IP Library Granted Patent US 6,917,164
Granted Patent B2
US 6,917,164 · App. 10/289,116 · Granted Jul 12, 2005

Light signaling device related to the operating state of a system

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Patent No.
US 6,917,164
App. No.
10/289,116
Granted
Jul 12, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light signaling device related to the operating state of a system has at least one light and circuits of detection of a failure of this or these lights, in which each light comprises m branches in parallel each composed of n light emitting diodes in series, and a branch selector; where m and n are integers such that m≧2 and n≧1. This invention also relates to a process for management of such device.

Claims (25)

1. Light signaling device related to an operating state of a system comprising:

at least one light;

means for detecting a failure of the at least one light characterized in that each light comprises m branches ( 31 ) in parallel each composed of n light emitting diodes ( 32 ) in series and in the same direction, where m and n are integer numbers such that m≧2 and n≧2;

a selector ( 33 ) connecting a selected branch ( 31 ) to an output (S) of said at least one light, as a function of a control order (C).

2. Device according to claim 1 , in which each light comprises:

a light emitting set ( 30 ) composed of m branches ( 31 ) of n light emitting diodes ( 32 ) connected in series and in the same direction, first ends of these branches being connected together, second ends being connected to the different inputs of said selector ( 33 ).

3. Light signaling device related to an operating state of a system comprising:

at least one light;

means for detecting a failure of the at least one light, characterized in that each light comprises m branches ( 31 ) in parallel each composed of n light emitting diodes ( 32 ) in series and in the same direction, where m and n are integer numbers such that m≧2 and n≧2;

a selector ( 33 ) connecting a selected branch ( 31 ) to an output (S) of said at least one light, as a function of a control order (C),

wherein each light comprises:

a light emitting set ( 30 ) composed of m branches ( 31 ) of n light emitting diodes ( 32 ) connected in series and in the same direction, first ends of these branches being connected together, second ends being connected to the different inputs of said selector ( 33 );

a current generator ( 40 ) for supplying power to the light ( 29 ); and

a control module ( 41 ) for controlling the selector ( 33 ) and a switch ( 42 ) and containing a memory in which a state of each branch ( 31 ) is stored,

the switch ( 42 ) is connected between an output from the selector ( 33 ) and an input from the current generator ( 40 ).

4. Light signaling device related to an operating state of a system comprising:

at least one light;

means for detecting a failure of the at least one light, pharacterized in that each light comprises m branches ( 31 ) in parallel each composed of n light emitting diodes ( 32 ) in series and in the same direction, where m and n are integer numbers such that m≧2 and n≧2;

a selector ( 33 ) connecting a selected branch ( 31 ) to an output (S) of said at least one light, as a function of a control order (C).

wherein each light comprises:

a light emitting set ( 30 ) composed of m branches ( 31 ) of n light emitting diodes ( 32 ) connected in series and in the same direction, first ends of these branches being connected together, second ends being connected to the different inputs of said selector ( 33 );

a current generator ( 40 ) for supplying power to the light ( 29 );

a control module ( 41 ) for controlling the selector ( 33 ) and a switch ( 42 ) and containing a memory in which a state of each branch ( 31 ) is stored; and

the switch ( 42 ) is connected between an output from the selector ( 33 ) and an input from the current generator ( 40 ),

wherein each light ( 29 ), the control module ( 41 ) and the switch ( 42 ) are integrated into a single box ( 50 ).

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded May 18, 2011
From: AIRBUS FRANCE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 026298/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2002
From: CHRISTOPHE, FLEURY
To: AIRBUS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 013469/0067 →