Driving-safety ancillary white-flash alerting-system
First Claim
1. A rear-collision avoidance lighting flashback system for a motor-vehicle, generating a whitelight flashback early-warning visual phenomenon, psychophysiologically arousing an earlier threshold of awareness passively alerting following drivers as to an initial braking condition;
- said system comprising a motor-vehicle equipped with;
a commercially available electrically stimulated transducer means capable of radiating energy of a frequency-range facilitated by the human-eye as substantially within the narrow spectrum of so called whitelight;
a conventional driver actuated nighttime road-lighting operating switch;
a pair of conventional right and left/spotlights (R&
L/spotlights normally circuited to operate in response to application of the vehicle'"'"'s brake-pedal;
a pair of conventional rear R&
L/turnlights normally circuited to operate directionally exclusive in response to selective actuation of vehicle'"'"'s turn-signal switch;
an electrical-circuit adaptation means by which to place said transducer means in electrical communication with said motor-vehicle'"'"'s electrical-circuitry;
an ECU means programed and circuited with vehicle'"'"'s existing electrical system as to be triggered upon initial application of said stoplights, whereby a timed electrical signal is sent to said transducer means, thereby propagating an intense fractional-second flash of light aftwardly to attract attention of following drivers;
a reactivation-suppression delay-phase of operation, whereby said ECU means is programmed to defeat reactivation of the timed fractional-second signal until brake-pedal action has ceased and subsequently reapplied, said delay-phase thus negating excessive occurrence of said flash events as to thereby maintain spontaneous visual effectiveness of said white-light visual phenomenon.
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Abstract
The notion of an easily retrofitable passive lighting-safety device designed to be generally installed into the existing rear lighting wiring-circuit of any motor-vehicle from motorcycles to cars and trucks, --so as to significantly boost a following driver'"'"'s visualacuity cognition threshold of awareness regarding the state of a leading vehicle'"'"'s sudden breaking procedure. The invention provides an intense quasi-precognitive white-light "flashback" alerting effect, preferably appearing (particularly under nighttime conditions) as a nearly subliminal approximate 100-200/millisecond flashback of visually non-deacclimating "white-light", emanating from a vehicle'"'"'s existing back-up lights (or integrated with the DOT high-center brake-light). The effect being to essentially arouse a following motorist'"'"'s attention to the simultaneous light-up of the preceding vehicle'"'"'s stoplights. Regardless as to how long braking action continues, the so called STOPWHITES™ only illuminate in flashback once for a brief instant per actuation of the brakes; --having served their sole purpose in attracting a following driver'"'"'s attention to need for braking. A following driver being thus able to react substantially sooner than viewing conventional stoplights only; --thereby significantly shortening the braking response-time. Additionally, exemplary circuits teach wiring the preferably solid-state electrical-module with directional-signal lights, as well as the 4-Way/Emergency-flasher system.
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22 Claims
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1. A rear-collision avoidance lighting flashback system for a motor-vehicle, generating a whitelight flashback early-warning visual phenomenon, psychophysiologically arousing an earlier threshold of awareness passively alerting following drivers as to an initial braking condition;
- said system comprising a motor-vehicle equipped with;
a commercially available electrically stimulated transducer means capable of radiating energy of a frequency-range facilitated by the human-eye as substantially within the narrow spectrum of so called whitelight; a conventional driver actuated nighttime road-lighting operating switch; a pair of conventional right and left/spotlights (R&
L/spotlights normally circuited to operate in response to application of the vehicle'"'"'s brake-pedal;a pair of conventional rear R&
L/turnlights normally circuited to operate directionally exclusive in response to selective actuation of vehicle'"'"'s turn-signal switch;an electrical-circuit adaptation means by which to place said transducer means in electrical communication with said motor-vehicle'"'"'s electrical-circuitry; an ECU means programed and circuited with vehicle'"'"'s existing electrical system as to be triggered upon initial application of said stoplights, whereby a timed electrical signal is sent to said transducer means, thereby propagating an intense fractional-second flash of light aftwardly to attract attention of following drivers; a reactivation-suppression delay-phase of operation, whereby said ECU means is programmed to defeat reactivation of the timed fractional-second signal until brake-pedal action has ceased and subsequently reapplied, said delay-phase thus negating excessive occurrence of said flash events as to thereby maintain spontaneous visual effectiveness of said white-light visual phenomenon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said system comprising a motor-vehicle equipped with;
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10. A rear-collision avoidance lighting flashback apparatus for a motor-vehicle, generating a whitelight flashback early-warning visual phenomenon, psychophysiologically arousing an earlier threshold of awareness passively alerting following drivers as to an initial braking condition;
- said apparatus comprising a motor-vehicle equipped with;
