RU2323837C2 - Method of vehicle u-turn signal initiation - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: mechanics.

SUBSTANCE: u-turn switch, additional electrical wires and diodes, limiting current to other devices not participating in u-turn signaling, are used to perform a vehicle u-turn signal initiation. U-turn signal initiation lights switch on left turn signal lights, a left headlight of antidazzle light and a left light of a back up alarm. The said lights are connected by means of a relay, thus providing a simultaneous switching of lights in a flashing mode, they are also connected by additional electric wires with a u-turn switch, located at a steering wheel column.

EFFECT: increase of traffic safety.

Description

The field of technology is the automotive industry.

State of the art

There are no analogs of the method for delivering a reversal signal (hereinafter, a reversal signal - SR, vehicles - TS). A prototype close to the invention is available as a method of flashing the cornering lights of a vehicle.

Data source information: Vershigora V.A. Cars "Lada" VAZ-2105, device and repair. M .: Transport, 1996; Etzold H.R. Mercedes W124, Repair and Maintenance Manual, St. Petersburg: Grand, 1996. Translation from the German publisher Grand. Matching signs of the prototype: the flashing action of the cornering lights, the use of relay devices, lights.

Reasons that previously impeded the achievement of the required technical result: the lack of a method of signaling a U-turn of vehicles, insufficient traffic.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is expressed in the aggregate of essential features.

- The presence of a set of actions: turn on the steering column reversal switch, which supplies current through the relay (providing flashing action of the SR) to the reversal signal lights, including the left turn signal lights, the left dipped headlight, the left reversing signal lamp, via additional electric wires simultaneously the indicated lights turn on 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.

- Procedure for performing actions in time: before performing a vehicle turn, the driver switches the turn signal switch from the neutral position to the working position in advance, which supplies current to the relay, which simultaneously provides a flashing effect of the turn signal lights, which warns other drivers about a turn. The turn signal is stopped at the end of the turn maneuver.

- Conditions for the implementation of the actions: a voltage of 12 volts is supplied to the reversal switch, the reversal signal supply lamps, including the left turn signal lamps, the left dipped headlight, the left reversing signal lamp are connected via a relay, which simultaneously turns on / off these lights in a flash mode, with additional wires with a reversal switch, which the driver controls the action of all devices of this method, the current supply is limited by diodes to other devices.

The use of new devices in the method of supplying the turn signal: a turn signal switch, additional wires and simultaneous switching on of turn signal lamps in a flashing mode, including left turn indicator lamps, a left dipped beam lamp, a left reversing lamp - serves to achieve a technical result.

The application of the vehicle turning signal signal, the set of actions, the order of their execution in time, the flash mode of the flashlights SR, the use of devices, relays, structural elements with their relative positions, with the presence of communication between them, taking into account their characteristics, is enough to achieve a technical result, flashing action reversal lamps, warning drivers of a vehicle about a U-turn, increasing traffic safety, reducing braking distance behind a traveling vehicle, for choosing a safe distance and Allows to significantly reduce accident rate, material damage when making a U-turn on the roads more than 14 million rubles.

This method as an object of the invention relates to the process of performing simultaneous flashing action of the lamps included in the turn signal of vehicles, left turn lamps, a low beam lamp, a left back light, using a turn switch, additional electrical wires and relays.

The possibility of carrying out the invention is ensured by the sequence of the above conditions, actions, flashing mode, the devices used for this, is achieved by the control and general interaction of the reversal switch, by supplying power to the wires and the body to the relay, then to the front and rear lights of the reversal signal via the wires and the body.

- The operation of the reversal switch, made of plastic in the form of a lever with a connecting connector, fastened with a clamp on the steering column, consists in turning on the reversal signals by supplying power to the reversal lamps through the relay through specially installed wires. The second conductor is the vehicle body. The effect of a reversal alarm from other devices is provided by diodes at the nominal value of the electrical equipment of each vehicle (D226).

- Mode: the flashing effect of the lamps is provided by the relay (relay-chopper 231.3747).

- The following is used in the front left turn signal of the vehicle: lamp AKG12 60 + 55 dipped beam (dipped beam is necessary in the dark and in bright sunshine), lamp A-12-21-3 (left turn signal light) of the headlamp; In the rear left turn signal, the following lamps are used: lamp 12-21-3 (reversing light), lamp A-12-21-3 (turning light) in the rear left block light.

- Sequence of actions: turning on the reversal switch, supplying voltage from it, electrical signals with voltage of 12 volts via wires (standard multicore copper): 1. - the first wire (double) connects the reversal switch to the relay, then goes to the front of the vehicle and supplies power at the same time to the left turn signal lamp (yellow light), the passing lamp in the left headlight. 2. The second (double) wire from the relay is laid in the rear of the vehicle and simultaneously connects the left turn signal lamp (yellow light) and the left reverse signal lamp in the left rear block lamp. The limitation of the voltage supply to the lamps on the right side of the vehicle is provided by the installation of diodes in the circuit at the nominal value of the electrical equipment of each vehicle. The mutual action and location of the reversal switch, relay, vehicle lights is aimed at fulfilling the task of the invention and allows the method to function successfully.

