Warning circuitry and warning device for an aircract

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469413-B2
Application number	US-201414552562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A warning light circuitry includes a first logic gate adapted for receiving a first, a second, a third, and a fourth input signal; a second logic gate adapted for receiving a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh input signal; a third logic gate electrically connected to the first and second logic gate; and a warning light electrically connected to the third logic gate. The first logic gate is adapted for providing a first output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the first, the second, the third, and the fourth input signals. The second logic gate is adapted for providing a second output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh input signals. Therein the third logic gate is adapted for triggering the warning light upon receiving the first or the second output signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A warning circuitry with a warning light circuitry for an exterior door of an aircraft, the warning light circuitry comprising:
a first logic gate adapted for receiving a first, a second, a third, and a fourth input signal;
a second logic gate adapted for receiving a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh input signal;
a third logic gate electrically connected to the first and second logic gate;
a warning light electrically connected to the third logic gate; and
a buzzer circuitry electrically connected to the warning light circuitry, the buzzer circuitry comprising:
a first buzzer logic gate adapted for receiving a first output signal of the first logic gate and the seventh input signal;
a second buzzer logic gate adapted for receiving a second output signal of the second logic gate and an additional input signal;
a third buzzer logic gate electrically connected to the first and the second buzzer logic gate; and
a buzzer electrically connected to the third buzzer logic gate;
wherein the first logic gate is adapted for providing the first output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the first, the second, the third, and the fourth input signals,
wherein the second logic gate is adapted for providing the second output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh input signals,
wherein the third logic gate is adapted for triggering the warning light upon receiving the first or the second output signal,
wherein the first buzzer logic gate is adapted for providing a first buzzer output signal to the third buzzer logic gate upon receiving the first output signal of the first logic gate and the seventh input signal,
wherein the second buzzer logic gate is adapted for providing a second buzzer output signal to the third buzzer logic gate upon receiving the second output signal of the second logic gate and the additional input signal,
wherein the third buzzer logic gate is adapted for triggering the buzzer upon receiving the first or the second buzzer output signal.

2. The warning circuitry of claim 1 ,
wherein the first and the second logic gates are logic AND gates, and
wherein the third logic gate is a logic OR gate.

3. The warning circuitry of claim 1 , wherein the first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth and the seventh input signals and the first and the second output signals are binary signals.

4. The warning circuitry of claim 1 ,
wherein the fourth input signal is a negation of the sixth input signal, and
wherein the first input signal equals the fifth input signal.

5. The warning circuitry of claim 1 ,
wherein the first and the second buzzer logic gates are logic AND gates;
wherein the third buzzer logic gate is a logic OR gate;
wherein the additional input signal and the first and the second buzzer output signals are binary signals; and
wherein the additional input signal is adapted for activating the buzzer.

6. A warning device for an exterior door of an aircraft, the warning device comprising:
a warning circuitry with a warning light circuitry for an exterior door of an aircraft, the warning light circuitry comprising:
a first logic gate adapted for receiving a first, a second, a third, and a fourth input signal;
a second logic gate adapted for receiving a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh input signal;
a third logic gate electrically connected to the first and second logic gate;
a warning light electrically connected to the third logic gate;
a first interface electrically connected to the first and the second logic gates and adapted for receiving a first primary input signal, on which the first and the fifth input signals are based;
a second interface electrically connected to the first logic gate and adapted for receiving a second primary input signal, on which the second input signal is based;
a third interface electrically connected to the first logic gate and adapted for receiving a third primary input signal, on which the third input signal is based;
a fourth interface electrically connected to first and the second logic gates and adapted for receiving a fourth primary input signal, on which the fourth and the sixth input signals are based; and
a fifth interface electrically connected the second logic gate and adapted for receiving a fifth primary input signal, on which the seventh input signal is based,
wherein the first logic gate is adapted for providing a first output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the first, the second, the third, and the fourth input signals,
wherein the second logic gate is adapted for providing a second output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh input signals, and
wherein the third logic gate is adapted for triggering the warning light upon receiving the first or the second output signal.

7. An aircraft with an exterior door, the exterior door comprising:
a warning circuitry with a warning light circuitry for an exterior door of an aircraft, the warning light circuitry comprising:
a first logic gate adapted for receiving a first, a second, a third, and a fourth input signal;
a second logic gate adapted for receiving a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh input signal;
a third logic gate electrically connected to the first and second logic gate; and
a warning light electrically connected to the third logic gate;
wherein the first logic gate is adapted for providing a first output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the first, the second, the third, and the fourth input signals;
wherein the second logic gate is adapted for providing a second output signal to the third logic gate upon receiving the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh input signals;
wherein the third logic gate is adapted for triggering the warning light upon receiving the first or the second output signal, or
a warning device for an exterior door of the aircraft, the warning device comprising the warning circuitry, and
wherein the first logic gate is adapted for providing the first output signal only if:
the first input signal indicates that no evacuation of the aircraft is in progress,
the second input signal indicates that the aircraft is located on a ground,
the third input signal indicates a residual air pressure in a cabin of the aircraft, and
the fourth input signal indicates a disarmed slide of the aircraft, or

wherein the second logic gate is adapted for providing the second output signal only if:
the fifth input signal indicates that no evacuation of the aircraft is in progress,
the sixth input signal indicates an armed slide of the aircraft, and
the seventh input signal indicates an actuation of the exterior door, or

wherein a first buzzer logic gate is adapted for providing a first buzzer output signal only if:
the first input signal indicates that no evacuation of the aircraft is in progress,
the second input signal indicates that the aircraft is on a ground,
the third input signal indicates a residual air pressure in a cabin of the aircraft,
the fourth input signal indicates a disarmed slide of the aircraft, and
the seventh input signal indicates an actuation of the exterior door, or

wherein a second buzzer logic gate is adapted for providing a second buzzer output signal only if:
the fifth input signal indicates that no evacuation of the aircraft is in progress,
the sixth input signal indicates an armed slide of the aircraft,
the seventh input signal indicates an actuation of the exterior door, and
an additional input signal indicates an activation of a buzzer.

8. The aircraft of claim 7 , wherein the warning circuitry is arranged in a window arrangement of the exterior door, such that the warnin

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Waigl Ilja

Classifications

• B64D45/00 Primary

  Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B64C1/1423

  Passenger doors · CPC title