GB2365110A - Rear brake lights which remain illuminated until vehicle movement - Google Patents

Rear brake lights which remain illuminated until vehicle movement Download PDF

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GB2365110A
GB2365110A GB0018437A GB0018437A GB2365110A GB 2365110 A GB2365110 A GB 2365110A GB 0018437 A GB0018437 A GB 0018437A GB 0018437 A GB0018437 A GB 0018437A GB 2365110 A GB2365110 A GB 2365110A
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Darren Michael Duffield
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/44—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating braking action or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal

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Abstract

Motor vehicle rear brake lights which remain illuminated on the stopped vehicle until the vehicle moves forward or reverses.

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<Desc/Clms Page number 1> Idea for patent - Changes to illumination of the motor vehicle rear braking system.
At the moment when a driver needs to slow down and stop his/her vehicle he/she applies the foot brake pedal. This action operates a switch which illuminates the rear brake light(s). When the driver begins to move, either forward or reverse, once the brake pedal is released the rear brake light illumination is cancelled.
From experience I feel a safer way would be for the brake light to remain illuminated until the vehicle moves in a forward or reverse gear. This is illustrated in the following examples: Example 1 - Motorway Driving When traffic is stationary, on one or more of the lanes of a motorway, it would assist the drivers of vehicles approaching from behind to know if the vehicle in front is still stationary or has, infact, started to move for forward.
If the brake lights continued to be illuminated the following vehicle would see one or several brake lights on warning him of the possibility that the vehicle is infact stationary. This would greatly assist drivers when visibility is reduced in foggy weather conditions.
Example 2 - Drivers wishing to carry out right-hand turns When a driver wishes to carry out a right-hand turn, he/she would approach the junction; start to indicate to the right; slow down and may stop in the right hand side of his/her lane waiting until the road ahead was clear to be able to continue his/her manoeuvre. If the driver has stopped, applied the hand brake and has the car in neutral there are no brake lights illuminated.
If the brake lights were illuminated, until the vehicle started to move in a forward or backward direction, this would greatly assist the driver, approaching from behind, and would alert him that the car is infact stationary whilst still indicating his/her intention to make a right turn. Therefore being an important factor in alerting following traffic and assisting in the reduction of accidents.
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  1. CLAIMS 1. A change to the illumination of the motor vehicle rear braking system so that the brake light or lights remain illuminated until the vehicle moves in a forward or reverse manner.
  2. 2. Claim as in claim 1 in the event that when traffic is stationary, for example in one or more lanes of a motorway or carriageway, this type of illumination would alert drivers approaching from behind to the fact that the vehicle in front was braking or was stationary.
  3. 3. As in claim 2 in the event that visibility is reduced or impaired in poor weather conditions.
  4. 4. As in claim 1 in the event of the driver of a stationary vehicle waiting to make a right or left turn then the driver of a following vehicle would be alerted that the vehicle infront was either braking or was stationary.
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Cited By (1)

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GB2394272A (en) * 2002-10-19 2004-04-21 Roland Melville Quinton A safety device to reduce vehicular rear end collisions

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US3735345A (en) * 1970-03-03 1973-05-22 Y Morozumi Automatic stop lamp device of a car
US5164701A (en) * 1990-04-30 1992-11-17 Nan Mu Chiou Car-operation-condition indicating apparatus
GB2298534A (en) * 1995-02-28 1996-09-04 Geoffrey David Cops Hazard warning systems for vehicles
DE29613285U1 (en) * 1996-08-01 1996-10-10 Blaschke, Heiko, 84359 Simbach Brake light circuit
GB2300908A (en) * 1995-05-10 1996-11-20 Anthony Robert Mitchell Flashing brake lamps
GB2332308A (en) * 1997-12-10 1999-06-16 Bruce Chwatt Robert Michael Automobile brake light system
WO1999038724A1 (en) * 1998-01-29 1999-08-05 Cosimo Castellana An electronic device for informing about the starting again of motorcars momentarily stationary
DE19849686A1 (en) * 1998-10-28 2000-05-04 Valeo Beleuchtung Deutschland Driving auxiliary brake light at rear of vehicle involves activating flasher generator that causes normally permanently illuminated auxiliary light to flash to indicate that vehicle has stopped

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3735345A (en) * 1970-03-03 1973-05-22 Y Morozumi Automatic stop lamp device of a car
US5164701A (en) * 1990-04-30 1992-11-17 Nan Mu Chiou Car-operation-condition indicating apparatus
GB2298534A (en) * 1995-02-28 1996-09-04 Geoffrey David Cops Hazard warning systems for vehicles
GB2300908A (en) * 1995-05-10 1996-11-20 Anthony Robert Mitchell Flashing brake lamps
DE29613285U1 (en) * 1996-08-01 1996-10-10 Blaschke, Heiko, 84359 Simbach Brake light circuit
GB2332308A (en) * 1997-12-10 1999-06-16 Bruce Chwatt Robert Michael Automobile brake light system
WO1999038724A1 (en) * 1998-01-29 1999-08-05 Cosimo Castellana An electronic device for informing about the starting again of motorcars momentarily stationary
DE19849686A1 (en) * 1998-10-28 2000-05-04 Valeo Beleuchtung Deutschland Driving auxiliary brake light at rear of vehicle involves activating flasher generator that causes normally permanently illuminated auxiliary light to flash to indicate that vehicle has stopped

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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WPI Abstract 1996-456872 & DE 29613285 U1 *
WPI Abstract 2000-388458 & DE 19849686 A1 *

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2394272A (en) * 2002-10-19 2004-04-21 Roland Melville Quinton A safety device to reduce vehicular rear end collisions

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