Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – External signal light system
Patent
1995-06-28
1998-12-01
Hofsass, Jeffery
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
External signal light system
340475, 340469, 340464, B60Q 144
Patent
active
058444793
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a front mounted, combination brake/signal/turn signal light. In one embodiment, an assembly with three light chambers is provided. The light in one chamber is connected to the ignition and brake circuits of the vehicle. Connection is made so that this first light lights when the vehicle is operating and goes out when the brakes are applied. The light in the second chamber is connected to the brake circuit of the vehicle. This second light is lighted whenever the brakes are applied. The light in the third chamber is connected to the turn signal circuit of the vehicle. The preferred colors are blue for the stop signal, white or clear for the daytime running lights and amber for the turn signal. Thus the assembly provides a visual signal that is white whenever the vehicle is in operation, changes from white to blue when the brakes are applied, changes from blue back to white again when the use of brakes is terminated and in addition flashes amber when the vehicle is turning. Two lamp variations of this embodiment are also described. The first lamp is connected to the brake circuit while the second may be connected to the brake/ignition circuits or the turn circuit. Illumination may be provided by regular incandescent lights, fiber optic cable, LEDs, or electrochromic elements. Colors may be provided by multicolored lenses or by appropriate circuitry to the illuminating element.
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Hofsass Jeffery
Jagger Bruce A.
Tong Nina
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