US1534943A

US1534943A - Vehicle signal

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Publication number: US1534943A
Application number: US692566A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gonzalez Jose
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-02-13
Filing date: 1924-02-13
Publication date: 1925-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 1942-04-21

Description

April 2l, 1925. 1,534,943

J. GONZALEZ VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed Feb. 13, 1924 2 SheefS-Sheet l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb, 15, 192,4.

Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

Unirse ST1-Eg entrer Fries.

JOSE GONZALEZ, O31" TAMPA, FLORIDA.

VEHICLE SIGNAL.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, Joer. GQNZALFJ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the county of Hillsborough and Stato of Florida, have invented a new and useful Vehicle Signal, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide `a device which may be used-as aVtail-light on an automobile, or as a signal for the purpose of making it manifest to the drivers of other vehicles, that the vehicle which carries the signal is about to be brought to a stop, the construction being such that the device may be used either inthe daytime or after nightfall. 1 v

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

IVith the above and other objects in View, which will appear as the description p roceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed,changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown, can be made, without departing from the spirit of the invention. 4

In the drawings z- Figure 1 shows in perspective, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a transverse horizontal section; and Figures' and4 are bottom plans showing the operating mechanism in different positions. l

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a box-like main casing 1, equipped with any suitable means 2 whereby the casing may be mounted on an automobile. The casing 1 comprises

translucent panels

3 and 50, the panel 3 carrying a monitory legend 4, such as the word Stop, although a marking of any desired sort may be placed on the panel 3. It may be desired to have the panel 3 show red. On the casing 1 is mounted an auxiliary casing 5, carrying a lens 6 which, may be red, the

parts

5 and 6 constituting a parking-light. Within the casing 1 is located a lamp 7 which may be an electric lamp or any other kind of a lamp, the lamp 7 serving to illuminate the panel 3, the lens 6 being illuminated by a lamp 51 the parking-light 5-6.

A folding shield and sign 9 is provided,

and comprises an inner member 9 and an outer member 10, the shield being provided with a hand 11 or other indicator. A hinge 12 connects the inner member 9 of the shield and sign 8 to one corner of the-casing 1,

the hinge 12 cmnprising a spring 14 which tends to swing the member 9 around, in the direction of the arrow A in Figure 1, until the member 9 extends along onel side 17 of the casing 1. A hinge 15 connects the outer end of the inner member 9 of the shield 8 to the inner end of the outer member 10 of the shield, the hinge 15 including a spring 16 which tends to swing the member 10 in the direction of the arrow B until the member 10 overlaps, shields and covers which carries the monitory position of Figure 1, the indicator 11 may be illuminated from the lamp 7. The pane 18, however, may be omitted if desired.

A means is provided whereby the shield andsign 8 may be swung from the closed position of Figure 2 to the opened or outstanding position of Figure 1. Having this consideration in mind, a guide tube 19 is secured to the bottom of the casing 1, and in the guide tube slides an operating member 20, which may be a light chain, a wire or the. like. The operating member 20 may be connected to the brake mechanism or to the gear shift, or the member 20 may be operated independently of either of the instrumentalities above alluded to. In order to facilitate the sliding movement of the operating member in the guide tube 19, the guide tube is equipped at its inner end with a flared mouth 21 which is shown clearly in Figures 3 and 4. By means of a link 22, the operating member 20 is connected to the intermediate portion of a radius arm 24, the pivotal mounting of the link 22 being designated by the reference numeral 23. One end of the radius arm 24 is pivoted at 25 to the bottom of the casing 1. In the opposite end of the radius arm 24 there is an elongated slot 28. One end of a retractile spring 26 is connected to the intermediate part of the radius arm 24, the opposite end of the spring being anchored at 31 on the bottom of the casing 1. In the slot 28 of the radius arm 24 a pivot element 29 is adapted to move, the pivot element 29 being mounted in one arm 30 of abell crank lever 3l, fulcrumed at 32 on the.V bottom of the casing l, the bell crank lever 31 embodying an arm 33 adapted to cooperate with adepending finger 3st on the member 9 ofthe folding shield and sign 8.

The mechanism above described is used to swing the member' 9 of 'the shield and sign 8 into the outstanding' position of Figure 1, and, in order'to Vswingthemeniber 1() ofy the shield and sign into the posi-tion shown inv that iioure, a 4link 35 is pivoted at 361to the side '1r of the casingl, the link extending through an elongated slot 37 in the member 9;v The oute'r end of the link 35 is pivoted at 38 toa lnk39",-ivhi=clr, as shown at 40, is pivoted to the outer member 10 of the fold-ing shield and sign 8, -the toggle connection between the parts17 and 10 thus being' afforded.

Ther spring lil-tends to swing the member 9` against the side 17 of the casing 1, and the spring 16 tends to swing thel member 1'0 across' the-transparent panel 3, as shown 4in Figure '2. Then a pull is exerted on the operating member 20, swinging movement is imparted to the radius arm 24, by way of the link 22, the arm 24 swinging on its pivotal mounting 25, and the spring 26 being` put under tension. From the radius arm 24, motion is imparted to the bell crank lever 32, the lpivot element 29 on the bell crank lever moving in the slot 28 of the radiusarm 24; The part 33 `of' the bell crank lever 31, cooperatingwith the finger 34 on the-member 910i the shield and guard 8, swings the member`9 into theoutstanding position shown in Figure 1, and, bypw'ay of the toggle links 35 andl 39, motion Vis-transmitted to the outer member l0 of theshield and guard 8, the member S'being, swung into alignment with the member 9, in' an outstanding position, asV depicted kin Figure l. When'the pull on the operating. member 20'ceases1the springs16and1flre'aot to dispose thefparts `10 andi-9 di thefolding shield and sign in the position shown in Figure 2.

-In thedayti-me, the indicator 11 gives the desired information, and after nightfall, the marking 4 gives the desired information, relative to the stopping of the vehicle.

yHaving' th'us' Adescribed the invention, what I claim is: v

In a device ofthe classdscribed, a cas- -ing having' a signal which is`A` visiblewhenA "thecasing isfillnrnnated, a combined shield being hinged to the Casin-g" vand :bifg

adapted to extend aflongoe side ff the casing When'the shield and sigr'ris closed, and the outer "member beingladapted to c'o'vcrthe signal whentihe "shield andfs'ig is closed, springfmeans for swinging the shied andsign toa closed position with lrespect to the casing, and means'fo; svviigin'g"the sh'ie1d1and "sign to an operi outstanding posten with respect to the'L casing, the means for swinging the shield and sign to an open position embodying a radius' 'arm mounted to swingenl the casing, a' lever connected with the radius 'arm and cooperating with the inner member of the shield 'andsign, the