EP4420109A1 - Bloc d'éclairage de sécurité comportant un guide de lumière muni d'une rainure en v - Google Patents
Bloc d'éclairage de sécurité comportant un guide de lumière muni d'une rainure en vInfo
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Definitions
- Emergency lighting unit comprising a light guide provided with a V-groove
- the present invention relates to the technical field of autonomous emergency lighting units, and more particularly autonomous emergency lighting units which include a pictogram label.
- an autonomous emergency lighting unit comprising:
- a light guide arranged behind the pictogram label, in the form of a thin plate, extending along a mean plane substantially parallel to that of the pictogram label and whose dimensions in this mean plane are substantially equal to those of the pictogram label,
- the autonomous security lighting units ensure the lighting of the premises in which they are installed in the event of a power failure of the main electrical circuit of the premises.
- the standards for the installation of autonomous emergency lighting units require that the level of illumination of said units be sufficient to avoid any panic effect.
- some of the stand-alone emergency lighting units carry and illuminate a pictogram label so as to indicate the emergency exits of the premises in all circumstances.
- document EP2942771 discloses an autonomous emergency lighting unit as described above.
- This autonomous security unit comprises a series of light-emitting diodes which illuminate the edge of a light guide which conveys the light and distributes it so as to backlight the pictogram label.
- the arrangement of the autonomous block described in this document makes it possible to limit the size of this block.
- this arrangement is complex, each light-emitting diode being surrounded by precisely arranged microprisms and prisms. With such an arrangement, it happens that the illumination of the pictogram label is not uniform. Provision is then made for the label itself to include serigraphs of opaque dots which attenuate certain illumination peaks.
- the present invention proposes an autonomous block of emergency lighting that is simple to manufacture and allows uniform lighting of the pictogram label while maintaining a reduced size in order to integrate discreetly and harmoniously in a building.
- the plate forming the light guide comprises a central part separating two flat lateral wings and having a first face delimiting a first V-shaped groove which extends along a main axis and which is open towards the pictogram label, the series of light-emitting diodes being aligned parallel to said main axis and arranged facing the second face of the central part of the plate light guide, opposite to this first face, each light emitting diode of said series having a main direction of emission of the luminous flux perpendicular to said mean plane of the light guide plate.
- the autonomous security lighting block according to the invention it is possible to uniformly backlight the pictogram label.
- the self-contained emergency lighting block according to the invention has a reduced thickness and can be made in such a way that the overhang of the block around the pictogram label is limited.
- the arrangement of the light-emitting diodes and of the light guide plate is simple: it limits the number of electronic components necessary and simplifies assembly of the block.
- the bottom forming the tip of said first groove has a radius of curvature less than or equal to 0.2 millimeters
- the second face of the central part of the light guide plate generally has a W-shaped profile and delimits a second V-shaped groove open towards the series of light-emitting diodes;
- the bottom forming the tip of said second groove has a radius of curvature less than or equal to 0.2 millimeters
- the bottoms of the first and second grooves and the series of light emitting diodes extend in a median plane of the extending light guide plate perpendicular to said mean plane;
- - Light extractors are provided on the faces of the two side wings of the light guide plate facing away from the series of light-emitting diodes and/or on the first face of the central part of the light guide plate;
- Said light extractors comprise microstructures distributed over the corresponding faces of said plate;
- microstructures include serigraphs and/or etchings and/or three-dimensional microstructures
- microstructures are in the form of frosted discs whose diameter varies according to the position of each microstructure on the corresponding face and which are separated by a constant distance;
- frosted discs forming the microstructures have a roughness of between 20 and 30VDI;
- a diffuser element which has a shape complementary to that of the first groove and which is at least partially housed inside the latter;
- a diffuser element comprising a screen-printed film arranged so as to close said first groove
- the diffuser element completely covers the light guide plate
- a reflective element arranged on the side of the plate opposite the pictogram label
- a support element adapted to receive the light guide plate and the pictogram label and comprising means for mounting the autonomous block on a surface.
