(19)
(11) EP 1 650 722 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17

(21) Application number: 05253536.6

(22) Date of filing: 09.06.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G08B 5/38(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 21.10.2004 US 971459

(71) Applicant: KOBISHI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Suwa, Yoshikazu
    Kounosu-shi Saitam-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Khan, Mohammed Saiful Azam 
Eric Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham, NG1 5DD
Nottingham, NG1 5DD (GB)

   


(54) Signaling system and warning apparatus


(57) A light warning apparatus includes a strobe light source, a reflecting mirror that reflects light from the strobe light source, and lens that covers the strobe light source and the reflecting mirror, and a tinted coating layer is formed on the surface of the reflecting mirror. In addition, a colored light signaling device includes a tinted lens cover and a colored reflecting mirror coupled to the lens cover. A strobe light emitting device adapted to provide a sequence of flashing light is disposed in relation to the reflecting mirror so that the light is distributed in a predetermined pattern. The colored reflecting mirror provides a polar light distribution of the flashing light.







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