WO2004107287A2 - Dispositif de signalisation gonflable, airbag approprie, utilisation comme dispositif d'indication de panne ou comme distributeur de bulles de savon - Google Patents

Dispositif de signalisation gonflable, airbag approprie, utilisation comme dispositif d'indication de panne ou comme distributeur de bulles de savon Download PDF

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WO2004107287A2
WO2004107287A2 PCT/EP2004/005431 EP2004005431W WO2004107287A2 WO 2004107287 A2 WO2004107287 A2 WO 2004107287A2 EP 2004005431 W EP2004005431 W EP 2004005431W WO 2004107287 A2 WO2004107287 A2 WO 2004107287A2
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. visible personal calling systems or remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/002—Distress signalling devices, e.g. rescue balloons
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    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/2611—Indicating devices mounted on the roof of the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/50—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
    • B60Q1/52—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking for indicating emergencies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q7/00—Arrangement or adaptation of portable emergency signal devices on vehicles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
    • G09F15/0006—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels
    • G09F15/0025—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels display surface tensioning means
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F21/00—Mobile visual advertising
    • G09F21/04—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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    • G09F21/04—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles
    • G09F21/042—Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles the advertising matter being fixed on the roof of the vehicles

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  • Inflatable signal device air bag suitable for this purpose, and use as a breakdown display device or as a soap bubble dispenser
  • the present invention relates to an inflatable signal device according to claim 1 and an airbag suitable therefor according to the preamble of claim 21, as well as its use as a breakdown display device according to claim 22 or its use as a soap bubble dispenser according to claim 30.
  • Portable devices are known from practice which, by virtue of their signaling action, are suitable for drawing attention to the wearer of such a device.
  • a device is, for example, flags which can be held or pivoted on a stem in order to draw the attention of other people to the holder of the flag.
  • a typical area of application of such a flag is, for example, the tarmac of an airfield, on which aircraft pilots use the flags to draw attention to the pilots of an aircraft standing or taxiing on the tarmac and give this sign.
  • a device with a comparable task is also a simple, commercially available umbrella, which is held up or even stretched out, for example, by the leader of a travel group during a city tour, in order to show the members of this travel group where their tour guide is or which one is in Direction the tour group is moving.
  • These known devices with signal effect have in common that they are devices that are cumbersome to carry and / or - as in the example of the umbrella of the tour guide - entail a certain risk of injury, which is why they are not in any situation without danger to the wearer or its surroundings can be used and therefore may not be included in some events, such as visiting a museum or gallery.
  • these devices have a disadvantage in that, even when they are not in use, they often require a not inconsiderable amount of space.
  • the signal range of these signal devices known from practice is limited to the directly visible close range around the signal transmitter.
  • the present invention proposes an inflatable signal device having a handpiece and an air bag.
  • the handpiece has a source of air flow. With the airflow, the signaling airbag can be inflated and thus unfolded.
  • the airflow source can be, for example, a blower which is driven by means of an electric motor arranged in the housing, a power source for the electric motor also being provided.
  • the air flow source can be a gas cartridge arranged in the housing, a compressed air cartridge or another suitable embodiment of an air or gas flow source with which the air bag of the Inflate and deploy signal device by generating an air or gas flow.
  • the inflatable signal device can be held by the user in the hand on the handpiece.
  • the airflow source By switching on the electric motor driving the blower or by triggering the gas or compressed air cartridge, the airflow source generates an airflow which is directed into the airbag and inflates it, whereby the airbag unfolds and, depending on the blower strength or pressure of the air or Gas flow takes on its inflated final shape within a few seconds or fractions of a second.
  • the inflatable signaling device according to the invention can be produced inexpensively, is very handy, light and can be taken anywhere with little weight and small, space-saving construction.
  • the inflatable signaling device according to the invention is also very suitable, for example, for being stowed or carried in a trouser, jacket or handbag.
  • the signaling device according to the invention is advantageously suitable for attracting the attention of people in the field of vision even from a greater distance and thereby developing a far-reaching signaling effect.
  • the inflatable signal device according to the invention can be produced with little effort and with a low vertical range of manufacture and is therefore inexpensive to produce in large numbers.
  • the inflatable signal device can be elongated or cylindrical or columnar when the airbag is deployed.
