JP5062500B2 - Device for preventing mistakes in depressing the accelerator pedal and brake pedal of an automobile - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for preventing erroneous depression of an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal of an automobile.

  In general, an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal of an automobile are provided with an accelerator pedal on the right side of the foot of the driver's seat and a brake pedal on the left side of the driver's seat. The accelerator and brake are operated by depressing both pedals.

  By the way, in recent years, accidents caused by mistakes in the depression of accelerator pedals and brake pedals of automobiles have increased. This stepping error occurs at the foot of the driver's seat with both the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, and during driving, the driver usually does not look at the feet while looking forward. This is thought to be due to the fact that they are stepping on. In fact, guessing from the increasing number of accidents caused by missteps by older people, I suddenly feel upset and momentarily forget that the right pedal is an accelerator and the left pedal is a brake. As a result, it is thought that accidents are often caused by pressing the wrong pedal.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the right side pedal is an accelerator, and the left side pedal is lit in a different color to confirm that the left side pedal is a brake. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile accelerator pedal and brake pedal mistake prevention device that can step on the left and right pedals without making mistakes in a reflexive manner.

The present invention includes a blue accelerator pedal lamp and a red brake pedal lamp provided on an instrument panel in front of a driver's seat, an accelerator pedal depression detection device that detects when the accelerator pedal is depressed, and a brake pedal that is depressed. A brake pedal depressing detection device that detects this, and an electronic control circuit that emits the accelerator pedal lamp and the brake pedal lamp based on the electrical signal output from these detection devices. When the brake pedal lamps are on the left and the lamps are paired, they are placed on the instrument panel, and the electronic control circuit shows blue and red when neither lamp is depressed. It is controlled to shine with a weak light, and when the accelerator pedal is depressed even a little, Is controlled in such accelerator pedal lamp shines strongly, when the brake pedal is depressed even slightly, characterized in that the red brake pedal lamp is strongly shining like control.
In addition, the said lamp | ramp is a concept containing light-emitting bodies, such as a light emitting diode and a light bulb.

According to the vehicle accelerator pedal and brake pedal misstep prevention device of the present invention, the right accelerator pedal lamp on the right side and the left side on the instrument panel on the front of the driver seat in accordance with the arrangement of the accelerator pedal and brake pedal of a general vehicle Since the red brake pedal lamps are paired with each other, the accelerator pedal is on the right side and the brake pedal is on the left side. Will be. Also, the blue accelerator pedal lamp is connected to the accelerator pedal and the red brake pedal lamp is connected to the brake pedal without any special learning by making the lamp color the same as that of the traffic light with blue advanced and red stopped. The driver always confirms visually that he is doing. In addition, the electronic control circuit controls the lamp so that it emits light with a light level that can be seen in blue and red when neither pedal is depressed, and when the accelerator pedal is depressed, the blue accelerator The pedal lamp is controlled to shine strongly, and when the brake pedal is depressed even a little, the red brake pedal lamp is controlled to shine strongly. The presence of the red brake pedal lamp can be recognized at all times regardless of day and night, and accordingly, the pedal being stepped on can be immediately recognized from the color of the lamp and its position. As a result, the driver will recognize not only the feeling of the foot but also the eyes that are stepping on, so the body may react unintentionally even in the event of a moment, and the right and left pedals may be mistakenly pressed. Becomes lower. In addition, even if you make a mistake, you can check it visually, so you can change the pedal more quickly, and you can expect a great effect in preventing accidents.

It is a front view of a stepping error prevention device for a pedal according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the accelerator pedal lamp and brake pedal lamp of the apparatus.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An automobile accelerator pedal and a brake pedal stepping prevention device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an accident prevention device for an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal of an automobile according to the present invention. This prevention device 1 includes a blue accelerator pedal lamp 3 and a red accelerator pedal 3 arranged on an instrument panel 2 in front of a driver's seat. Brake pedal lamp 4, accelerator pedal depression detector 6 that detects when the accelerator pedal 5 is depressed, brake pedal depression detector 8 that detects when the brake pedal 7 is depressed, and these detections An electronic control circuit (lamp control circuit) 9 for turning on the accelerator pedal lamp 3 and the brake pedal lamp 4 based on the electrical signals output from the devices 6 and 8 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the accelerator pedal lamp 3 has a main blue lamp 3 a that shines strongly and an auxiliary blue lamp 3 b that shines weakly, and is disposed on the right side of the brake pedal lamp 4. Further, the accelerator pedal lamp 3 is attached so as to be located near the speedometer 10 (directly above in FIG. 1). Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the brake pedal lamp 4 has a main red lamp 4 a that shines strongly and an auxiliary red lamp 4 b that shines weakly, and is disposed on the left side of the accelerator pedal lamp 3. In that case, in particular, the accelerator pedal lamp 3 and the brake pedal lamp 4 are paired and are arranged on the instrument panel 2 so as to be arranged on the right and left relatively, and both the lamps 3 and 4 are connected to the accelerator 5 and the brake 7. The positional relationship is shown. In the present embodiment, light emitting diodes are used as the main blue lamp 3a, auxiliary blue lamp 3b, main red lamp 4a, and auxiliary red lamp 4b, but other light emitters such as a light bulb may be employed. Alternatively, one blue lamp and one red lamp may be used so that each lamp emits strong and weak light.

