CA1061431A - Automobile high beam glare warning device - Google Patents
Automobile high beam glare warning deviceInfo
- Publication number
- CA1061431A CA1061431A CA244,957A CA244957A CA1061431A CA 1061431 A CA1061431 A CA 1061431A CA 244957 A CA244957 A CA 244957A CA 1061431 A CA1061431 A CA 1061431A
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- Prior art keywords
- automobile
- low beam
- high beam
- light
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/001—Hunting, fishing huts or the like
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/26—Centre-pole supported tents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
- E04H15/44—Supporting means, e.g. frames collapsible, e.g. breakdown type
- E04H15/48—Supporting means, e.g. frames collapsible, e.g. breakdown type foldable, i.e. having pivoted or hinged means
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
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- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Lighting Device Outwards From Vehicle And Optical Signal (AREA)
- Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)
- Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
Abstract
Lighted information panels located at the rear end of an automobile, arranged in two sets: one set lighting red to indicate to the following driver that the preceding driver has his high beam lights on and the other set lighting green to indicate to the following driver that the low beam lights are on and also capable of flashing to attract the attention of the following driver who will, in response, dim his high beam lights, so as to prevent blinding of the preceding driver.
Description
1~61~31 The present invention relates to an automobile high beam glare warning device and has for his main object the diminution of the risks of accidents when driving at night, caused by the glare of the high beams of a following automobile.
~ more specific object of the invention resides in the provision of an electrical systsm adapted to be mounted on automobiles, including lighted information panels located on the reur end of the auto-mobile and indicating to the following driver, by means of flashing lights, that his high beams are blinding the preceding driver.
Another object of the invention resides in the provision two sets of lighted information panels, of different colors, located at the rear end of the automobile indicating to the following driver that one's high beams or low beams are on, so that the following driver may gov~rn himself accordingly.
Other objects of the inven~ion are the provision of an electric lighting system o~ the character described incorporating addi-tional lights adapted to be mounted on the dashboard of the automobile and indicating the state ~ operation of the system.
Another object of the invention is the provision of a system of the character described, which can be mounted on existing automobiles without modifying the electrical circuit of the same.
The foregoing and other objects of the invention will become more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring to the drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic view of the lighted information panels on the dashboard and at the rear end of ths automobile; and Figure 2 is a schematic electrical circuit of the syste~ of th~
invention.
In the drawings, like reference characters inaicate like elements throughout.
~ more specific object of the invention resides in the provision of an electrical systsm adapted to be mounted on automobiles, including lighted information panels located on the reur end of the auto-mobile and indicating to the following driver, by means of flashing lights, that his high beams are blinding the preceding driver.
Another object of the invention resides in the provision two sets of lighted information panels, of different colors, located at the rear end of the automobile indicating to the following driver that one's high beams or low beams are on, so that the following driver may gov~rn himself accordingly.
Other objects of the inven~ion are the provision of an electric lighting system o~ the character described incorporating addi-tional lights adapted to be mounted on the dashboard of the automobile and indicating the state ~ operation of the system.
Another object of the invention is the provision of a system of the character described, which can be mounted on existing automobiles without modifying the electrical circuit of the same.
The foregoing and other objects of the invention will become more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring to the drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic view of the lighted information panels on the dashboard and at the rear end of ths automobile; and Figure 2 is a schematic electrical circuit of the syste~ of th~
invention.
In the drawings, like reference characters inaicate like elements throughout.
- 2 -~L~61431 Referring to Figure 1, the rear end of an automobile has provision for the mounting of a license plate 1 and the usual two combined direction indicating and parking lightæ 2. The lighted information panels in accordance with the inven~ion are preferably on each side of the license plate 1 and between the same and the respective parking lights 2.
The information panels 3 in accordance with the present invention are nearer the license plate and are adapted to light a green color to show to the following driver that the low beams of the a~tomobile are on. Lighted information panels 4 mounted symmetrically on the outside of panels 3 are adapted to light a red color to indicate to the following driver that one'~ high beams are on.