- Figure 1 is a front perspective view of an autonomous emergency lighting unit according to the invention
- Figure 2 is an exploded perspective side view of the self-contained emergency lighting unit of Figure 1
- Figure 3 is a front perspective view of a light guide plate of the autonomous emergency lighting block of Figure 1,
- Figure 4 is an enlarged view of area A of Figure 3,
- Figure 5 is a rear perspective view of the light guide plate of Figure 3,
- Figure 6 is an enlarged view of area B of Figure 5
- Figure 7 is a sectional view along the plane PI of the light guide plate of Figure 3,
- Figure 8 is a front perspective view of the light guide plate of Figure 3, with a diffuser
- Figure 9 is a rear perspective view of the light guide plate and diffuser of Figure 8.
- an autonomous security lighting unit 10 hereinafter referred to as block 10, intended to illuminate premises in the event of a power failure of the main electrical circuit supplying said premises.
- a block 10 comprises more precisely, on the one hand, a box 20, and, on the other hand, a pictogram label 700 intended to indicate, if necessary, the emergency exits closest to the block 10 to the users of the premises ( Figure 1).
- the block 10 here generally has a parallelepipedal shape, elongated along a longitudinal axis X ( Figure 1).
- the housing 20 comprises, on the one hand, a base 21 (Figure 2) which houses electrical and / or electronic and optical elements of the block 10 as well as the pictogram label 700 and, on the other hand, a cover 22 ( Figure 2) which closes, at the front, the base 21.
- the electrical and/or electronic elements of block 10 include, for example, one or more power batteries, an electronic card 300 and LED type light sources (Light Emitting Diode) 301 (FIG. 2).
- the optical elements of the block 10 comprise an optical assembly 30 comprising a light guide 500 disposed between a reflector 400 and a diffuser element 600 ( Figure 2).
- the base 21 of the housing 20 consists of a rear part 100 and a front part 200, each molded in one piece of insulating plastic material.
- the base 21 constitutes a support element adapted to receive the light guide 500 and the pictogram label 700 and comprising means for mounting the block 10 on a surface.
- the rear part 100 of the base 21 is adapted to be mounted on a mounting surface such as a ceiling surface or a wall surface. This mounting can be effected for example projecting from the mounting surface.
- a mounting surface such as a ceiling surface or a wall surface.
- the rear part of the base it is possible for the rear part of the base to be able to be mounted recessed in a mounting surface, in particular in a false ceiling, by means of a recessing accessory.
- front and rear are defined with respect to the gaze of the user turned towards the block 10 installed on the chosen mounting surface.
- front will designate the side of the block 10 facing the user
- rear will designate the side of the block 10 facing away from it.
- the rear part 100 of the base 21 has a generally parallelepiped shape with a bottom 101 and a side wall 102 rising from the bottom 101.
- the bottom 101 of this rear part 100 forms the bottom of the base 21.
- the rear part is open at the front and more particularly houses the electrical elements of the block 10 such as the supply batteries.
- the front part 200 of the base 21 comprises a main wall 201 which extends substantially parallel to the bottom 101 of the rear part 100 of the base 21.
- This main wall internally delimits an edge from which extends a falling wall 202 backwards, that is to say towards the rear part 100 of the base 21 (FIG. 2).
- This drop wall 202 is centered on the center of the main wall 201.
- the main wall 201 of the front part 200 of the base 21 has dimensions similar to that of the pictogram label 700. It extends beyond the falling wall 202, at least along the longitudinal axis X of the block 10 (figure 2).
- the falling wall 202 of the front part 200 of the base 21 comprises mounting means on the side wall 102 of the rear part 100 of the base 21 adapted to cooperate with complementary mounting means of this side wall 102.
- the drop wall 202 of the front part 200 of the base 21 surrounds the side wall 102 of the rear part 100 of the base 21.
- the drop wall 202 of the front part 200 thus forms a side wall of the base 21.
- the rear part 100 of the base is housed in the front part 200 (FIGS. 1 and 2).
- the main wall 201 of the front part 200 then closes the front opening of the rear part 100 of the base 21.
- the front part 200 of the base 21 further comprises a peripheral wall 203 which extends from the peripheral edge of the main wall 201, forwards ( Figure 2).