  • This form is particularly suitable for signaling in a confined space, for example in the case of a tour guide who has little space in the crowds during the tour of the old town to signal his location to his travel group.
  • the embodiment discussed above is also particularly suitable in a football stadium, at a rock concert, at an ice hockey game, when visiting a Formula 1 race, when participating in other mass events or in similar circumstances, since the cylinder or rod-shaped, elongated, inflatable signaling device requires practically little space and is nevertheless very easy to see and particularly far away.
  • the signal tower rising above the head of the user can be easily assigned to the user, so that the user can be localized from a distance even in large crowds without a searcher seeing the user himself.
  • the inflatable signal device can have a figurative shape. In this way, the attention that can be generated by third parties in this way can be increased in an advantageous manner.
  • the airbag can also be used as an advertising medium.
  • a holder is provided on the handpiece of the inflatable signal device, with which the airbag can be attached to the handpiece and preferably also detachably attached.
  • This holder can be, for example, a clamp which surrounds the airbag along part of its outer circumference and presses against a section of the handpiece in such a way that the airbag is fixed to the handpiece.
  • the holder can, for example, also consist of two or more brackets or clamps, which can fix or release the airbag with a simple and easy-to-use mechanism. NEN.
  • This embodiment advantageously allows the airbag to be securely and comparatively easily attached to the handpiece by means of the holder, but this attachment can preferably be released again, so that the airbag of the signaling device can be replaced.
  • An inflatable signal device of this embodiment can thus advantageously continue to be used even if the airbag is to be replaced or, for example, must be replaced due to damage or wear.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the inflatable signal device according to the invention is characterized in that the holder with which the air bag is held on the handpiece of the signal device comprises a separating device with which the air bag can be detached from the handpiece in the inflated state.
  • This embodiment advantageously makes it possible to detach an inflated airbag from the handpiece of the signaling device in order to leave the airbag to itself, or to inflate a series of airbags in succession, for example to a whole group of people with inflated airbags of suitable shape or identification Provide signs of belonging to a group (e.g. travel group). For the latter application, these sacks can be closed like balloons at their open ends.
  • a heating device is provided in the handpiece, by means of which the air flow that inflates the airbag can be heated.
  • the air in the airbag is warmer than the air surrounding the airbag.
  • the resulting buoyancy of the air in the airbag advantageously ensures that the airbag, and in particular the cylindrical or elongated airbag, maintains its shape in its unfolded state.
  • the air bag filled with heated air can rise after loosening its attachment to the handpiece of the signaling device due to its buoyancy, which is its Signal effect advantageously further increased due to its even better visibility.
  • a light source preferably a high-power LED or similar light sources with high radiation power in a compact design, which is attached to or in the handpiece and with which the inflated airbag from the inside or from the outside can be illuminated.
  • This light source can illuminate the inside of the airbag so that it glows from the inside, as it were.
  • the light source or a plurality of light sources can also be provided outside the airbag on the handpiece or on an existing holder in such a way that they illuminate the inflated airbag from the outside at night, similar to an illuminated church tower.
  • the lighting of the inflated airbag advantageously increases its signal effect, in particular in a dark environment or at night, as a result of which the signal device according to the invention advantageously differs from the known signal devices.
  • the increased signaling effect of the signaling device with an illuminable airbag is given not only by the fact that it can be illuminated, but also by the different possible types of lighting of the airbag, for example by flashing lighting, the emission of Morse codes at sea by the light source or else by using it of colored or monochromatic light from the light source.
  • the light source can be a high-power LED, but other suitable light sources can also be provided.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the signal device according to the invention is characterized in that the inflated airbag of the signal device can be used as an advertising surface and or advertising body.
  • the signaling device or the airbag can be produced particularly inexpensively, since parts of its outer surface are marketed as advertising space and / or as advertising bodies can be.
  • the inflated airbag can be used to better distinguish the inflated signaling device from other signaling devices in the environment as an advertising space or advertising body, for example, for the organizing travel company whose travel guide carries the signaling device according to the invention.
  • the signaling effect of the inflatable signaling device is thus advantageously increased by this additional distinctive character.
