GB2305848A - Visual warning device - Google Patents

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GB2305848A
GB2305848A GB9520557A GB9520557A GB2305848A GB 2305848 A GB2305848 A GB 2305848A GB 9520557 A GB9520557 A GB 9520557A GB 9520557 A GB9520557 A GB 9520557A GB 2305848 A GB2305848 A GB 2305848A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G02B6/001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
    • D03D15/50—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the properties of the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/547—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the properties of the yarns or threads with optical functions other than colour, e.g. comprising light-emitting fibres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/01—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with reflective or luminous safety means
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
    • D03D15/20—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/242—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads inorganic, e.g. basalt
    • D03D15/267—Glass
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
    • D03D15/20—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/283—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads synthetic polymer-based, e.g. polyamide or polyester fibres
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/14—Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials
    • D04B1/16—Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials synthetic threads
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H1/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres
    • D04H1/40—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties
    • D04H1/42—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties characterised by the use of certain kinds of fibres insofar as this use has no preponderant influence on the consolidation of the fleece
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2101/00—Inorganic fibres
    • D10B2101/02—Inorganic fibres based on oxides or oxide ceramics, e.g. silicates
    • D10B2101/06—Glass
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2401/00—Physical properties
    • D10B2401/18—Physical properties including electronic components
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2401/00—Physical properties
    • D10B2401/20—Physical properties optical
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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Abstract

A device to provide visual warning of the presence of a person or other object in poorly illuminated or unilluminated locations comprises a fabric in the form of an elongated strip or of a garment 10, fig 1 (or 20, 21 fig 2) which fabric includes a multiplicity of strands 12, (23) of optical fibre, at least some of which are modified 14, (25) to divert light outwardly from the sides of the strands, and a source of light to supply light along the strands. The fabric may be woven, knitted, plaited, or formed of strands adhered to a backing, which may be reflective. The modification may be in the form of nicks, notches, grooves, indentations or other irregularities. The garment may be a belt, armband, waistband, overjacket, vest, fitted sash, hat or cap or may be for an animal e.g. a saddle or horse-blanket. Alternatively, the strip may be applied across or along a vehicle, or to traffic cones or other road signs. The light source may be a candescent light or an LED or laser, and may be continuous or flashing. It may be powered by a battery, which may be rechargeable.

