DE6601167U - Safety light, especially for pedestrians and cyclists - Google Patents

Description

EA.262

Georges BOURQUIN Dasle / France

Rene GALMICHE Giromagny / France

Safety light, especially for pedestrians and cyclists

Pedestrian traffic along country roads is the cause of numerous accidents, especially during the dark = the same applies to bicycle traffic when lighting the bicycles insufficient, the red tail light is not illuminated and the reflector is attached in an unsuitable place.

To avoid these dangers, many pedestrians pick up a flashlight, but only notice it from vehicles who come towards them, and not from those who drive in the same direction. In addition, there is

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with such light sources there is always the risk that the vehicle driver be dazzled and therefore not notice a following pedestrian without any light source.

The purpose of the present innovation is to avoid these disadvantages and the creation of a safety light whose light source does not blind a vehicle operator, both from the front and from is visible from behind, which is also easy to use in its application, especially when attaching or removing and requires only a low manufacturing cost.

Such a safety light for pedestrians and cyclists is characterized according to the innovation by two on a base plate resiliently hinged brackets, the base plate and / or the brackets being designed to be self-luminous or reflective.

In a self-luminous design, a light source can both continuously shine as well as look and under one on the base plate attachable upper part of the housing.

To simplify manufacture, the housing and its translucent Upper part expediently made from one piece.

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Further advantageous designs of the safety light according to the innovation emerge from the following description of two exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the attached one Drawing where show?

Fig. 1 is a schematic section through one embodiment and

2 shows the perspective illustration of a second embodiment, the individual parts being pulled apart again.

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In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the housing 1 consists of an example

\ wise made of aluminum or a correspondingly shaped synthetic

sTöffroätxiäi. This case ϊ contains a battery and a Incandescent lamp »whereby the circuit can be actuated by one of the others Switch 2, for example a pressure switch, can be closed or interrupted. The electric light bulb can do this be designed either to be continuously lit or flashing.

Above this electric light bulb 2 is a translucent one Upper part 3 arranged, which can be colored, for example, red or orange and made of C ias or plastic. This translucent top 3 -will suitably, for example held on the housing 1 by means of a ring 4.

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The bottom 5 of the housing consists of a closure plate on which two hinges 7 and 7 ¹ are arranged. Each of these two hinges is provided with one or two springs 8 which ^{press two clamps 6 and 6 1} against one another. According to a preferred feature of the innovation, these brackets 6 and 6 'are provided with a reflective, luminous or phosphorescent surface layer.

In this way you get a safety light that is easier to use Way can be carried on the arm of a pedestrian or cyclist and can be seen from the front as well as from the rear while at the same time dazzling other road users by the red or orange-colored light is avoided, which emerges from the translucent upper part of the housing. The reflective or luminescent surface layer forms on the brackets here an additional, continuous light source, which is independent of the internal light source of the safety light.

The Vice end under spring tension clamps 6 and 6 ¹ allow for easy attachment of the safety light on your Ana a pedestrian or Radfahxers, -welcher itself, located on ö.gt side of the road, said clips can adapt to any extent of an arm by the springs provided.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, the housing and its translucent upper part consist of one piece 9 which is provided with two axial threaded bores IO and IO '. This housing part 9 is attached to a base part 11 by means of two screws 12 and 12 ¹ , which go through two openings in the base part 11 and the threaded bores IO and 10 ^{1 are} screwed. An electrical light source 13 is arranged on the inside of the base part 11. A switch 14 is also seated on the housing part 9
Closure or interruption of a circuit fed by a battery (not shown) within the housing 9.

Two brackets 15 and 15 'are arranged on the housing base 11, which are pivotable about the axes 16 and 16 '. These two brackets 15 and 15 'can be covered with a coating of refiel animals or self-luminous material and on its outer edge have bead-like reinforcements to prevent slipping off the arm of the user. In addition, these Brackets 15 and 15 'can also be designed to be wave-shaped for this purpose.

The housing part 9 can also be used for better and more uniform Distribution of the light from the light bulb 13 through the arrangement be profiled by grooves or grids.

In a modified embodiment of this safety light

can the housing part 9 omitting the light bulb 13, the switch 14 and the power source can be provided with a metallized inner surface. This way you can get a reflective light only , with a strip made of a luminous material on part of the circumference of the housing, ζ. Β a specific one Lacquer, can be provided.

In addition, it is also possible to dispense with the entire housing 9 and only the outer surface of the housing bottom part 11 with to provide a suitable layer of reflective or self-luminous material.

If a phosphorescent layer is used, it can be exposed to daylight when it is bright the stored light is emitted again during the dark. If the exposure to daylight is not possible or neglected such a layer can also be exposed to the light of the electric light bulb 13 for a certain time after dark get abandoned. If afterwards the light bulb 13 remains illuminated, a lamp is obtained in this way which is both self-illuminating as well as emitting a phosphorescent light.

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Claims (8)

^! \ by means of two clamps resiliently hinged to a base plate (5; 11) 'ί (6, 6'jlb, 15'), whereby the base plate and / or the brackets themselves are designed to be luminous or reflective. 2. Safety light according to claim 1, characterized by a continuously glowing or flashing light source (13) under an upper housing part (3 ^ 9) that can be placed on the base plate (5; 11). S. Safety light according to claim 1 and 2, characterized by a? Inner surface with a reflective, luminous and / or a base plate (5; 11) provided with a phosphorescent layer. 4 »Safety light according to claims 1 to 3, characterized by an upper housing part profiled, for example, in the form of grooves or grids (3; 9). 5. Safety light according to claim 1 to 4, characterized by a housing upper part provided with a metallized inner surface Ul 6. See r.aeits light according to claim 1 to 5, characterized by an upper housing part (3; 9) provided with a light-storing luminous layer. 7. Safety light according to claim 1, characterized by with bulky reinforcements or a cover made of rubber or Plastic clips (6, 6'jl5,15 '). 8. Safety light according to claim 1 and 7, characterized by wavy claramers. i 6 1