and 41. A support 42 for a lamp 43 is arranged in the area of transition of the two branches 40 and 41. In replacement, we can also provide a transmitter acoustic signal in this area. Support 42 is electrically connected to the circuit board 39.

In addition, a record 44 with a large number of pin 45 is arranged in the transition zone of two branches 40 and 41 of the printed card 39. On these pins 45, at least two pins 45 are connected electrically at support 42, the receivers electric 4 arranged in a linear fashion and superimposed in the boxes 3 being controlled by the large number pins 45.

Printed card 39 also shows on its end, opposite plug 44, of branch 41 a plug housing 46, which has a number of holes housing 52 corresponding to the number of pins 45. This plug housing 46 is arranged in the area of the opening 36 in the cover 24 with the apparatus signaling 1 mounted, so that the receiver neighbor 4 electric can be plugged in with plug 44 in the housing 46 of the electrical receiver 4 located below and that we can thus have an affair between the power source and the upper 4 electric receiver in the housing upper 3. Printed card 39 can be equipped with this effect of electrical or electronic components to control certain receiver functions electric 4 and / or influence it. For example, we can provide timing elements here.

In Figure 2, the electrical receiver 4 is shown in an exploded view. We can see that the support 42 is designed in two parts and has two halves 47 which are nestable. To this end, each half 47 of the support 42 has two stop hooks 48 arranged on opposite corner areas in diagonal and on the corner areas not provided with a stop hook 48 of stop recesses 49, in which the hooks of the second half 47 can be snapped into place. For fixing the support 42, it is provided in branch 40 of the card printed 39 of the openings 50, through which engage the hooks 48 arranged on the area lower edges of the two halves 47. The support 42 is therefore fixed by form conjugation on the card printed 39. In addition, it is provided inside two halves 47 of the support 42 of the electrical contacts 51, which are electrically connected to at least one pin 45 of plug 44 and a housing opening 52 located in the plug housing 46.

As can be seen in Figure 4, the map printed 39 may have a plate 53 substantially light-tight, which demarcates the light with the inner wall of the housing 3 a space in which the lamp 53 is arranged. The plate 53 is designed for this purpose with a circular shape, the support 42 being fitted into the central recess of the plate 53.

FIG. 5 shows a second mode of realization of a signaling device 1, which also has 2 signal transmitters. difference from the first described embodiment of detailed way of the signaling device according to Figures 1 to 4, this second embodiment of the signaling device 1 according to FIG. 5 has a coupling ring 54 in one piece, which is formed on its internal surface 33 as a function of the two annular parts 28 according to the Figures 1 to 4 and additionally has a groove of reception 55 arranged in the internal surface 33, which goes around on the inner surface 33 of the ring coupling 54. With coupling ring 54 mounted, an elastic washer 56 so deformable elastic engages in this receiving groove 55 and according to FIG. 5 presents an interruption or a opening 57, in order to have the necessary elasticity in the radial direction. This elastic washer 56 engages also in a receiving groove 58, which is arranged peripherally in the envelope 59 of the case 3. In this case, the elastic washer 56 connects the housing 3 to the coupling ring 54, of such that the coupling ring 54 cannot not be removed from the housing 3 in the axial direction of this one. For this purpose, the elastic washer 56 exceeds of the envelope 59 of the housing 3 when the ring coupling 54 is mounted, so that it engages on the one hand with its partial area of its stretch radial in the receiving groove 55 of the ring 54 and on the other hand with the radial zone remaining in the receiving groove 58 of the housing 3.

When mounting the coupling ring 54 on the housing 3, the elastic washer 56 is therefore inserted in a first step in the receiving groove 58 housing 3 and pressed into this groove reception 58 under elastic pretension until the elastic washer 56 closes at the same level as the envelope 59 of the housing 3. To obtain the elasticity necessary and press in the spring washer 56 of this way in the receiving groove 58, provision is made the opening 57 mentioned above of the washer elastic 56. Next, the coupling ring 54 is slid in the axial direction on the end of the housing 3 fitted with spring washer 56, until the spring washer 56 snaps into the groove of reception 55 on the inner surface 33 of the ring coupling 54 by abandoning its initial tension.

