ES1064285U - Autonomous luminic signaling (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Autonomous luminous signaling device, characterized by being constituted from a substantially flattened housing, in which two overlapping sectors are defined, a signaling sector proper and a power generation sector, the signaling sector being mainly affected by a a large front window and assisted by a rear cover, a sheet being placed on said window in which, on an opaque background, a transparent area corresponding to the signaling is established, and a receptacle provided with said sheet occupying this sector of the housing is located. Reflecting opaque rear wall and translucent front wall, with a hole in its area of coupling to the power generating sector, through which a luminescent diode associated with a circuit in which a photovoltaic plate, fitted in a front window of the corresponding sector of the housing, plate that through a r the egulator feeds an electric energy accumulator which, through an ambient light sensor, in turn feeds the said luminescent diode when the ambient luminosity so requires. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Autonomous light marker.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a light signaling device, which has been specially designed for the signaling of portals of houses and similar, but that is equally usable in any other type of signaling alphanumeric, in isolation or in combination with other modules identical characteristics.

The object of the invention is to achieve a Fully autonomous light signaling device that is capable of generating the corresponding light signaling during the night, that is in the absence of ambient light, and also continue to maintain their functional or signaling features during the day, now without own lighting

Background of the invention

In the preferred scope of practical application of the invention, housing identification, are used usually numbers, sometimes combined with letters, normally materialized on a metal plate or other material appropriate, on which they appear properly screen printed farm identification numbers and where appropriate the complementary letter. The problem with these conventional plates is that during the night in most cases they are not visible.

Trying to ignore this problem is known the use of light indicators in which the plate previously cited is replaced by a hollow tulip, with a interior lamp, so that the number or numbers are placed above said tulip and are visible during the day when the lamp It is off and during the night when it is on.

This solution presents as a fundamental problem a permanent dependence of the signaling device on the network general power supply, considerably hindering its installation since it is necessary to access from inside the portal, and more specifically from the network corresponding to the stair lighting, to the facade of the building, which It usually involves a very complex task. It is also necessary install a programmer for on and off, which in many Sometimes it is difficult to find an appropriate location, and that it also requires maintenance in the sense of permanent time variation that occurs at dawn and in the to become night.

Description of the invention

The light signaling device that the invention proposes solves the problem fully satisfactorily previously exposed, in order to an autonomous character that does that said signaling device does not depend on a power supply electric alien to it, and consequently do not need external wiring or any maintenance.

To do this and more specifically the flag which is recommended is constituted from a housing, noticeably flattened, in which two sectors are defined adjacent, one of signaling itself and another of energy generation. The power generation sector is frontally provided with a small photovoltaic plate, a electric energy accumulator powered by said plate photovoltaic and preferably materialized in a pair of batteries rechargeable through the corresponding voltage regulator, and a diode-led, ie a luminescent diode, in charge of illuminating the signaling sector and that is fed from the energy accumulator through a light sensor that detects in at all times the degree of ambient luminosity surrounding the signaling device

As for the flag itself, it is it materializes in a basically rectangular prismatic receptacle, with at least one opaque and reflective bottom wall and one wall translucent front, with a side hole through which penetrates the diode-led inside, receiving said receptacle frontally to a bottom turn sheet opaque, but with a transparency corresponding to the number or letter which must be visible both during the day on its own color contrast with the rest of the surface, as per the Night due to interior lighting.

The aforementioned sheet is visible through a wide front window of the housing and is accessible, just like said receptacle, through a back cover. For its part the electrical circuit components are installed on a printed circuit board established in the generator sector of energy, between the areas provided for the location of the batteries, sector also accessible by an independent back cover of above cited.

Finally and according to another of the characteristics of the invention said housing, provided with holes for wall fixing located at the level of the area of union between its two sectors, the signaling itself and that of power generation, is planned to be mounted with the signaling sector located at a higher level, and in a situation of assembly said sector presents a slight inclination towards in front, to minimize the possible deposition of dust on the signaling sheet, while the lower sector, that of power generation, adopts a substantially more disposition leaning forward in order for the photovoltaic panel to improve its orientation with respect to solar radiation.

It only remains to point out finally that, as has already been noted above, a signaling device is provided for modular character, so that it can act in isolation or in combination with others, for which purpose it is expected that in the side edges of its housing are notched and complementary protrusions that ensure a connection tongue and groove between adjacent modules, which gives it the appearance of a single piece set.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:

Figure 1.- Shows, according to an overview in perspective, an autonomous light marker made of according to the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows another perspective view of the same device, on the side opposite to that of the figure previous.

Figure 3.- Shows, also according to a view in perspective, a general exploded view of the device.

