WIRELESS BRAKE LIGHT APPARATUS

• US 20110074568A1
• Filed: 09/29/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Johnson Li
• Original Assignee: Johnson Li
• Inventors: Li, Johnson
• Application Number:
  US12/568,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20110074568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/479
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/045 indicating braking
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/165 Wireless switches
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 23/06 Levers

Abstract

A wireless brake light apparatus includes a brake device adapting to be connected to a handlebar of a bicycle. The brake device comprises a brake lever. A clamping member is detachably connected to the brake device. An actuator is adjustably connected to the clamping member and located beside the brake lever. The actuator has a detector disposed thereon and facing the brake lever. At least one lighting device adapts to be mounted on the bicycle and wirelessly communicated with the detector. When braking, the brake lever is simultaneously slightly moved to contact with the detector. The detector is actuated to send a radio frequency signal to the at least one lighting device for providing illumination.

Claims

1. A wireless brake light apparatus comprising:

a brake device adapting to be connected to a handlebar of a bicycle, the brake device comprising a brake lever having a first end pivotally movably located beside the handlebar;

a clamping member detachably connected to the brake device;

an actuator adjustably connected to the clamping member and located beside a second end of the brake lever opposite to the first end, the actuator having a detector disposed on one side thereof and facing the second end of the brake lever; and

at least one lighting device adapting to be mounted on the bicycle and wirelessly communicating with the detector;

wherein when the first end of the brake lever is pivotally moved toward the handle bar, the second end of the brake lever is simultaneously slightly moved to contact with the detector, such that the detector is actuated to send a signal to drive the at least one lighting device for providing illumination.

2. The wireless brake light apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detector wirelessly communicates with the at least one light device via radio frequency identification (RFID).

3. The wireless brake light apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuator has an engaging portion formed on one end thereof, the engaging portion having a series of first teeth extending therefrom, the clamping member having a positioning portion formed on one end thereof and pivotally connected to the engaging portion, the positioning portion having a spring and a ball received therein, the clamping member including a bolt movably connected to the positioning portion, the bolt having a recess defined in a first side thereof, the bolt having two series of second teeth respectively formed on two ends of the first side thereof, the two series of second teeth oppositely located beside the recess for restraining a movement of the actuator, the bolt having at least one positioning hole defined in a second side thereof opposite to the first side, the spring urging the ball to engage with the positioning hole for limiting a movement of the bolt;

wherein when the first teeth are received in the recess in the bolt, the actuator is freely adjusted close to brake lever;

when the first teeth engage with any one of the two series of second teeth and the spring urges the ball to engage with the positioning hole in the bolt, the actuator is locked.

4. The wireless brake light apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping member has an elastic clamp formed thereon for detachably clamping on the brake device.

5. The wireless brake light apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping member has a C-shaped holder formed on the other end thereof opposite to the positioning portion for detachably holding on the handlebar.