Panels 3 and 4 are preferably provided with a symbol, for instance arrows 5 and 6, pointing downwardly and upwardly respectively to indicate a low beam and a high beam conditionO
Panels 3, in addition to providing constant light for indic-ating low beam condition, can produce flashing green light to in~ica~e to the following driver that his high beams are causing a nuisance or a glare, and to please dim his lights.
It i9 known that frequent accidents occur because of the glare of the high beams of a following driver.
Figure 1 further shows additional smaller size information panels B and 9, respectively, adapted to be mounted on the dashboard D
of the automobile and indicating in green that the rear panels 3 are lighted, and in red that the high beam pan~ls 4 are lighted. The green dashboard panel 8 can also flash to indicate that the rear panels 3 are flashing.
The dashboard D further includes a manually-operated "on" and "off" switch 10 operated by the driver to flash his green light panels 3 and 8, whenever desired, to warn the following driver that his high beam lights cause a glare.
1~;1431 Figure 2 is a diagram of the electrical circuit in accordance with the invention. The conventional car battery 11 is grounded on its negative side and connected on its positive side to the usual light ~witch 12, in turn connected in series by wire 13 to the conventional single pole double-throw dim switch 14, the contact 15 of which iB connected in parallel by wire 16 to the high beam inaicating light bulbs 17 illu-minating the high beam information panels at the back of the motor vehicleO
The other oontact 19 of the dim switch 14 is connected in parallel by wire 20 to the low beam indicat`ing light bulbs 21 illuminating ths low beam information panels 3 at the back of the motor vshicle. A
flasher switch 22 is connected to switch 12 in para~lèl ~ith wire 13 by means of wire 23. The dashboard-mounted manual switch 10 i9 connected in series with flasher switch 22 and by means of wire 24 with one terminal of a light bulb 25 serving to illuminate the dashboard-mounted low beam indicating pansl 8.
A ~ire 26 is connected to the other terminal of light bulb 25 and also to one terminal of a light bulb 27 serving to illuminate the dash-bosrd-mounted high beam indicating panel 9. Wire 26 is connected by wire 28 to wire 20, in turn connected to the low beam terminal 19 of the dim switch 14.
The other terminal of light bulb 27 is connected by wire 29 to wire 13. The low beam information panels 3 are further provided ~ith light bulbs 30, respectively, connected in psrsllel by wire 31, itself connected to wire 24.
The circuit operates as follows:
Supposing the conventional light switch 12 i~ closed and dim switch 14 is in the high besm position closing contact 15, then bulbs 17 of the red color information panels 4 light up. This inuicates to the following driver that one's hlgh beams are on. At the same time~ light bulb 27 1 ~6~43~
Or the dash-mount~d high beam indicating panel 6 lights up through the fol-lowing circuit: switch 12, wire 29, light bulb 27, wires 26, 28, 20 and ground through the filaments of the two light bulbs 21.
It will be noted that the filaments of the light bulb 21 have normally a lower resistance than the filam~nt of light bulb 2~ and are further mounted in parallel, so that the co~nbined resistance is reduced to half.
The flash signal can be operated with the dim switch 14 in the high beam position. The operator closes switch 10 which operates the flasher light bulbs 30 through wire 31. This also causes flashing of the dash-mounted light bulb 25 through the following circuit: wire 24, light bulb 25, wire 28, wire 20 and light bulbs 21.
When the dim switch 14 is in the low beam position closing contact 19 with switch 10 open, the ligh-t bulbs 21 light up, indicating a low beam position through wire 20. Also, the dash-mountad low beam light bulb 25 lights up through the following circuit: wire 13, wires 20, 28, wire 26, light bulb 25, wire 31 and light bulbs 30. Light bulb 27 does not light up because terminals are at the same voltage.
Upon closing of manual switch 10, the flasher switch 22 will operate, in intermittent manner, the light bulbs 30 through wire 31. Also, the light bulb 25 will flash but in alternate sequence with light bulbs 30. When the flasher switch 22 is in "on~ position, light bulbs 30 light up but not light bulb 25, because the latter is subjected to equal voltage on both terminals through wire 24 on the one hand and through the wires 26, 28, contact 19, and wire 13 on the other hand. When the flasher switch 22 is off, light bulb 25 lights up through the circuit: wire 13, contact 19, wire 28, light bulb 25, wires 24~ 31 and light bulbs 30.
