IT202100017579A1 - ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM FOR DRIVERS OF TWO OR THREE WHEELED VEHICLES - Google Patents

Description

ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM FOR DRIVERS

OF VEHICLES WITH TWO OR THREE WHEELS

DESCRIPTION

The present invention generally refers to an advanced electronic security system ? passive and active - for drivers of two-wheelers or three-wheelers.

Pi? in particular, the invention relates to an electronic system that allows the dual functions of displaying changes of direction and braking for drivers of two or three-wheeled vehicles, such as cycles, motorcycles and/or e-bikes and, specifically, for motorcyclists , cyclists and/or e-bikers, and the activation of an emergency call or SMS (eCALL), in the event of an accident, to predefined contacts, via an App on a smartphone or smartwatch in use by the same driver of the vehicle or three wheels.

The display system comprises two direction indicators to be placed on the handlebar of the vehicle and one or two contact sensors placed in the braking devices also present on the handlebar of the vehicle; the direction indicators and contact sensors are connected to an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery or by another means of transmission of the vehicle and are capable of communicating with another electronic device inserted in a motorcycle, cycle and e-bike helmet or in a garment used by a two or three wheeled vehicle user.

The security system what? accomplished ? able to communicate an imminent change of direction or braking or stop to the other subjects present on the road following the user; otherwise?, the system ? capable of activating information, to subjects pre-selected by him, of an accidental event suffered, in order to activate immediate first aid thanks to the indication of the position in which he? occurred the accident (geo location).

In particular, the display system included in the safety system according to the invention comprises: - two direction indicators (right and left) located on the handlebar of the vehicle, connected to an electronic device comprising an electronic card, CPU, wireless communication chip and/or radio frequency, management chip of the two direction indicators (right and left), management chip of one or more? contact sensors placed on one or more? vehicle braking elements, communication management chip with other electronic devices, motion sensor(s) (gyroscope and/or accelerometer), and a rechargeable battery, also wireless, or other power source derived from the vehicle's transmission;

- one or more contact sensors, placed on one or more? braking elements of the vehicle (e.g. brake lever(s) or electric brake button(s) or brake pedal) and connected to the aforementioned electronic device; - an additional electronic device inserted on a motorcycle, cycle and/or e-bike helmet or in a garment, including an electronic card, CPU, two wireless and/or radio frequency communication chips, movement sensor/s (gyroscope and/or or accelerometer), LED management chip for position, direction change and braking placed on a motorcycle, cycle and/or e-bike helmet or in a garment, component management chip for verbal communications (speakers and microphone) and a rechargeable battery, also wireless, capable of communicating with the electronic device on the handlebar of the vehicle including the two direction indicators.

An electronic information system to pre-selected subjects of an accidental event suffered by the user of the two-wheeled or three-wheeled vehicle, which is? included in the security system according to the invention, ? suitable for activating immediate first aid and includes an App installed on a smartphone or smartwatch used by the user of the two-wheeler or three-wheeler vehicle; the system uses the electronic display system described above and operates thanks to the wireless connection of the smartphone or smartwatch to the electronic device inserted in the motorcycle, cycle and/or e-bike helmet or in the garment worn. The aforementioned App is activated via an ?accidental event? sent from the device inserted in the motorcycle, cycle and/or e-bike helmet or in the garment worn and sends an alarm signal or telephone alert (e-call) and/or an SMS to a pre-selected number of subjects (contacts), indicating the name of the person who sent the alert and its location displayed on a digital map. Who/those who receive/receive this alert can activate their own first aid action or request the intervention of public bodies (police, doctors, firefighters, etc.).

The present invention thus allows to create an advanced safety and prevention system, both visual, through optical visualization with LEDs on the user's helmet (motorcyclist, cyclist and/or e-biker) and/or on a worn garment, which warns other subjects present in the path road that follow the? user of his imminent changes of direction or a braking or a stop, thus preventing? possible accidents, both the? activation in the time pi? brief as possible of first aid in the event of an accident sub?to.

