Transit indicator device, user guidance system and associated method of guiding a ocal user at a cable, pipe or wire transit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021272425-A1
Application number	US-201917255548-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 19, 2019
Priority date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication date	Sep 2, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a user guidance system (2) for cable, pipe or wire transits (1; 1a . . . 1n; 400) of a type which has one or more transit elements (10, 20, 30, 40; 42: 400) to form a sealed installation of one or more cables (7), pipes or wires. The user guidance system (2) comprises a communication network (60; 60a-c; 61, 61a-n, 62), and a computer resource (70) which is connectable to the communication network. The user guidance system (2) also comprises a plurality of transit indicator devices (50; 50a-50n; 250; 350; 450), each being connectable to the communication network (60; 60a-c; 61, 61a-n, 62) and each being located at or within a respective transit (1a-1n). The computer resource (70) is configured to receive a command (74) from an authorized user (4), and in response send a remote instruction (76) to one or more of the plurality of transit indicator devices (50; 50a-50n; 250; 350; 450) over the communication network (60; 60a-c; 61, 61a-n, 62). This causes the receiving one or more transit indicator devices (50; 50a-50n; 250; 350; 450) to provide a visual indication for guiding a local user (3) at the respective transit(s) (1a-1n) where the one or more transit indicator devices (50; 50a-50n; 250; 350; 450) is/are located.

First claim

1 . A transit indicator device for use at or within a cable, pipe or wire transit having one or more transit elements for forming a sealed installation of one or more cables, pipes or wires, the transit indicator device comprising:
a communication interface to a communication network; a visual indicator unit; and a controller operatively connected with the communication interface ( 56 ) and the visual indicator unit, the controller being configured to receive a remote instruction from the communication network via the communication interface and in response cause the visual indicator unit to provide a visual indication for guiding a local user at the transit.

2 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the transit indicator device has a first mode in which no visual indication is provided by the visual indicator unit, and a second mode in which the visual indication is provided by the visual indicator unit, and wherein the controller is configured, when receiving the remote instruction, to cause the visual indicator unit to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user to by switching from the first mode to the second mode.

3 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the transit indicator device ( 50 ; 50 a - 50 n ; 250 ; 350 ; 450 ) has a first mode in which a first visual indication is provided by the visual indicator unit, and a second mode in which a second visual indication is provided by the visual indicator unit, and wherein the controller is configured, when receiving the remote instruction, to cause the visual indicator unit to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user by entering into the first mode or the second mode depending on a content of the remote instruction.

4 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator unit is configured to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user by generating light of a certain color, wherein the certain color is blue or white.

5 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator unit comprises one or more of the following:
a multi-color LED indicator being adapted to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user by generating light of a certain color among a plurality of available colors; a set of LED indicators, each LED indicator being capable of indicating a respective color, and at least one of the LED indicators being adapted to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user by generating light of its respective color; and a display screen being adapted to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user by rendering graphical information on the display screen.

6 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , comprising a housing adapted for mounting onto a transit element of said transit.

7 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the transit indicator device is of the same general shape as one type of transit element for said transit, or of a component of said one type of transit element.

8 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 7 , wherein said one type of transit element is a compressible module and wherein the transit indicator device has a housing of the same general shape as the compressible module, the transit indicator device being adapted to be mounted instead of the compressible module in the transit.

9 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 7 , wherein said one type of transit element is a compressible module and wherein the transit indicator device has a housing of the same general shape as a core of the compressible module, the transit indicator device being adapted to be mounted instead of the core of the compressible module in the transit.

10 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the transit element(s) of the transit is/are one ore more of the following:
a frame; a compressible module; a stayplate; a compression unit (wedge); a wedge clip; and a combined frame and compressible module.

11 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 and having a transit identity, wherein the controller ( 51 ) is configured, when receiving the remote instruction, to check whether the transit identity of the transit indicator device is included in addressing information in the received remote instruction and, if so, cause the visual indicator unit to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user.

12 . The transit indicator device as defined in claim 1 and having a transit identity, wherein the controller is configured, when receiving the remote instruction, to check whether a broadcast flag is set in the received remote instruction, and, if so, cause the visual indicator unit to provide the visual indication for guiding the local user.

13 . A user guidance system for cable, pipe or wire transits of a type which has one or more transit elements to form a sealed installation of one or more cables, pipes or wires, the user guidance system comprising:
a communication network; a computer resource being connectable to the communication network; and a plurality of transit indicator devices as defined claim 1 , each being connectable to the communication network and each being located at or within a respective transit, wherein the computer resource is configured to:
receive a command from an authorized user; and
in response send a remote instruction to one or more of the plurality of transit indicator devices over the communication network, thereby causing said one or more transit indicator devices to provide a visual indication for guiding a local user at the respective transit(s) where said one or more transit indicator devices is/are located.

14 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 13 , wherein the remote instruction is adapted to cause selective visual indication by a certain transit indicator device at a certain transit.

15 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 14 , wherein the selective visual indication is provided only by the certain transit indicator device at the certain transit and not by any other transit indicator devices at any other transits.

16 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 14 , wherein the selective visual indication serves to facilitate for the local user to locate the correct certain transit for installation, service, repair, maintenance, upgrade or inspection.

17 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 13 , wherein the remote instruction is adapted to cause selective visual indication by a subset of transit indicator devices at a subset of the transits.

18 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 17 , wherein the selective visual indication by the subset of transit indicator devices serves to facilitate for the local user to know how to route cables, pipes or wires between transits in the subset of the transits.

19 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 13 , wherein the remote instruction is adapted to cause visual indication by all transit indicator device at all transits.

20 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 13 , wherein the remote instruction is addressable to individual transit indicator units located at or within transits at a same site as well as located at or within transits at another site than said same site.

21 . The user guidance system as defined in claim 13 , wherein the remote instruction comprises addressing information for indicatin

Assignees

• Roxtec Ab

Inventors

• Sträng Daniel
• Persson Mattias

Classifications

• F16L5/14

  for double-walled or multi-channel pipes · CPC title

• H02G15/013

  Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32) · CPC title

• H02G2200/20

  Identification of installed cables · CPC title

• H02G3/22 Primary

  Installations of cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings, e.g. into buildings · CPC title

• F16L5/08

  by means of axial screws compressing a ring or sleeve · CPC title