JP3073497U - Car flasher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] A device for automatically (or manually) informing a following vehicle of danger when a collision or rear-end collision occurs on a highway or a general road. SOLUTION: In the event of a collision or rear-end collision in a car bumper, in addition to the operation of the conventional flasher lamp (hazard lamp), the stop lamp (red light) is also flashed at the same time, causing severe danger to the following vehicle. A notification device has been incorporated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The idea is to activate (blink) a stop light (red light) at the same time as a bumper equipped with a switch or sensor and a conventional direction indicator (yellow light), and to miserable not only on highways but also on ordinary roads. A device that prevents multiple rear-end collisions.

[Prior art]

 The conventional flasher lamp (hazard lamp / emergency flashing light) device only activated (blinks) the direction indicator (yellow light).

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 This had the following disadvantages. (B) Conventional flasher lamps (hazard lamps / emergency flashing lights) operate only with a turn signal (yellow) (blinking) and operate under bad weather conditions (rain, snow, fog, cloudy, etc.) at night. Among them, it is very difficult to see from a following vehicle, and there are many cases of serious rear-end collisions. (B) Due to the shock or upset of the accident, the person involved in the car that caused the single accident or rear-end collision forgets the operation to notify the following car of the existence of the accident (flasher lamp (hazard lamp).・ Emergency flashing light) The switch is forgotten to be pressed). It is even more dangerous to get out of the car and use triangular signs or smoke lights. The present invention has been made to eliminate these disadvantages.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 When a bumper vehicle equipped with a switch or sensor device collides or collides with an object or another vehicle (depending on the severity of the accident), the turn signal (yellow light) and stop light (red light) are automatically doubled. To work (blink). (Can be operated manually)

[Embodiment of the invention]

 A switch or sensor device was mounted on the bumper of the car. The direction indicator (yellow light) and the stop light (red light) are activated (blinks) simultaneously when a car collides or collides with an object or another vehicle. In the case of manual operation, only the currently installed turn signal (yellow light) is activated (flashing) and double (turn signal (yellow light) and stop light (red light)) are activated (flashing). Switches were installed independently (when a new car was installed, both functions could be operated individually with one switch). In the event of a collision or rear-end collision, the bumper switch or sensor device was designed so that the turn signal (yellow light) and the stop light (red light) were simultaneously activated (blinking).

[Effect of the invention]

 This invention automatically activates a double flash lamp (hazard lamp / emergency flashing light) (at the same time the turn signal indicator (yellow light) and stop lamp (red light)) when a collision or collision occurs (manual operation is also possible). Blinking), especially on expressways, to further enhance the visibility of vehicles behind the vehicle, and to avoid any catastrophic crashes (there are many serious fatal accidents, both on the side of the vehicle being hit and on the side of the car). It is intended to be lost. As a result of an experiment with a prototype, the effect of visibility was several times higher than the operation (flashing) of the conventional turn signal (yellow light) alone, and the prediction of danger to the following vehicle was almost perfect. U. (I think that the actuation (flashing) of the (red light) has a considerable effect on danger prediction.) It will be very effective if used for emergency vehicles or police cars while traveling. This device does not need to be fitted with large components or to be equipped, installed, or carried with a new red rotating light. With some improvements to the current equipment, it can be installed relatively cheaply and relatively easily on all types of vehicles (from light to large), a very realistic idea. In the future, vehicles manufactured and sold must be equipped with this equipment, from the viewpoint of preventing tragic collisions and rear-end collisions (especially on highways).

[Submission date] January 6, 2000 (200.1.6)

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[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a blinking device for an automobile which prevents a multiple collision accident when the automobile crashes or crashes.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Automobiles are equipped with flasher lamps (hazard lamps) in which the left and right turn indicators flash simultaneously. When an emergency such as an accident occurs and the vehicle stops on the road, the switch installed in the driver's seat is used. It is activated by manual insertion.

[0003] However, the conventional manually operated flasher lamp requires a driver to operate a switch to notify the following vehicle of the presence of the accident due to the shock or sway of the mind when a single accident or a rear-end collision occurs. There is a danger of forgetting and causing a serious accident in a rear-end collision of the following vehicle. It is even more dangerous to go out of the vehicle and use the triangular display and smoke canister to notify the following vehicle of the occurrence of the accident.

