WO1996011412A1 - Radiation emitting device - Google Patents
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- WO1996011412A1 WO1996011412A1 PCT/GB1994/002189 GB9402189W WO9611412A1 WO 1996011412 A1 WO1996011412 A1 WO 1996011412A1 GB 9402189 W GB9402189 W GB 9402189W WO 9611412 A1 WO9611412 A1 WO 9611412A1
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- radiation
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- 230000005670 electromagnetic radiation Effects 0.000 claims description 2
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 claims 2
- 241001465754 Metazoa Species 0.000 description 3
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005286 illumination Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000004297 night vision Effects 0.000 description 1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
- F41J2/00—Reflecting targets, e.g. radar-reflector targets; Active targets transmitting electromagnetic or acoustic waves
- F41J2/02—Active targets transmitting infrared radiation
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- This invention relates to a device providing a radiation emitting source which provides emission from an extended area.
- Radiation emitting sources have been provided for such a purpose, for example, in a fluorescent tube, but this is rigid and fragile.
- the present invention is concerned with non-visible radiation of freguencies lower than visible radiation. It is an object of the invention to provide a lighting device which can be controlled to emit radiation which cannot be seen by the naked eye but which can be detected by detectors sensitive to the appropriate freguency of the radiation.
- United States Patent Specification 4,646,743 discloses apparatus for treating animal bodies with radiation of a selected freguency. Although this is for an entirely different purpose from the present invention, there is disclosed a tube which may be flexible and containing an array of broadband infrared diodes. The energisation of the diodes is controlled in a manner suitable for treating the animal bodies. It is suggested that wavelengths of 632 and 905 nanometres can be used, since lasers are available at these wavelengths and it is also suggested that operation within a broadband centred at 880 nanometres could be useful. There is no suggestion of providing detectors for the emitted radiation, since the radiation is used to treat the animals carrying the apparatus. Similarly, there is no suggestion that the radiation emitted, even though it is in the infrared region, provides any heating effect from the diodes or any other separate source.
- the combination of a radiation emitting device and a detector sensitive to the radiation emitted by the device comprising a flexible tube containing a plurality of discrete infrared radiation emitting sources, the tube walls being translucent to the radiation emitted by the sources, and means to control the energisation of the sources.
- a radiation emitting device comprising a flexible tube containing a plurality of discrete infrared radiation emitting sources, the tube walls being translucent to the radiation emitted by the sources, and means to control the energisation of the sources, the device further comprising means in addition to said sources for emitting heat radiation.
- the heat emitting means may comprise an elongated source extending along the tube between a plurality of said infrared radiation emitting sources.
- the device in either aspect may comprise sources for emitting radiation of different wavelengths, the control means being arranged to control the source or sources of radiation of one wavelength independently of the source or sources of radiation of another wavelength.
- the source or sources of one wavelength may constitute the means for emitting heat radiation.
- the control means may be operable remote from the device, for example, at a remote location using electromagnetic radiation to transmit control signals to the device.
- the tube can be configured according to its application.
- the tube In the application where an operator reguires to carry such a device on strenuous activities, the tube is preferably formed in a closed curve, the two ends of the curve meeting at a single junction. It can then be worn on the person, for example, around the neck, across the chest from shoulder to waist, or around an arm. The flexibility of the tube makes it comfortable to wear. If the tube is detachable from the junction, tubes of different lengths can be inserted into the junction depending on where the assembly is to be worn on the person or a selected number of modular tubes can be used, the ends of the assembled modules fitting into the junction. In this way, a wide variety of illuminating options can be constructed.
- the junction itself may house control eguipment for controlling the radiation emitting sources or a lead may extend from the junction to a separate control box.
- the invention has particular use in night-time operations.
- the radiation emitting device can be carried by. an operator who can operate the control means to provide himself with radiation from the radiation emitting sources, using the detector of the combination to view the surroundings illuminated by those sources. This can be done without being detected by people not eguipped with suitable detectors. Even in daytime the device may be used as a beacon to identify the wearer in a crowd or in otherwise camouflaged locations.
- the carrier of the device or a remote operator can make it detectable by detectors of the heat radiation or the infrared radiation by operating the control means to energize the appropriate source.