Means are still known for displaying the braking or stopping or changing direction actions of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, a cycle or an e-bike, with LEDs placed on a helmet managed by other electronic devices placed on the handlebar and/or on the knob of the vehicle; what? as lately there are small electronic devices to be applied to helmets and/or integrated into them which cooperate with apps on smartphones for sending a report of an accidental event.

They differ from the present invention for the following reasons:

a) the known type of LED control devices which signal changes of direction and/or braking are exclusively buttons located on the handlebar of a two or three-wheeled vehicle which operate positively in the case of indicating the change of direction to the right or left but they are difficult to activate in the event of braking (either you act on the brakes or press a button). In the solution identified here, through the presence of one or more? contact sensors placed on one or more? braking elements of the vehicle, the? action ? unique and perfectly functional for the purpose;

b) the known type of sending systems of an e-call via an App on a smartphone, being normally implemented via a data sent by a single motion sensor placed on an object worn by the user (garment and/or helmet), can take action in situations that are not ?correct? why? the data sent is not ? compared to another test data, with the risk of creating false alarms;

c) the known type of display systems for changes in direction and braking and the systems for sending an ecall via a smartphone App are not integrated, but are separate systems, with the obligation for the user to perform double tasks ? both for the installation and for the management of different and often conflicting systems, as well as, adding the two costs, more? expensive.

Purpose of the present invention? therefore that of creating an advanced electronic passive and active safety system, which allows the dual functions of displaying changes of direction and braking for drivers of two or three-wheeled vehicles, such as cycles, motorcycles and/or e-bikes and, in the specific, for motorcyclists, cyclists and/or e-bikers, and the activation of an emergency call or text message (e-call) in the event of an accident, to predefined contacts, via an App on a smartphone or smartwatch in use by the driver of the vehicle with two or three wheels, guaranteeing an effective passive and active safety, pi? efficient and functional and less expensive than the systems on the market today. Another purpose of the present invention? that of creating an electronic display system (passive safety) for motorcyclists, cyclists and/or e-bikers, which can be easily installed in a two or three-wheeled vehicle and with reduced costs.

Another purpose of the present invention? to integrate an e-call system functional to the ?customer experience? of? the user through activity? normally implemented in the use of the vehicle with two or three wheels and a simple App on smartphone or smartwatch. Finally, another object of the present invention? that of reducing social costs and, in particular, the costs for medical and rehabilitation expenses borne by the national states for weak subjects who suffer accidents or accidental events, unfortunately growing all over the world, given that two-wheeled vehicles Three wheels are the most popular means of transport in the world.

Further characteristics and advantages of the advanced passive and active electronic safety system, according to the present invention, will become more evident from the description of a method of exemplifying and preferred, but non-limiting execution, and from the attached drawing tables where:

- figure 1A represents a view of a helmet with the LEDs for visual signaling of direction changes and braking managed by the dedicated electronic circuit, which collaborates with the electronic control device of the visual signaling LEDs located on the handlebar of a two-wheeler vehicle. three wheels, according to the invention;

- figure 1B represents a view of a garment with the LEDs for visual signaling of direction changes and braking managed by the dedicated electronic circuit, which collaborates with the electronic control device of the visual signaling LEDs placed on the handlebar of a two-wheeler vehicle. three wheels, according to the invention;

- figure 2 shows a view of the electronic control device for the visual signaling LEDs located on the handlebar of a two or three-wheeled vehicle, including the direction indicators (right and left) and the braking sensors managed by the dedicated electronic circuit, according to the invention;

- figure 3 represents a view of a smartphone where ? present the App for managing an e-call, which collaborates with the electronic circuit placed on the helmet and/or on the garment, but which can? manage other activities? related to the safety of the user, according to the invention.