In Figure 5, we can also see that the housing 3 is designed as part of a tube in which a cover 60 can be inserted. The seal 16 is disposed between the outer wall of the cover 60 and the inner wall of the housing 3 which is shown on Figure 6 in the form of a recess. The cover 60 corresponds with this embodiment to cover 24 according to Figures 1 and 4. Below the cover 60, a plate 61 is provided for equipment with electrical components and which is equipped in accordance with the function of signal transmitter 2. Board 61 is here in electrical contact with the conductive system 37, which is an integral part of the electrical receiver 4.

In Figure 4, we can also see that it is provided with projecting parts 62 on the casing 59 of the housing 3 which corresponds to the bayonet guides 35 in the inner surface 33 of the coupling ring 54, so that the mounting of neighboring boxes 3 takes place in such a way that a box 3 mounted with the coupling ring 54 is placed on the neighboring housing so that the projections 62 engage in the bayonet guides 35 corresponding, after which the coupling ring 54 is turned relative to the two boxes 3 superimposed until the projections 62 are stuck in the bayonet guides 35 at the like a bayonet. The relative displacement of the coupling ring 54 with respect to the housings neighbors 3 is made possible here by the fact that the coupling ring 54 is arranged by through the spring washer 56 on the case 3 so that it can rotate freely.

We can see that, on the housing 3, three projections 62 are distributed around the periphery of the housing 3 with a regular spacing. Likewise the bayonet guides 35 are naturally arranged correspondingly on the internal surface 33 of the coupling ring 54.

Figures 7 and 8 show another design of the electrical receiver 4 in a device signaling 1. In this case, it is a sound generator 63, which therefore emits a signal sound. The sound generator 63 is designed substantially in the shape of a flat cylinder and has in its center a drilling 64, with which the sound generator 63 can be fitted on a tenon 65 on a branch 66 of the electrical receiver 4.

The sound generator 63 is arranged on the other hand in a support 67, which has a hole for this purpose 68 suitable for the dimensions of the sound generator 63.

The support 67 and the sound generator 63 are arranged in the housing 3 so that the axis longitudinal sound generator 63 or support 67 either perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing 3. The case 3 presents in this regard in its envelope 59 openings 69, which allow free emission sound waves out of the housing 3, so that the acoustic signal generated by the sound generator 63 can be emitted by the signaling device 1 practically without attenuation. On this subject, it is necessary mention that this design of the case 3 allows to emit a very loud and very acoustic signal intense, even if the sound generator 64 has only one weak power.

Between the internal surface of the housing 3 and the support 67 is arranged a vibration seal 79, which prevents that the sound waves generated by the sound generator 63 transmit vibrations to the housing 3, and that these vibrations cause deterioration, especially to conductive systems 37 and to contacts electric. In figure 8, we can see that the joint with vibration 70 is placed inside the support 67, which keeps the sound generator 63 on the branch 66 of the electrical receiver 4.

Finally, in FIGS. 9 and 10, two are represented. design alternatives for closing a signaling device 1, which can be installed at instead of a closure cover 38 like this shown in Figure 1, or can be used replacing a signaling device on machines.

A closing signal transmitter 71 shown in Figures 9 and 10 includes essentially a box 72 in the form of a dome, which has a glass dome insert 73, which may also be made of plastic. The box 72 is connected by the coupling ring 54 to a signal transmitter shown in Figure 5 or in FIG. 7 or on a base 74, and this in the manner which was previously described for the linkage of two neighboring boxes 3. Consequently, the transmitter closing signal 71 also presents the washer elastic 56, with which the coupling ring 54 can be fixed on the housing 72, while the ring 54 is fixed on the base 74 or on a neighboring housing 3 via guides to bayonet 35 and corresponding projections 62. A electric receiver 4 with a lamp 43 is disposed at inside the housing 72. The lamp 43 is fitted in the support 42 and connected thereto.

