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EP 2858047 B1 20190410 - Bus coupled alarm device

Title (en)

Bus coupled alarm device

Title (de)

Busgekoppelte Alarmvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'alarme à bus couplé

Publication

EP 2858047 B1 20190410 (EN)

Application

EP 13186980 A 20131001

Priority

EP 13186980 A 20131001

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2858047A1] A visual alarm device comprising: a plurality of light emitting devices (13) for emitting light into a plurality of directions; a controller (27) for controlling the operation of the plurality of light emitting devices (13); wherein the controller (27) is configured to control at least one of the plurality of operation parameters of at least two of the plurality of light emitting devices (13) so as to have different values and so that the respective light emitting devices (13) emit different amounts of light.

IPC 8 full level

G08B 5/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08B 5/38 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2858047 A1 20150408; EP 2858047 B1 20190410

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13186980 A 20131001