With reference to the attached figures, the advanced passive and active electronic safety system for drivers of two or three-wheeled vehicles and, in particular, for motorcyclists, cyclists and/or e-bikers comprises an electronic display device, which operates via LED (2-52) placed behind a helmet (1) and/or garment (51) to be worn by a user and managed by an electronic circuit (10) including board (11), CPU (12), two chips wireless and/or radio frequency communication (13-18), movement sensor/s (gyroscope and/or accelerometer) (14), position, change of direction and braking LED management chip (15), management chip ( 16-17) of components for verbal communications (3-4) and a rechargeable battery, also in wireless (19), which cooperates in mode? wireless and/or radio frequency with an electronic device or circuit (40) placed on the handlebar (20) of a two or three wheeled vehicle; the electronic device or circuit (40) located on the handlebar (20) ? including two direction indicators (right and left) (31A-31B) connected to the electronic circuit (40) and said electronic circuit (40) ? including electronic board (41), CPU (42), wireless and/or radio frequency communication chip (43), management chip for the two direction indicators (right and left) (44-45), management chip for one or two contact sensors (30) placed on one or more? braking elements of the vehicle (21), management chip (46) of a button (32) capable of activating communications with other electronic devices (100), one or more? motion sensors (gyroscope and/or accelerometer) (47) and a rechargeable battery (48), also wireless, or other power source derived from the vehicle transmission. The aforementioned electronic display device cooperates not only for displaying changes of direction and braking via the LEDs (2-52), but also for comparing the data of the two movement sensors (14-47), in order to determine with greater efficiency and/or certainty an accidental event, identified both on the person wearing the helmet and/or garment and on the handlebar of the vehicle, thus eliminating false accidental or dangerous events.

In fact, the security system according to the invention also includes an electronic information device to pre-selected subjects of an accidental event suffered by the user of the two-wheeled or three-wheeled vehicle, capable of activating an e-call (102) for immediate first aid, which includes an App (101) installed on a smartphone or smartwatch (100) that cooperates, in mode? wireless, with the electronic device (10) placed on the helmet (1) and/or on a garment (51), both used by the user of the two-wheeler or three-wheeler vehicle. The input to activate the e-call (102) comes from the processing of the CPU (12) which compares the data received from the movement sensors (14-47).

When the user prepares to use the two or three wheeled vehicle, he puts on a helmet (1) and/or a garment (51). It then associates the electronic circuit (10) of the helmet (1) and/or garment (51) with that (40) positioned on the handlebar (20) of the vehicle, activating communications between them. Immediately afterwards, it associates (pairing) the electronic circuit (10) of the helmet (1) and/or garment (51) with the smartphone or smartwatch (100) via the App (101), which will have? previously downloaded and installed and where will I have? entered their identified data and the identification data of the people (your contacts) to whom the e-call (102) should be sent in the event of an accident.

During use of the vehicle, the user can? activate the display LEDs (2-52) on the helmet (1) and/or on the garment (51) worn to signal an imminent turn or bend (to the right or left), by pressing the button ( 31A or 31B) or signal a deceleration or braking or a stop by acting on one or more? contact sensors (30) placed on one or more? braking elements of the vehicle (21). Direction change operations will be signaled to the user with an acoustic signal via a component for verbal communications (4). By pressing the button (32), the user can, if necessary, activate communications with another electronic device, for example, a smartphone and/or smartwatch (100).

In the event of an accident, will the motion sensors (14-47) detect an anomalous event that the CPU (12) will detect? and compare?. If the data will be deemed consistent to indicate an accidental event, will I send? this signal to the smartphone or smartwatch (100) where the App (101) operates. The modalities? operational of the App may be different, but specifically activator? one or more emergency calls or SMS (e-call) (102) to the telephone contacts pre-selected by the user. The aforementioned emergency calls or text messages (e-calls) (102) signal the person who has suffered an accident and his position or geo-location on a digital map, making it possible to activate first aid. Other functions of the App (101) can be the management of incoming and outgoing calls or notifications from the smartphone or smartwatch (100), which will be accessible to the user through components for verbal communications (3-4-53-54) present in the helmet (1) and/or on the garment (51) worn. Preferably these activities? will be performed with vocal functions through Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technologies. Again, the aforementioned App (101) could? also manage biometric data of the user, linked to his safety, such as, for example, a heartbeat sensor (200) or other similar sensors.

