JPH094266A - Contact alarm for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent collision of an automobile against the wall, etc., of a garage from occurring even when a driver is tired, on the like. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of flexible levers 7 rocked with contacts with an automobile 12 are screwed and inserted and disposed in upright on both sides of the upper section of an installed base 1 respectively, the rear bumper of the automobile 12 is collided with a plurality of the flexible levers 7, and an attention arousing sign 8 is rocked back- and -forth, left and right and the attention of a driver is aroused visually. The driver judges that the automobile 12 need not be moved back- and -forth more than that, and the automobile can be parked properly without collision against the wall 13 of a garage, etc., 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle contact alarm which can prevent a vehicle from colliding with a vehicle stop or a wall when the vehicle is stopped in a garage or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a car is parked in a garage or the like partitioned by a wall, the driver slowly moves the car back and forth with care while making sure that the front bumper and rear bumper of the car do not collide with the wall. I was trying to stop the car properly. Further, a tire stopper is installed at a predetermined location such as a garage, and the tire stopper is used to properly stop the automobile.

[0003]

Since the conventional method of parking a vehicle is to stop the vehicle by moving it back and forth with the above feeling, when the driver is not good at parking, the driver is tired. When the vehicle is in the dark or in the dark, the front bumper and the rear bumper of the automobile often collide with and damage the wall of the garage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a vehicle contact alarm which can prevent the vehicle from colliding with an obstacle such as a wall even when the driver is not good at parking. Is intended.

[0005]

In the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a flexible rod which oscillates with the contact with an automobile is erected on the installation base. In addition, it is desirable to attach a positioning member to the installation base. Further, it is preferable that an alarm circuit including a contact switch is provided on the installation base, and the contact switch is activated by the operation of the flexible rod so that a warning light and / or an alarm buzzer of the alarm circuit are activated. .

[0006]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the vehicle is moved back and forth in the place where the vehicle is stopped, the vehicle collides with the flexible rod, and the flexible rod swings to call attention to the passenger. According to the second aspect of the invention, the positioning member such as the anti-slip plate, the adhesive, the adhesive tape, the stopper, and / or the bolt sets and fixes the position of the installation base. Further, according to the invention of claim 3, when the vehicle is moved back and forth in a place where the vehicle is stopped, the vehicle comes into contact with the flexible rod to turn on the contact switch, and a warning light including an LED or a light bulb, and / or an alarm. A buzzer activates to alert the occupant to the stop position.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The automobile contact alarm in this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) flexible rods 7 are screwed into the installation base 1 to stand upright.

The installation base 1 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The wall 13 is provided with a pair of elongated bar members 2 made of synthetic resin or wood.
It is installed on the road surface 11 of a garage or the like partitioned by. The pair of rod members 2 are formed in a hexagonal cross section having an inclined length of about 39 cm at an upper portion thereof, and one side portion facing each other is hinged so as to be foldable and rotatably folded in two via a hinge 3. . A plurality of screw holes 4 for flexible rods are provided on the top of each rod member 2.
Are pierced at intervals. Further, bolt holes 5 for foundation bolts (not shown) are formed on the other side of each rod member 2. Further, a slender rectangular anti-slip plate 6 is attached to the bottom surface of each rod member 2.

Further, each flexible rod 7 is made of a flexible elongated piano wire having a length of about 90 cm so that it can be visually recognized from the back window or the rear window during parking, and its upper end has a ball shape. The attention-giving marker 8 is fitted, and a fluorescent paint (not shown) is applied to the attention-giving marker 8. Further, screws 9 are integrally attached to the lower portion of the flexible rod 7.

Therefore, when the contact alarm of an automobile is used, the installation base 1 is fixedly installed on the road surface 11 of the garage or the like 10 through the foundation bolts, and the flexible rod is provided in the screw hole 4 of each rod member 2. It suffices to screw each 7 and stand upright. In order to stop the vehicle 12 in the back in the garage or the like 10 in which the contact alarm of the vehicle 12 is installed, the driver may slowly move the vehicle 12 back and forth by feeling. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear bumpers of the automobile 12 collide with the plurality of flexible rods 7, and the plurality of attention-giving signs 8 swing forward, backward, leftward, and rightward to draw the driver's attention. The driver who confirms the swing of the attention sign 8 judges that the vehicle 12 does not need to be moved back and forth any more, and the wall 1 of the garage 10 or the like is judged.
It is possible to stop the vehicle 12 properly without colliding with the vehicle 3.

According to the above-mentioned structure, the attention-giving sign 8 swings to call the driver's attention, so that the wall 13 can be simply structured even when the driver is not good at parking.
It is possible to reliably prevent the rear bumper of the automobile 12 from colliding. In addition, the attention-giving marker 8 that serves as a mark
Since the fluorescent paint that emits light is applied to the rear bumper of the automobile 12, it is possible to reliably prevent the rear bumper of the automobile 12 from colliding with the wall 13 even in the dark night. Also, the road surface 11
Since the installation base 1 is fixedly installed via the foundation bolts and the anti-slip plate 6 is attached to the bottom surface of each rod member 2, the rear bumper of the automobile 12 collides with the flexible rod 7. Even so, it can be expected to prevent the contact alarm of the car from falling. In addition, the structure of the car contact alarm is simple,
It can be mass-produced at low cost, and it can be assembled, disassembled,
Alternatively, it is extremely convenient to carry.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this case, instead of the foundation bolt and the anti-slip plate 6, a stopper 14 having a substantially U-shaped plane is attached to the installation base 1. , The long side of the stopper 14 to the wall 13 of the garage or the like 10.
It is made to abut the lower part of the base to prevent the installation base 1 from being displaced or falling. The other parts are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment and will not be described.