The circuit arrangement o~ the invention allows to use a minimum }n~mber of wires; to mount the lioht bulbs 25 and 27 on the dash in insulated manner; to be able to use a non-expensive single pole single--throw switch 10 ~061431 as a ~anual ~witch on the dashboard. ~urther~ore, it allow~ to fl~ah the green lights at the back of th~ ~ehicle, even when the high beam rsd light~ are on.
The information panels 3 in accordance with the present invention are nearer the license plate and are adapted to light a green color to show to the following driver that the low beams of the a~tomobile are on. Lighted information panels 4 mounted symmetrically on the outside of panels 3 are adapted to light a red color to indicate to the following driver that one'~ high beams are on.
Panels 3 and 4 are preferably provided with a symbol, for instance arrows 5 and 6, pointing downwardly and upwardly respectively to indicate a low beam and a high beam conditionO
Panels 3, in addition to providing constant light for indic-ating low beam condition, can produce flashing green light to in~ica~e to the following driver that his high beams are causing a nuisance or a glare, and to please dim his lights.
It i9 known that frequent accidents occur because of the glare of the high beams of a following driver.
Figure 1 further shows additional smaller size information panels B and 9, respectively, adapted to be mounted on the dashboard D
of the automobile and indicating in green that the rear panels 3 are lighted, and in red that the high beam pan~ls 4 are lighted. The green dashboard panel 8 can also flash to indicate that the rear panels 3 are flashing.
The dashboard D further includes a manually-operated "on" and "off" switch 10 operated by the driver to flash his green light panels 3 and 8, whenever desired, to warn the following driver that his high beam lights cause a glare.
1~;1431 Figure 2 is a diagram of the electrical circuit in accordance with the invention. The conventional car battery 11 is grounded on its negative side and connected on its positive side to the usual light ~witch 12, in turn connected in series by wire 13 to the conventional single pole double-throw dim switch 14, the contact 15 of which iB connected in parallel by wire 16 to the high beam inaicating light bulbs 17 illu-minating the high beam information panels at the back of the motor vehicleO
The other oontact 19 of the dim switch 14 is connected in parallel by wire 20 to the low beam indicat`ing light bulbs 21 illuminating ths low beam information panels 3 at the back of the motor vshicle. A
flasher switch 22 is connected to switch 12 in para~lèl ~ith wire 13 by means of wire 23. The dashboard-mounted manual switch 10 i9 connected in series with flasher switch 22 and by means of wire 24 with one terminal of a light bulb 25 serving to illuminate the dashboard-mounted low beam indicating pansl 8.
A ~ire 26 is connected to the other terminal of light bulb 25 and also to one terminal of a light bulb 27 serving to illuminate the dash-bosrd-mounted high beam indicating panel 9. Wire 26 is connected by wire 28 to wire 20, in turn connected to the low beam terminal 19 of the dim switch 14.
The other terminal of light bulb 27 is connected by wire 29 to wire 13. The low beam information panels 3 are further provided ~ith light bulbs 30, respectively, connected in psrsllel by wire 31, itself connected to wire 24.
The circuit operates as follows:
Supposing the conventional light switch 12 i~ closed and dim switch 14 is in the high besm position closing contact 15, then bulbs 17 of the red color information panels 4 light up. This inuicates to the following driver that one's hlgh beams are on. At the same time~ light bulb 27 1 ~6~43~
Or the dash-mount~d high beam indicating panel 6 lights up through the fol-lowing circuit: switch 12, wire 29, light bulb 27, wires 26, 28, 20 and ground through the filaments of the two light bulbs 21.
It will be noted that the filaments of the light bulb 21 have normally a lower resistance than the filam~nt of light bulb 2~ and are further mounted in parallel, so that the co~nbined resistance is reduced to half.
The flash signal can be operated with the dim switch 14 in the high beam position. The operator closes switch 10 which operates the flasher light bulbs 30 through wire 31. This also causes flashing of the dash-mounted light bulb 25 through the following circuit: wire 24, light bulb 25, wire 28, wire 20 and light bulbs 21.
