US3614770A - Flasher buzzer device - Google Patents

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US3614770A
US3614770A US820097A US3614770DA US3614770A US 3614770 A US3614770 A US 3614770A US 820097 A US820097 A US 820097A US 3614770D A US3614770D A US 3614770DA US 3614770 A US3614770 A US 3614770A
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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
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
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    • B60Q1/38—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating change of drive direction using immovably-mounted light sources, e.g. fixed flashing lamps
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    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/46—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for giving flashing caution signals during drive, other than signalling change of direction, e.g. flashing the headlights or hazard lights

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A combination flasher buzzer relay device having switch means operated by either of two coils, one in parallel with a condenser as a time constant control to operate the device as a flasher and the other to operate it as a buzzer.

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1Jn11ed 0181M Patent Inventors Rodney Hayden [56] References Cited Stoney Creek, Qnwlrio; UNITED STATES PATENTS Nagm 0mm, 2,129,747 9/1938 Sorensen 340/83 UK A l N Canada 2,835,880 5/1958 Daws 340 73 x f 3,213,417 10/1965 Lewus 340/67 3,480,944 11/1969 Hayden .1 340/81 x Patented Assignee FOREIGN PATENTS cl na d, Ohi 892,317 10/1953 Germany 335/89 Pmmy OTHER REFERENCES German printed application 1,214,1 18 of Kn'iger-Jonack, published 4-1966, 340/81 Primary Examiner.lohn W. Caldwell FLASHEIR BUZZER DEVKCE ASS/SIG! Exantirler-Kenneth N Leimer 1 (II/aim, 1 Drawing Fig Attorneys-Phrhp E. Parker, Gordon Needleman, James R.
OConnor, John Todd and Hall & Houghton US. (Ill. 340/328, 340/52, 340/75, 340/81 Ilnt. 1C1 G08b 3/10, ABSTRACT: A combination flasher buzzer relay device hav- B60q 1/38 ing switch means operated by either of two coils, one in paral- 1Fie1d 011 Search 340/52, 55, 1e1 with a condenser as a time constant control to operate the auzzsn CONTROL 2e 25 't:@, TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FLASHER TERMINAL device as a flasher and the other to operate it as a buzzer.
PATENTEnncT r9 IQH BUZZER CONTROL FLASME TEEWPML Q W E T Q ENVENTORS woowev HAYDEN MARIO GUARASC! ATTORNEY l WASHER nuzzm nnvlics SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a flasher buzzer device for automotive use.
Present day automobiles provide for a turn signal flasher device embodying a relay. Separately, a buzzer device may be provided at substantial extra cost to warn the driver of inadvertence such as ignition circuit on, headlights on, or the like.
The invention has for its main object the provision of a relay device adapted to serve the dual functions of a flasher unit and a buzzer or inadvertence signal unit.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The FIGURE of the drawing shows an electrical schematic of the preferred mode.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS The relay Ml embodies a core 11 having winding 12, 12a thereon which when energized closes normally open contacts 13, M, the armature contact M being normally closed with contact 115.
The flasher circuit for left and right hand turn signal lamps l6, l7 embodies the turn signal switch Iii-connecting to normally open contact 113 and winding 12a at 19, the winding being connected in parallel from tenninal 119 with condenser to terminal 211 and through voltage dividing resistor 22 to line 23 connecting positive terminal 24 to armature contact 14.
In flasher circuit operation, closure of turn signal switch 18 with either of turn lamp circuits 16 or 17 energizes winding 12a closing contacts 13, M completing the lamp circuit for a time period determined by the time constant of the condenser 20 and winding 12a. Preferably, resistor 22 is of the same resistance as that of winding 12a.
In the buzzer mode of operation normally closed contact 1N5 connects winding 12 through a control switch 25 by terminal 26 to ground. The buzzer control switch 25 may be actuated by conditions such as an open door, a key in the ignition in the ON position, or like circumstances of operator inadvertence. Closure of switch 25 energizes winding l2 efiecting closure of contacts R3, 14 short-circuiting directly to terminal 23 releasing armature contact M to engage contact 15 to continue a buzzing action.
A single relay having a normally open and a normally closed set of contacts including a common armature with two relay windings thus serves the utility described wherein several separate buzzer control switches 25 connecting to terminal 26 may serve several separate warning requirements. In such instances a pilot lamp 27 may be connected in each separate buzzer warning circuit having its own control switch 25; but a single buzzer device only is employed.
We claim:
1, A flasher buzzer device comprising a relay having a first winding and a second winding, a movable contact, and a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact, one end of the second winding connected to the first fixed contact and the other end connected to a control switch, a source of electricity connected to one end of the first winding and the other end connected to a multiple light switch connected to ground through a light source, the other end of the first winding is also connected to the second fixed contact and the source of elec tricity is connected to the movable contact.

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1. A flasher buzzer device comprising a relay having a first winding and a second winding, a movable contact, and a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact, one end of the second winding connected to the first fixed contact and the other end connected to a control switch, a source of electricity connected to one end of the first winding and the other end Connected to a multiple light switch connected to ground through a light source, the other end of the first winding is also connected to the second fixed contact and the source of electricity is connected to the movable contact.
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