Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for marking an escape route

US6998960B2 · kind B2 · utility

43Cited by

8References

17Claims

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Assignee

NOVAR GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael D. Buschmann · Montréal, CA
Frank Herstix · Neuss, DE
Thomas Goulet · Erkrath, DE
Waldemar Ollik · Rheinsberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2003
Grant date	Feb 14, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B7/066
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for signaling an escape route in a building with emergency warning units arranged in a distributed way can be realized such that the emergency warning units are equipped with luminous means that in the event of an emergency can be activated by a central emergency warning system sequentially in the manner of a running light that designates the direction of the escape route leading away from a hazard site. An emergency warning unit suitable for this purpose may include two LEDs configured as arrows facing in opposite directions, of which either can be switched into a blinking mode by the central emergency warning system in accordance with the emergency conditions.

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