US 7,545,284 B2
Signaling appliance, in particular a signaling column
Siegfried Neumann, Wehingen (Germany); Dirk Rothhaas, Donaueschingen (Germany); and Ronny Lauer, VS-Obereschach (Germany)
Assigned to WERMA Signaltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Rietheim-Weilheim (Germany)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/253,553.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2004 051 675 (DE), filed on Oct. 22, 2004; and application No. 10 2004 059 875 (DE), filed on Dec. 10, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0089017 A1, Apr. 27, 2006
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—641  [340/686.1; 340/669; 340/693.9] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A signaling appliance for indicating at least one operating state of an appliance said signaling appliance having at least one holding apparatus (5) for holding an electrical signaling element (7), wherein the improvement comprises a holding apparatus (5) having a combined signal element opening for holding a signaling element or an electronics mount, said combined signal element opening having a signal element opening and a lateral guide apparatus opening (8) in the form of an axial recess in direct contact with and in alignment with said signal element opening in said holding apparatus (5) said lateral guide apparatus opening providing for lateral guidance and holding of an electronics mount (9) in alignment with and inside said combined signal element opening in said holding apparatus.