FR2785582A1 - Timer holding braking lights on after brake pedal has been released for use on motor vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The braking lights are held on after release of the brake pedal by a timer relay connected to the brake signaling lights. The relay may hold the lights permanently on for the timer interval or may operate in flashing mode.

Description

The present invention relates to a brake light timer.

  device to prevent a stop, a

  slowdown or restart of a vehicle that has just braked.

(cars, motorcycles, trucks).

Current state:

  - brake pedal pressure: the stop lights and / or the additional lights come on.

  - brake pedal release: the stop and / or additional lights go out.

- vehicle restart.

  In fact, in all vehicles, pressing the brake pedal turns on the rear brake lights and the additional lights, depending on the model year, to signal vehicles depending on whether you brake to stop, to slow down, or in advance, but at the slightest release of the same pedal, the rear brake lights and the additional lights

go out immediately.

  In an acceleration, in a deceleration or in a stop of vehicles which follow each other, it is very difficult to evaluate the speed and the distance of the vehicle in front, which often results in a fast approach between each vehicle, which often results catastrophic braking, rear-end collisions and

chain collisions.

  The implementation of this invention on a vehicle, which brakes to slow down or in anticipation of a maneuver, makes it possible to reduce the reaction time of the following vehicle, therefore the distance traveled which added to the braking distance decreases the

  stopping distance (see table on page 2).

  Installing a timed relay (12 volts continuous or flashing), wired with the additional lights and / or stop lights (timer adjustable from 0.5 to 90 seconds), at the slightest release of the brake pedal, these lights remain lit depending on the setting

of the timer.

  There are two solutions: Solution 1:

  - brake pedal pressure: the rear brake lights and the additional lights come on.

  - brake pedal release: the rear brake lights go out, the additional light stays on, solid or flashing, for 10 seconds. (depending on time setting).

- Vehicle restart.

Solution 2:

  - brake pedal pressure: the rear brake lights and the additional lights come on.

  - brake pedal release: the rear brake lights and the additional lights remain

  on, steady or flashing, for 10 seconds (depending on time setting).

- vehicle restart.

Equipment used:

  - timed relay (12 or 24 volts). (adjustable from 0.5 to 90 seconds).

  - flashing time relay (12 or 24 volts). (adjustable from 0.5 to 90 seconds).

  Advantages of this invention: -distinguish emergency braking from normal braking to slow or anticipate.

  -reduce the risk of chain collisions.

  - seeing an additional light on, the following vehicle slows down, which

  allows the preceding vehicle to accelerate quietly.

  - smoother driving at start-up.

  For information Knowing that the reaction time of a car driver is 1 second,

  this second is very important to limit these types of accidents.

  Reaction time: See i + IComprendre + react, +. Execute Total Speed Reaction time: ls. Braking distance 'Stopping distance km / h 36 meters 84 meters 120 meters km / h 25 meters +' 40 meters 65 meters km / h 16 meters + 16 meters: 32 meters

Claims (5)

  1) -Device to prevent slowing down or restarting of a vehicle which has just braked (no pressure on the brake pedal) characterized by the installation of a time delay relay (12 volts) wired with the additional fire and / or rear brake lights.   2) -Device according to claim 1), characterized in that the wiring of a time relay (continuous or flashing) on the additional lights and / or rear stop allows the delaying their extinction.   3) -A device according to claim 1), characterized in that the additional light can operate continuously or intermittently (adjustable timer), after release of the brake pedal.   4) -A device according to claim 1), characterized in that the rear brake lights can operate continuously or intermittently (adjustable timer), after   release of the brake pedal.   ) -Device according to claim 1), characterized by the wiring of a time relay with the additional light, such as:   - brake pedal pressure: the rear brake lights and the additional light come on.   - brake pedal release: the rear brake lights go out, the additional light stays on for 10 seconds (depending on time delay setting), continuously or flashing. - Vehicle restart.   6) -Device according to claim 1), characterized by the wiring of a time relay with the rear brake lights and the additional light, such as:   - brake pedal pressure: the rear brake lights and the additional light come on.   - brake pedal release: the rear brake lights and the additional light remain   on for 10 seconds (depending on time delay setting), continuously or flashing. - vehicle restart.