Alarm device for retaining vehicles in a path

• US 20040070492A1
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Published: 04/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Reg Huang
• Original Assignee: Reg Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Reg
• Application Number:
  US10/270,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20040070492A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/435
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2201/08 Lane monitoring; Lane Keeping Systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2201/082 using alarm actuation
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/029 Steering assistants using warnings or proposing actions to the driver without influencing the steering system
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 1/18 using comparison with a reference electric value

Abstract

An alarm device serves for retaining a vehicle in a path. Each of two sides of a vehicle is installed with a respective alarm device. The power supply servers to supply power and is connected to an optical sensor. The optical sensor is installed externally to a vehicle for sensing light reflected from the spacing lines of a road and converts the light signal into current signals The optical sensor generates different currents according to the reflecting light. The signal converter serves to convert current signals into voltage signals. The voltage comparison and amplifying device serves to compare the voltage signals different parts of a road with a threshold value and amplifies the comparing result to the alarm display. The alarm display provides various alarming ways so as to alert the driver that the car has deviated from the path so as to improve the safety in driving.

Claims

1. An alarm device for retaining a vehicle in a path;

each of two sides of a vehicle being installed with a respective alarm device;

the alarm device being installed with a power supply, an optical sensor, a signal converter, a voltage comparison and amplifying device, and an alarm display;

wherein

the power supply servers to supply power and is connected to an optical sensor;

the optical sensor is installed externally to a vehicle for sensing light reflected from the spacing lines of a road and converts the light signal into current signals;

the optical sensor generates different currents according to the reflecting light and the current is inputted to the signal converter;

the signal converter is connected to the optical sensor and serves to convert current signals into voltage signals;

the voltage comparison and amplifying device receives the voltage signals from the signal converter and serves to compare the voltage signals different parts of a road so as to know whether the vehicle is driven in a correct path and amplifies the comparing result to the alarm display; and

the alarm display provides various alarming ways so as to alert the driver that the car has deviated from the path so as to improve the safety in driving.

2. The alarm device for retaining a vehicle in a path as claim in claim 1, wherein the optical sensor is selected from one of photoelectric crystals, optic diodes, and optic sensing elements.

3. The alarm device for retaining a vehicle in a path as claim in claim 1, wherein the alarm display displays signals by various ways.