- the main wall 201 and the peripheral wall 203 of the front part 200 of the base 21 delimit a housing which receives the electronic card 300 and the optical assembly 30, as well as the pictogram label 700 (FIG. 2).
- the housing thus delimited has, except for one clearance, the same dimensions in length and width as the pictogram label 700.
- the cover 22 of the housing 20 closes this housing at the front.
- the cover comprises for this purpose a front wall 22A bordered by a peripheral falling wall 22B (FIG. 2).
- the peripheral drop wall 22B surrounds the low wall 203 of the front part 200 of the base 21 when the cover 22 is mounted on the base 21.
- the cover 22 comprises mounting means on the base 21 adapted to cooperate with complementary means mounting provided on the wall 203 of the front part 200 of the base 21.
- the cover 22 is preferably made by molding a single piece of transparent or translucent synthetic material, for example transparent plastic material.
- the structure of the block 10 according to the invention described here means that the block protrudes around the pictogram label 700 only by the thickness of the low wall 203 of the front part 200 of the base 21 and the thickness of the falling wall 22B of the cover 22.
- the electronic card 300 includes a printed circuit 302 comprising a series of light emitting diodes 301 ( Figure 2). Light-emitting diodes 301 are connected to the same printed circuit as the other electronic components of block 10.
- the printed circuit has a substantially rectangular shape elongated along the longitudinal axis X of the block 10. It has a length less than that of the pictogram label 700 and a width substantially equal to that of the pictogram label 700 (figure 2).
- the series of light-emitting diodes 301 preferably comprises between 10 and 20, for example 15, light-emitting diodes 301.
- the light emitting diodes 301 are connected to a front face of the printed circuit. They are arranged side by side, aligned in a transverse direction DI of the printed circuit, in the width of the latter (FIG. 2).
- the series of light emitting diodes 301 form a single line along the transverse direction D1. This single row of light-emitting diodes is arranged substantially in the middle of the lighting unit 10 .
- the line formed by the series of light-emitting diodes thus intersects the longitudinal direction X of block 10 substantially in the middle of this block. No other light-emitting diode line is provided.
- the electronic card 300 is arranged behind the pictogram label 700 so that the series of light-emitting diodes 301 illuminates the pictogram label 700 from behind.
- the pictogram label 700 is backlit by the light-emitting diodes 301 (FIG. 2).
- the pictogram label extends in a plane P (FIG. 2). This plane is parallel to the main wall 201 of the front part 200 of the base 21 and to the bottom 101 of the rear part 100 of the base 21. It is intended to extend parallel to the mounting wall on which the block 10 is mounted. .
- the pictogram label 700 has a rectangular shape, elongated in the longitudinal direction X of the block 10, with for example dimensions of approximately 100 millimeters by 200 millimeters. Its thickness is very thin compared to its length and width. It is made for example of plastic material. This plastic material and its thin thickness make the 700 pictogram label translucent. It includes in the example shown a pictogram 701 representing an individual running and an arrow indicating the direction to take to reach the nearest exit ( Figures 1 and 2).
- the optical assembly 30 is arranged between the light-emitting diodes 301 and the pictogram label 700.
- This optical assembly 30 transmits the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes so that, at the output of the optical assembly 30, it is uniformly distributed over a surface corresponding to the surface of the pictogram label 700.
- the light guide 500 which is located behind the pictogram label 700 is in the form of a thin plate 501, extending along a mean plane PM substantially parallel to that of the pictogram label. 700 (FIGS. 1, 3, 5, 7 to 9) and whose dimensions in this mean plane PM are substantially equal to those of the pictogram label 700 (FIG. 2).
- the plate 501 thus has an outline of rectangular shape corresponding to the outline of the pictogram label 700. It is therefore of generally elongated shape in the longitudinal direction X of the block 10.
- This plate 501 is delimited by two main front and rear faces, called in the following front face 501A and rear face 501B, connected by a slice.
- the plate 501 which forms the light guide 500 has a central part 510 separating two flat side wings 520 (FIGS. 3, 5, 7 and 8).
