Communications: electrical – External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm
Patent
1999-09-20
2000-10-17
Wu, Daniel J.
Communications: electrical
External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm
340903, 340431, 340435, 340436, G08G 100
Patent
active
061338516
ABSTRACT:
A truck light warning system for automatically alerting a driver near a truck that they are either following too closely or within a truck's blind spots. The inventive device includes a rear sensor, a front sensor, a pair of side sensors, an engine control module (ECM), an instrument control panel (ICP), a rear indicator, a front indicator and a pair of side indicators all electrically connected. A plurality of side movement lights are electrically connected to the ECM for informing the driver of a vehicle that they should drive past the side of the tractor and trailer. A plurality of strobe lights may be included that are activated when the fog lights of the tractor are activated for warning drivers during inclimate weather conditions. When a vehicle is in one of the four blind spots surrounding the tractor and trailer, the ECM activates the appropriate indicator to warn the driver that they are in a blind spot or following too closely. The ECM is preferably programmable for allowing the programming of various messages to be displayed upon the indicators.
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Huang Sihong
Wu Daniel J.
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