Method for indicating a motor vehicle change of direction and device therefor
First Claim
1. Method for indicating a change in direction of a motor vehicle, in which a turning angle of wheels of the vehicle is detected for the purpose of automatically switching on lighting means for indicating a change in direction, said method comprising a step of detecting the presence of another adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a marking line on the ground separating traffic lanes, and, when the turning angle of the wheels is greater than a specified threshold value and the presence of an adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a line separating traffic lanes is detected, the lighting means for indicating a change in direction are switched on automatically.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for indicating a change in direction of a motor vehicle, which consists in detecting the vehicle steering angle so as to automatically switch on lighting means indicating change of direction, and comprises a step of detecting the presence of another adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a marking line on the ground separating traffic lanes, and, when the turning angle of the wheels is greater than a specified threshold value and the presence of an adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a line separating traffic lanes is detected, the corresponding lighting means for indicating the change of direction are switched on automatically.
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- 1. Method for indicating a change in direction of a motor vehicle, in which a turning angle of wheels of the vehicle is detected for the purpose of automatically switching on lighting means for indicating a change in direction, said method comprising a step of detecting the presence of another adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a marking line on the ground separating traffic lanes, and, when the turning angle of the wheels is greater than a specified threshold value and the presence of an adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a line separating traffic lanes is detected, the lighting means for indicating a change in direction are switched on automatically.
- 12. Device for indicating a change in direction of a motor vehicle, comprising light signaling means, means for collecting data relating to the functioning conditions of the vehicle, suitable for determining the turning of the vehicle wheels, and means for controlling the supply voltage of the light signaling means, wherein the means for collecting data are adapted to detect the presence or not of another adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a marking line on the ground separating the traffic lanes, in order to ensure the automatic switching on of the light signaling means when the turning angle of the wheels is greater than a specified threshold value and the presence of an adjacent vehicle and/or the crossing of a line separating traffic lanes is detected.
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