Finally, the aforementioned App (101) could also manage other data connected to the user's safety, such as, for example, one or more? quality sensors of the air (201) that the user is breathing.

The invention so? conceived and illustrated here ? susceptible to numerous modifications and variations, all falling within the scope of the inventive concept.

Furthermore, all the details may be replaced by other technically equivalent elements.

Finally, the components used, provided? compatible with the specific use, as well as? the dimensions may be any according to the requirements and the state of the art. Where features and techniques mentioned in any claim are followed by reference marks, those reference marks have been included for the sole purpose of enhancing intelligibility. of the claims and, consequently, such reference marks have no limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference marks.

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ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM FOR DRIVERS OF TWO OR THREE WHEELED VEHICLES CLAIMS 1. Advanced passive and active electronic safety system for drivers of two or three-wheeled vehicles and, in particular, for motorcyclists, cyclists and/or e-bikers, comprising: - an electronic display device, which includes a first series of LEDs (2-52) placed behind a helmet (1) and/or a garment (51) worn by a user of a two or three wheeled vehicle, a first electronic circuit (10) including card (11), CPU (12), two wireless and/or radio frequency communication chips (13-18), one or more? motion sensors (14), chip for managing a second set of position, change of direction and braking LEDs (15), management chip (16-17) for components for verbal communications (3-4) and a rechargeable battery (19), - a second electronic circuit (40), located on the handlebar (20) of said two or three wheeled vehicle, which cooperates in wireless and/or radio frequency with said first electronic circuit (10), said second electronic circuit (40) comprising two direction indicators (31A-31B), an electronic card (41), CPU (42), wireless communication chip and/or or radio frequency (43), management chip of two direction indicators (44-45), management chip of one or more? contact sensors (30) placed on one or more? braking elements (21) of said vehicle, management chip (46) for communications with another electronic device (100) via a button (32), one or more? motion sensors (47) and a rechargeable battery (48) or other power source derived from the vehicle transmission, characterized in that said electronic display device ? configured to compare the data received from said one or more? movement sensors (14-47) of said first and second electronic circuits (10, 40), in order to determine with certainty an accidental event of said user of the two or three-wheeled vehicle. 2. Security system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said security system also includes an electronic information device to pre-selected subjects of an accidental event suffered by the user of the two or three-wheeled vehicle, said electronic information device being configured to activate an e-call (102) for immediate first aid. 3. Security system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said electronic information device comprises an App (101) installed on a smartphone or smartwatch (100), said smartphone or smartwatch (100) being configured to cooperate, in wireless, with said first electronic circuit (10). 4. Security system as per claim 2 or 3, characterized in that said e-call (102) ? activated following the processing of said CPU (12) which compares the data received from said movement sensors (14-47) on said first and second electronic circuits (10, 40). 5. Security system according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first electronic circuit (10), which is? placed on said helmet (1) and/or on said garment (51) it communicates in wireless and/or radio frequency, with said second electronic circuit (40), which ? positioned on the handlebar (20) of said two or three wheeled vehicle; said first electronic circuit (10) ? otherwise? associated, through a mode? pairing to said App (101) running on said smartphone or smartwatch (100), within which the user identification data and the identification data of the telephone contacts to which the e-call is to be sent (102) are entered accident. 6. Safety system according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said display LEDs (2-52) present on the helmet (1) and/or on the garment (51) worn by the user are activated by the user to signal turns or curves by operating said direction indicators (31A, 31B) or to signal a deceleration or braking or a stop by acting on said one or more? contact sensors (30) placed on one or more? braking elements of the vehicle (21). 7. Security system as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said App (101) activates one or more? emergency calls or SMS (102) to said telephone contacts selected by the user and allows the user?s position or geo-location to be identified on a digital map. 8. Security system according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said App (101) manages biometric data of the user, such as for example a heartbeat sensor (200) or other similar sensors. 9. Security system as claimed in at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said App (101) manages data relating to the user's security, such as for example one or more? quality sensors of the air (201).