RU2283250C1 - Automobile u-turn indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: automotive industry.

SUBSTANCE: proposed automobile U-turn indicator is provided with U-turn switch and additional wires. U-turn indicator lights include left-hand turn indicator lights, left-hand light of front marker light and left-hand light of backing light. Said lights are connected through relay providing simultaneous switching of lights for flashing by additional wires with U-turn indicator switch found on steering column with standard arrangement for right-driving automobiles. For left-driving automobiles U-turn indicator differs in group of lights at right-hand side of automobile.

EFFECT: improved safety on road.

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Description

1. Title of invention

The device of the indicator of a turn of the car.

2. Field of technology - Automotive.

3. The prior art.

There are no analogues of a reversal indicator device (hereinafter, a reversal indicator - SD) on a car in the world. A prototype close to the invention is available as an indicator of car turns. Data source information: Moscow, "Transport", 1996, Cars "Lada" VAZ-2105, Device and repair, V.A. Vershigora. Matching signs (elements) of the prototype: relays, lights. Reasons that previously impeded the achievement of the required technical result: there was no device for a turn indicator on a car, insufficient traffic.

4. The invention.

The invention is expressed in the aggregate of essential features:

- turn indicator switch,

- relay

- lanterns as well

connecting wires, body, which in the device provide simultaneous switching on (flashing operation) of the side light, the turn signal lamp in the front left headlight and the reverse signal lamp, the turn signal lamp in the rear left headlight, sufficient to achieve the technical result.

The installation of a reversal indicator device, structural elements with their relative positions on the vehicle, with a connection between them, its characteristics is sufficient to ensure a technical result - a decrease in the stopping distance behind a traveling car, a timely stop, which (technical result - warning drivers about a U-turn) will allow at present time to reduce material damage from accidents on the roads more than 14 million rubles. in year.

Signs for the characteristics of the device.

1. The presence of structural elements:

reversal indicator switch, relays, lights.

1.1. Turn indicator device.

Mutual work, turning on the elements of the reversal indicator device is achieved by the general operation of the reversal switch on the steering column, by supplying power to the wires and the body to the relay, then through the wires and the body to the front and rear lights of the reversal indicator.

1.2. U-turn indicator switch (made of plastic in the form of a lever with a connecting connector, attached by a clamp on the steering column), whose task is to turn on the U-lights. The voltage to the headlights through the relay is supplied through specially installed wires. The second conductor is the car body.

1.3 Relay (relay-chopper 231.3747) provides flashing lights.

2. The connection between the structural elements is due to electrical signals through the wires from the reversal switch voltage of 12 volts (stranded copper wires from the reversal switch are laid: 1. The first (double) wire connects the reversal switch to the relay, then goes to the front of the car and supplies power at the same time to the left turn signal lamp (yellow light) and the side light lamp (white light) in the left headlight 2. The second (double) wire from the relay is laid in the rear of the car and connects simultaneously Left turn signal (yellow light) and left reverse signal lamp in the left rear taillight.

3. The relative position in the body of the elements: the reversal switch, relay, lights is aimed at fulfilling the task of the invention and allows the SD device to function successfully.

4. The reversal indicator device is generally designed as an electrical reversal warning device.

5. The connection between the structural elements is provided in the form of electrical wires and through the car body.

6. Characteristics of the elements and their relationship:

The reversal switch (right-hand traffic) through the relay simultaneously turns on:

- front left turn indicator: lamp A-12-4 (parking lamp), lamp A 12-21-3 (left turn signal lamp) in the headlamp.

- rear left turn indicator: lamp A 12-21-3 (reversing light), lamp A 12-21-3 (turning light) in the rear left block lamp.

6a. For cars in countries with left-hand traffic, the right group of lamps for the direction indicator of the car (similar to the left) with the turn signal switch and relay is used.

7. The interconnection (inclusion) of the elements is carried out by the headlight turn switch on the steering column by the driver by setting the SD lever to the working position, while the voltage of 12 volts turns on the relay and enters through the wires and the car body to the left front-rear turn signal lights and the left front position lamp, and the left lamp of the reverse signal of the car, i.e. both front yellow and white and rear yellow and white lights for right-hand traffic.

7a. Similarly, for the left-hand drive, the invention of the car headlight indicator is applied: the headlight turn switch on the steering column sets the driver to the working position, the voltage is 12 volts to the relay, then through the additional wires and the car body to the right front and rear turn signal lights, as well as to the right front side light and right reversing light.

By the simultaneous (alternating) flashing of these lights, the cars in front and behind are warned of a U-turn.

8. The materials from which the elements of the device are made: a plastic case with a connecting connector for the headland switch, copper stranded wires in PVC insulation are standard for VAZ cars.

The essential features (for legal protection) that characterize the invention are: the device of a car turn indicator with a turn signal (object of the invention is a structural element: a turn signal switch in conjunction with a relay, connecting wires, turn signal lights) in combination and the simultaneous (variable) action of the relay , side marker lamp, turn signal lamp located in the front left headlamp and a reverse lamp, turn signal lamp located in the rear left b lock lamp. Significant signs are signs that the turn signal lights, including the left turn signal lights, the left front position lamp and the left reverse signal light, turn on at the same time and operate in flashing mode. This mode of operation signals behind the next driver about a turn in front of the vehicle in front, which affects the improvement of road safety.

