IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0590922
(2000-06-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Shafiyan Rad,Saeed
- Corbosiero, Jr.,Daniel M.
- Schladenhauffen,Mark Stephen
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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An indicator apparatus facilitates visibility of one or more indicators from multiple angles. The apparatus includes a housing having an outer sidewall portion. The sidewall portion, for example, has a first side extending between two adjacent sides. One or more elongated slots are formed in the sid
An indicator apparatus facilitates visibility of one or more indicators from multiple angles. The apparatus includes a housing having an outer sidewall portion. The sidewall portion, for example, has a first side extending between two adjacent sides. One or more elongated slots are formed in the sidewall portion. A substantially translucent material is disposed in the slot so that the translucent material is visible from more than one side of the housing, such as the first side and another side through which the slot extends. A light source is operatively associated with the substantially translucent material for illuminating the material. As a result, when the light source illuminates the substantially translucent material, the illuminated translucent material is visible from more than one side of the housing.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An indicator apparatus, comprising: a housing having a first side extending generally between second and third sides, the hosing containing circuitry for performing a proximity sensing function; at least two elongated strips of substantially translucent material extending thr
What is claimed is: 1. An indicator apparatus, comprising: a housing having a first side extending generally between second and third sides, the hosing containing circuitry for performing a proximity sensing function; at least two elongated strips of substantially translucent material extending through the first side and at least one of the second and third sides so that part of each strip is visible at the first side and the at least one of the second and third sides; and a light source respectively associated with each of the at least two elongated strips so that light from each light source illuminates a corresponding one of the at least two elongated strips. 2. The indicator apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least two elongated strips extends completely through the housing from the second side through to the third side and are exposed at the first side, whereby the at least two elongate strips are visible along the first side, the second side, and the third side. 3. The indicator apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second and third sides are opposed sides of the housing. 4. The indicator apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a partition of a substantially opaque material separating the at least two elongated strips. 5. The indicator apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two elongated strips extends completely through the housing from the second side through to the third side and is exposed at the first side. 6. The indicator apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second and third sides are opposed sides of the housing. 7. The indicator apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least two elongated strips have an outer extent that substantially conforms to the contour of an adjacent outer sidewall portion of the housing. 8. The indicator apparatus of claim 1, each light source has an illuminated condition and non-illuminated condition, each condition being indicative of a condition of a monitored aspect of system coupled to the indicator apparatus, and where a plurality of light sources each indicate a condition of a different monitored aspect of the system. 9. The indicator system of claim 1, further comprising at least one retraining tab associated with the at least one elongated strip of substantially translucent material, the retaining tab secures the at least one elongated strip of substantially translucent material to the housing. 10. An indicator system, comprising: a housing having a first side extending between second and third sides, at least two elongated slots formed in the housing extending through the first side and at least one of the second and third sides, the housing containing an object detection circuit; and a substantially translucent material being disposed in the slot adjacent a light source, repectively associated with each of the at least two elongated slots, that are operative to, when activated, illuminate the translucent material, the translucent material being visible at the first side and the at least one of the second and third sides. 11. The indicator system of claim 10, wherein the at least two elongated slots extends completely through the housing from the second side through to the third side and provides an opening along the first side, whereby the substantially translucent material is visible at the first side, the second side, and the third side. 12. The indicator system of claim 11, wherein the second and third sides are opposed sides of the housing. 13. The indicator system of claim 10, further comprising: translucent material being disposed in each of the at least two elongated slots so that the translucent material is visible at the first side and the at least one of the second and third sides. 14. The indicator system of claim 13, light from each light source illuminates the translucent material in a corresponding one of the at least two elongated slots. 15. The indicator system of claim 14, wherein each of the at least two elongated slots extends completely through the housing from the second side through to the third side and provides an opening along the first side. 16. The indicator system of claim 15, wherein the second and third sides are opposed sides of the housing. 17. The indicator apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least two elongated slots have an outer extent that substantially conforms to the contour of an adjacent outer sidewall portion of the housing. 18. The indicator system of claim 10, wherein each light source has an illuminated condition and non-illuminated condition, each condition being indicative of an operating condition of the indicator system. 19. An indicator apparatus, comprising: housing means having an outer sidewall portion and a network means that detects an object; illumination means for, when activated, emitting light so as to represent an operating condition of the indicator system; and substantially translucent means affixed to the housing means by a retaining tab and extending through a plurality of sides of the sidewall portion of the housing means for transmitting emitted light from the illumination means so as to be visible from the plurality of sides of the outer sidewall portion of the housing means. 20. A proximity sensor system, comprising: a proximity sensor for sensing the proximity of an object; an indicator housing having an outer sidewall portion with a plurality of sides; at least two elongated strips of substantially translucent material extending through at least one side of the sidewall portion through to another side of the sidewall portion so that part of each strip is visible at the at least one side and the another side of the sidewall portion; and a light source operatively associated with each of the at least two elongated strips, each light source being operative to, when activated, illuminate a corresponding one of the at least two elongated strips, the light sources being activated based on an operating condition of the proximity sensor system.
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