Figure 4.- Shows, finally, a profile in device section of the previous figures duly installed on a vertical wall.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined and in special figure 3, can be seen as the flag Autonomous lighting that is recommended is constituted from a housing (1), substantially flattened, subsequently opened and in which defines two sectors that determine an obtuse dihedral, specifically a sector (2), corresponding to the sector of proper signaling and mostly affected by a front window (3), and a second sector (4), corresponding to the power generation, also with a front window, but in this case considerably smaller, occupied by a plate photovoltaic (5), after which a small plate is placed printed circuit (6), with the necessary electronic components to receive the electrical energy captured by the photovoltaic plate (5) and supply it, conveniently regulated, to a couple of Rechargeable batteries (7), and in turn supply the stored energy in said rechargeable batteries (7) to a luminescent diode (8), when an ambient light sensor determines this, so that during on the day the photovoltaic plate (5) charges the batteries (7), and during the night said batteries (7) keeps the LED (8).

Going back to the front window (3) of the signaling sector (2) of the housing, in said window (3) a perimeter tab (9) is defined for contour support or perimeter of a sheet (10) in which on an opaque background and which corresponds to the reference itself (10) an area is established transparent (11), which in the example of practical realization chosen corresponds to a number, but that could equally Be a letter or any other symbol. On this sheet (10) it establishes a receptacle (12), accessible to its hollow interior to through a small hole (13) through which the LED (8)  penetrates inside, presenting said receptacle (12) a back wall (14) opaque and internally reflective, while that its front wall is translucent, to allow light generated by the led diode (8) exit frontally from said receptacle (12), or what is the same, exit frontally from the indicator, lighting the number or letter (11).

The receptacle (12) is properly stabilized inside the housing (2) with the collaboration of a back cover (15) that is fixed by screwing.

The other sector (4) of the housing, the corresponding to the power generation sector, incorporates also a cover (16), in this case attachable / detachable by Sliding, in whose lateral zones establish lodgings for the batteries (7), as also shown in figure (3), so that said batteries close the circuit in the limit situation of penetration for the cover (16), when impacting on terminals (17) associated to the printed circuit board (6).

The housing (1) also incorporates a pair of holes (18) in its middle area, intended for fixing by Screw the signaling device to any vertical wall (19) appropriate, later counting the top cover (15), which is the affected by the mentioned holes (18), with a small chamfer (20) which makes, as perfectly observed in figure (4), the upper and signaling sector (2) of the housing is slightly tilted forward and down, with a double function, on the one hand minimize the deposition of dust on the signaling sheet (10) and on the other favor the vision of the information from a lower level, since the height of this type signaling is considerably higher than the height of the person, while the lower sector (4) adopts an inclination forward and upward, considerably more pronounced, to that the photovoltaic plate (5) is better oriented to receive the solar radiation.

Finally, the housing (1) incorporates in one of its side edges small bumps (21) and on its edge opposite complementary notches (22), so that whenever necessary to use more than one signaling device, these can intercourse laterally, indefinitely, remaining perfectly fitted into each other and with a final look practically single piece.

Claims (4)

1. Autonomous light signaling system, characterized by being constituted from a substantially flattened housing, in which two superimposed sectors are defined, a signaling sector itself and a power generation sector, the signaling sector being mostly affected by a wide front window and assisted by a back cover, placing on said window a sheet in which on an opaque bottom a transparent area corresponding to the signaling is established, and standing behind said sheet, occupying this sector of the housing, a receptacle provided with opaque reflective rear wall and translucent anterior wall, with a hole in its coupling area to the power generating sector, through which a luminescent diode associated with a circuit in which a photovoltaic plate participates, fitted in a front window of the corresponding sector of the housing, plate that through a r Egulator feeds an electric energy accumulator that, through an ambient luminosity sensor, in turn feeds the said luminescent diode when the ambient luminosity so requires. 2. Autonomous indicator light, according to claim 1, characterized in that the electric energy accumulator is embodied in a pair of rechargeable batteries, established in respective housings of the cover corresponding to the power generation sector of the housing, cover can be coupled by sliding to the housing so that in the limit of coupling situation the batteries make contact with terminals of the power generator circuit, a circuit established on a small printed circuit board mounted behind the photovoltaic plate. 3. Autonomous light signaling device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the housing sector corresponding to the actual signaling is located at a higher level, receives the corresponding back cover by screwing, and said cover shows a chamfer in correspondence with its area in which holes are placed that cross the housing for wall fixing of the signaling device, so that said chamfer, together with the dihedral configuration of the housing, determines that in a mounting situation the upper sector thereof is slightly inclined forward and towards below and the lower sector remarkably inclined forward and upward. 4. Autonomous light marker, according to previous claims characterized in that its housing incorporates in its lateral edges notches and complementary protuberances, which determine a tongue and groove fitting in the lateral coupling between several signaling devices participating in a certain signaling.