- This central part 510 of the plate 501 has a first face 511 delimiting a first V-shaped groove 512 which extends along a main axis D2 and which is open towards the pictogram label 700 (FIGS. 2, 3 and 7).
- the first face 511 of the central part 510 of the plate 501 is therefore turned towards the front of the block 10.
- the first groove 512 constitutes the only groove of the front face 501A of the plate 501.
- the first groove 512 extends across the width of the plate 501, such that the main axis D2 of the first groove 512 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X of the block 10 and extends parallel to the direction transverse DI along which the light-emitting diodes 301 of the electronic card 300 are aligned (FIG. 2).
- the first groove 512 extends continuously, without interruption, over the entire width of the plate 501.
- the series of light-emitting diodes 301 is arranged opposite a second face
- the second face 513 of the central part 510 of the plate 501 which forms the light guide 500 generally has a W-shaped profile and thus delimits a second groove
- This second groove 514 also extends continuously, without interruption, over the entire width of the plate 501, along the main axis D2.
- the second groove 514 constitutes the only groove of the rear face 501B of the plate 501.
- each light emitting diode 301 of said series has a main direction of emission of the luminous flux perpendicular to said mean plane PM of the plate 501 of the light guide 500.
- the emission of the luminous flux of each light emitting diode 301 is facing forward, towards plate 501.
- the bottoms of the first and second grooves 512, 514 and the series of light-emitting diodes 301 extend in a median plane PS of the light guide plate which extends perpendicularly to said median plane PM .
- This median plane PS constitutes a plane of symmetry of the plate 501.
- the first and second grooves 512, 514 are in fact made in the middle of the plate 501.
- the central part 510 separates two side flanges 520 of the same dimensions.
- the two side wings 520 are flat and extend along the mean plane PM.
- This mean plane PM corresponds for example to the plane which extends in the middle of the side flanges 520, in their thickness (FIG. 7).
- Each side wing 520 thus has a flat front face 515 and rear face 516, which extend respectively in the extension of the first 511 and the second 513 face of the central part 510 of the plate 501, parallel to the mean plane PM of block 10 figures 3, 5 and 7).
- the first face 511 of the central part 510 and the front faces 515 of the side wings 520 of the plate 501 together form the front face 501A of this plate 501 (FIGS. 3, 7 and 8).
- the second face 513 of the central part 510 and the rear faces 516 of the side wings 520 of the plate 501 together form the rear face 501B of this plate 501 (FIGS. 5, 7 and 9).
- the first and second faces 511, 513 of the central part 510 of the plate 501 have a curved shape.
- the first and second faces 511, 513 of the central part 510 of the plate 501 extend entirely to the rear of the corresponding front 515 and rear 516 faces of the side wings 520. No portion of the central part 510 of the plate 501 does not project forward from the side wings 520 of plate 501.
- the light emitting diodes 301 are arranged opposite the opening of the second groove 514.
- the front face of each light emitting diode 301 is flush with this opening of the second groove 514.
- the light guide 500 comprises, projecting from the rear face 501B of the plate 501, feet 540 which have a generally conical shape. (figures 2, 7 and 9). These feet 540 extend more particularly from the second face 513 of the central part 510 of the plate 501, on either side of the second groove 514.
- the longitudinal profile of the plate 501 allows to redirect and distribute the light flux emitted by the light emitting diodes 301 symmetrically in each side wing 520 of the light guide 500, on either side of the series of diodes, thanks to the refraction of the light rays and to the reflections, in particular to the total internal reflections, of the light rays in the light guide.
- each light-emitting diode 301 enters the light guide through the second groove 514. In doing so, each light ray is refracted by the diopter constituted by the rear face 513 of the central part 510 of the plate 501 at the level of the second groove 514. This refracted light ray introduced into the plate 501 at the level of the central zone 510 is reoriented and travels inside the plate 501.
- light extractors are provided on the front 501A and/or rear 501B faces of the plate 501. No light extractor light is provided on the other elements of the lighting block 10. Light extractors are provided only on plate 501.
