EMERGENCY STOP SIGNAL DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20060273891A1
• Filed: 05/03/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tony Quach, Tuan Kim Quach, Yanxia Guo
• Original Assignee: Tony Quach, Tuan Kim Quach, Yanxia Guo
• Inventors: QUACH, TONY, GUO, YANXIA, QUACH, TUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US11/381,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20060273891A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/467
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/444 with indication of the braking strength or speed changes, e.g. by changing shape or intensity of the indication B60Q1/1407, B60Q1/442, B60Q1/447 take precedence

Abstract

An emergency stop signaling device for vehicles is disclosed, including a deceleration sensor which produces deceleration values, an integrated circuit control circuit which receives the deceleration values and produces LED activation control signals. An LED array lights in response to the LED activation control signals from the Integrated Circuit control circuit to produce a light pattern which is distinguishable from an ordinary braking signal. The deceleration sensor is preferably a digital deceleration sensor. The LED array is a flexible LED array, a portable LED array, a linear LED array or a circular LED or a combination of these. The IC control circuit produces signals which activate the LED array to a plurality modes of activity including a tail light mode, a stop light mode, and a panic stop mode.

Claims

1. An emergency stop signaling device for vehicles, comprising:

a deceleration sensor which produces deceleration values;

an integrated circuit control circuit which receives said deceleration values from said deceleration sensor and which is configured to produce a plurality of LED activation control signals which activate said LED array to a plurality of modes of activity; and

an LED array which lights in response to said LED activation control signals from said integrated circuit control circuit.

2. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 1, wherein:

said deceleration sensor is a digital deceleration sensor.

3. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 1, wherein:

said LED array is a flexible LED array.

4. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 1, wherein:

said LED array is a portable LED array.

5. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 1, wherein:

said LED array is a linear LED array.

6. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 1, wherein:

said LED is a circular LED.

7. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 1, wherein:

said integrated circuit control circuit produces signals which activate said LED array to at least three modes of activity.

8. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 7, wherein:

said three modes of activity include a tail light mode, a stop light mode, and a panic stop mode.

9. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 8, further comprising:

an input data line connected from an input of said integrated circuit control circuit to the existing tail light system of the vehicle, said input data line accepting input which triggers said integrated circuit control circuit to produce activation control signals which activate said LED array to exhibit said tail light mode of activity.

10. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 8, further comprising:

an input data line connected from an input of said integrated circuit control circuit to the existing braking system of the vehicle, said input data line accepting input which triggers said IC control circuit to produce activation control signals which activate said LED array to exhibit said stop light mode of activity.

11. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 8, wherein:

a critical threshold value of deceleration provided by said deceleration sensor to said integrated circuit control circuit triggers said integrated circuit control circuit to produce activation control signals which activate said LED array to exhibit said panic stop mode of activity which is distinguishable from an ordinary stop signal.

12. An emergency stop signaling device for vehicles, comprising:

a digital deceleration sensor which produces deceleration values;

a control circuit which receives said deceleration values from said digital deceleration sensor and produces LED activation control signals; and

an LED array which lights in response to said LED activation control signals from said control circuit.

13. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 12, wherein:

said control circuit is an integrated circuit control circuit.

14. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 12, wherein:

said integrated circuit control circuit produces signals which activate said LED array to at least three modes of activity, which include a tail light mode, a stop light mode, and a panic stop mode.

15. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 12, wherein:

said LED is a flexible LED.

16. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 12, wherein:

said LED array is a portable LED array.

17. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 12, wherein:

said LED is a linear LED.

18. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 12, wherein:

said LED is a circular LED.

19. An emergency stop signaling device for vehicles, comprising:

a deceleration sensor which produces deceleration values in response to deceleration of a vehicle;

a control circuit which receives said deceleration values from said deceleration sensor and produces LED activation control signals; and

a flexible LED array which lights in response to said LED activation control signal from said control circuit, said flexible LED array producing a light pattern which is distinguishable from an ordinary stop signal.

20. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 19, wherein:

said LED is a linear LED.

21. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 19, wherein:

said deceleration sensor is a digital deceleration sensor.

22. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 19, wherein:

said control circuit is an integrated circuit control circuit.

23. The emergency stop signaling device of claim 22, wherein:

said integrated circuit control circuit produces signals which activate said LED array to at least three modes of activity, which include a tail light mode, a stop light mode, and a panic stop mode.