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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Juergen Stumpp, Klettgau, DE;
Stefan Buergi, Basadingen, CH;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/22 (2006.01); F16K 31/05 (2006.01); F16K 31/50 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); F16K 7/12 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/05 (2013.01); F16K 7/126 (2013.01); F16K 31/04 (2013.01); F16K 31/047 (2013.01); F16K 31/508 (2013.01); F16K 37/0008 (2013.01); F16K 37/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for actuating a valve, comprising a casing, said casing exhibiting a transparent region and said casing preferentially having been formed from an upper part and a lower part, a transmission assembly, an electric motor and a base board for attaching electrical components, wherein LEDs or a multicolor LED and an optical waveguide have been arranged in the casing, preferentially on the base board, the position or another function of the valve being indicated by the LEDs lighting up, and the optical waveguide collimating and focusing the light of the LEDs for the purpose of indicating the position or malfunction.