GB2232284A - In-car drunk driver eliminator - Google Patents

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GB2232284A
GB2232284A GB8909600A GB8909600A GB2232284A GB 2232284 A GB2232284 A GB 2232284A GB 8909600 A GB8909600 A GB 8909600A GB 8909600 A GB8909600 A GB 8909600A GB 2232284 A GB2232284 A GB 2232284A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K28/00—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions
    • B60K28/02—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver
    • B60K28/06—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver responsive to incapacity of driver
    • B60K28/063—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver responsive to incapacity of driver preventing starting of vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W2540/00—Input parameters relating to occupants
    • B60W2540/24—Drug level, e.g. alcohol

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Abstract

The invention is designed to stop drivers, driving whilst over the legal limit of the land. This done by taking a sample of air and driver's exhausted breath automatically upon the driver entering the vehicle and preparing to start the engine. A door sensor and a driver's seat sensor are provided for this purpose. Upon sensing a driver a pump is energized to draw a sample of air from the vehicle into an alcohol analyzing chamber. If the tested sample is above the legal limit the engine is prevented from being started. <IMAGE>

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IN CAR DRUNK DRIVER ELIMINATOR (TYPE D1ODT) This device operates through a main control box 'Fig 2' and all relevant functions pass through this box.
The first function is activated when the car door is opened. The door censor alerts the control box 'Fig 2' which sets itself to a standby mode. When the driver seat sensor is activated by way of the drivers weight, the control box 'Fig 2' starts the electric flow through pump, thus taking air via the in car censor to the alcohol censor chamber to be analysed (all censors are shown in 'Fig 1' the alcohol chamber is shown in 'Fig 3').
If the alcohol content in the air in the chamber is below the prescribed limit, the control box will allow the electric current from the battery through to allow the vehicle to start in the normal way. If the alcohol content is too high, the control box will not allow current through this, imobilizing the vehicle.
When the alcohol analysing has been completed, the control box signals the exhaust at the end of the alcohol chamber to open, the control box also signals the electric fan to stop. If the driver remains on the seat the system will return to a non operation mode, it will not be re-activated until that particular driver moves off the driving seat. When returning to the non operative mode, the exhaust at the bottom of the alcohol chamber will be signaled to close by the control box. It is important that the exhaust closes after the electric fan stops so as to give the system a clean chamber ready for the next driver.
The system has two alarms both shown in 'Fig 1'. These are there to stop anybody misusing or taking away a part or parts of the system in order to by-pass it.
They both work on the principal of an uninterupted signal from the control box 'Fig 2', if this signal is interupted they are activated and a load tone is discharged from them both. The first alarm being in built to the control box, the second mounted on the frame of the vehicle close to the ignition switch, with a separate electrical feed from the ignition so that it can work independantly from the control box, thus making short circuiting the system very difficult without triggering one or both alarms.
The alarm tone will be of a distinctive nature unlike that of other alarms making it instantly recognisable to the general public.
On the control box 'Fig 2' there is an auxillery feed to a fuel cut off valve, this valve being of the in line type and would be used when the system is fitted to diesels and fuel injection engined vehicles. The function of this valve would be to stop the above mentioned engines from being push started.
If the driver moves or the pressure on the seat censor changes whilst the door is open, the system will fail safe and the start operation activated again. This is to stop others starting the vehicle for a over the limit driver. All censors are built with a constant pulse circuit relayed from the control box, so that they cannot be short circuited or removed. If this were to happen the system would fail safe and the alarms would sound.
There is also a delayed monitor in built into the control box.
This undertakes all the functions whilst the engine is running, except current flow or fuel cut off. This enables the engine to run freely but tests the driver on a 1 minute cycle so that the driver cannot drink at the wheel.