- By the simultaneous flashing action of the vehicle reversal signal lights, the vehicle drivers are warned in advance of the front and rear of the vehicle at any time of the day.

- The method is characterized as a combination of mechanical actions of the driver, the functional mode of electrical devices, equipment to improve vehicle safety.

- For vehicles of countries with left-hand traffic, the right group of vehicle lights (similar to the left group of lamps) with a reversal switch and relay is used.

The essential features for legal protection that characterize the invention are: a method for supplying a reversal signal of a vehicle with a mechanical action of a driver using a reversal switch in conjunction with a relay, connecting electrical wires, first used reversal signal lights, together with a simultaneous flashing action of a relay, a turn signal lamp, a dipped beam lights located in the front left headlamp, and a reversing light, turn signal lights located in the rear headlamp . The essential features are the presence of a set of actions of new reversal signals, the simultaneous execution in time, the use of regular and newly introduced devices for carrying out the invention.

Distinctive features of the method of supplying a turn signal from the closest analogue of the method of supplying a turn signal are:

- Conditions, procedure and availability of a set of actions: 1. use of other devices - when applying a turn signal, the following are not applied: reversing lights, dipped lamps, turn signal switch, additional electrical wires. 2. A different mode of operation of the devices — for the first time, in the flashing mode, the position lights, the dipped beam, and the backlight work to prevent the vehicle from turning.

- Earlier, the most difficult maneuver-reversal of the vehicle was never warned, with which numerous traffic accidents are associated.

A method for supplying a reversal signal, which has no analogues, provides a technical result (action of a reversal signal, warning drivers, improving safety) in all cases, and the signs characterizing the invention in a specific form: the use of new modes and devices - a reversal switch, special electrical wires, the set of actions of previously unused devices in a new method of giving a reversal signal.

Tasks to be solved by the invention:

- to supply a signal of a turn of the vehicle;

- increase traffic safety, reduce by 80% the number of road traffic accidents committed when turning vehicles (from a misunderstanding of specific actions in front of the vehicle in transit - it turns “left” at once at a speed or makes a “turn” in place, with an almost complete stop - which serves as the main cause of accidents in such cases;

- to warn behind the next driver of the vehicle precisely about the turn (change of movement in the opposite direction), in which the vehicle ahead is unexpected !!! slows down the movement to a minimum, and often to a complete stop, even if there are no oncoming vehicles to perform a U-turn maneuver;

- reduce the braking distance behind the vehicle in progress, select the desired distance, reduce wear on tires, brake pads.

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

Ignorance about a sharp decrease in speed or an almost complete stop for a maneuver of a turn in front of a going vehicle is the cause of the accident for the following drivers, especially with a short experience, which are becoming more and more every year. He himself was an eyewitness to several serious such road accidents and boat accidents on the water, which served as the reason for the application.

According to preliminary statistics, in the city for the above reason, about 600 such accidents occur annually, in Russia - more than a few thousand, and their number is growing, material damage even with small accidents (usually two wings or two bumpers in ruble terms - 6000 rubles) is more than 300 million . rubles.

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

The implementation of the invention, i.e. the use of the method of giving a reversal signal will allow one (ahead of the traveling) road users to timely warn (by giving a reversal signal) about a concrete previous maneuver, and to others (behind the next), having received information, perform actions in a timely manner (optimally choose a distance and speed), respectively reduce the speed, up to the necessary complete stop (that with modern methods of signaling and vehicle design it is impossible to warn about the action, the maneuver of a turn, as opposed to a turn).

The technical result in the implementation of the method of signaling a U-turn signal for vehicles embodying the invention is a flashing effect of U-signals, increasing vehicle safety, warning drivers about a U-turn, the possibility of choosing the optimal distance, reducing the braking distance, wear of pads, flashing lights of a U-signal including both left-hand lights - turn signal, dipped beam and reverse signal. The turn signal can be used on high-speed small vessels.

The method of giving a reversal signal has been successfully tested on a VAZ-2105 car, manufactured in 2004, state. No. Х805ХВ-78.

When the reversal signal is not applied, the reversal switch in the neutral position is not applied, the relay is de-energized, the reversal signal lights do not light. The action of the method of giving a reversal signal starts from the moment the reversal 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 vehicle body to the relay, which starts to turn on and off at a set interval, thereby supplying 12 volts via wires to the front turn signals of the front headlight and the rear turn signals of the rear block -lantern warning other drivers about a U-turn. Turning off the turn signal is done by setting the switch to the neutral position.

Specialists of the manufacturer Avtovaz OJSC (Togliatti), employees of the technical department and the traffic safety department of the traffic police, specialists of the service station of foreign vehicles confirm the possibility of carrying out the invention.

Claims (1)

The method of supplying a reversal signal by a vehicle, in which they use turn signal lights, dipped headlights, reverse signal lights and relays, characterized in that a turn signal switch, additional electrical wires and diodes that limit the current to other devices not involved in the turn signal are used while the turn signal lights, including the left turn signal lights, the left dipped beam, the left reversing light, are connected via a relay providing simultaneous li ne of said lamps in flashing mode, additional electrical wires to the switch reversal located on the steering column with the standard arrangement for vehicles with a hand drive countries.