  • the fan base of a team or a competitor can be equipped with signal devices printed in the appropriate colors or with the associated logos, so that an extremely impressive backdrop is created by inflating the many thousands of airbags of the same design can.
  • the achievable advertising success can also be increased in an advantageous manner by giving the inflatable signaling device a figurative shape, so that the attention that can be generated by third parties in this way can be additionally increased.
  • the air bag can be used as a pointer in the inflated state.
  • the airbag is filled with sufficient air pressure so that the inflated airbag maintains its shape and the signaling device of this embodiment can thus be pivoted through the air by the air traffic controller or travel guide without loss of shape of the airbag or a direction can be indicated with it, for example.
  • the signaling effect includes not only the effects already discussed, but also the movement of the airbag in space due to its shape, color and, if applicable, the print.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the inflatable signal device according to the invention is characterized in that the airbag is at least partially transparent.
  • This transparency of the airbag advantageously allows the To illuminate the airbag, in particular from the inside, in such a way that it specifically gives light to its exterior, as a result of which colors, lettering, logos and the like on the airbag and / or its shape are particularly well represented, which is important for the signaling effect of the device according to the invention.
  • This effect can also be achieved outdoors in an at least partially transparent version by the shimmering sunlight.
  • the transparent portions of the airbag allow an increased signaling effect of the airbag or the entire signaling device, especially in dark surroundings or at night.
  • the air bag is at least partially colored, so that its signal effect is advantageously increased due to the choice of a color or a combination of colors.
  • logos, markings, associations, etc. can be represented well by a partially colored design.
  • the colored design of areas of the airbag enables a colored signaling effect of the signaling device, even when non-monochromatic light is used to illuminate the airbag.
  • a simpler light source can therefore advantageously be used to achieve a colored signal effect, which leads to less production effort and thus lower costs.
  • the airbag is equipped with a reflective or fluorescent surface. In this way, additional light effects that increase attention can be created in daylight. In addition, the visibility of the airbag can be significantly improved, especially at night.
  • the airbag advantageously consists of a plastic film.
  • the use of a plastic film allows the airbag and thus the signaling device to be produced with particularly little effort, which is of particular interest in the case of large numbers of airbags.
  • the plastic film is also advantageous is characterized by its extremely low weight, which places less demands on the blower, the electric motor and the power supply when the airbag is inflated. This, in turn, leads to lower manufacturing costs for the handpiece, smaller dimensions of the entire inflatable signal device and thus to better carrying or transporting or stowing the device.
  • the airbag made according to this embodiment made of plastic film is also characterized by the material used because of the particularly good foldability of the airbag, which is why the airbag advantageously takes up little space when not deployed.
  • the use of plastic film for the airbag in the embodiment of the signaling device according to the invention furthermore leads to an easy and environmentally friendly later reusability (recycling) of the airbag, which is associated with a further advantage.
  • the airbag is made of a plastic film which has a wall thickness of 5 ⁇ m to 35 ⁇ m, preferably around 12 ⁇ m to 28 ⁇ m and particularly preferably of about 20 ⁇ m.
  • the airbag of this embodiment is therefore advantageous, on the one hand, using little material and as an easy-to-manufacture mass product; on the other hand, it is characterized by the necessary strength, for example in its printing or coloring, and in its possible use as a pointing device, but also when unfolded when the signaling device is used ,
  • the inflatable signal device has an air bag made of plastic film, which in the inflated state has a length of 0.5 m to 10 m, preferably 2.5 m to 7.5 m and particularly preferably 5 m, having.
  • the airbag of the inflatable signal device of this embodiment allows a particularly large signal effect of the signal device due to its length. So the airbag towers with its large length or the resulting height, his surroundings are visible from afar.
  • the buoyancy increases with increasing airbag length or height, so that, in particular in the case of the airbag, which is detached from the handpiece in order to subsequently rise, the 5 buoyancy required for this can also be influenced via the airbag length predetermined in the factory ,
  • a valve is arranged between the source for the air flow and the airbag.
  • the valve can be designed, for example, as a pivotable flap which is rotatably mounted in the housing. It could also be designed as a ball valve or as a type of iris diaphragm. Furthermore, the valve can be designed as a plate disk or rubber flap that can be raised by the air flow, preferably spring-loaded. The valve advantageously ensures that once
  • Air conveyed into the air bag remains there and cannot flow out of the air bag in the opposite direction when the source for the air flow is switched off or stopped.
