GB2468896A - A reflex angled lenticular lens passive indicator - Google Patents

A reflex angled lenticular lens passive indicator Download PDF

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GB2468896A
GB2468896A GB0905177A GB0905177A GB2468896A GB 2468896 A GB2468896 A GB 2468896A GB 0905177 A GB0905177 A GB 0905177A GB 0905177 A GB0905177 A GB 0905177A GB 2468896 A GB2468896 A GB 2468896A
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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
    • 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
    • B60Q1/30—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 rear of vehicle, e.g. by means of reflecting surfaces
    • 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
    • B60Q1/50—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 other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
    • B60Q1/525—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 other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking automatically indicating risk of collision between vehicles in traffic or with pedestrians, e.g. after risk assessment using the vehicle sensor data
    • B60Q1/535—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 other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking automatically indicating risk of collision between vehicles in traffic or with pedestrians, e.g. after risk assessment using the vehicle sensor data to prevent rear-end collisions, e.g. by indicating safety distance at the rear of the vehicle

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Abstract

A reflex angle passive car and/or object indicator comprising of two or more lenticular reflector lenses 1 which are positioned together at a reflex viewing angle range of between one hundred and eighty one degrees to three hundred and sixty degree, positioned either separately from a protective housing or within a protective housing 2 for optimum protection. The indicator is intended to be fitted to a motor vehicle and create a warning beacon or display in response to an approaching motorist or vehicle, for instance in response to tailgating or travelling too close to a motor vehicle.

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Reflex angled lenticular lens passive indicator This invention relates to an unpowered stand-alone attention capturing passive indicator.
The purpose of the passive car and/or object indicator (passive indicator) is to create awareness for other motorists and/or viewers to keep a safe distance from the vehicle(s) and/or object(s) that use the passive indicator. Problems such as tailgating (driving too close to other motorists) and side collision involving other vehicles are usually caused by lack of concentration and resulting in poor judgment. It can also be used as a reflex passive object indicator reflector when attached to any moving or stationary objects.
To overcome these problems, the present invention uses lenticular lens technology, which is conventionally used for flipping viewable printed images from one frame to another. The lenticular lenses used in the present invention uses colours/non colours and/or simple images printed underneath the lens, which wifi create a flipping, morph, motion, zoom or three dimensional visual effect. The two or more lenticular lenses are positioned together to create a reflex viewing angle to the approaching motorist and/or viewer. A reflex angle ranges from one hundred and eighty one degrees to three hundred and sixty degrees of viewing angles. The lenses can be positioned within a protective housing or have no housing. When the oncoming motorist or viewer comes within a potential dangerous proximity to the vehicle and/or object using the passive indicator, the colours and/or images can either flicker, morph, zoom, three dimensional or motion, thus warning the approaching motorist or viewer that a vehicle and/or object is present and either static or moving at a slower speed than that of the approaching motorist and/or viewer. Thus, assisting in the potential prevention of collisions and accidents involving the approaching motorist and/or viewer.
The variation in reflex angle options of the lenticular lenses positioned together allows users of the passive indicator options of visual intensities at approaching angles would create a greater optimum amount of flickering, morph, motion, zoom or three dimensional visual effects when the motorist and/or viewer is approaching.
The passive indicator uses angle dependent lenticular lenses and regular and/or reflective print which is located under the lens to create colour/non colours and/or image movement that can be seen or observed by the approaching motorist and/or viewer during daylight or night time. As an approaching motorist and/or viewer is getting closer to the vehicle(s) and/or object(s) to which the passive indicator is attached, the lens (es) begin to create flip, morph, zoom, motion or three dimensional colour! image movements from one image and/or colour to another, and the process of the image and/or colour flip is repeated indefinitely or until the approaching motorist and/or viewer stops moving. The images and/or colours print either flicker, morph, motion, three dimensional or zoom within the lens to create a warning beacon to the approaching motorist and/or viewer, to be aware of the proximity of the vehicle and/or object that has the passive indicator(s) located upon it. The reflex angle lenticular reflector indicator also creates flickers, morphs, motions, zooms and three dimensional the image and/or colour faster or slower according to the approaching motorist's and/or viewer's faster or slower speed, which will indicate to the approaching motorist and/or viewer not only perception of distance but also the approaching speed relative to the passive indicator in the form of the number of image and/or colour flicker, morph, motion, zoom and three dimensional move per second that are viewed by the approaching motorist and/or viewer. The lenticular lens (es) are positioned at reflex angles for best optional viewable results when the approaching motorist and/or viewer is within a reactive distance to the vehicle and/or object upon which the passive indicator is at a direct angle to the approaching motorist and/or viewer. The distance at which the lens indicates by means of flickering, motion, morph, zoom and three dimensional movement of the colours and/or images to the approaching motorist and/or viewer depends upon the angle of lens and the print under the lens that is used, but the lens viewing distance is conventionally, but is not limited to, a range of 0.3 metres to 50 metres in viewing distance, dependant upon requirements.
The invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: In figure 1, the passive reflex angled indicator technology consists of two lenticular lenses 1, which are positioned at a reflex angle within an angled protective housing 2.
Figure 2 shows the passive reflex angled lenticular lenses 1 in a vertical frontal position displaying one type of simple image on the left hand side and the other image on the right hand side, both shown at the same time when viewed at particular angles Figure 3 shows the passive reflex angled lenticular lenses 1 in a vertical frontal position displaying a change in viewing angle so the images change order from right to left and left to right.
Figure 4 shows a side view of two passive reflex angled lenticular lens(es) 1 attached together at an optimum visual intensity of two hundred and thirty degrees of viewing angles and a side view angle of thirty degrees.

