EP1538059B1 - Signal lumineux - Google Patents

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EP1538059B1
EP1538059B1 EP04090427A EP04090427A EP1538059B1 EP 1538059 B1 EP1538059 B1 EP 1538059B1 EP 04090427 A EP04090427 A EP 04090427A EP 04090427 A EP04090427 A EP 04090427A EP 1538059 B1 EP1538059 B1 EP 1538059B1
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light signal
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Jörg Liebscher
Dirk Zimmermann
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L5/00—Local operating mechanisms for points or track-mounted scotch-blocks; Visible or audible signals; Local operating mechanisms for visible or audible signals
    • B61L5/12—Visible signals
    • B61L5/18—Light signals; Mechanisms associated therewith, e.g. blinders
    • B61L5/1809—Daylight signals
    • B61L5/1845—Optical systems, lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21K—NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21K9/00—Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
    • F21K9/60—Optical arrangements integrated in the light source, e.g. for improving the colour rendering index or the light extraction
    • F21K9/69—Details of refractors forming part of the light source
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/04—Refractors for light sources of lens shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L2207/00—Features of light signals
    • B61L2207/02—Features of light signals using light-emitting diodes [LEDs]
    • 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]

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  • the invention relates to a light signal according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a light bulb In known light signals, a light bulb is predominantly used as an incandescent lamp whose light is directed by means of an optical system into a defined solid angle.
  • the optical system includes Fresnel lenses or aspherical lenses, in whose light-entry-side focal point the incandescent filament of the incandescent lamp is arranged.
  • Modern light sources have a completely different emission characteristic, so that the mere replacement of the incandescent lamp, for example by an LED arrangement, is associated with light losses in the solid angle relevant to the representation of the signal term.
  • the entire optical system usually has to be replaced by a specific for the new light source optical system, such as in EP 1 457 945 A1 and US Pat. No. 6,249,375 B1.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a light signal of the generic type, which allows the reuse of the existing optical system for light sources of different types.
  • the new light source is an LED arrangement. Often luminous signs or light signals, which are so far equipped with incandescent lamps, are to be converted on the basis of LED, since LEDs are comparatively inexpensive, durable and bright.
  • Known LED light signals consist essentially of a grid-like arrangement of several LED, which are each equipped with a reflector, wherein a lichtbündelndes optical element and optionally a windscreen are provided.
  • the optical element must be suitable as possible for different mounting and observation points, curve radii of the rail track and detection distances. In order to be able to dispense with the development and installation of such optical elements, the invention provides only an optical adaptation to the proven optical system for incandescent filament bulbs.
  • This adaptive second optical system can be constructed comparatively simply because only the light has to be focused into a focal point and no consideration of near and far range, curve radii and other parameters is required.
  • a second optical system which generates an image of the light source in the light entry side focal point of the existing optical system, there is the possibility of the signal housing together with bundling optics without loss of quality in terms of illuminating solid angle reuse. It is only necessary to focus a majority of the amount of light emitted by the new illuminants on a focal point that coincides with the focal point of the first optical system.
  • This second optical system may be a simple converging lens or even a Fresnel plate, to which no special quality requirements must be made.
  • the high-quality first optical system ensures the optimal illumination of the relevant spatial angle for the visibility of the signal concept, in particular by the operating personnel of the rail-bound means of transport. Particularly advantageous is the reusability of the first optical system in suitability of the same for the far and short range representation of signal terms, ie in the presence of special optics, for example, at the bottom of the first optical system, for light scattering down, ie in the bottom direction.
  • the LED array may be according to claim 2, a single LED with focusing lens, which forms the second optical system.
  • an LED matrix can also be equipped with a plurality of LED modules to form a predetermined emission surface.
  • each module contains a specific number of individual LEDs, which are connected in such a way that a safety concept with respect to LED failure can be realized.
  • each LED module can be equipped with its own optical element. The totality of the optical elements of all LED modules of the LED matrix then form the second optical system according to the invention.
  • the LED modules together with optical elements are preferably housed in a housing which is sealingly inserted in the vicinity of the light exit surface in a matrix plate.
  • the LED can, for example, accordingly the modules are arranged in groups on a board and are energized together.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the functional principle of a prior art incandescent light signal.
  • the incandescent filament 1 of an incandescent lamp 2 is arranged at the focal point of an optical system 3 of the focal length f1.
  • Characteristic of the incandescent filament 1 is a radiation cone 4 whose opening angle determines the diameter and the optical axis 5 of the optical system 3.
  • the optical system 3 is usually calculated for Fresnel and / or aspherical lens shape such that there is a high light intensity for the far field and for the obliquely downward short-range, with site-specific parameters, such as the track radius at the site, are taken into account.
  • a second optical system 6 is provided in the form of a focusing lens, as shown in Figure 2.
  • the light of an LED matrix 7, which is equipped with a plurality of LEDs 8, is focused by this second optical system 6 of the focal length f2 to a focal point 9, which coincides with the focal point of the first optical system 3 and thus with the incandescent layer in FIG ,
  • a glühwendeltechnikr light spot is quasi produced by the upstream second optical system 6 in the focal point 9, which is scattered by means of the acquired first optical system 3 in the desired long-range and by means of an indicated lens segment 10 in the vicinity.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment given above. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable, which make use of the features of the invention even with fundamentally different type of execution.

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Claims (4)

  1. Signal lumineux comprenant un moyen d'éclairage et un premier système (3) optique qui est conçu pour émettre de la lumière d'un moyen d'éclairage constitué sous la forme d'une lampe à incandescence dans un angle solide défini, notamment pour représenter des aspects de signal dans des voies de trafic ferroviaires,
    caractérisé,
    en ce que le moyen d'éclairage est constitué sous la forme d'un agencement de LED, un deuxième système (6) optique dont le foyer (9) coïncide sensiblement avec le foyer côté entrée de la lumière du premier système (3) optique étant disposé entre le dispositif LED et le premier système (3) optique.
  2. Signal lumineux suivant la revendication 1,
    caractérisé
    en ce que le dispositif LED est constitué d'une LED individuelle qui a une lentille de focalisation comme deuxième système optique.
  3. Signal lumineux suivant la revendication 1,
    caractérisé
    en ce que le dispositif LED est constitué sous la forme d'une matrice (7) de LED ayant une multiplicité de modules LED sensiblement de même type, qui définissent une surface d'émission sensiblement circulaire.
  4. Signal lumineux suivant la revendication 1,
    caractérisé
    en ce que le dispositif LED est constitué sous la forme d'une surface d'éclairage sensiblement circulaire à base de LED organique.
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DE10358053 2003-12-05

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