  • valve as rotatably mounted or pivotable
  • Flap similar to a throttle valve is a cost-effective valve variant that can also be manufactured in large numbers from plastic.
  • a swiveling valve flap already allows a sufficiently compact design.
  • the pivotable flap can have a seal or a sealing lip on its outer circumference or be equipped with a sealing ring.
  • valve is designed as a ball valve
  • polystyrene or a similarly light material can be used for the production of the ball, for example
  • a metallic element located in the sphere can interact with a magnet integrated in the handle so that the ball valve can be closed in a targeted manner due to the magnetic force that can be generated by the magnet and can be opened by switching off the magnetic force itself from the inflowing air flow.
  • the design of the valve as an iris diaphragm is characterized by a particularly flat or compact design and offers the advantage of minimal space consumption. Since a valve designed as an iris diaphragm has a very flat construction, the housing section of the handpiece located above the blower or fan can also be kept compact. In addition, comparatively fast opening and closing times can be achieved with an iris diaphragm.
  • the iris segments of the iris diaphragm can be made of plastic or a light metal such as aluminum or brass, for example. In this way, a valve designed as an iris diaphragm can be provided inexpensively in large numbers.
  • An embodiment of the valve as a plate disk or rubber flap that can be raised by the air flow, preferably elastically or spring-biased, is likewise distinguished by a particularly inexpensive manufacture and an excellent seal against undesired outflow of the air in the air bag.
  • the plate washer can have, for example, a centering pin, along which the plate is guided by means of a guide or holder arranged in the housing and on which the spring for biasing the plate is arranged.
  • the rubber flap can be chosen from an elastic material such that the gurrrn iklappe opens from the edge when there is sufficient filling pressure and allows the air to flow into the airbag, on the other hand if the filling pressure is too low or no filling pressure, e.g.
  • the valve can be actuated with a slide switch, preferably mechanically.
  • a slide switch for example, an interposed electrically actuated control element can be driven, which in turn actuates the valve.
  • the valve With the slide switch to be moved, for example, in the longitudinal direction of the housing, the valve can also be actuated directly mechanically.
  • the slide switch can be coupled to the flap in the case of a pivotable flap valve designed as a throttle valve, if necessary via a linkage or the like, such that the flap can be opened and closed due to the back and forth movement of the slide switch.
  • a valve variant designed as an Iris valve can equally be actuated via a mechanism or directly via the slide switch that can be moved, for example, in the circumferential direction of the housing.
  • the slide switch can simultaneously actuate the source of the air or gas flow, in particular an electrically driven fan.
  • the air flow source can be switched on and off with the slide switch, if necessary, with the interposition of electrical components.
  • Delay elements having electrical or electronic components can also be provided, optionally with an adjustable delay, so that, for example, when the slide switch is actuated for the first time, the air flow source is switched on and the valve is simultaneously opened.
  • the airflow source then remains active until the airbag is filled.
  • the maximum filling can be automatically determined, if necessary, using pressure measuring means or similar sensors. Alternatively, sufficient filling can also be determined relatively easily by the user himself by looking at the airbag that is filling.
  • the valve can be closed with a second actuation of the slide switch, then in the opposite direction to switching on, and the airflow source can be switched off at the same time.
  • the time delay can alternatively ensure that the air flow source continues to run for a few seconds and so blowing long air into the airbag until the valve is completely closed. This ensures that air in the airbag cannot accidentally flow out in the opposite direction.
  • a protective grille is arranged between the source for the air or gas flow and the airbag.
  • the protective grille can cover the housing section leading the air flow into the air bag, or can be arranged within this housing section. This advantageously prevents the risk of injury. It is particularly avoided that, for example, children or careless adults playing with the signaling device accidentally reach into the airflow channel after removing the airbag and thereby get their fingertips caught in the valve or injured on the rotating impeller.
  • a cartridge or a type of attachable cup is arranged between the source for the air flow and the air bag, preferably in the air flow direction shortly after the protective grille.
  • This cup-shaped cartridge can serve to hold the airbag in the folded state in order to protect it from mechanical damage.
