Portable Blind Spot Detector

• US 20160371981A1
• Filed: 06/22/2016
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Suwito Suryaerlangga
• Original Assignee: Suwito Suryaerlangga
• Inventors: Suryaerlangga, Suwito
• Application Number:
  US15/189,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20160371981A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/004 outside the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0057 using magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection

Abstract

A portable blind spot detector. The present system comprises a housing having walls that define an interior, the housing having fasteners that are configured to removably secure the housing to the exterior of a vehicle. A sensor is disposed within the interior and is operably connected to a wireless transmitter, a logic, and a power source. The sensor is configured to relay a signal to an alerting unit when a vehicle is detected entering within a predetermined distance from the sensor. In some embodiments of the portable blind spot detector, the alerting unit is a mobile phone. In further embodiments of the portable blind spot detector, the fasteners are magnetic elements disposed on the walls of the housing.

Claims

1. ) A portable blind spot detector, comprising:

a housing including a fastener, the fastener removably securable to an exterior of a vehicle;

a sensor disposed on the housing, the sensor adapted to detect a distance of separation between the vehicle and an external object;

a logic operably connected to the sensor;

a wireless transmitter operably connected to the logic, wherein said wireless transmitter transmits a signal to an alerting unit when the distance of separation falls below a predetermined minimum distance.

2. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, further comprising a power source disposed within the housing and operably connected to each of the sensor, the logic, and the wireless transmitter.

3. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter uses a Bluetooth wireless standard to transmit the signal to the alerting unit.

4. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter uses an 802. 11 wireless communication standard to transmit the signal to the alerting unit.

5. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, wherein the sensor is an optical proximity sensor.

6. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a radar proximity sensor.

7. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a motion detector.

8. ) The portable blind spot detector of claim 1, wherein the fastener is a magnetic element disposed on the walls of the housing.