IP Library Granted Patent US 8,702,282
Granted Patent B2
US 8,702,282 · App. 13/393,286 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Light signal

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Patent No.
US 8,702,282
App. No.
13/393,286
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light signal contains a semiconductor light source and a convex lens system for representing signal aspects, especially on rail-bound traffic routes. In order to eliminate the need for monochrome semiconductor light sources, the semiconductor light source is a white point light source. A signal aspect-specific color filter is provided in the aperture region of the point light source.

Claims (14)

1. A light signal, comprising:

a semiconductor light source being a white point light source defining an aperture region;

a converging optical unit for defining signal properties, said converging optical unit being a common converging optical unit assigned to the signal properties;

at least one signal-aspect-specific color filter disposed in said aperture region of said white point light source, said signal-aspect-specific color filter being a polycarbonate color filter film;

an automatic changer for positioning said signal-aspect-specific color filter into the aperture region of said white point light source; and

said white point light source being a common point light source and the signal properties are assigned said common point light source, said common point light source having a light emitting diode (LED) selected from the group consisting of a white LED and a white, high-current LED.

2. The light signal according to claim 1 , wherein said white point light source is one of a plurality of white point light sources each containing a light emitting diode (LED) selected from the group consisting of a white LED and a white, high-current LED, each of the signal properties is assigned one of said white point light sources.

3. The light signal according to claim 1 , wherein the light signal is configured for used on rail-bound traffic routes.

4. A light signal, comprising:

a semiconductor light source being a white point light source defining an aperture region;

a converging optical unit for defining signal properties, said converging optical unit being a common converging optical unit assigned to the signal properties;

at least one signal-aspect-specific color filter disposed in said aperture region of said white point light source, said signal-aspect-specific color filter being a polycarbonate color filter film;

an automatic changer for positioning said signal-aspect-specific color filter into the aperture region of said white point light source; and

said white point light source having only a single light emitting diode (LED) selected from the group consisting of a single white LED and a single white, high-current LED.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2019
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 048079/0310 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2012
From: BIRKHOLZ, JOERG; ECKL, ROLF; FROST, UWE; KOESTER, KAY; MARINCIC, ZELJKO; POEPPLOW, NORBERT
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 027811/0740 →