In the embodiment, presented on the FIG. 9, of the closing signal transmitter 71, the electric receiver 4 has a plate 75, which has elastic and diametrically stop elements 76 opposites. These elastic stop elements have locking lugs 77 protruding outward in the radial directions, which engage in recesses inside the base 74. By a displacement, during which the stop elements 76 can be moved to each other, the locking lugs 77 can be disengaged with the corresponding recesses in the base 74, so electric receiver 4 can be pulled out simple of the base 74. Furthermore, we present in the figure 9 the electrical contacts 78, which engage by the plate 75 in the area of the support 42, in order to establish the electrical contact with the lamp 43.

In Figure 10, we represent another design of a closing signal transmitter 71, which is designed as a flash. This signal transmitter closure 71 also has a housing 72, on which can be fitted with a dome glass insert 73. The housing 72 has at its end a cover 79 with a slot 80 arranged in the central area of the cover 79. The cover 79 is turned towards dome glass insert 73, plate 81 being arranged below the cover 79, that is to say opposite the glass dome insert 73, which platinum presents a flash 82 of design substantially U-shaped. The plate 81 is fixed on a plate 83, which is held in turn in the housing 72 by means of screws 84.

Flash 82 in this case passes through the slot 80 in such a way that it is arranged inside dome glass insert 73.

In addition, the construction structure of the elements of fixation and the mode of action associated therewith closing signal transmitter 71 correspond to the design of the closing signal transmitter according to figure 9.

In Figure 11 is shown a support 42 with part 100 of the conductive system 37. part 100 of the conductive system 37 comprises a conductive track individual 101 and a conductive track unit 102 electrically separated from conductive track 101, which presents several conductive tracks 103.

Each conductive track 101 or 103 present on one end a plug contact 105, which is designed in the form of a pin and present in relation to conductive tracks 101 and 103 a section and a reduced width. On the opposite end of the slopes conductors 101 and 103 are formed from the housings of 106 elastic plugs, which are in sight side substantially V-shaped. elastic plugs are used to be contacted with the plug contacts 105 of an electrical receiver 4 neighbour. To this end, the plug housings 106 are arranged in the housing in such a way that their pins are disconnected when inserting plug contacts 105 of the neighboring electrical receiver 4 and are supported because of their elasticity with sufficient force against plug contacts 105, so there is no secure electrical connection between plug contacts 105 of a receiver 4 and plug 106 slots of the tracks conductors 101 and 103 of the electrical receiver 4 neighbour.

As can be seen in Figure 11, the track conductive 101 present next to the plug housing 106 a pin 107 in two parts and connected electrically to the conductive track 101, which acts together with a pin 108 in a equivalent configuration, pin 108 being arranged on a conductive track 103 of the track unit conductive 102. The two pins 107 and 108 are connected to an electrical receiver 4 in the support 42 for the lamp 43, so that the pins 107 and 108 establish the electrical connection with the lamp pins 43.

The conductive track 101 also has a other pin 109, which can be connected for example to lines which are arranged on a turntable and connect pin 109 to electrical components or electronic, for example resistors, transistors, diodes or the like.

In the same way, the track, conductive 103 also has another pin 110 which is arranged in the area of the conductive track 103, which also has pin 108. The pin 110 is used for the same purpose as pin 109 of the track driver 101.

In Figure 11, we can also see that the support 42 comprises two halves 111 and 112. The support 42 is made with a section essentially in U-shaped and therefore has two branches and one crosspiece connecting the pins, the branches having the reference numerals 40 and 41 and the crosspiece being formed by the plate 53. The branches 40 and 41 have protrusions 113 on their outer edges, which widen on a T-shaped end and can be inserted in recesses inside the housing 3, in order to fix the support inside the case.

We can also see that the support has a slot 114 for the electrical receiver, namely the lamp 43. The housing 114 has for this purpose on its inner wall an opening 115 in the form of bayonet, which is formed on its closed end in an undercut form.

