Vehicle braking alert system

• US 7,098,781 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2003
• Issued: 08/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ho Ling Wu
• Original Assignee: Ho Ling Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Ho Ling
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C.
• Application Number:
  US10/715,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20040113767A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 340/479, 340/902
• US Class Current: 340/479
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/535 to prevent rear-end collisions, e.g. by indicating safety distance at the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered

Abstract

A vehicle braking alert system installed in a vehicle comprises a receiver installed at a head portion of the vehicle for receiving signals from a front vehicle; and transferring the received signals; a transmitter at a rear end of a vehicle for emitting signals to a vehicle behind the vehicle having the transmitter; a braking indicator at a rear side of the vehicle; and a signal processor receiving signals transferred from the receiver for determining to cause the transmitter to emit signals or cause the braking indicator to light up. By above components, when a first vehicle installed with the vehicle braking alert system brakes, the transmitter will emit signals to a second vehicle behind the vehicle and installed the vehicle braking alert system; the second vehicle receives the signals from the first vehicle so as to light up the braking indicator at the rear side thereof to alarm another vehicles.

Claims

1. A vehicle braking alert system installed in a vehicle comprising:

a receiver installed at a head portion of the vehicle for receiving signals from a front vehicle; and

transferring the received signals;

a transmitter at a rear end of a vehicle for emitting signals to a vehicle behind the vehicle having the transmitter;

a braking indicator at a rear side of the vehicle for indicating a braking condition of the vehicle; and

a signal processor receiving signals transferred from the receiver for determining to cause the transmitter to emit signals or cause the braking indicator to light up;

wherein by above components, when a first vehicle installed with the vehicle braking alert system brakes, the transmitter of the first vehicle will emit signals to a second vehicle behind the first vehicle and installed the vehicle braking alert system;

the second vehicle receives the signals from the first vehicle so as to light up the braking indicator at the rear side thereof to alert other vehicles behind the second vehicle;

wherein the signal processor includes

a first relay having a first coil, and three joints A, B, and E;

wherein when the first relay is on, the joint B is connected to joint A so as to actuate the transmitter, otherwise the joint B is connected to the joint E; and

a second relay having a second coil and three joints D, N and F;

wherein the second coil is actuated so that the power joint N is connected to the load joint F so that the braking indicator lights up for informing the driver in the second vehicle to decelerate;

otherwise the joint N is connected to the joint D.

2. The vehicle braking alert system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle braking alert system further comprises a braking treadle which has two joints S and L, when the vehicle is braked, the joint S contacts the joint L to actuate the signal processor.