Distinctive features of the device of the direction indicator from the closest analogue of the device of the direction indicator are:

- design of the reversal indicator device, UR task, its elements and combination of attributes: reversal switch, laying of special wires, creating a new electrical circuit for connecting relays, lights, providing a technical result, reducing the stopping distance behind a traveling car, warning of accidents;

- a car reversal indicator is a new idea that has no analogues in the world, with a combination of signs: the simultaneous operation of a reversal indicator switch, "white-yellow" front and "white-yellow" tail lights provides a technical result in all cases, and the signs characterizing the invention in a specific form: a reversal indicator switch, special electrical reversal indicator wires.

The set of essential features that provides a technical result: a U-turn indicator device including an SD device, with simultaneous activation of a relay, left front yellow and white lights and left rear white and yellow lights, is in a causal relationship with the technical result.

The problem to which the invention is directed:

1. To reduce by 80% the number of traffic accidents committed during a car turn (from a misunderstanding of the specific actions of the driver in front: he turns “left” at once at a speed or makes a “turn” on the spot, with an almost complete stop).

2. Warn behind the next driver precisely about the U-turn (change of movement in the opposite direction), in which the vehicle in front slows down to a minimum, and often until the car stops almost (even if there are no oncoming cars) in order to perform a U-turn maneuver.

3. Reduce the braking distance at the back of a traveling car, reduce wear on tires, brake pads.

With a simple “left” turn, especially in a city, a car driver (without oncoming cars), as a rule, slows down a little.

Ignorance about a sharp decrease in speed or an almost complete stop for the maneuver of a “turn” in front of a going car is the cause of the accident for the following drivers, especially those with a short experience, which are becoming more and more every year. He himself was an eyewitness to several similar severe accidents, which served as an analysis of accidents and the reason for the application.

According to statistics: in the city for the above reason, about 600 such accidents occur annually, in Russia - more than 3 thousand, and their number is growing, material damage even with small accidents (usually repair two wings or two bumpers in ruble terms - $ 200) more than 1 , 2 million dollars in ruble terms.

The savings from the implementation of the invention in Russia may amount to more than 500 thousand dollars or 14 million rubles per year, plus the saving of time and resources that can be spent on other important business matters.

The implementation of the invention in cars, i.e. the installation of UR - a U-turn indicator device, will allow one (ahead of the traveling) road users to timely warn (by turning on the UR by car) of a specific clear previous maneuver, and to others (behind the driving) to receive clear information, to take timely actions (it is optimal to choose the distance and speed ), respectively, reduce the speed, up to the necessary full stop (which with the modern design of cars it is impossible to warn about a turn, in contrast to a turn).

The technical result when installing a reversal indicator device embodying the invention is to reduce the braking distance, tire wear, pads behind a riding vehicle, reduce accident rate, turn signal lamps in flashing mode, including both left turn signal lights, left front side light and left reversing light.

Information confirming the possibility of carrying out the invention:

To implement the purpose of the invention: to warn of a decrease in stopping distance, timely stopping behind a traveling car, to reduce the number of accidents, wear of tires, pads, it is possible to carry out the invention.

The design elements of the reversal indicator device allow the turn-on switch to turn on the front left, white, yellow lights in the front headlamp and the rear left white, yellow, turn-signal indicators in the rear light (tested on a VAZ-2105, model year 2004, state No. x805hv-78).

Obtaining a technical result, reducing the braking distance, timely stopping behind a traveling car is ensured by the inclusion of a turn indicator in front of a traveling car.

1. In the static state in this design, the headland switch located on the steering column is in the neutral position. The relay is de-energized, the front lights in the headlamp and the rear lights in the rear block light do not shine, the reversal indicator does not work.

2. The operation of the turn indicator starts from the moment the turn switch is turned on from the neutral to the operating position. At the same time, through the contacts of the reversal switch, power is supplied through the wire and the car body to the relay, which starts to turn on and off at intervals, thereby supplying 12 volts via wires to the front turn signals of the front left block headlight and the rear left turn signals of the left a headlamp (or corresponding to left-hand traffic - the right side of the car), warning other drivers about a U-turn. Turn off the turn indicator by setting the switch to the neutral position.

Specialists of the manufacturer of OAO Avtovaz (Togliatti), employees of the technical department and the traffic safety department of the traffic police, specialists of service stations of foreign cars confirm the possibility of carrying out the invention with the presence of structural elements of the reversal indicator (there is an oral agreement with Avtovaz specialists on manufacturing combined presses -shapes of corresponding reversal switches with a contact group and their installation on cars) and obtaining a technical result.

Claims (2)

1. The device is a reversal indicator of a car having turn signal lights, position lights, reverse signal lights and relays, characterized in that it is equipped with a turn signal switch and additional electric wires, wherein the turn signal lights, including left turn signal lights, a left lamp the front position lamp and the left reversing light, are connected via a relay, providing the simultaneous inclusion of these lights in a flashing mode, additional electrical wire with a headland switch located on the steering column with a standard position for cars in countries with right-hand traffic. 2. The device is a reversal indicator of a car having turn signal lights, position lights, reverse signal lights and relays, characterized in that it is equipped with a turn signal switch and additional electric wires, wherein the turn signal lights, including right turn signal lights, right lamp the front position lamp and the right reversing light, are connected via a relay, providing the simultaneous inclusion of these lights in a flashing mode, additional electrical waters with a reversal switch located on the steering column with a standard arrangement for cars in countries with left-hand traffic.