Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J6/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices on cycles; Mounting or supporting thereof; Circuits therefor
  • B62J6/01—Electric circuits
  • B62J6/015—Electric circuits using electrical power not supplied by the cycle motor generator, e.g. using batteries or piezo elements
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J6/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices on cycles; Mounting or supporting thereof; Circuits therefor
  • B62J6/05—Direction indicators
  • B62J6/052—Mechanical means, e.g. rotating arms
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J6/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices on cycles; Mounting or supporting thereof; Circuits therefor
  • B62J6/05—Direction indicators
  • B62J6/055—Electrical means, e.g. lamps
  • B62J6/056—Electrical means, e.g. lamps characterised by control means

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for signaling a change of direction for a cycle.
• direction change signaling devices not only for cars, but also for motorcycles.
• the attempts which have been made to make direction change signaling devices for bicycles or mopeds have not met with great success, mainly because, in order to be effective, such devices must have their two light sources separated from each other by a distance greater than the width of the handlebar of the cycle.
• a cycle is an object called to be manipulated, that is to say carried, moved by hand, stored, leaning against a wall, etc., much more than a motorcycle, and the presence of sources lights located at a relatively great distance from the frame is an obstacle to these manipulations.
• the supports of the light sources like also the latter, risk
• the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view, from 3/4 rear, of a bicycle fitted with a device for signaling a change of direction.
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a detail of this device, on a larger scale.
• Fig. 3 is a section of a detail on an even larger scale.
• Fig. 4 is a section of this detail in a plane perpendicular to that of FIG. 3, along the line IV-IV of FIG. 5.
• Fig. 5 is a section of this same detail, along the line V-V of FIG. 4.
• Fig. 6 is a section through another detail
• VS" Fig. 7 is a perspective view from the front of the cycle shown in FIG. 1, the direction change signaling device occupying a different position.
• the bicycle shown in figs. 1 and 2, generally designated by 1, is provided with a device for signaling a change of direction comprising a tubular housing 2 fixed, by collars 3, to a tube 4 of the frame of this cycle.
• This box is intended to contain three cylindrical electric batteries connected in series.
• the tube 4 of the frame of this bicycle further carries a double collar 5 at the ends of which are welded two ears 6 crossed by a screw 7 (fig. 2) pin ⁇ cing between them the central leg, designated by 8a, of a cleat in T 8 whose transverse part, desi ⁇ gned by 8b, forms an elongated platform extending on either side of the general plane of the frame of the bicy ⁇ clette.
• This part 8b is intended to support two tubes, designated by 9, provided, at their free ends, with light sources.
• the inclination of the cleat 8 is adjustable, before locking the screw 7, so that its par-
• tie 8b can be made to be substantially horizontal when the bicycle rests by its two wheels on a horizontal plane.
• the two arms 9 are articulated by one of their ends on the cleat 8.
• each of them rests on an intermediate piece 10, forming a cradle, mounted rotatably and frictionally, using a screw 11 and an elastic arched washer 12, on the platform 8b.
• Each part 10 has " an elongated groove 13 in which the end of a tube 9 rests.
• Each tube 9 is fixed to the part 10 by two screws 14 (fig. 4) taking in a section of rod 15 lo ⁇ ge inside the tube.
• Each tube 9 carries, at its free end, a part 16 in the form of a square frame in which is housed an electric bulb 17 (fig. 6), and which is provided with two orange protective glasses 18 placed on each of its faces.
• the handlebars of the bicycle 1, designed by 19 / carries a housing 20 provided with a contactor which makes it possible to supply one or the other of the two electric bulbs carried by the two tubes 9.
• This housing 20 further contains an electronic circuit producing the intermittent supply of the bulbs and, therefore, their flashing.
• the current from the batteries housed in the tubular housing 2 is conducted by wires, some of which, indicated at 21, are visible in particular in FIG. 2.
• the tubes 9 are articulated on the support 8, these tubes can occupy either a deployed position, shown in FIG. 1, in which they are perpendicular to the plane of the frame of the bicycle, and in which the signaling device is operational, the orange glasses 18 of each tube 9 being turned forwards and backwards of the bicycle, respectively, that is to say a folded down position, in which they are arranged parallel to the plane of the frame of the bicycle, folded backwards, as one of the tubes 9 has been shown in FIG. 7, or forward.
• the bicy ⁇ clette can easily be worn by its user, without the signaling device being annoying or ris ⁇ than being damaged.
• the invention will apply not only to bicycles, but also to mopeds.

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