System for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a tank suitable for containing a fluid;
sensor means configured to reveal conditions of the vehicle or an environment in which the vehicle is found, the environment including conditions of a street surface;
injector means configured to generate a jet of fluid on the street surface, the injector means being associated with at least one wheel of the vehicle and including a least one nozzle with an outlet opening configured to create a flat jet of fluid;
a control unit associated with the sensor means and configured for controlling the injector means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means; and
a drive means connected to the control unit, which is configured to control the drive means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means and in such a way as to orient the outlet opening in a travel direction of the vehicle, wherein the drive means causes the at least one nozzle to rotate around a rotation axis coincident with an axis of the outlet opening in accordance with a command from the control unit based on the conditions revealed by the sensor means.
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Abstract
A system for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle, said system comprising: a tank suitable for containing a fluid; sensor means configured to reveal the conditions of the vehicle and/or the environment in which the vehicle is found, and in particular, the conditions of a street surface; injector means configured to generate a jet of fluid on said street surface, said injector means being associated with at least one wheel of the vehicle; a control unit associated with sensor means and configured for controlling said injector means according to the conditions revealed by said sensor means. A unique feature of the system of the present invention consists in the fact that said injector means comprise at least one “fan-type” nozzle and equipped with a slit-shaped outlet opening suitable for creating a flat jet of fluid.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a tank suitable for containing a fluid; sensor means configured to reveal conditions of the vehicle or an environment in which the vehicle is found, the environment including conditions of a street surface; injector means configured to generate a jet of fluid on the street surface, the injector means being associated with at least one wheel of the vehicle and including a least one nozzle with an outlet opening configured to create a flat jet of fluid; a control unit associated with the sensor means and configured for controlling the injector means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means; and a drive means connected to the control unit, which is configured to control the drive means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means and in such a way as to orient the outlet opening in a travel direction of the vehicle, wherein the drive means causes the at least one nozzle to rotate around a rotation axis coincident with an axis of the outlet opening in accordance with a command from the control unit based on the conditions revealed by the sensor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a tank suitable for containing a fluid; sensor means configured to reveal the conditions of the vehicle or an environment in which the vehicle is found, the environment including conditions of a street surface; injector means configured to generate a jet of fluid on the street surface, the injector means being associated with at least one wheel of the vehicle and including at least one nozzle with an outlet opening configured to create a flat jet of fluid; a control unit associated with the sensor means and configured for controlling the injector means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means, and a drive means connected to the control unit, which is configured to control the drive means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means and in such a way as to orient the outlet opening in a travel direction of the vehicle, wherein the drive means comprise a magnetic or electromagnetic-system, which orients the nozzle and a direction of the jet of fluid following commands given by the control unit, and wherein the drive means causes the at least one nozzle to rotate around a rotation axis coincident with an axis of the outlet opening in accordance with a command from the control unit based on the conditions revealed by the sensor means. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a tank suitable for containing a fluid; sensor means configured to reveal the conditions of the vehicle or an environment in which the vehicle is found, the environment including conditions of a street surface; injector means configured to generate a jet of fluid on the street surface, the injector means being associated with at least one wheel of the vehicle and including a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle including an outlet opening configured to create a flat jet of fluid, each nozzle movable along a guide parallel to a transverse plane of the vehicle, the guide being associated with a duct for the passage of the fluid; a control unit associated with said sensor means and configured for controlling a drive means to move the injector means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means; and wherein the drive means causes each nozzle to rotate around a rotation axis coincident with an axis of the outlet opening in accordance with a command from the control unit based on the conditions revealed by the sensor means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for preventing aquaplaning in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a tank suitable for containing a fluid; sensor means configured to reveal the conditions of the vehicle or an environment in which the vehicle is found, the environment including conditions of a street surface; injector means configured to generate a jet of fluid on the street surface, the injector means being associated with at least one wheel of the vehicle and including at least one nozzle with an outlet opening configured to create a flat jet of fluid; a control unit associated with the sensor means and configured for controlling the injector means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means; drive means connected to the control unit, which is configured to control the drive means according to the conditions revealed by the sensor means and in such a way as to orient the outlet opening in a travel direction of the vehicle, wherein the drive means causes the at least one nozzle to rotate around a rotation axis coincident with an axis of the outlet opening in accordance with a command from the control unit based on the conditions revealed by the sensor means; and an activation means associated with each of the at least one nozzle, which allows the at least one nozzle to rotate around a second rotation axis, the second rotation axis coincident with a longitudinal axis of a duct for passage of the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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