GB831497A - A signalling device for motor vehicles - Google Patents

A signalling device for motor vehicles

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GB831497A
GB831497A GB28655/56A GB2865556A GB831497A GB 831497 A GB831497 A GB 831497A GB 28655/56 A GB28655/56 A GB 28655/56A GB 2865556 A GB2865556 A GB 2865556A GB 831497 A GB831497 A GB 831497A
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lamp
amber
relay
winding
condenser
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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
    • B60Q1/34—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 change of drive direction
    • B60Q1/38—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 change of drive direction using immovably-mounted light sources, e.g. fixed flashing lamps
    • B60Q1/387—Mechanical temporisation

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Lighting Device Outwards From Vehicle And Optical Signal (AREA)

Abstract

831,497. Signalling devices for road-traffic vehicles. PAUK, W. Sept. 19, 1956 [Sept. 22, 1955], No. 28655/56. Class 118 (2). A vehicle signalling device comprises an assembly of three lamps 6 (amber), 7 (red) and 8 (green) arranged to be visible from the sides of the vehicle to indicate, especially at intersections when the vehicle is stationary or moving slowly, the intention of the driver to pedestrians and to the drivers of other vehicles, the amber lamp indicating " caution " (when the engine is idling), the red lamp indicating " danger " (when the engine has been " revvedup ") and the green lamp giving an " all-clear " signal (when the brakes have been applied). Fig. 2 shows the circuit connections of the device and the arrangement operates as follows. On closing the ignition switch 12 the battery circuit to the amber lamp 6 is completed via the dynamo 9 and cut-out 10 and, at the same time, the winding 15 of a relay 16 is energized, opening contact 17 and closing contact 18 and causing condenser 19 to charge to the battery potential. When the engine is " revved-up " the dynamo voltage opposes the battery voltage resulting in the extinction of the amber lamp and the reversion of contacts 17 and 18 to the position shown, the charge on condenser then flowing through the winding 21 of a second relay 22, via a resistor 20 giving a time constant of about 4 seconds, and causing contact 23 to close and complete the circuit to the red lamp 7 which remains illuminated until condenser 19 is discharged. When the brakes are applied the brake switch 13, in addition to switching on the conventional stop lamp 14, operates the parallel connected green lamp 8 and also energizes a second winding 24 on relay 16 causing contact 17 to open and contact 18 to close, the former ensuring that the red lamp 7 is not illuminated and the latter allowing condenser 19 to recharge so that when the brake is taken off the de-energization of winding 24 allows the contacts 17, 18 to reverse and the red lamp 7 is again switched on, the amber lamp 6 being either on or off depending on the engine speed. By replacing the relay 16 by two separate relays the amber lamp 6 may be prevented from being energized when the circuit of either of the other two lamps is completed (Fig. 3, not shown).
GB28655/56A 1955-09-22 1956-09-19 A signalling device for motor vehicles Expired GB831497A (en)

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AU831497X 1955-09-22

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3462733A (en) * 1966-10-05 1969-08-19 Theodore L F Boya Right-of-way signalling system for vehicles
GB2291290A (en) * 1994-06-22 1996-01-17 Edward Byrd Vehicle brake warning light systems

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3462733A (en) * 1966-10-05 1969-08-19 Theodore L F Boya Right-of-way signalling system for vehicles
GB2291290A (en) * 1994-06-22 1996-01-17 Edward Byrd Vehicle brake warning light systems
GB2291290B (en) * 1994-06-22 1998-12-02 Edward Byrd Motor vehicle light systems

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