The support 42 also has housings 116 for conductive tracks 101 and 103. Sleepers 117 are arranged between the housings 116, so that the conductive tracks 103 are completely electrically isolated from each other. We can see that the conductive tracks 103 are bent two times in their longitudinal stretch plane in direction of the normals on the surface of this plane and in their direction perpendicular to this direction. The conductive tracks 103 therefore exhibit a setback linear on the one hand compared to the plan of the branch 40 and on the other hand parallel to the plane of the branch 40.

In FIG. 6, the mode of embodiment according to FIG. 11 in a truncated form parallel to branches 40 and 41 and in a form Assembly.

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Signaling device, in particular for industrial needs, for example for the signaling of different operating states and / or failure, with electrical machines, of preferably automatic machines, including several, at least two signal transmitters optics and / or acoustics, which are arranged substantially linear, juxtaposed and / or superimposed and are connected to an energy source by power lines, the transmitters of signal each presenting a box in which electrical receivers are arranged for the generation of an optical and / or acoustic signal, for example lamps, neighboring housings being interconnected by a coupling element, and the electric receivers being linked together and / or power lines, characterized in that the electrical receivers are arranged in the supports (42) and the supports have a system conductor (37), which interconnects so removable electrical receivers (4) of housings (3) neighbors. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that each housing (3) is designed pot-shaped and includes a tube part hollow cylinder shape and delimited on one side by a cover (24). Signaling device according to claim 2, characterized in that the cover (24) is sealed in the light. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (3) of the part of tube is based on a material permeable to light, especially tinted in color, of preferably a semi-hard plastic. Signaling device according to claim 2, characterized in that the cover (24) has openings (36) for the passage of the system conductor (37) or parts thereof. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (3) can be connected to a housing base (13), which can be fixed directly or indirectly on the device to monitor. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (3) can be preferably connected in the lid area (24) to a closing cover (38), which can be preferably fixed by means of a ring coupling (27) on the housing (3). Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the conductive system (37) has at least one opposite end plug (44) and at least one plug housing (46), which are connected together electrically. Signaling device according to claim 8, characterized in that the plug (44) and the housing plug (46) are designed with multiple pins. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (42) is designed substantially U-shaped and has two branches (40, 41) and a cross connecting the branches (40, 41). Signaling apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that the electrical receiver (4) is arranged between the two branches (40, 41). Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (42) is designed in two parts and the two halves (47) of the support (42) are preferably nestable by means of minus a snap connection. Signaling apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the two halves (47) each have two stop hooks (48) and two stop recesses (49). Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that a housing for a signal transmitter (2) is arranged on the support (42) and preferably has a plate (53) substantially light-tight, which defines with the housing (3) a space in which the lamp (43) is arranged. Signaling apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that the plate (53) forms the cross connecting the branches (40, 41). Signaling apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that the plate (53) is designed with a circular shape. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the conductive system (37) presents several, at least two tracks conductive (101, 103). Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the conductive system (37) is made up of two parts, at least part of the conductive system (37) having a track unit conductive (102). Signaling apparatus according to claim 18, characterized in that the track unit conductive (102) presents several tracks conductive (103), preferably five tracks conductive (103). Signaling apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that the conductive tracks (103) of the conductive track unit (102) are bent single or double in their plan longitudinal stretch towards normal on the surface of this plane and / or in their direction perpendicular to this direction. Signaling apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that the conductive tracks (101, 103) are designed on one end as plug contacts (105) and on the opposite end at least partially as plug housings elastic. Signaling apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that at least some of the conductive tracks (101, 103) is subdivided into several pins (107, 108, 109, 110) on at least an extremity. Signaling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (42) has on its outer casing at least one projection or recess which can be connected to a recess corresponding or a corresponding projection in the inner casing of the housing (3). Signaling apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the support (42) is divided in the plane of the conductive tracks (101, 103).

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