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  1. The aliminator comprises of a central control box, an overhead air intake mounted above the driver, a series of on/off switches placed on the driver door post, on the drivers door window slide, under the driver seat, on the sunroof or convertable roof if fitted to the vehicle and when diesel engines are fitted, at the fuel cut off switch.
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ES2092432A2 (en) * 1993-12-20 1996-11-16 Rodriguez Miguel Calderon Automatic system for detecting a driver's blood alcohol level and monitoring driving of a motor vehicle
WO2001012457A1 (en) * 1999-08-13 2001-02-22 Telmo Brugalli Flores Prevention system against accident by drunkenness
WO2004018249A1 (en) 2002-08-08 2004-03-04 Sauro Bianchelli Motor vehicle equipped with a deception-proof safety control system
WO2006087504A1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2006-08-24 Neville Bryan Collman Detector of alcoholic vapour
WO2007045817A1 (en) * 2005-10-21 2007-04-26 First Inertia Switch Limited Alcohol test-based system and method for vehicle control
WO2009019637A1 (en) * 2007-08-03 2009-02-12 Angel S.R.L. Electronic device for prevention and control of the street accidents risks attributable to the use of alcohol and/or their associated substances
WO2009030754A1 (en) * 2007-09-07 2009-03-12 Mauro Serafini System and device used to prevent drunk people from driving a motor vehicle
US8479864B2 (en) * 2011-03-09 2013-07-09 Tk Holdings Inc. System and method for disabling a vehicle
FR2990669A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2013-11-22 Aih Soft Device for recording start sequences of car, has command and control unit including input connected to common point between control coil of relay and bypass switch, and another input connected to motor rotation detection sensor
CN110103710A (en) * 2019-04-18 2019-08-09 江苏大学 A kind of alcohol detection safe driving assistant system and method and vehicle

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GB1374141A (en) * 1971-04-23 1974-11-13 Borg Warner Breath testing system
GB1391046A (en) * 1973-07-31 1975-04-16 Nissan Motor System to prevent drunken driving
GB1401318A (en) * 1971-10-27 1975-07-16 Honda Motor Co Ltd Apparatus for preventing drunken driving of a motor vehicle
GB2139387A (en) * 1983-02-01 1984-11-07 Jack Simon Sobriety interlock

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GB1374141A (en) * 1971-04-23 1974-11-13 Borg Warner Breath testing system
GB1401318A (en) * 1971-10-27 1975-07-16 Honda Motor Co Ltd Apparatus for preventing drunken driving of a motor vehicle
US3823382A (en) * 1973-06-22 1974-07-09 A Gaddy System for inhibiting motor vehicle operation by inebriated drivers
GB1391046A (en) * 1973-07-31 1975-04-16 Nissan Motor System to prevent drunken driving
GB2139387A (en) * 1983-02-01 1984-11-07 Jack Simon Sobriety interlock

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2092432A2 (en) * 1993-12-20 1996-11-16 Rodriguez Miguel Calderon Automatic system for detecting a driver's blood alcohol level and monitoring driving of a motor vehicle
WO2001012457A1 (en) * 1999-08-13 2001-02-22 Telmo Brugalli Flores Prevention system against accident by drunkenness
WO2004018249A1 (en) 2002-08-08 2004-03-04 Sauro Bianchelli Motor vehicle equipped with a deception-proof safety control system
WO2006087504A1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2006-08-24 Neville Bryan Collman Detector of alcoholic vapour
WO2007045817A1 (en) * 2005-10-21 2007-04-26 First Inertia Switch Limited Alcohol test-based system and method for vehicle control
WO2009019637A1 (en) * 2007-08-03 2009-02-12 Angel S.R.L. Electronic device for prevention and control of the street accidents risks attributable to the use of alcohol and/or their associated substances
WO2009030754A1 (en) * 2007-09-07 2009-03-12 Mauro Serafini System and device used to prevent drunk people from driving a motor vehicle
US8479864B2 (en) * 2011-03-09 2013-07-09 Tk Holdings Inc. System and method for disabling a vehicle
FR2990669A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2013-11-22 Aih Soft Device for recording start sequences of car, has command and control unit including input connected to common point between control coil of relay and bypass switch, and another input connected to motor rotation detection sensor
CN110103710A (en) * 2019-04-18 2019-08-09 江苏大学 A kind of alcohol detection safe driving assistant system and method and vehicle
CN110103710B (en) * 2019-04-18 2022-03-18 江苏大学 Alcohol detection safe driving auxiliary system and method and vehicle

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