GB2474925A - Signalling device provided with a removable battery pack located outside of a housing of the device - Google Patents

Signalling device provided with a removable battery pack located outside of a housing of the device Download PDF

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GB2474925A
GB2474925A GB1014442A GB201014442A GB2474925A GB 2474925 A GB2474925 A GB 2474925A GB 1014442 A GB1014442 A GB 1014442A GB 201014442 A GB201014442 A GB 201014442A GB 2474925 A GB2474925 A GB 2474925A
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David Georget
Stanislas Moreau
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
    • E01F9/604—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings
    • E01F9/615—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings illuminated
    • E01F9/016—
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/006—Portable traffic signalling devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/22—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
    • G08B5/36—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission using visible light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S9/00—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
    • F21S9/02—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2111/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A signalling device 20 is disclosed comprising: a battery pack 22; at least one light source 24,26,28 powered by the battery pack; a protective housing 30 containing means 32 for controlling the light source; and a means 40 for electrically connecting the battery pack to the control means 32. The battery pack 22 is removable, and is connected to the control means 32 whilst being located outside of the signalling device 20. The arrangement is particularly suited such that the battery pack may be replaced without having to open a protective housing of the signalling device. The signalling device may be suited for signalling a hazard to a road user.

Description

Signaling device The invention concerns a signaling device, including one or several light sources powered by a battery pack.
This type of device is used to ensure that information is transmitted to a person located
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Once the battery pack is dead, it must be recharged or replaced, by removing the dead battery pack and replacing it with another, duly charged battery pack. Since the battery pack is inside the protective housing. it is necessary to open the latter, disconnect the battery pack, remove it from the housing. and nerform these stens in rpyprs with the new n1t No housing of the device being called on to contain the battery pack, which is often relatively bulky. the invention makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of the protective housings of the signaling device. Thus, the volume of the device is reduced, which makes it easier to store. (There can be only a single protective housing in the device.) . . fastening of the battery pack on the support random; it can also be quite a bit faster to fasten the battery pack on the support housing than on the support itself, because the support housing can he designed precisely with a simple and quick fastening of the battery pack in mind.
In particular, in one advantageous embodiment, the support housing is the control -1 rT 1 1 In one embodiment, the battery pack is reversibly fastened through cooperation of shapes. The term reversibly fastened' means that the battery pack can be fastened, but can then be disassembled so that it can be recharged or replaced.
The arrangement of the control housing and the battery pack with a cooperation of 1 This aim is achieved owing to the fact that the method includes the following steps: a) the used battery pack being located outside the assembly of the protective housings and connected to said control and/or distribution means, one disconnects it from said control andlor distribution means c h th httrr nit i-h fl-,-.
connection means 40 consist of a cable 42, permanently connected to the control housing 30, and ending at their free end outside the housing 30 with a male plug 44. The battery pack 22 includes a socket 46 that allows the connection between the control housing and the battery pack 22, The battery pack also includes a carrying handle 48. The control housing 30 is side of the control housing 30, the front direction A2 being the direction in which the light source 224 lights up.
The light source 224 includes a set of LEDs 226 that are contained in a housing 228.
This housing is closed on all sides, with the exception of the front face 232 of the light source 224.
r'L. I I 1 1 11 The battery pack 22 is then kept in position, not only by the retaining lug 238 associated with the flexible tab 236, but above all by the cooperation of shapes occurring between the upper surfaces of the control housing 30 and the corresponding surfaces of the battery pack 22, Naturally, in enerl nnmhr nf enmn1em,ntr, ht-t L As shown by figures 3 and 4, the device 220 is mainly situated above the upper end 31 8 of the mast 306. Owing to this, the device 220 can include a battery pack 22 arranged on its rear side, while having the ability to light toward the front (light source 224).
One notes in particular in figure 4 that the support of the signaling device 220 and the the electrical connection to be done, because the engagement of the battery pack 522 on the corresponding shapes of the support element 510 leads ipso facto to the connection of the male terminals 544 on the socket 546.
Figure 6 shows another possible embodiment of a signaling device. In this embodiment, the battery pack 522 is fastened on a rear face of the housing 628 of a light source 624.
As for the support element 510, the shapes of the lateral, upper and rear faces of the rear portion 605 of the housing 628 are identical to those of the control housing 30 previously described. As a result, a battery pack of the type of the battery pack 22 previously described is fastened through cooperation of shapes on the protective housing 628 through the same cooperation of shapes as in the device 20.
The housing 628 also has a vertical planar lower portion 612, on which a flange 610 is fastened. The flange 610 grips the upper end of a mast 606 on the lower portion 612, such that the light source 624 (the battery pack being fastened thereon) is fastened on the mast 606.
The other components of the control device are contained in the control housing 630, also fastened by flange on the mast 606.
The housing 628 is permanently electrically connected to the control housing 630 by a cable 614.

Claims (8)

  1. CLAIMS1. A signaling device (20. 220, 520) including: -a battery pack (22, 522).-at least one light source (24,26,28;224), capable of being electrically powered by the battery pack, at least one protective housing (30,228,530), among which a so-called control housing (30,530) contains means (32) for control and/or distribution of the electrical current supplied by the battery pack to said at least one light source, and -means (40) for electrically connecting the battery pack to said control and/or distribution means, the device being characterized in that the battery pack is removable, and is connected to said control and/or distribution means while being located outside the assembly of the protective housings and without it being necessary to open or close a protective housing, the part (44, 46) of the connection means for making the connection with the battery pack being located outside or at least being accessible from the outside of the protective housings.
  2. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the connection means include an electrical plug (36) arranged on a surface of the battery pack or on a cable (252) permanently connected to the battery pack.
  3. 3. The device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a light source (224) is fastened on the control housing (30).
  4. 4. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a light source (224) includes a front surface (232), and the device also includes a cap (302) capable of being forcibly mounted in a groove (304) arranged in said surface.
  5. 5. The device according to any one of claims I to 4, wherein the battery pack (22) is fastened on a protective housing (30), called support housing.
  6. 6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the support housing is the control housing (30) or a protective housing (628) of a light source (624).
  7. 7. A signaling assembly (300), including at least one device (220) according to any one of claims I to 6. and at least one piece of signaling equipment (308) or at least one support (306) of said device.
  8. 8. The signaling assembly, including at least one device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and at least one piece of signaling equipment or at least one support of said device; assembly in which the battery pack (522) is fastened on the support or on the sinalin eouinment
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