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Transition alert systems for automotive vehicles

  • US 5,663,706 A
  • Filed: 07/21/1995
  • Issued: 09/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system that prevents a rear end collision to an automotive vehicle wherein the automotive vehicle has a rear with a high point, an accelerator pedal with a position, a parking brake with a position, a transmission with a gear selection, passenger compartment, a battery, and a brake pedal with a position, said system comprising:

  • a) brake switching means being responsive to the position of the brake pedal of the automotive vehicle;

    said brake switching means being closed when the brake pedal of the automotive vehicle is released and required to be closed for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate, so that the brake pedal of the automotive vehicle must be released for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate;

    b) accelerator switching means connected in series to said brake switching means and being responsive to the position of the accelerator pedal of the automotive vehicle;

    said accelerator switching means being located on the accelerator pedal of the automotive vehicle;

    said accelerator switching means being closed when the accelerator pedal of the automotive vehicle is released and required to be closed for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate, so that the accelerator pedal of the automotive vehicle must be released for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate;

    c) parking brake switching means connected in series to said brake switching means and said accelerator switching means and being responsive to the position of the parking brake of the automotive vehicle;

    said parking brake switching means being closed when the parking brake of the automotive vehicle is released and required to be closed for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate, so that the parking brake of the automotive vehicle must be released for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate;

    d) transmission switching means connected in series to said brake switching means, said parking brake switching means, and said accelerator switching means and being responsive to the gear selection of the transmission of the automotive vehicle;

    said transmission switching means being closed when the transmission of the automotive vehicle is out of park and in any other gear and required to be closed for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate, so that the transmission of the automotive vehicle must be out of park for said automotive vehicle rear end collision prevention system to operate; and

    e) a light disposed at the high point of the rear of the automotive vehicle external to the passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle;

    said light being connected in series to said brake switching means, said accelerator switching means, said parking brake switching means, and said transmission switching means and being illuminated when said brake switching means, said accelerator switching means, said parking brake switching means, and said transmission switching means are closed, so that when the brake pedal of the automotive vehicle, the parking brake of the automotive vehicle, and the accelerator pedal of the automotive vehicle are released and the transmission of the automotive vehicle is out of park and in any other gear, said brake switching means, said parking brake switching means, said transmission switching means, and said accelerator switching means close illuminating said light and warning a trailing automotive vehicle that the automotive vehicle is changing operation.

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