  • the cup-shaped cartridge can be plugged onto the handle or onto the housing section comprising the valve and the protective grille, preferably of tubular or cylindrical design, and removed from it again.
  • the airbag with its tubular open end facing the blower can be wound around a clamping ring and can be clamped with the clamping ring in the cup-shaped cartridge, the cup-shaped cartridge with the clamping ring clamped therein and thus between the clamping ring and cartridge fixed clamped airbag as a complete unit on the handle or the upper, air or gas-carrying housing section of the signal device can be attached.
  • an inflated airbag can be pulled off with the cartridge and possibly closed, so that it can be placed on the floor, for example, with a corresponding foot element.
  • the next airbag can then be filled with air or gas with the handheld device and, if necessary, placed on the floor with another foot element next to the other airbag.
  • a sufficiently large battery compartment can be provided in the handle for a sufficient number of batteries or accumulators as the electric voltage source for the electric motor of the blower.
  • the film of the airbag is a multilayer film which contains an intermediate layer having reflecting means, so that the light from the light source is scattered by these reflecting means, such as metal particles or the like, and emitted to the outside becomes.
  • a film-like reflector strip could be arranged in the airbag, which is unfolded when the airbag is inflated and then hangs or is stretched approximately centrally in the airbag, so that light can be reflected thereon and emitted to the outside.
  • the cup-shaped cartridge has the further advantage that a plurality of air bags can be inflated with a handpiece and a cartridge, filled with air removed and closed, the one handpiece always being able to be used again.
  • the hose Mige open end of the airbag which is held by the clamping ring, tightened for removal in such a way that the cartridge is pulled upwards and twisted by a rotating movement of the airbag and thus tied.
  • a fully inflated, closed airbag is available as a removable and, if necessary, portable signal rod without a handpiece.
  • a base is combined with the handpiece.
  • the handpiece could be designed like a beer mug with a handle and have a lid.
  • other design variants are conceivable.
  • an air bag is also proposed for use in an inflatable signal device discussed above, which is characterized by the features discussed above.
  • a unit that can be marketed independently, for example on the spare parts market, can be offered in an advantageous manner.
  • the signaling device can be offered with a set of a plurality of differently printed or designed air bags even when it is first sold.
  • a widely visible display device which can be used to warn other road users or to request help in the event of a vehicle breakdown or in the event of an accident.
  • the source for the air or gas flow should be arranged in a signal device foot that contains or replaces the handle discussed above.
  • the source of the air flow can in turn comprise, for example, an electric motor, a power source for the electric motor and a blower driven by the electric motor. It can also be designed as a gas cartridge or as a compressed air cartridge, as already discussed above.
  • the signaling device also has a signaling airbag which can be unfolded by means of the airflow and inflated to a tightly filled state.
  • the handle discussed above is converted into a signal device base and essentially contains the same components.
  • the signaling device can additionally secure the accident site, since the signaling device according to the invention is visible from afar. Therefore, this should be recognizable over a much greater distance and thus earlier than is the case with the warning triangle that is usually carried today.
  • one or more light sources can be arranged on the signal device base and / or the airbag can be illuminated from the inside with one or more, preferably flashing, light sources. LEDs can also be used as the light source, as already discussed above. With the light sources on the foot of the signaling device, in addition to the widely visible airbag, particularly clearly visible light signals can also be emitted at night. The light sources can be switched together or alternatively as a flashing light. In this way, the attention of road users passing or reaching the accident site is additionally increased and an increased warning is sent out. The rear-end collisions that are frequently recorded in accidents on the freeway despite the warning triangle being set up should be avoided in the future due to the warning signal of the signaling device according to the invention, which can be seen from afar.
  • the signal device base has a magnetic plate.
  • the signaling device can advantageously be secured captively to a metallic component of the vehicle without additional effort.
  • the signaling device base can also be used have a suction cup.
  • the signal device can thus be attached to a smooth component of the vehicle as simply as possible.
  • the vacuum can be controlled, for example, via a lever arranged in the housing, for example. can be generated by lifting the lever and canceled again.
  • the signaling device can then be mounted in a further advantageous manner, for example on the roof, the bonnet, the trunk lid or, if the vehicle has overturned, for example on the side on a door or on the vehicle floor and then triggered. This ensures optimal protection of the breakdown or accident site.
