Signaling device
A signaling device is a device that causes an effect that serves as a signal or alarm , a signaling device is an object or a functional component for this purpose.
Signaling means are generally based on mechanical , electrical , chemical or pyrotechnic processes and generate noises , light signals , smoke or other.
Signaling devices and signaling devices are used in the military sector, by the police and other guards , in rescue services , in disaster operations , in shipping ( distress signals ), in alpinism ( alpine emergency signals ) and in other outdoor activities.
Examples
- Whistle ( e.g. in football ), bells , nurse call , horns (on vehicles), sirens , trumpets ( fanfare ), gun salutes or firecrackers in the military or ceremonial area
- Signal colors , a display with a pointer, warning triangle and lamp , signal flags , glow sticks in the accident site protection .
The category: Signal device gives an overview
Pyrotechnic signaling devices
pyrotechnic items are above all
- Flare missiles that are fired into the sky by a flare gun ,
- Hand torches and
- Smoke signals .
In addition to their actual purpose, pyrotechnic signaling devices are also used as an illumination effect for fireworks , as a special effect in films or in simulations of emergencies, and by football fans or other events in the event culture .
In general, the use of pyrotechnic signaling devices is subject to the Explosives Act in Germany , the Pyrotechnics Act in Austria and the Federal Act on Explosive Substances in Switzerland.
literature
- TDVE No. 65, signal device "Morse Signal 16", 130 mm mirror diameter, 1916
- TDVE No. 66, signal device "K. Sig. 16 ", 85 mm mirror diameter, 1916