In this embodiment as well, the same effects as those of the above-mentioned embodiment can be expected, and the basic bolt and the anti-slip plate 6 and the installation work using them can be omitted with a simple structure. Therefore, it can be expected to greatly simplify and speed up the installation work and structure.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In this case, an alarm circuit 17 equipped with a contact switch 22 is embedded inside the installation base 1 to be flexible. The contact switch 22 is turned on by the contact with the lower part of the rod 7 to activate the alarm circuit 17.

A mounting box 15 having an open upper surface is embedded in a mounting hole in the upper part of the installation base 1, and a plurality of flexible rods 7 are swingably movable through joints 16 in the mounting box 15. It is erected and pivotally attached. The contact switch 22 is formed in a concave shape in cross section, and inside thereof, a slide terminal 23 having a concave shape in cross section which sandwiches the lower portion of the flexible rod 7 through a clearance is slidably arranged in the left and right direction in FIG. It is embedded right under the mounting box 15 and is electrically connected to the alarm circuit 17 together with the slide terminal 23. Furthermore, the alarm circuit 17 is installed on the base 1.
A warning light 19 provided upright via a stand 18 and an alarm buzzer 20 built in the installation base 1 are provided as circuit elements, and the voltage of the dry battery 21 is applied based on the closed circuit of the circuit to generate the warning light 19 The alarm buzzer 20 is operated. The other parts are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment and will not be described.

Therefore, in order to stop the automobile 12 in the back of the garage 10 or the like in which the contact alarm of the automobile is installed, the driver may slowly move the automobile 12 back and forth by feeling. Then, the rear bumpers of the automobile 12 collide with the flexible rods 7 on the left and right sides, and the plurality of flexible rods 7 swing forward, backward, leftward, and rightward to slide the slide terminals 23.
3 contacts the contact switch 22 to close the alarm circuit 17, and the warning light 19 and the alarm buzzer 20 respectively emit or ring to alert the driver. By the emission of the warning light 19 and the sounding of the warning buzzer 20, the driver determines that the vehicle 12 does not need to be moved back and forth anymore, and stops the vehicle 12 properly without colliding with the wall 13 of the garage 10 or the like. be able to.

In this embodiment as well, the same effect as the above embodiment can be expected, and moreover, the driver visually and audibly warns by the light emission of the warning light 19 and the humming sound of the warning buzzer 20. It is possible to reliably prevent the rear bumper of the automobile 12 from colliding with the wall 13 even in the dark or in the dark.

In the above embodiment, the installation base 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is used, but the shape and structure of the installation base 1 can be appropriately changed. For example, a single rod member 2 may be used. Further, it goes without saying that the number and location of the screw holes 4 may be increased or decreased. Further, the bolt holes 5 and the anti-slip plate 6 may be increased / decreased / omitted, or an adhesive tape, a screw or the like may be appropriately used as an anti-slip. Further, the material, shape, structure, number or the like of the flexible rod 7 and the attention-giving marker 8 may be changed. For example, it goes without saying that the flexible rod 7 may be an elongated metal wire, or the flexible rod 7 itself may be coated with fluorescent paint. Alternatively, the flexible rod 7 having no screw may be pushed into the hole having no screw to be inserted.
Needless to say, the small flag-shaped attention-giving sign 8 may be used. Further, a miniature light bulb, an LED or the like may be appropriately used, or the stand 18 may be omitted and the warning light 19 may be directly attached to the upper end portion of the flexible rod 7.
If the same function can be expected, the alarm circuit 1
The circuit configuration and the like of 7 can be appropriately changed. Also,
A miniature light bulb, an LED, or the like may be appropriately used, or the stand 18 may be omitted and the warning light 19 may be directly attached to the upper end portion of the flexible rod 7. In addition, the flexible rod 7 with the warning light 19 and the flexible rod 7 of the first embodiment are used together, or a caution-marking marker 8 penetrates the upper part of the flexible rod 7 with the warning light 19. You may attach it with. Also, warning light 1
9 and the alarm buzzer 20 are not operated together,
It goes without saying that any one of them may be selectively operated. Further, the automobile 12 may be moved forward and stopped at the garage 10 or the like in which the automobile contact alarm is installed. Furthermore, if necessary, the same operational effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained even if the vehicle is appropriately used not in the garage 10 but in a parking lot or a place similar thereto.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle contact alarm which can prevent the vehicle from hitting an obstacle such as a wall even when it is not good at parking. Has the effect of. According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the vehicle collides strongly with the flexible rod, the contact alarm of the vehicle does not fall or shift. Further, according to the invention of claim 3, since the warning light and / or the alarm buzzer is activated, the attention of the passenger can be audibly and visually aroused. Even when the vehicle is tired or in the dark, there is a remarkable effect that the vehicle can be prevented from hitting obstacles such as partitions and walls.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a vehicle contact alarm according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the first embodiment of the vehicle contact alarm according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a use state explanatory view showing the first embodiment of the automobile contact alarm according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a use state explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the vehicle contact alarm according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram showing a third embodiment of the vehicle contact alarm according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Installation base 6 ... Anti-slip plate (positioning member) 7 ... Flexible rod 8 ... Attention sign 10 ... Garage, etc. 12 ... Automobile 13 ... Wall 14 ... Stopper (positioning member) 17 ... Warning circuit 19 ... Warning light 20 … Alarm buzzer 21… Batteries 22… Contact switch

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A contact alarm device for an automobile, wherein a flexible rod swaying in contact with the automobile is erected on an installation base. 2. The vehicle contact alarm according to claim 1, wherein a positioning member is attached to the installation base. 3. An alarm circuit equipped with a contact switch is provided on the installation base, and the contact switch is operated by the operation of the flexible rod to operate a warning light and / or an alarm buzzer of the alarm circuit. Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above.
The vehicle contact alarm described.