a commercially available electrically stimulated transducer means capable of radiating energy of a frequency-range facilitated by the human-eye as within the narrow spectrum of so called whitelight; a conventional driver actuated nighttime road-lighting operating switch; a pair of conventional R&
L/stoplights normally circuited to operate in response to application of vehicle'"'"'s brake-pedal;a pair of conventional rear R&
L/turnlights normally circuited to operate directionally exclusive in response to selective actuation of vehicle'"'"'s turn-signal switch;an electrical-circuit adaptation means by which to place said transducer means in electrical communication with said motor-vehicle'"'"'s electrical-circuitry; an ECU means programed and circuited with vehicle'"'"'s existing electrical system as to be triggered upon initial application of said stoplights, whereby a timed electrical signal is sent to said transducer means, thereby propagating an intense fractional-second flash of light aftwardly to attract attention of following drivers; a reactivation-suppression delay-phase of operation, whereby said ECU means is programmed to defeat activation of the timed fractional-second signal until brake-pedal action has ceased and subsequently reapplied, said delay-phase thus negating excessive occurrence of flash events as to thereby maintain visual spontaneous effectiveness of said white-light visual phenomenon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- said apparatus comprising a motor-vehicle equipped with;
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19. A rear-collision avoidance lighting flashback apparatus for a motor-vehicle, generating a whitelight flashback early-warning visual phenomenon, psychophysiologically arousing an earlier threshold of awareness passively alerting following motorists as to an initial braking condition;
- the apparatus comprising;
a commercially available electrically stimulated transducer means capable of radiating energy of a frequency-range facilitated by the human-eye as substantially within the narrow spectrum of so called whitelight; a conventional DOT-mandated or other type centered stoplight and associated circuit thereof arranged upon the motor-vehicle in cooperation with at least one said transducer means arranged proximal thereto, so as to effectively propagate said whitelight aftwardly toward following motorists; an electrical-circuit adaptation means by which to place said transducer means in electrical communication with said motor-vehicle'"'"'s electrical-circuitry; an ECU means programed and circuited with vehicle'"'"'s existing electrical system as to be triggered upon initial application of said stoplight, whereby a timed electrical signal is sent to said transducer means, thereby propagating an intense fractional-second flash of light aftwardly to attract attention of following drivers; a reactivation-suppression delay-phase of operation, whereby said ECU means is programmed to defeat reactivation of the timed fractional-second signal until brake-pedal action has ceased and subsequently reapplied, said delay-phase thus negating excessive occurrence of flash events as to thereby maintain spontaneous visual effectiveness of said white-light visual phenomenon. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- the apparatus comprising;
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21. A rear-collision avoidance lighting apparatus for a motor-vehicle, generating a whitelight flashback early-warning visual phenomenon, psychophysiologically arousing an earlier threshold of awareness passively alerting adjacent motorists as to an initial lateral change of vehicle position condition;
- the apparatus comprising;
a commercially available electrically stimulated transducer means capable of radiating energy of a frequency-range facilitated by the human-eye as within the narrow spectrum of so called whitelight, and arranged as to be most apparently visible substantially aftward of said motor-vehicle; a conventional directionally exclusive turn-signal control apparatus arranged upon the motor-vehicle in cooperation with a separate said transducer means proximal a right and a left turnlight, as to propagate said white-light both laterally and aftwardly; an electrical-circuit adaptation means by which to place said transducer means in electrical communication with said motor-vehicle'"'"'s turnlight circuitry; an ECU included within said electrical-circuit means providing timing means upon initial activation of said control apparatus, limiting duration of a flashback action to a single fractional-second flash upon initial activation of said turnlight, thereby maintaining spontaneous visual effectiveness.
- the apparatus comprising;
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22. A collision avoidance apparatus for a motor-vehicle, employing a white-light flashback early-warning impulse psychophysiologically arousing an earlier threshold of awareness passively alerting rear approaching motorists as to a road-emergency situation;
- the apparatus comprising;
a commercially available electrically stimulated transducer means capable of radiating energy of a frequency-range facilitated by the human-eye as within the narrow spectrum of so called whitelight, and arranged as to be most apparently visible in horizontal azimuth directions; a pair of conventional rear R&
L turnlights, including electrical-circuit means adaptation to motor-vehicle'"'"'s existing 4-way/emergency-flasher circuitry, facilitating simultaneous communication with said transducer means;an ECU included within said electrical-circuit adaption providing timing means upon initial activation of rear pair of 4-way lights, thereby limiting duration of a flashback action to a single fractional-second flash event upon each normal full-blink activation of said rear lights.
- the apparatus comprising;
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