ES1245320U - Foldable and magnetic light beacon (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Telescopic and magnetic light beacon for signaling emergencies, characterized by a telescopic folding body, attached to a box-like base that has a magnet and contains a battery, a flashing and adjustable intensity plate and one or more lights LED whose emitted light intensity can be adjusted manually according to visibility circumstances, being especially useful for signaling damaged vehicles on the road, both in clear weather and in circumstances where visibility is significantly reduced due to weather or environmental causes. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Telescopic and magnetic light beacon.

Technique sector

The present invention belongs to the field of the automobile, and more specifically to the field of optical signaling.

The purpose of this invention is to signal safety and without unnecessary risks for the user of vehicles immobilized on public roads.

Background of the Invention

The signaling of damaged vehicles on public roads has been carried out by means of the so-called damage triangles that users must place at a certain distance from the vehicle, which in some circumstances is dangerous as evidenced by the numbers of injured and deceased who were fatally run over when They were heading to place these triangles on the road.

It is known from all that the fact of joining the circulation supposes a certain risk that increases when the difference between the speeds of the different moving vehicles is considerably different, and that it increases much more when a vehicle stops on a road where all the others vehicles are in motion. To all these risks we must add another much more dangerous than the previous ones, which is when a driver becomes a pedestrian inside a vehicle track, when he has to go 50 meters from his vehicle to place the mandatory triangles. At this point, the standard is forcing the user to put themselves in an immediate situation of danger, so we can affirm that signaling a fault is a danger added by the regulations themselves.

Today there are no other light signals, apart from the vehicle's own breakdown lights (the four flashers operating simultaneously) and the aforementioned triangles, which inform in a clear and unequivocal way and without constituting danger to other users, of the certain danger that exists because a vehicle is stopped due to a breakdown that may be occupying the road. Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to create an alternative and sufficient warning system that can be placed directly on the vehicle, without the need for the driver to get off it, and that can also be placed on the ground at a safe distance in those places where there is no danger from being run over, such as wide roads with passable and sufficient shoulders.

Explanation of the invention

The inventor of the present invention has developed a new small-sized optical signaling instrument so that it can be carried in the glove compartment of the vehicle or in a place at the driver's hand. The light, telescopic and magnetic beacon can be placed on the roof of the vehicle without having to get off it and is visible more than 200 meters in clear weather. It can also optionally be placed on the ground at a certain distance, in roads where it is not dangerous because they have a passable shoulder and enough to wander safely.

In addition to improving driver safety, it also improves that of other users since it is visible at more than 200 meters in clear weather both day and night, and thanks to the variable intensity LEDs it incorporates, they are especially useful in cases of fog intense, heavy snow, clouds of smoke or dust and in general in environmental conditions that reduce visibility.

The present invention is a device that has two fundamental parts: a base and a folding telescopic body.

A hermetic box-like base contains inside a led with a rechargeable battery, with connection to a flashing plate and an intensity regulation system of those that exist in the market, and in its lower part it incorporates a magnet to remain attached to the roof of the vehicles.

A translucent cover at the top of this base box allows the light emitted by the led to pass through to the telescopic folding body, to which it is jointly attached and which constitutes the essence of this Utility Model. Said folding body is made of translucent materials and can be preferably a car yellow or amber, so that when it receives the LED light it becomes a beacon visible hundreds of meters away.

It is activated with a conventional switch of those that exist in the market.

The electrical circuit diagram is not included in the drawings because the inventor considers it obvious and irrelevant to the understanding of the invention.

Brief description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is included as an integral part of said description where, by way of illustration and not limitation, what has been represented following:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of the base box and sliding elements of the telescopic body, being able to place as many elements as necessary to reach the desired height of the device. The main components contained in the base box are also shown.

Figure 2.- Shows a front view of the device of the invention unfolded.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Being able to be built in any translucent plastic material and in a rectangular or cylindrical shape, Figure 1 indicates with 1 the elements that are part of the telescopic body. Number 2 indicates the upper tabs facing inward, and number 3 the lower tabs facing outward. Both the upper and lower tabs have the mission of preventing the elements from falling out of their housing and they constitute the limits of the path of one element inside another.

The inventor wants to state that the elements that make up this graphic explanation have been represented separately for a better appreciation of them, but that in reality and as it can be deduced from mere observation, they must be linked together in a telescopic way. Number 4 indicates the base box containing the battery (7), the flashing and intensity plate (8), the switch (9) and the led (10). 6 indicates the magnetized plate.

Figure 2 represents the device deployed on its base box.

The device will consist of as many elements in its folding body as necessary to reach the desired height, being very useful that each element has a moderate height to facilitate its transport inside the vehicle without causing discomfort to the driver or occupants.

Although a rectangular device is shown in these figures, it may have any other shape, such as a cylindrical one.

Claims (4)

1. Telescopic and magnetic light beacon for signaling emergencies, characterized by a telescopic folding body, attached to a box-like base that has a magnet and contains a battery, a flashing and adjustable intensity plate and one or more lights LED whose emitted light intensity can be adjusted manually according to visibility circumstances, being especially useful for signaling damaged vehicles on the road, both in clear weather and in circumstances where visibility is significantly reduced due to weather or environmental causes. 2. Telescopic and magnetic light beacon characterized according to first claim for having a telescopic folding body, formed by two or more sliding elements. 3. Telescopic and magnetic light beacon characterized according to the first claim for having a magnet at its base to allow fixing to the vehicle roof. 4. Telescopic and magnetic light beacon characterized according to the first claim for having a flashing system.