Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – External signal light system
Patent
1989-01-23
1990-05-22
Crosland, Donnie L.
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
External signal light system
340471, 340469, 340478, B60Q 144
Patent
active
049280848
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle brake light and display system employs a display screen having an array of light emitting diodes arranged to transmit a selected pattern or message in red light. A fixed or programmable memory has sets of data stored therein that can be selectively extracted to energize certain of the light emitting elements and display a single line of a selected message. Upon actuation of the brake of the vehicle in which the display screen is mounted, display of the message is disabled, and all of the light emitting elements are energized to provide a solid display of red over the entire screen. As a further safety feature, the display is maintained in a disable condition until initial application of the brake, and thereafter subsequent applications of the brake will cause display of the brake light over the entire display panel.
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Carr Richard F.
Crosland Donnie L.
Gausewitz Richard L.
Rothenberg Allan
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