When the dim switch 14 is in the low beam position closing contact 19 with switch 10 open, the ligh-t bulbs 21 light up, indicating a low beam position through wire 20. Also, the dash-mountad low beam light bulb 25 lights up through the following circuit: wire 13, wires 20, 28, wire 26, light bulb 25, wire 31 and light bulbs 30. Light bulb 27 does not light up because terminals are at the same voltage.
Upon closing of manual switch 10, the flasher switch 22 will operate, in intermittent manner, the light bulbs 30 through wire 31. Also, the light bulb 25 will flash but in alternate sequence with light bulbs 30. When the flasher switch 22 is in "on~ position, light bulbs 30 light up but not light bulb 25, because the latter is subjected to equal voltage on both terminals through wire 24 on the one hand and through the wires 26, 28, contact 19, and wire 13 on the other hand. When the flasher switch 22 is off, light bulb 25 lights up through the circuit: wire 13, contact 19, wire 28, light bulb 25, wires 24~ 31 and light bulbs 30.
The circuit arrangement o~ the invention allows to use a minimum }n~mber of wires; to mount the lioht bulbs 25 and 27 on the dash in insulated manner; to be able to use a non-expensive single pole single--throw switch 10 ~061431 as a ~anual ~witch on the dashboard. ~urther~ore, it allow~ to fl~ah the green lights at the back of th~ ~ehicle, even when the high beam rsd light~ are on.
Claims (2)
OF PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED, ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1- A signalling system to equip an automobile fitted with an electrical circuit including high beam and low beam head lamps and a dim switch having a low beam contact and a high beam contact to selectively energize said head lamps, this system adapted to signal to the driver of a following automobile which of the high beam and low beam of the preceding automobile are on and to give a flashing warning to the driver of the follow-ing automobile that the high beam of the following automobile causes glare to the driver of the preceding automobile, said system comprising in addition to the usual parking and direction indicating lights, low beam information panel and high beam information panel mounted at the back of the preceding automobile, first and second light bulbs for illuminating said low beam information panels, third light bulbs for illuminating said high beam information panels, an electrical circuit for selectively energizing said first light bulbs including a flasher device and a manually-operated switch series-connected in the circuit of the first light bulbs to cause intermittent illumination of said low beam panels to signal to the driver of the following automobile that the high beams of said following automobile are causing a glare to the driver of the preceding automobile, the low beam and high beam contacts of said dim switch being connected to said second light bulbs and to said third light bulbs, respectively, so as to illuminate in a continuous manner the low beam information panels and the high beam information panels, respectively, to indicate to the driver of the fol-lowing automobile which of the high beam and low beam of the preceding automobile are on.
2- A signalling system as claimed in claim 1, further including a low beam display panel and a light beam display panel mounted in the dashboard of the preceding automobile, each including a pilot light for illuminating the respective display panels, a common wire interconnecting one terminal of each last-named light bulbs, said common wire connected to the low beam contact of the dim switch, the other terminal of the low beam pilot light connected to the input of the first light bulbs, the other terminal of the pilot light of the high beam display panel being con-nected directly to the input of the flasher device and of the dim switch, whereby said low beam indicating pilot lights is flashing when said first lights are flashing and is continuously illuminated when said second lights are on and is off when said first and second lights are off, and whereby said high beam indicating pilot light is on only when said third lights are on.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB487076A GB1524735A (en) | 1976-02-05 | 1976-02-05 | Portable shelter for example for angiers |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1061431A true CA1061431A (en) | 1979-08-28 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA244,957A Expired CA1061431A (en) | 1976-02-05 | 1976-02-03 | Automobile high beam glare warning device |
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| CA (1) | CA1061431A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1524735A (en) |
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| CN108301681B (en) * | 2018-02-12 | 2020-08-11 | 沈阳建筑大学 | Foldable outer framework photovoltaic integrated tent and use method thereof |
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- 1976-02-03 CA CA244,957A patent/CA1061431A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-02-05 GB GB487076A patent/GB1524735A/en not_active Expired
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