  • a type of cable drum or the like with an electrical cable can be provided in the signal device base.
  • the cable can then simply be unwound from the cable drum or pulled down from the signaling device base. This makes it easy to supply the signal device with electrical energy via external power sources, e.g. Ensure cigarette lighter, batteries or the like.
  • the signal device is integrated on or in the outer skin of a vehicle. This offers the main advantage that it is not only created by a user from the
  • Trunk or other storage location must be removed, set up and then operated. Rather, for example, a vehicle can have several such signaling devices in the outer skin and, depending on the condition in the event of a breakdown or after an accident, in close coordination with the other safety measures automatically initiated by the vehicle management, precisely those signaling devices that inflate or unfold at least to the side or better to point upwards.
  • the sensors which are available in the vehicle anyway, can be used to check the position of the vehicle relatively in space, to measure the lateral or longitudinal acceleration forces, as well as to analyze critical vehicle situations in addition to evaluating the existing - le ⁇
  • a further variant of the signal device which can be used as a bubble spinner, a cartridge with a soap solution reservoir being attachable to the handle instead of the airbag.
  • the soap bubble cartridge has a soap bubble generating element, such as, for example, a rod with a ring arranged thereon or a ring-shaped or loop-shaped rod or the like.
  • the signaling airbag (13) automatically rolls up again after the air has been released.
  • the airbag is thus advantageously available in a compact, space-saving form for reuse.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic, simplified embodiment of an inflatable signal device with an air bag in the folded state.
  • FIG. 2 shows the embodiment of a signal device with the air bag in the unfolded state, shown schematically in simplified form in FIG. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic, simplified embodiment of the
  • FIG. 4 shows the embodiment of a signaling device shown schematically in simplified form in FIG. 3 in the unfolded state
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 shows the embodiment of a signal device shown schematically in simplified form in FIGS. 1 to 4 in a further exemplary embodiment variant in two schematically simplified longitudinal sections a) and b);
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 shows a further exemplary use variant of the embodiments of signal devices according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in three schematically simplified views a), b) and c).
  • the inflatable signal device 1 shows, in a schematically simplified manner, the construction of an embodiment of the inflatable signal device 1, which is designed as a Housing 2 formed handpiece 3, a power source 5, for example with positive and negative poles, an electric motor 7, which is connected by lines 9 to the power source 5, and a fan 11 connected to the electric motor 7.
  • the inflatable signal device 1 also has an airbag 13, which is shown in FIG. 1 in the folded or compressed or also undeployed state.
  • the airbag 13 is fastened to the housing 2 of the handpiece 3 by means of a holder 15.
  • the holder 15 can consist of an annular clamp or clamp which securely fastens the lower edge section of the airbag 13 in the region of its downwardly open end against the housing 2 of the handpiece 3 of the signaling device 1 by clamping or pressing.
  • the embodiment of the inflatable signal device 1 shown in FIG. 1 also has an actuating element 17 which can serve, for example, as a multifunction button or switch for switching the blower 11 on and off and / or for detaching the airbag 13, so that, for example, when the trigger function is actuated of the multifunction button 17, the holder 15 moves away from the housing 2 of the handpiece 3 so that the airbag 13 can be removed from the handpiece 3, or detaches itself from the handpiece 3 due to the buoyancy of the inflated airbag 13 and upwards rises without the airbag 13 being damaged.
  • the handpiece 3 also has a light source 18 for illuminating the airbag 13.
  • the light source 18 can be, for example, a high-performance LED with a particularly high luminous efficacy with a compact design and at the same time low electrical power consumption.
  • FIG. 2 shows the inflatable signal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 in the inflated or unfolded state of the airbag 13.
  • the airflow 19 required for inflating or unfolding the airbag 13 is generated by the blower 11 and flows in the direction of the two arrows shown through the Opening in the lower region of the airbag 13 into it. So that the blower 11 can suck in ambient air, the housing 2 has an air suction (not shown). Opening or correspondingly suitable air intake slots through which ambient air can enter the housing 2 and can be blown into the airbag 13 by the blower 11 as an airflow 19.
  • the air or. Gas flow source for generating the air flow 19 can also be designed as a gas cartridge filled with helium or another suitable gas, for example, or as a compressed air cartridge.