- the geometries of the rear face 501B and of the front face 501A of the plate 501 are here determined in such a way that the light rays introduced into the light guide
- the light rays interacting with the parts of the front 501A and rear 501B faces of the plate 501 devoid of light extractors are thus guided by multiple reflections from the central part 510 to the end of each of the side wings 520 Thus, very few light rays are transmitted through the front 501A and rear 501B faces of the plate 501 at the level of the parts of these front and rear faces devoid of light extractors.
- the light extractors placed on the front 501A and/or rear 501B faces of the plate 501 modify the geometry of the interface between the plate 501 and the outside air in such a way that the conditions of total light reflection are locally no longer verified.
- a light ray which interacts with a light extractor placed on one of the front 501A or rear 501B faces of the plate 501 undergoes a deviation towards a direction of propagation in which it will be:
- the light rays transmitted through the front face 501A of the plate 501 thus illuminate the pictogram label 700.
- the reflector 400 placed under the plate 501 redirects forward the light rays transmitted through the rear face 501B of the plate 501 and reinforces the illumination of this pictogram label.
- the light extractors of the plate 501 forming the light guide 500 are arranged on the front 501A and rear 501B faces of the plate 501.
- a part of the light extractors is arranged on the rear faces 516 of the two side wings 520 of the plate 501 (FIGS. 5 and 6). These light extractors are distributed over the entire surface of the rear face 516 of each side wing 520 of the plate 501. Another part of said light extractors is arranged on the front faces 515 of the two side wings 520 of the plate 501 (FIGS. 3 and 4). These light extractors are distributed over two strips 515A (FIG. 3) of the front face 515 of the plate 501, symmetrical with respect to the median plane PS. These strips 515A extend over the entire width of the plate 501, over a limited zone along the longitudinal direction X of the block 10. They extend here close to the junction between the central part 510 and the side wings 520 of the plate 501 (FIG. 3).
- the plate comprises light extractors arranged on the front face of the central part of the plate. These light extractors are for example distributed over two symmetrical bands extending on each side of the bottom of the first groove, over the entire width of the plate, over a limited zone along the longitudinal direction X of the block. They preferably extend close to the junction between the central part and the side flanges of the plate, at a distance from the bottom of the first groove.
- These light extractors comprise microstructures 530 (FIGS. 3 to 6).
- microstructures 530 can comprise screen printing and/or engravings and/or three-dimensional microstructures.
- these microstructures 530 are in the form of frosted discs provided on the relevant faces of the plate 501.
- ground discs have for example a roughness of between 20 and 30 according to the scale defined by the VDI 3400 standard.
- FIGS. 4 and 6 show an enlargement of zone A in FIG. 3. It shows part of the light extractors arranged on the front face 515 of one of the side wings 520 of the plate 501.
- FIG. 6 shows an enlargement of zone B of FIG. 5. It shows part of the light extractors arranged on the rear face 516 of one of the side wings 520 of the plate 501 .
- the centers of the frosted discs are arranged so as to be spaced from each other by a constant distance.
- the centers of the ground discs are spaced 1 millimeter apart in all directions.
- the diameter of the ground discs varies according to the position of each disc on the plate 501.
- the diameter of the ground discs increases when the distance between the center of the disc and the median plane PS increases (FIGS. 4 and 6).
- This arrangement gradually increases the ratio between the surface of the front 501A or rear 501B face of the plate 501 covered by the microstructures and that not covered with the distance from the median plane PS (and therefore the distance from the bottom of the first and second grooves 512, 514).
- the bottom of the first groove 512 forming the tip of the V profile of this first groove 512 preferably has a lower radius of curvature or equal to 0.2 millimeters.
- the bottom forming the tip of said second groove 514 preferably has a radius of curvature less than or equal to 0.2 millimeters.
- the plate 501 is preferably made of synthetic material, for example transparent plastic material. In order to limit optical losses, it is for example made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), which has reduced volume absorption.
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- the plate 501 has a length and a width identical to those of the pictogram label, ie 100 millimeters by 200 millimeters in the example described.
- the thickness of the side wings 520 is here between 3 and 4 millimeters.
