Illumination – Vehicle steering mechanism or element moves pivoted lamp or... – Tie rod element controlled
Patent
1986-11-13
1988-11-01
Jones, Larry
Illumination
Vehicle steering mechanism or element moves pivoted lamp or...
Tie rod element controlled
362 78, 362192, B60Q 132, H02K 718, F21V 3300
Patent
active
047824310
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
Present invention relates to a self-illuminating apparatus mounted on vehicle wheels.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Vehicles in night operation are generally distinguished in outlines by headlights and stop lights mounted on the body of vehicles. Therefore, for safety of a vehicle in night operation in relation to other vehicles or to pedestrians, the vehicle is required to make clearly visible the profiles and positions of its wheels as well as the profile of its body for the other vehicle drivers or pedestrians to distinguish it and avoid possible accident.
Present invention is created to contribute to the safety of vehicles in night operation by providing an illuminating unit on vehicle wheels and thus helping vehicle drivers to overcome the blind spot which occurs while passing another vehicle.
However, in implementing lighting of wheels, difficulty lies in supplying power to light lamps on the wheels from a known source in the vehicle, and the task of connecting the power source to the wheel lamps is almost impossible to carry out because of rotation of the wheels in operation.
In order to overcome such a difficult task, the present invention provides on a rotating member of the wheel 111, a miniature magnetogenerator 1', as shown in FIG. 5, of which the rotor is fixedly arranged to be coaxial with the axis of the wheel and have at its one end a static member 3' having a heavy weight 2' fixedly in suspension from an extended end of the member 3' such that the body of the miniature magnetogenerator rotates, integrally following revolution of the wheel of the vehicle in operation, relative to the rotor being kept stationary by the static member 3' having a weight 2' and induce current in inductance coils in the generator 1' to be connected by means of a lead wire to lamps provided on the rotating member of the wheel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Present invention comprises a miniature magnetogenerator 1 or 1', being mounted on a rotating member 111 of a wheel 222, and being seal-covered by a cover 9, of which rotor is arranged to be coaxial with the axis of the wheel 222, one end of said rotor being fixedly fitted with a static member 3 or 3' having a heavy weight 2 or 2' in suspension at its extended end, and an arrangement of light lamps 12 arranged on a base plate 13, which is then fixed to the cover 11 of the wheel 222 to fittingly match light windows 14 arranged on the cover 11 and is connected to inductance coils 6 of the generator 1 or 1' by means of a lead wire.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a vehicle carrying an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the apparatus of the invention in a mounted position.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the assembled construction of a miniature magnetogenerator of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a portion of an assembled construction of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of exploded parts of the generator of FIG. 4.
Numerals in the drawings indicate as follows: 1 and 1' indicate miniature magnetogenerators, 2 and 2' weights, 3 and 3' static members, 4 a static shaft, 5 a rotary plate, 5' an oilless bearing, 6 lead wire, 7 a clamp screw, 8 bolt holes, 9 a cover, 10 a ferrite magnet, 11 a wheel cover, 12 lamps, 13 a base plate for lamps, 14 lamp windows, 15 ornaments, 111 rotating members, and 222 a wheel.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Present invention employs a known magnetogenerator in such a manner that the generator is fixed by means of a static shaft 4 to a rotating member 111 of a wheel 222 for the rotation axis of the generator to be coaxial with that of the wheel 222, an end of said shaft 4 being fixedly fitted with a static member 3 or 3' being kept static by means of a weight 2 or 2' being suspended at an extnded end of the static member relative to the inductance coils, thus inducing electric current in the generator with revolution of the wheels. The generat
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