  • This gas or compressed air cartridge can then in turn be triggered by the actuating element 17, so that the gas or air flow 19 that is created unfolds and fills the air bag 13 until it has taken on its final shape. If the user of the signaling device 1 intends to separate the filled airbag 13 from the handpiece 3 and let it rise, there is the additional advantage when using a gas cartridge as an airflow source that correspondingly suitable gases, such as helium or the like, are lighter are as air, so that the filled airbag 13 rises particularly well after its separation from the handpiece 3.
  • the inflatable signal device 1 has an elongated or cylindrical or rod-like shape, which is largely determined by the shape of the airbag 13.
  • the inflatable signaling device 1 can be equipped with an airbag 13 which has any conceivable shape, such as the shape of a heart, a flower, a beer mug, the Rollingstones tongue, the Ferrari horse or the like, so that the signaling device is also suitable as a multipurpose item for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, a rock concert, a car race and the like.
  • FIG. 3 shows a user of the inflatable device 1 holding the handpiece 3 of the signaling device 1 in his hand. 3 shows the inflatable signal device 1 with the airbag 13 not unfolded. The illustration in Fig. 3 clearly shows that the inflatable signal device 1 is is a particularly compact, handy and lightweight signal device that takes up little space.
  • FIG. 4 shows the inflatable signal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 3 in the inflated or unfolded state of the airbag 13. This illustration makes clear the far-reaching signaling effect of the airbag 13 provided with an advertising pressure in this embodiment.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 The exemplary embodiment of a signal device 1 according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 5 and in FIG. 6 in further exemplary embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 The embodiment of a signal device 1 according to the invention shown in FIG. 5 is shown in two longitudinal sections a) and b) through the housing 2.
  • the housing 2 is in turn designed as a handpiece 3.
  • a current source 5 this time in the form of six batteries or accumulators.
  • An electric motor 7 is connected to the batteries by electrical lines, not shown.
  • the electric motor 7 drives a blower 11. With the blower 11, air can be blown into the airbag 13 and this can be folded out.
  • the airbag 13 can then be held or pivoted with the handpiece 3 in the hand in the inflated state. It can also be placed on the floor, on a table, on a vehicle or on any other object with the handpiece.
  • a cup-like cartridge 25 is placed above the blower 11 in the area of its air outlet 21 on the funnel-shaped section 23 adjoining the tubular or cylindrical housing section 21.
  • the funnel 23 serves only to enlarge the cross-section available for the airbag, which, if the handpiece 3 is as compact as possible in the area of the air outlet 21, may be used for larger airbags 19. can be ring. If the cross section available in the area of the air outlet 21 is sufficiently dimensioned, the tricher-shaped section 23 as a transition to the cartridge 25 can also be dispensed with. The cup-shaped cartridge 25 can then be placed directly on the air outlet 21.
  • the airbag 19 is stored in the cartridge 25. This can for example be wrapped around the ring-shaped holder 15 and clamped in the cartridge 25. The airbag 19 can also be fastened in another manner with the holder 15 in the cartridge or held therein.
  • the cup-shaped cartridge 25 houses the airbag 19 not only in the wound state, but it also serves with its inward flanks as additional guidance or protection when the airflow 19 flows into the airbag 13 so that it cannot accidentally buckle when filled.
  • valve 27 In the air flow direction 19 directly after the blower 11 follows the valve 27, indicated schematically in simplified dashed lines here, with which the air can be prevented from flowing back out of the air bag 13 in the closed state. In the open state of the valve 27, an air flow 19 can be blown into the airbag 13 with the blower 11. Above the valve, a grille 29 is also provided in the mouth outlet of the air flow section 21, which is intended to prevent the fan 11 or the valve 27 from being able to be gripped when the cartridge 25 or 23 is removed.
  • the embodiment of a signal device 1 according to the invention is approximately 32 cm to 38 cm high without an inflated air bag 13 or with an air bag 13 still packed, including a cartridge.
  • the handpiece 3 has a diameter of approximately 25 mm to 30 mm in the region of the handle that can be gripped by the hand and a diameter of approximately 48 mm to 55 mm at the wide point. With the wide lower section, the handpiece 3 can also be placed on the floor, so that it is a Signalvorrich ⁇ ungsfuß is.