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  1. Claims 1. A passive reflex angle vehicle and/or object indicator unit, with two or more lenticular lenses, accurately attached or positioned close together at reflex angles are separate or encompassed onto or within a protective housing, the lens(es) can either flicker, morph, motion, three dimensional and zoom the printed colours and/or images back and forth to create a warning beacon, relative to the physical proximity and speeds of the approaching motorist and/or viewer to the passive reflex angled vehicle/object indicator.
  2. 2. A passive reflex angle vehicle and/or object indicator unit according to claim 1, in which two or more lenticular lenses are angled within a reflex angled spectrum of between one hundred and eighty one degrees to three hundred and sixty degrees separate or within a protective housing.
  3. 3. A passive reflex angle vehicle and/or object indicator unit according to claim 1, in which the position of the lenticular lens either separately or within the protective housing at low degrees of reflex angles will create less visual colour and/or image movement to that of the approaching motorist/viewer.
  4. 4. A passive reflex angle vehicle and/or object indicator unit according to claim 1, in which the position of the lenticnlar lens either separately or within the protective housing at high degrees of reflex angles will create more visual colour and/or image movement to that of the approaching motorist/viewer.
  5. 5. A passive reflex angle vehicle and/or object indicator unit according to claim 1, in which the optimum reflex angle positions of two or more lenticular lenses attached together to create maximum colour and/or image movement intensity is between two hundred and ten degrees to two hundred and seventy degrees.
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DE102012219574A1 (en) * 2012-10-25 2014-04-30 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method for direction-adaptive signaling

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JPS59195443A (en) * 1983-04-20 1984-11-06 Niles Parts Co Ltd Inter-car distance warning reflecter
DE202005003397U1 (en) * 2005-03-03 2005-05-25 Haumann und Krieger H & K reflex GmbH Rear lighting for a motor vehicle or bicycle has a rear red reflex reflector with a retro-reflective lens for representing a logo and/or a firm's imprint

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JPS59195443A (en) * 1983-04-20 1984-11-06 Niles Parts Co Ltd Inter-car distance warning reflecter
DE202005003397U1 (en) * 2005-03-03 2005-05-25 Haumann und Krieger H & K reflex GmbH Rear lighting for a motor vehicle or bicycle has a rear red reflex reflector with a retro-reflective lens for representing a logo and/or a firm's imprint

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WO2013012360A1 (en) * 2011-07-18 2013-01-24 Volvo Technology Corporation Transparent element for providing a view point dependent information device and viewpoint dependent information device
DE102012219574A1 (en) * 2012-10-25 2014-04-30 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method for direction-adaptive signaling
US10513218B2 (en) 2012-10-25 2019-12-24 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method for direction-adaptive signaling

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