CA2276941A1

CA2276941A1 - Lateral panel safety device for school buses

Info

Publication number: CA2276941A1
Application number: CA 2276941
Authority: CA
Inventors: Daniel Charette
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-06-30
Filing date: 1999-06-30
Publication date: 2000-12-30

Abstract

Actuellement les systèmes de protection existant pour les autobus scolaires sont : soient par laser, micro-onde, sonore, infrarouge, caméra, détecteur de mouvement, bras d'éloignement sur le pare-chocs et tous ces systèmes ont besoin du jugement du conducteur. Ainsi, la présente invention ne requiert pas le jugement du conducteur. Lorsque le conducteur actionne les lumières de sécurité, ces dernières actionnent un mécanisme sous l'autobus. Un dispositif installé
sur le pare chocs, des panneaux latéraux et un panneau frontal descendront pour cacher complètement le dessous de l'autobus. Si un enfant se trouve au sol quand l'autobus part, le panneau impliqué basculera vers l'arrière et aussitôt les freins seront appliqués dans une fraction de seconde, de plus la pédale à
fuel ne fonctionnera plus. Une lampe témoin et un signal sonore alertera le conducteur qui sera qu'il y a quelque chose d'anormal. Currently the existing protection systems for school buses are: either by laser, microwave, sound, infrared, camera, motion detector, arms distance to the barrier shocks and all of these systems need the judgment of the driver. So the present invention does does not require the judgment of the driver. When the driver operates the security lights, these operate a mechanism under the bus. An installed device on the bumper, side panels and a front panel will drop down to completely hide the underside of the bus. If a child is on the ground when the bus leaves, the sign involved will switch to the rear and immediately the brakes will be applied in a fraction of second, plus the pedal to fuel will no longer work. A warning lamp and an audible signal will alert the driver who will that there is something abnormal.

Description

L'équipement que nous avons fabriqué sert à accroître la sécurité des écoliers lors du transport de ces derniers par autobus afin que ceux-ci ne soient pas écrasés par les roues de l'autobus lors d'une glissade sur un banc de neige ou d'une poussade de la part d'un autre écolier à proximité des roues.
La façon dont l'équipement fonctionne est la suivante : Lorsque l'autobus est arrêté et que le débarquement des écoliers s'effectue, le conducteur actionne les lumières de sécurité et ces dernières actionnent un mécanisme sous le l'autobus. A ce moment des panneaux latéraux et frontale descendent pour cacher complètement le dessous de l'autobus afin qu'aucun écolier ne se fasse écraser sous le véhicule.
Description technique du mécanisme : Lorsque les lumières de sécurité sont en fonction, le courant électrique actionne une valve air - électrique afin de faire descendre les panneaux entre les roues avant et arrière ainsi qu'à l'avant de l'autobus.
Advenant le cas où un des panneaux latéraux est touché, les freins seront actionnés automatiquement et l'autobus ne pourra avancer. The equipment we have built serves to increase the safety of schoolchildren when transportation of these by bus so that they are not crushed by bus wheels during a slide on a snowbank or a push from another schoolboy near the wheels.
The way the equipment works is as follows: When the bus is stopped and the pupils are disembarking, the driver operates the lights and these operate a mechanism under the bus. At this time of side and front panels descend to completely hide the underside of the bus so that no schoolboy gets run over under the vehicle.
Technical description of the mechanism: When the security lights are on function, the electric current activates an air - electric valve in order to lower the panels between the front and rear wheels and at the front of the bus.
In the event if one of the side panels is touched, the brakes will be applied automatically and the bus cannot move on.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention about which an exclusive right to property or lien is claimed are defined as follows:

1. Safe side panel device for school buses including panels left and right sides as well as a front panel, plus a device installed under the bumper and on the bumper, that is to say the casing or the false bumper.

2. Safe side panel device for school buses such as defined in the claim 1, in which there are two side panels, one on the left and one on the right fixed under the bus using support and bolt. The panels work with air cylinder or hydraulic, controlled by opening the door or the lights disembarkation and provided with electric valves that apply the brakes in a fraction of a second when the panels were affected.

3. Safe side panel device for school buses such as defined in the claim 1, 2, wherein there is a front panel fixed by means of bracket and bolt.
The front panel works with air or hydraulic cylinder. Control by the opening of the door or landing lights and fitted with electric valves which apply the brakes in a split second when the panels were hit.

4. Safe side panel device for school buses such as defined in the claim 1,2 wherein i1 is a motion detector installed under the bumper and on the bumper, that is to say the casing or the false bumper.

5. Safe side panel device for school buses such as defined in the claim 1,2,3,4, in which electric valves apply the air or oil brakes when there is contact with the panels described in the claims 2,3,4.

6. Safe side panel device for school buses such as defined in the claim 1,2,3,4, wherein upon contact with the panels described in these claims, the panel motion detector notifies the driver to using a lamp indicator, an audible signal and finally cut the diesel or gas pedal.

7. Safe side panel device for school buses such as defined in the claim 1,2,3,4 in which a system for resetting the signs under the bus can be done in four different ways when security lights are off and that the bus left:
a) - When the bus has crossed the kilometer at the desired time.
b) - When the bus has crossed a certain distance.
c) - When a certain time has elapsed (timer).
d) - When the bus reaches 2nd speed.