Global Patent Index - EP 0786129 B1

EP 0786129 B1 19981230 - ILLUMINATABLE SIGN

Title (en)

ILLUMINATABLE SIGN

Title (de)

LICHTZEICHEN

Title (fr)

ELEMENT DE SIGNALISATION POUVANT ETRE ECLAIRE

Publication

EP 0786129 B1 19981230 (EN)

Application

EP 95933540 A 19951012

Priority

  • GB 9502415 W 19951012
  • GB 9420709 A 19941014

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2294148A] A sign element 2 arranged to define an alphanumeric character comprises a casing 4 which houses a printed circuit board 10 and an array of LEDs 12 and is closed by means of an upper member 14 which comprises a planar rectangular smoked panel 16 and an opaque plastics panel 18. The plastics panel 18 includes an opening therein which is in the shape of the alphanumeric character defined by the element and, furthermore, the array of LEDs 12 is also in the shape of the same character. The element 2 incorporates a solar cell, a battery and a light sensing device and is arranged so that, during daylight hours, the battery is recharged, and during darkness, the LEDs are illuminated thereby to illuminate the character defined by the element. A multiplicity of elements 2 may be placed side-by-side on, for example a shop front or the like to define a sign. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G09F 13/06

IPC 8 full level

G09F 13/06 (2006.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 13/0463 (2021.05); G09F 13/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2294148 A 19960417; GB 9420709 D0 19941130; AT E175290 T1 19990115; AU 3616095 A 19960506; AU 693603 B2 19980702; BR 9509339 A 19971104; CA 2202537 A1 19960425; DE 69507044 D1 19990211; EP 0786129 A1 19970730; EP 0786129 B1 19981230; IL 115620 A0 19960119; NZ 293673 A 19980126; WO 9612268 A1 19960425; ZA 958654 B 19960429

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9420709 A 19941014; AT 95933540 T 19951012; AU 3616095 A 19951012; BR 9509339 A 19951012; CA 2202537 A 19951012; DE 69507044 T 19951012; EP 95933540 A 19951012; GB 9502415 W 19951012; IL 11562095 A 19951013; NZ 29367395 A 19951012; ZA 958654 A 19951013