Apparatus and method for providing an automated back-up alarm

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1998-07-10

2000-02-15

Tong, Nina

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

External alarm or indicator of movement

340469, 340472, 340431, 3403841, 315 82, 315 83, 307 108, B60Q 122

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060257784

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for providing an automated back-up alarm on a mobile machine including a back-up detector to detect enablement of rearward motion by the mobile machine, a visual indicator, an audible indicator, and a controller. The apparatus detects enablement of rearward motion by the mobile machine and a parameter representative of ambient light, and responsively activates one of the visual indicator and the audible indicator as a function of the mobile machine being enabled to move in a rearward direction and the parameter representative of ambient light.

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