- the overall thickness of the plate 501 that is to say the distance between the front face 515 of the side wings 520 and the portion of the rear face 501B of the plate 501 farthest from this front face 515 of the side wings 520 is less than 10 millimeters.
- the diffuser element 600 placed against the front face 501A of the plate 501 (FIGS. 8 and 9).
- This diffuser element 600 has a shape complementary to that of the first groove 512 and is at least partially housed inside the latter.
- This diffuser element 600 is for example made of translucent synthetic material such as polycarbonate. It may be an opalescent plastic material.
- the diffuser element 600 comprises a flat front face 610 which extends parallel to the plane of the pictogram label 700 and a rear face 620 comprising two flat side wings 622 separated by a central part 621 which extends towards the rear V with a profile complementary to that of the first groove 512 of the lacquer 501 ( Figure 9).
- the diffuser element can take the form of a bar comprising only the central portion of the diffuser element described above.
- the diffuser element can be entirely housed in the first groove of the plate.
- the diffuser element may comprise a screen-printed film arranged so as to close said first groove of the plate.
- the optical transmission of the film can then be adjusted by modifying the size and/or the density of the screen-printed patterns on the film.
- the latter comprises the reflector 400 arranged on the side of the rear face of the plate 501 which forms the light guide 500.
- This reflector 400 is in the form of a thin plate 401 comprising a central part 402 which separates two flat side wings 403 (FIG. 2).
- the side wings 403 of the reflector 400 are applied against the rear face 516 of each side wing 520 of the plate 501.
- the central part 402 of the reflector 400 comprises a groove 404 open towards the second face 513 of the central part 510 of the plate 501.
- This groove 404 extends opposite the second groove 514 of the plate 501 and accommodates the central part of the plate 501 which protrudes from the side wings 520 of this plate 501, towards the rear.
- the bottom of the groove 404 of the reflector 400 is substantially flat. It comprises a plurality of through holes aligned along the main axis D2 of the first and second grooves 512, 514 of the plate 501 (FIG. 2).
- Each of these through holes houses one of the light-emitting diodes 301 of the electronic card 300 in front of which the reflector 400 is arranged.
- This reflector returns to the plate 501 the light rays which are transmitted by the rear face 501B of the plate 501.
- It is made for example of synthetic material, for example of opaque white plastic material. It preferably has a high reflection coefficient and a diffuse reflection mode.
- the light rays which escape from the plate 501 by its edge are reflected by the low wall 203 of the front part 200 of the base 21 which surrounds this edge.
- the additional plate 601 of the diffuser element 600, the plate 501 of the light guide 500 and the plate 401 of the reflector 400 also comprise in their edge complementary fixing means for their assembly.
- the additional plate 601 of the diffuser element 600 notably comprises hooking tabs 602 extending rearwards along its edge and adapted to cooperate with notches 508, 408 of the plate 501 forming the guide light 500 and the plate 401 forming the reflector 400 to secure these three elements ( Figures 2, 8 and 9).
- the light guide 500 is thus held sandwiched between the diffuser element 600 and the reflector 400 to form the optical assembly 30 (FIGS. 2, 8 and 9).
- This optical assembly 30 then comprises mounting means on the base 21 adapted to cooperate with complementary mounting means provided in the low wall 203 of the front part 200 of the base 21.
- the stand-alone emergency lighting block 10 allows uniform lighting of the pictogram label 700.
- it has a reduced size, with a limited overhang around the pictogram label in the plane P of this label, and a limited thickness along the direction perpendicular to the plane P of this label, for example a thickness less than or equal to 35 millimeters.
- Its manufacture requires the implementation of only one printed circuit.
- the guide plate of light has a shape that is relatively simple to obtain and the relative precise placement of the various elements of the optical assembly and of the light-emitting diodes is easily controlled.
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| FR2111184A FR3128569B1 (fr) | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-21 | Bloc d'éclairage de sécurité comportant un guide de lumière muni d’une rainure en V |
| PCT/EP2022/078430 WO2023066762A1 (fr) | 2021-10-21 | 2022-10-12 | Bloc d'éclairage de sécurité comportant un guide de lumière muni d'une rainure en v |
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