Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – External alarm or indicator of movement
Patent
1993-10-15
1995-10-24
Peng, John K.
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
External alarm or indicator of movement
340463, 340464, 340479, 340428, 340471, 200 6145R, B60Q 150
Patent
active
054613620
ABSTRACT:
A system of the present invention for signaling panic braking of a vehicle at or above a preset rate. The vehicle has a brake pedal movable from a nondepressed position to a depressed position for braking the vehicle. The nondepressed and depressed positions correspond to open and closed positions, respectively, of a brake light switch. The vehicle energizes at least one brake light when the brake light switch is in its closed position. The system of the invention includes a mercury switch for detecting a deceleration rate of the vehicle and generates a signal representative of panic braking when the deceleration rate of the vehicle reaches or exceeds the preset panic braking rate. The system also includes a flasher circuit connected in series between the brake light switch and the brake light for flashing the brake light and a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) circuit for actuating the flasher circuit in response to the panic braking signal and for maintaining actuation of the flasher circuit so long as the brake light switch is in its closed position.
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Peng John K.
Pope Daryl C.
Saline Electronics, Inc.
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