- a flexible tube 11 containing a plurality of spaced infrared emitting diodes 12 uniformly arranged along its length is bent into a circle with its ends 13 meeting at a junction 14 formed by a control box 15.
- the tube walls are translucent to infrared radiation and are also armoured so as to protect the radiation emitting sources 12.
- the control box 15 includes a battery 16 for energising the radiation emitting sources and a radio receiver 17 for receiving radio or other electromagnetic control signals from a remote transmitter (not shown), responding to the control signals to energise the diodes 12.
- the control signals can be arranged to provide a uniform illumination from the diodes, or to emit modulated signals, for example, in the form of an identification code.
- the control box 15 can also be provided with manual controls 16 so that the wearer can override the control signals from the remote transmitter if the need arises.
- An observer of the scene uses a detector 20 sensitive to the radiation of the diodes.
- control box 15' is remote from the junction 14 but is connected thereto by means of electric cables 16.
- This arrangement enables the collar portion of the lighting assembly to be lighter than in Figure 1 and the control box 15' to be carried separately, for example, in a pocket so that the inertia of the tube assembly is reduced, making it more comfortable to wear during movement.
- the flexibility of the tube 11 can be controlled so that either a definite circle as illustrated is maintained or the tube 11 can be bent into any closed curve shape as desired to suit the circumstances.
- a flexible tube 31 is illustrated, with its infrared emitting diodes 32 spaced uniformly along the interior of the tube.
- the tube can be bent into any desired shape and could be provided in modules 33 with male and female end connectors 34 so that a plurality of modules can be fitted together, with junctions 35 if necessary, to provide desired lighting patterns. It could, for example, be laid along a path and energised when the path needs to be observed.
- the embodiments so far described have spaced infrared emitting diodes 12 and 32 within the flexible tubes.
- Figures 4 and 5 illustrate further alternative embodiments.
- alternate diodes emit radiation in the infrared region in two different ranges, the first (with diodes 12 ' ) being the range to which night vision goggles are sensitive and the second (with diodes 12") being the range to which heat sensitive detectors are sensitive.
- the diodes of the two types alternate along the length of the tube.
- the control box 15 can be adapted to energise the diodes of the two types together or selectively, as desired.
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- Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
- Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9419901A GB2282441B (en) | 1993-10-01 | 1994-10-03 | Radiation emitting device |
US08/817,709 US5783831A (en) | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Radiation emitting device |
AU77906/94A AU7790694A (en) | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Radiation emitting device |
PCT/GB1994/002189 WO1996011412A1 (en) | 1993-10-01 | 1994-10-05 | Radiation emitting device |
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GB939320266A GB9320266D0 (en) | 1993-10-01 | 1993-10-01 | Lighting device |
PCT/GB1994/002189 WO1996011412A1 (en) | 1993-10-01 | 1994-10-05 | Radiation emitting device |
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USRE38475E1 (en) * | 1998-01-06 | 2004-03-23 | David Marshall Rescue Concepts, LLC | Radio beacon that uses a light emitter as an antenna |
US6183328B1 (en) | 1999-01-05 | 2001-02-06 | Sea Marshall Rescue Systems, Ltd. (Usa) | Radio beacon that uses a light emitter as an antenna |
WO2000023813A1 (en) * | 1998-10-19 | 2000-04-27 | Sea Marshall Rescue Systems, Ltd. (Usa) | Improvements in and relating to emitters |
GB2475781A (en) * | 2009-11-30 | 2011-06-01 | Qinetiq Ltd | A light-emitting identification device having a flexible support structure |
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EP0307381A2 (en) * | 1987-09-11 | 1989-03-15 | NDC NETZLER & DAHLGREN CO. AB | Optical navigation system for an automatic guided vehicle, and method |
EP0560470A1 (en) * | 1992-03-07 | 1993-09-15 | Oxley Developments Company Limited | Personnel identification devices |
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EP0307381A2 (en) * | 1987-09-11 | 1989-03-15 | NDC NETZLER & DAHLGREN CO. AB | Optical navigation system for an automatic guided vehicle, and method |
EP0560470A1 (en) * | 1992-03-07 | 1993-09-15 | Oxley Developments Company Limited | Personnel identification devices |
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