  As the accelerator pedal depression detection device 6 and the brake pedal depression detection device 8, for example, an optical sensor or a contact sensor that detects the movement stroke of the accelerator pedal 5 or the brake pedal 7 may be employed. Alternatively, an electric signal may be taken out from a power source for turning on / off a brake lamp (at the rear of the automobile) to provide a brake pedal depression detection device.

  The electronic control circuit 9 is mainly connected to the key switch circuit of the engine, and is turned on / off in conjunction with the on / off operation of the key switch.

  Next, the action of the accelerator pedal and brake pedal mistake prevention device of the automobile configured as described above will be described.

  First, when the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 7 are not depressed while the key switch is on, the electronic control is performed based on the electric signal indicating no depression from the accelerator pedal and brake pedal depression detectors 6 and 8. Current flows from the circuit 9 to the auxiliary blue lamp 3b and the auxiliary red lamp 4b, and both lamps 3 and 4 are shined with weak light that can be seen in blue and red. Accordingly, since the accelerator pedal lamp 3 and the brake pedal lamp 4 are shined with weak light on the front instrument panel 2, the driver confirms that the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 7 are not stepped on visually. Can be recognized.

  Next, when the accelerator pedal 5 is depressed even a little, a current flows from the electronic control circuit 9 to the accelerator pedal lamp 3 based on an electric signal with the depression from the accelerator pedal depression detection device 6, and the main blue lamp 3a It will shine strongly. Thus, the driver can confirm that the driver has stepped on the accelerator pedal 5 not only with a sense of foot pressing the accelerator pedal 5 but also with eyes. On the other hand, when the brake pedal 7 is depressed even a little, a current flows from the electronic control circuit 9 to the brake pedal lamp 4 based on an electric signal indicating depression from the brake pedal depression detection device 8, and the main red lamp 4a becomes strong. It will shine. Thus, the driver can confirm that the driver has stepped on the brake pedal 7 not only with the feeling of the foot pressing the brake pedal 7, but also with the eyes.

As described above, according to the accelerator pedal and brake pedal mistake prevention device of the present invention, the right side of the instrument panel 1 on the front of the driver's seat is aligned with the arrangement of the accelerator pedal 5 and the brake pedal 7 of a general vehicle. The blue accelerator pedal lamp is located on the left side and the red brake pedal lamp is located on the left side so that the accelerator pedal 5 is on the right side and the brake pedal 7 is on the left side. Instead, you always check with your eyes. In addition, the accelerator pedal lamp (main blue lamp 3a, auxiliary blue lamp 3b) 3 can be used as the accelerator pedal without any particular learning by making the lamp color the same as that of the traffic light with blue advanced and red stopped. In addition, the driver always visually confirms that the brake pedal lamp (main red lamp 4a, auxiliary red lamp 4b) 4 is connected to the brake pedal 7. As a result, the driver will recognize not only the feeling of the foot, but also the eyes, the pedal you are stepping on. Becomes lower. In addition, even if you make a mistake, you can check it visually, so you can change the pedal more quickly, and you can expect a great effect in preventing accidents.
In addition, since it has a simple structure for practical use, it can be manufactured at low cost. Further, it is conceivable that the stepping error prevention device of the present invention is installed in the instrument panel at the time of automobile manufacture, and is externally attached on the instrument panel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stepping error prevention device 2 Instrument panel 3 Accelerator pedal lamp 4 Brake pedal lamp 5 Accelerator pedal 6 Accelerator pedal depression detection device 7 Brake pedal 8 Brake pedal depression detection device 9 Electronic control circuit 10 Speedometer

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Blue accelerator pedal lamp and red brake pedal lamp provided on the instrument panel in front of the driver's seat, an accelerator pedal depression detection device that detects when the accelerator pedal is depressed, and this when the brake pedal is depressed Brake pedal depression detection device and an electronic control circuit that emits the accelerator pedal lamp and the brake pedal lamp based on the electrical signal output from these detection devices, the accelerator pedal lamp to the right, the brake pedal When the lamps are on the left and the lamps are placed in pairs on the instrument panel, and the electronic control circuit does not press both pedals, the light is so weak that you can see blue and red. When the accelerator pedal is depressed even a little, the blue accelerator is It is controlled so that the pedal lamp is shining strongly, and when the brake pedal is depressed even a little, the red brake pedal lamp is controlled so that it shines strongly. apparatus.

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