  • the housing In the area of the blower 11, the housing has a width or a diameter of approximately 60 mm to 70 mm.
  • the diameter of the cartridge can be approximately 100 mm to 110 mm.
  • the signaling device 1 can also be made smaller or more compact.
  • the valve 27 can be designed, for example, like a throttle valve as a pivotable flap valve.
  • iris diaphragm-type valves are conceivable in order to consume as little installation space and in particular as little height as possible.
  • the cup-shaped cartridge 25, which is placed on the funnel-shaped area 23 of the blower outlet, can be exchanged for another cup-shaped cartridge part 25, for example. This allows several air bags to be inflated one after the other. Instead of a cartridge 25 with an air bag, a cartridge with a plurality of air bags can also be attached if necessary.
  • a cartridge with a soapy water reservoir and a soap bubble generating device can also be attached, so that the signaling device can also be used temporarily by children as a toy and can therefore be used twice.
  • the signal device 1 ' shown schematically simplified in three different views a), b) and c) as a breakdown assistance signal device 1' is used to indicate an accident or a breakdown with a motor vehicle.
  • the airbag 13 can carry the lettering “breakdown”, “accident” or “help” in a clearly visible manner when inflated.
  • a signal device foot 31 which replaces the handle s shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, all essential assemblies, which are required for inflating the airbag 13, are integrated (not shown in more detail here).
  • the Signalvorrich ⁇ ungsfuß 31 ensures that an inflated airbag 13 remains on the ground or on the vehicle even in adverse weather conditions and is not blown away. Nevertheless, the signaling device 1 with the inflated airbag 13 discussed above could also be parked with the handpiece 3 on the floor or on the vehicle.
  • the signal device foot 31 represents a constructive redesign of the handle 3, so that it can preferably be used to park the airbag instead of carrying it in the hand.
  • the signaling device foot 31 can also be weighted so that it cannot be knocked over even in violent winds.
  • additional light sources 33 for example LEDs, can be arranged on the signal device foot 31.
  • a circulating signal light can be generated with the light sources 33, for example, in order to further increase the signal and warning effect of the signal device 1 '.
  • actuating elements such as a rotary or sliding switch 35 can also be integrated, which, depending on the actuation, enables the airbag to be inflated or the air to be released from the airbag.
  • the signal device foot 31 can furthermore have a magnetic plate 37 with which the signal device 1 'can be fastened, for example on the metallic roof 39 of a motor vehicle 41, for example after an accident or a breakdown, and there a signal and can be seen from afar after inflation thereby issuing a warning as well as a cry for help to the other road users and potential helpers.
  • the signal device 1 ' should thus be superior to a conventional warning triangle.
  • the present invention thus proposes for the first time an inflatable signal device which has a handpiece and an airbag.
  • the user of the automatic signaling device holds it on his handpiece, wherein the handpiece has a power source for an electric motor, an electric motor for driving a blower and the associated blower, which generates an air flow for inflating or filling the airbag.
  • the present invention also proposes an air bag for use with an inflatable signaling device.
  • the use of the signal device as a breakdown display device is proposed.
  • another possible use of the handpiece is its combination with a bubble dispenser.

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L'invention concerne, pour la première fois, un dispositif de signalisation (1) gonflable, présentant une pièce à main (3) et un airbag (13). L'utilisateur dudit dispositif de signalisation (1) tient la pièce à main dans sa main, afin d'utiliser ledit dispositif. La pièce à main (3) présente une source pour un flux d'air (19), comme par exemple a) une source de courant (5) de moteur électrique (7), un moteur électrique (7) pour entraîner une soufflante (11), ainsi que la soufflante correspondante (11), b) une cartouche de gaz, c) une cartouche d'air comprimé ou similaire, qui produit le flux d'air (19) pour gonfler ou remplir l'airbag (13). L'invention concerne en outre, pour la première fois, un airbag (13) s'utilisant avec un dispositif de signalisation (1) gonflable. L'invention concerne par ailleurs l'utilisation du dispositif de signalisation comme dispositif d'indication de panne. La seconde possibilité d'utilisation de la pièce à main sert également de base à un distributeur de bulles de savon.
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