Description

Visual warning device The present invention is concerned with the provision of a visual warning of the presence of a person or other object in poorly illuminated or unilluminated locations. More particularly it is a device to give such visual warning, usually for safety purposes.
In various situations but in particular on roadways, the presence of an ill-lit or unlit object is a major hazard. The object may be a person, who is therefore at serious risk of injury, or an inanimate object such as a broken-down or abandoned vehicle, which is then a source of serious danger to other road-users. Relatively slow-moving road-users such as cyclists or horseriders represent other types of risk.
One method which has been adopted to enhance the visibility of such potential hazards is to provide one or more panels of a reflective or fluorescent material, by means of which any available light is harnessed to provide the desired visual warning. However such panels are only effective if there is at least some light falling upon the panel and they are of no value when there is no incident light available.
With these limitations of available visual warning devices in mind, -it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved visual warning device, by means of which such warning can be given even in completely unlit locations or conditions.
The visual warning device according to the present invention comprises a fabric in the form of an elongated strip or of a garment, which fabric includes a multiplicity of strands of optical fibre, at least some of which are modified so as to divert transmitted light outwardly from the sides of the strands, and a source of light connected to supply light along the strands.
Optical fibres, which have become more widely used and therefore much more readily available in recent years, are fibres, usually in the form of long, fine filaments and usually of glass or a synthetic polymeric material, which are able to transmit light along their length with minimal loss. In the present invention, the fibres are used as a component of a fabric.
The fabric may be a woven or knitted fabric, a plaited fabric or a fabric formed by adhering a multiplicity of strands of optical fibre, especially parallel such strands, to a backing material. In the latter case, the backing material may advantageously be a reflective material.
In particular when the fabric is a woven, knitted or plaited fabric, the optical fibre strands are preferably of a pliable material.
Although the chief characteristic of an optical fibre strand is that it can transmit light along its length with only minimal light loss, light can be diverted so as to be transmitted outwardly from the surface of the strand by the provision of nicks, notches, grooves or other irregularities in that surface. In the case of the present invention, the irregularities render the fabric visible in otherwise unlit surroundings by virtue of that lateral emission of light. Small reflectors may be provided to enhance the effect.
In the visual warning device according to the present invention, the fabric is in the form of an elongated strip or of a garment.
When the fabric is in strip form, it may be used in a large variety of ways. By way of example, it may be carried by a vehicle, for example adhered along the length of one side of the vehicle or as a strip across the rear or front of the vehicle. The strip may also be adhered to traffic cones or to road signs or to other normally unlit objects. As another alternative, it may be worn as a band by a person or animal, for example as an armband or waistband or belt or applied to a saddle, horse-blanket or the like.
In one particularly preferred form, the visual warning device is a garment made from the optical fibre fabric. For example, the garment may be an outergarment such as an overjacket or vest or a fitted sash or even a hat or cap.
Whatever the specific form of the device, it is necessary to supply a source of light, by which light is supplied to the optical fibre strands. The light source, and its capacity, will be selected according to its intended use.
For example, a vehicle obviously is able to carry a heavier or larger light source than a person can. The light source may, by way of example, be a candescent light, a laser or an LED. The source may operate continuously or may provide an intermittent, for example a flashing, light. Electrical power for the light source is most conveniently provided by an electric battery, which may be a rechargeable battery.
The connection from the light source to the optical fibre strands is preferably a multiple connector such as in the form of a bundle of optical fibre strands, for example a so-called "tree" connector. Several such connectors, and possibly more than one light source, may be required, depending upon circumstances.
In the case where the warning device is a garment, the power source, light source and/or connector(s) may be built into the garment.
The invention will now be further described and illustrated, by way of example only, by reference to the accompanying drawings, which show two preferred embodiments of the visual warning device according to the invention and wherein Fig. 1 shows the device in the form of a vest; and Fig. 2 shows an alternative device in the form of a fitted sash.
The garment of Fig. 1 is a sleeveless vest 10 for wearing as outerwear over a jacket or other conventional garment 11. The vest 10 is made of a fabric of which a detail is shown to a larger scale. In the illustrated example, the fabric is formed wholly of optical fibre strands 12 forming both the warp and the weft of a woven fabric. However, the fabric may alternatively be a knitted or plaited fabric or a fabric of the "non-woven" type.
To the ends of the strands 12, light is supplied from a light source (not shown) via a connector 13. The strands 12 are punctuated at close intervals by small indentations 14, by which the light in the strands is diverted so as to be emitted from the face of the fabric.
Thus when the garment 10 is worn as shown and the light source is activated, the garment, and thereby the person wearing it, is rendered visible in otherwise ill-lit or unlit surroundings.
The garment shown in Fig. 2 is a fitted sash, comprising a broad shoulder portion 20 and a belt portion 21, worn over a jacket or jumper 22. As shown in the enlarged detail, the fabric of which the sash is made comprises a multiplicity of optical fibre strands 23, secured in mutual parallel upon a backing 24 of highly reflective material. The strands 23 are punctuated at intervals by indentations 25 and are supplied with light at their ends via a connector 26, in turn supplied by a light source (not shown). When the sash is worn as shown and the light source is activated, the sash becomes lit by light emitted from the indentations 25 and thus renders the wearer clearly visible.

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1. A visual warning device comprising a fabric in the form of an elongated strip or of a garment, which fabric includes a multiplicity of strands of optical fibre, at least some of which are modified so as to divert transmitted light outwardly from the sides of the strands, and a source of light connected to supply light along the strands.
2. A visual warning device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the fabric is a woven, knitted or plaited fabric.
3. A visual warning device as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the strands of optical fibre are of a pliable material.
4. A visual warning device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the fibre comprises said strands of optical fibre adhered to a backing material.
5. A visual warning device as claimed in Claim 4, wherein the backing material is a reflective material.
6. A visual warning device as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said strands are modified as aforesaid by the provision of nicks, notches, grooves or other irregularities in their surface.
7. A visual warning device as claimed in any of the preceding claims, having in addition small reflectors.
8. A visual warning device as claimed in any of the preceding claims, in said strip form and adhered to a vehicle, a traffic cone or a road sign.
9. A visual warning device as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 7, in said strip form and worn as a band by a person or animal.
10. A visual warning device as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 7, in the form of an overjacket or outer vest, a fitted sash, or a hat or cap.
11. A visual warning device as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the light source is a candescent light, a laser or a light-emitting diode.
12. A visual warning device as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the light source provides an intermittent light.
13. A visual warning device as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the light source is powered by a battery.
14. A visual warning device as claimed in Claim 14, wherein said battery is a rechargeable battery.
15. A visual warning device as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 7 and 10 to 14, comprising a said garment and wherein the power source, light source and/or a connector to the optical fibre strands are built into the garment.
16. A visual warning device substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as illustrated in, Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings.
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