Werma Holding Gmbh + Co. Kg

Christian Hoehler

Daniel Kensy

The invention proposes a dynamic storage rack unit for providing material in logistics and/or manufacturing processes, having a plurality of storage rack compartments () inclined in the longitudinal direction, each storage rack compartment () being designed to accommodate a plurality of material containers () arranged beside one another in the longitudinal direction, storage rack compartments () each having a plurality of sensors () for monitoring the filling level of the respective storage rack compartment (), a distance (A) which corresponds substantially to the length of the material containers () to be accommodated in the storage rack compartment () being provided in the longitudinal direction between sensors () of the respective storage rack compartment (), storage rack compartments () each having at least one state display apparatus () for displaying the state and/or filling level of the respective storage rack compartment (), which unit at least partially improves the disadvantages of the prior art. According to the invention, this is achieved by virtue of the fact that storage rack compartments () each comprise at least one compartment checking unit () for checking the respective sensors () of the respective storage rack compartment (), the compartment checking units () each being in the form of energy and data transmission units () for supplying the respective sensors () of the respective storage rack compartment () with electrical energy and for acquiring, receiving and transmitting sensor data from the respective sensors () of the respective storage rack compartment (), at least one storage rack checking unit () for checking a plurality of compartment checking units () of the storage rack compartments () being provided, the at least one storage rack checking unit () being designed to supply the plurality of compartment checking units () of the respective storage rack compartments () with electrical energy and to acquire, receive and transmit data from the plurality of compartment checking units () of the respective storage rack compartments (), at least one central checking unit () for checking the at least one storage rack checking unit () being provided, the central checking unit () being designed to acquire, receive and transmit data from the at least one storage rack checking unit ().

Dynamic storage rack unit for providing material in logistics and manufacturing processes

The invention proposes an optical signaling device, in particular a signaling lamp or a modular signaling column () or the like, having at least one luminous unit () comprising at least one luminous element () for optically indicating one or more different operating states of a technical device such as a machine, an installation or the like, at least one electrical and/or electronic connection unit () being provided for the purpose of connecting or making contact with at least the technical device, at least one electrical and/or electronic linking unit () being provided between the connection unit () and the luminous unit () for the purpose of electrically and/or electronically linking the connection unit () to the luminous unit (), thus implementing additional technical possibilities or functionalities. This is achieved according to the invention by virtue of the fact that the linking unit () has at least one electrical and/or electronic switching element () for establishing and/or disconnecting the electrical and/or electronic link between the luminous unit () and the connection unit (), the electrical and/or electronic switching element () also being in the form of an actuator switch () for switching at least one actuating element () of a first actuator () of the technical device and/or a second actuator () which is separate from the technical device.

Optical signaling device

An operating status warning lamp apparatus for visually indicating at least one operating status or a plurality of different operating statuses for a technical appliance such as a machine, an installation, a vehicle or the like having at least one warning lamp unit (), wherein the warning lamp unit () has at least one warning lamp element () for producing warning light (), wherein the warning lamp unit () has a radiating element (), having at least one warning lamp radiating area (), for radiating the warning light (), wherein the radiating element () has at least one end face () oriented transversely with respect to the warning lamp radiating area (), is proposed that can be produced without great design involvement, at reasonable cost and using new layout options. The invention achieves this in that the warning lamp element () is arranged on the end face () for the purpose of coupling the warning light () into the radiating element () and in that the radiating element () has scattering means () for scattering the warning light (), as result of which the warning light () enters the radiating element () via the end face () and can be deflected to the warning lamp radiating area ().

Operating status warning lamp apparatus

A production machine () is proposed, in particular a machine tool or the like, having a machine housing () for at least partially enclosing the production machine () and having an operating state warning light device () for the optical display of at least one operating state of the production machine (), in particular of multiple different operating states, wherein at least one warning light element () is provided, which is implemented as a light-emitting diode () and has a warning light surface, wherein the warning light element () is arranged on a carrier layer, wherein the warning light element () has at least one luminescent layer, which emits a warning light and is arranged between a first and a second electrode, in particular a cathode and an anode, wherein better perceptibility is achieved than in the prior art. This is achieved according to the invention in that the machine housing () at least comprises the warning light element (), and in that the electrode surfaces of the electrodes substantially correspond to the warning light surface of the warning light element (), and in that at least one of the electrodes is light-transmitting and/or transparent.

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Wellendingen, Germany

Christian Hoehler