[0004] Furthermore, the conventional flasher lamp has a yellow light direction indicator that flashes right and left simultaneously, so that it is very difficult for a following vehicle to see in a bad weather condition such as rain, snow and fog at night. There is a high risk of serious rear-end collisions.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The present invention has been made to eliminate these drawbacks.When a car crashes or crashes, a sensor activates and flashes the flasher lamp automatically to prevent multiple rear-end crashes caused by the following cars. Another object of the present invention is to provide a flashing device for a vehicle with improved safety.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The vehicle blinker according to claim 1 of the present invention incorporates a collision sensor into a vehicle bumper, and connects a flasher lamp to the sensor to activate the flasher when the vehicle crashes or crashes. The feature is that the lamp blinks.

Further, in the blinking device for a vehicle according to the second aspect, a collision sensor is incorporated in a bumper of the vehicle, and a flasher lamp and a stop lamp are connected to the sensor, so that the sensor operates when the vehicle collides or crashes. The flasher lamp and the stop lamp flash simultaneously.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a bumper, in which a plurality of sensors 2 are incorporated. Reference numeral 3 denotes a handle, on which a flasher lamp switch 4 and a double switch 5 are mounted. When the flasher lamp switch 4 is turned on, the left and right direction indicators 6 and 6 flash simultaneously. When the double switch 5 is turned on, the left and right direction indicators 6 and 6 of the yellow lamp and the stop lamps 7 and 7 of the red lamp simultaneously flash.

When the sensor 2 attached to the bumper 1 detects an impact, the circuit of the double switch 5 is turned on, and the left and right direction indicators 6, 6 and the stop lamps 7, 7 of the red light automatically flash simultaneously. It is supposed to.

In the vehicle blinking device having the above-described structure, when a vehicle collides, a shock is applied to a sensor 2 incorporated in a bumper 1 as shown in FIG. The yellow turn indicators 6, 6 and the red stop lights 7, 7 automatically flash simultaneously.

In the above description, the case of automatically blinking at the time of a collision has been described. However, if the flasher lamp switch 4 or the double switch 5 attached to the side of the handle 3 is manually operated, it is possible to blink at times other than the collision. it can.

[0012]

[Effect of the invention]

 In the present invention, when a collision or collision occurs, the sensor automatically flashes the yellow flasher lamp and the red light stop lamp at the same time. Can be reduced. As a result of an experiment with a prototype, the present invention has several times the effect of visibility in comparison with the conventional flashing of only the flasher lamp, especially in bad weather conditions such as rain, snow and fog at night. Therefore, the danger prediction for the following vehicle is high, which is effective for preventing serious rear-end collisions.

In addition, the present invention does not require the installation of large-scale components or the installation, installation, and carrying of a new red rotating light, and makes it possible to reduce the cost by making some improvements to existing vehicles. It can be installed relatively easily, and is especially effective when used in emergency cars and police cars.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view

FIG. 2 is a side view

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a bumper.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Sensor and switch 2 Flasher lamp (hazard lamp) switch (conventional device) 3 Double flasher lamp (hazard lamp) switch (this is a new device) 4 Turn signal indicator (yellow light) 5 Stop lamp (red light)

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[Submission date] October 27, 1999 (1999.10.
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[Submission date] January 6, 2000 (200.1.6)

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[Name of the device] Flashing device of a car

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FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a blinking device of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a blinking device of the automobile shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3A is a plan view of a bumper incorporating a sensor, and FIG. 3B is a plan view showing a state at the time of a collision.

[Description of Signs] 1 Bumper 2 Sensor 3 Handle 4 Flasher Lamp Switch 5 Double Switch 6 Turn Signal 7 Stop Lamp

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Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A bumper equipped with a switch or a sensor for automatically activating a flasher lamp (hazard lamp / emergency flashing light) when an automobile collides with or hits an object or another automobile. 2. A device in which flasher lamps (hazard lamps / emergency flashing lights) are simultaneously operated (flashing) in double (direction indicator (yellow light) and stop lamp (red light)).