US20020059893A1 - Foldable warning triangle for a vehicle - Google Patents

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US20020059893A1
US20020059893A1 US09/989,423 US98942301A US2002059893A1 US 20020059893 A1 US20020059893 A1 US 20020059893A1 US 98942301 A US98942301 A US 98942301A US 2002059893 A1 US2002059893 A1 US 2002059893A1
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Suk-Hwan Kim
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q7/00—Arrangement or adaptation of portable emergency signal devices on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q7/00—Arrangement or adaptation of portable emergency signal devices on vehicles
    • B60Q7/005—Devices without lamps

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  • the present invention relates to a warning triangle for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a foldable warning triangle that can be folded such that it is mounted inside a small-sized trunk lid.
  • a warning device having a triangular appearance has been widely used for a vehicle.
  • a vehicle has an extractably arranged warning triangle for indicating the presence of a broken-down vehicle to following traffic when the trunk is opened.
  • a conventional warning triangle is provided with three plates 10 and a rear supporter 11 .
  • the conventional warning triangle is assembled into an upright position from a collapsed position using the rear support 11 .
  • a warning triangle like this has no problem while being used, but it's size makes it difficult to store in a small space; that is, if a length of the trunk lid is shorter than a height of the triangle, the triangle cannot be kept in that trunk lid.
  • the foldable warning triangle comprises left, right and lower plates 20 provided with reflectors 21 that reflect light; a coupling pin 22 coupling upper ends of the left and right plates together at the apex; and pivot pins 23 pivotally joining ends of the lower plate to lower ends of the left and right plates at lower corners, the pivot pins 23 extending from the lower corners so as to be insertable into holes in connection tabs 26 of a pedestal 24 that supports the plates.
  • the pedestal 24 is provided with protectors 25 .
  • the coupling pin 22 can be removed so that the ends of the left and right plates at the apex can be separated from each other and the left and right plates can be folded together, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the above foldable warning triangle can be folded, and therefore the volume of the triangle can be reduced so that it becomes easy to store or carry, but it has such a complicated structure that manufacturing it is both difficult and costly.
  • the size of the warning triangle is regulated by various government regulations in many countries, so it is impossible to mount the warning triangle inside a trunk lid with a size smaller than that of the triangle.
  • the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a foldable warning triangle that can be in a folded state while it is mounted inside a small trunk lid, and that can be unfolded into an upright state while it is used on a road when demounted from the trunk lid.
  • the foldable warning triangle according to the present invention comprises:
  • an upper panel shaped as the upper half of a triangle; and a lower panel shaped as the lower half of a triangle, the upper panel being rotatably connected to one side of the lower panel via a pivot pin.
  • FIG. 1 shows a warning triangle according to the prior art
  • FIG. 2 shows another warning triangle of the prior art
  • FIG. 3 shows a folded state of the warning triangle of FIG. 2
  • FIGS. 4 a and 4 b respectively are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the foldable warning triangle according to the present invention when it is in an upright position;
  • FIGS. 5 a and 5 b respectively are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the foldable warning triangle according to the present invention while it is being folded;
  • FIGS. 6 a and 6 b respectively are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the foldable warning triangle according to the present invention when it is in a folded state.
  • the foldable warning triangle 30 comprises:
  • a lower panel 32 shaped as the lower half of a triangle, the upper panel 31 being rotatably connected to one side of the lower panel 32 via a pivot pin 33 .
  • the upper and lower panels are arranged such that the upper panel 31 is located behind the lower panel 32 .
  • the upper and lower panel have a section 36 where fluorescent material is painted.
  • FIG. 4 a shows the foldable warning triangle according to the present invention in which the upper panel 31 is unfolded such that it is in an upright state.
  • the upper and lower panels are respectively provided with an elastic stick fixing member 35
  • the foldable warning triangle is provided with an elastic stick 34 connecting the two elastic stick fixing members 35 .
  • the elastic stick 34 can be a bendable resilient stick, such that when the upper panel is in an upright state, the elastic stick 34 provides enough elastic power to sustain the upper panel 31 in that position.
  • the foldable warning triangle according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided with a pedestal 37 , preferably made up of two plates that are rotatably connected to each other, with protectors 39 at end portions thereof.
  • the two plates of the pedestal 37 are made to be cross-shaped as shown in FIG. 4 a .
  • the two plates of the pedestal are made to be overlapped when the foldable warning triangle is mounted inside the trunk lid to reduce the occupying space.
  • the upper panel 31 comprises a grip 38 that has a hole.
  • the grip 38 is used when the upper panel is being folded or unfolded, and the hole is used for hanging the foldable warning triangle.
  • a corner of the upper panel 31 in the vicinity of the elastic stick fixing member is, as shown in FIG. 4 a , angled such that when the upper panel is folded it doesn't contact the pedestal 37 .
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US6676331B1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2004-01-13 Alfredo Casale Roadway delineator for new jersey-type concrete barriers
US20070189028A1 (en) * 2006-02-15 2007-08-16 Chen Kai-Po Light emitting warning triangle
US20080213041A1 (en) * 2007-03-01 2008-09-04 Confer Plastics, Inc. Traffic barricade having interchangeable parts
US20090022547A1 (en) * 2002-06-20 2009-01-22 Wen Yao Lo Roadside barrier marker structure
US20090308304A1 (en) * 2008-06-11 2009-12-17 Jung-Yung Ho Warning triangle
US20120188071A1 (en) * 2011-01-24 2012-07-26 Chang-Hsien Ho Warning triangle structure
JP2017215360A (ja) * 2016-05-30 2017-12-07 エーモン工業株式会社 三角停止表示板
US20200082680A1 (en) * 2018-09-07 2020-03-12 Signalisation D'urgence Rh Inc. Collapsible warning device and method for emitting a light signal

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US6676331B1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2004-01-13 Alfredo Casale Roadway delineator for new jersey-type concrete barriers
US20090022547A1 (en) * 2002-06-20 2009-01-22 Wen Yao Lo Roadside barrier marker structure
US20070189028A1 (en) * 2006-02-15 2007-08-16 Chen Kai-Po Light emitting warning triangle
US20080213041A1 (en) * 2007-03-01 2008-09-04 Confer Plastics, Inc. Traffic barricade having interchangeable parts
US7448824B2 (en) * 2007-03-01 2008-11-11 Confer Plastics, Inc. Traffic barricade having interchangeable parts
US20090308304A1 (en) * 2008-06-11 2009-12-17 Jung-Yung Ho Warning triangle
US20120188071A1 (en) * 2011-01-24 2012-07-26 Chang-Hsien Ho Warning triangle structure
US8742917B2 (en) * 2011-01-24 2014-06-03 Chang-Hsien Ho Warning triangle structure
JP2017215360A (ja) * 2016-05-30 2017-12-07 エーモン工業株式会社 三角停止表示板
US20200082680A1 (en) * 2018-09-07 2020-03-12 Signalisation D'urgence Rh Inc. Collapsible warning device and method for emitting a light signal
US11532216B2 (en) * 2018-09-07 2022-12-20 Signalisation D'urgence Rh Inc. Collapsible warning device and method for emitting a light signal

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