VEHICULAR TILT SENSOR HAVING MARGIN OF SAFETY ADJUSTMENT

• US 3,671,933 A
• Filed: 02/02/1970
• Issued: 06/20/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Billy W. Barnes
• Original Assignee: Billy W. Barnes
• Inventors: Billy, W. Barnes
• Primary Examiner(s): Alvin H. Waring
• Application Number:
  US05/007,616
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 340/27,52,52H,53,65 200/61.52,152,61.45 180/82
• US Class Current: 340/440
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/4822 Beam leads
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/53242 the principal metal being a noble metal, e.g. gold
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/01 Means for bonding being attached to, or being formed on, the surface to be connected, e.g. chip-to-package, die-attach, "first-level" interconnects; Manufacturing methods related thereto
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01322 Eutectic Alloys, i.e. obtained by a liquid transforming into two solid phases

Abstract

An inclination sensor provides means for detection of dangerous attitudes of vehicles, such as road and off-road vehicles including farm tractors, earth-moving equipment, and the like, whether caused by negligence on the part of the operator or by accident. The sensor provides a warning signal or automatically controls the vehicle so that it does not upset thereby endangering the life of the operator or others in its vicinity.

Claims

1. In an attitude sensing system for a vehicle:

casing means adapted to be fixed to said vehicle and having an interior, universally pivoted gimbal means supported in electrically insulated relation from said casing within said interior, pendulous attitude reference means universally supported by said pivoted gimbal means, annular contact means supported in fixed relation with respect to said pendulous means, guide means affixed to said casing within said interior, frame means adapted to be translated within said interior on said guide means, second contact means supported by said frame means normally in adjustably spaced relation with respect to said annular contact means, manually adjustable means exterior of said casing for translating said frame means for adjusting the normal spaced relation of said annular and said second contact means, battery means, and alarm means, said battery and alarm means being connected in series circuit relation with said annular and said second contact means.