EP0745914B1 - Multifunctional timer - Google Patents

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EP0745914B1
EP0745914B1 EP96107528A EP96107528A EP0745914B1 EP 0745914 B1 EP0745914 B1 EP 0745914B1 EP 96107528 A EP96107528 A EP 96107528A EP 96107528 A EP96107528 A EP 96107528A EP 0745914 B1 EP0745914 B1 EP 0745914B1
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circuit
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Tiziano Vandi
Renato Bocchio
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G15/00—Time-pieces comprising means to be operated at preselected times or after preselected time intervals
    • G04G15/003—Time-pieces comprising means to be operated at preselected times or after preselected time intervals acting only at one preselected time or during one adjustable time interval
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F1/00—Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers
    • G04F1/005—Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers using electronic timing, e.g. counting means

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  • the present invention refers to a multifunctional timer, and in particular to an electronic timer used to light stairs completed with at least two and up to four simultaneous functions.
  • JP-A-61 009 013 Various types of electronic timers are known in the art (JP-A-61 009 013), and they are all equipped with relays performing a single function; for example, they are equipped with a timed pulse relay, or a resettable timer, etc.
  • Object of the present invention is solving the above problem, providing an electronic timer completed with a plurality of different functions, all embedded thereinto and easily selectable, these functions being variable from a minimum of two up to a maximum of four.
  • a multifunctional timer substantially comprising:
  • timer of the present invention can obviously also be only two or three among those listed above, always at the user's choice.
  • the multifunctional timer of the present invention is commonly of the electronic type and is equipped with an external protective case 1 having, in its front part, a pair of leds 3 and 5 for activation signals, a regulator 7 that allows changing the operative time length (usually in a range going from ⁇ .5 to 18 minutes) and a selector 8, usually with two dip-switches 9 and 1 ⁇ , that, according to their mutual position, can assume up to a maximum of four different positions, corresponding to the choice between one of the four timer functionalities.
  • the timer of the present invention is connected in a known way to an actuating push-button 13 (shown in Fig. 2).
  • the timer of the present invention substantially comprises:

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EP96107528A 1995-06-01 1996-05-10 Multifunctional timer Expired - Lifetime EP0745914B1 (en)

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IT1995TO000130U IT235873Y1 (it) 1995-06-01 1995-06-01 Temporizzatore multifunzionale
ITTO950130U 1995-06-01

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EP0745914B1 true EP0745914B1 (en) 1999-03-24

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USD640640S1 (en) 2009-10-28 2011-06-28 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Electrical device
US8050145B2 (en) 2008-02-26 2011-11-01 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Wall mounted programmable timer system
US8786137B2 (en) 2009-09-11 2014-07-22 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Digital wiring device

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ES2206049B1 (es) * 2002-10-23 2005-07-16 Circontrol, S.A. Dispositivo temporizador para instalaciones de alumbrado.
FR2895101A1 (fr) * 2005-12-16 2007-06-22 St Microelectronics Sa Dispositif multifonctionnel temporisateur/compteur d'evenements et procede de mise en oeuvre d'un tel dispositif.

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DE3034734A1 (de) * 1980-09-15 1982-04-22 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Mehrfunktionszeitrelais
JPS619013A (ja) * 1984-06-25 1986-01-16 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd タイマ回路

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US8050145B2 (en) 2008-02-26 2011-11-01 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Wall mounted programmable timer system
USD634276S1 (en) 2009-06-05 2011-03-15 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Electrical device
USD646231S1 (en) 2009-06-05 2011-10-04 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Electrical device
USD656102S1 (en) 2009-06-05 2012-03-20 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Electrical device
US8786137B2 (en) 2009-09-11 2014-07-22 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Digital wiring device
USD640640S1 (en) 2009-10-28 2011-06-28 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Electrical device

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EP0745914A1 (en) 1996-12-04
IT235873Y1 (it) 2000-07-18
DE69601828T2 (de) 1999-09-09
DE69601828D1 (de) 1999-04-29
ITTO950130U1 (it) 1996-12-01
ATE178145T1 (de) 1999-04-15
ITTO950130V0 (it) 1995-06-01

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