Car door opening early-warning system

• US 20090033474A1
• Filed: 08/02/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I-Shou University
• Original Assignee: I-Shou University
• Inventors: Chen, Tai-Liang
• Application Number:
  US11/882,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20090033474A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/425.500
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/324 for signalling that a door is open or intended to be opened
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/543 for indicating other states or conditions of the vehicle indicating taxis' state of hire or fare G07B13/045

Abstract

A car door opening early-warning system, which is adapted to a vehicle having a plurality of door locks and an electric module that is used to generate an actuation power, is provided. The early-warning system includes a plurality of interlocking devices and at least one warning device. The interlocking devices are disposed on the corresponding door locks, and are connected to the warning device and the electric module. The warning device is disposed on the vehicle, and when the door locks are unlocked, the interlocking devices are actuated to conduct the actuation power to the warning device, such that the warning device is actuated to send a warning signal.

Claims

1. A car door opening early-warning system, adapted to a vehicle having a plurality of door locks and an electric module that is used to generate an actuation power, comprising:

a plurality of interlocking devices, disposed on the door locks and connected to the electric module, when any of the door locks is in an unlocked state, the corresponding interlocking device being actuated and conducting the actuation power; and

at least one warning device, disposed in the vehicle and connected to the interlocking devices, for sending a warning signal when receiving the actuation power.

2. The early-warning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the warning device is a light module, and the warning signal is a warning light emitted by the light module after receiving the actuation power.

3. The early-warning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the warning device is an audio module, and the warning signal is a warning sound emitted by the audio module when receiving the actuation power.

4. The early-warning system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the light module is a plurality of direction indicators of the vehicle.