Hazard warning means for vehicles
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1. A hazard warning means for a vehicle, including:
- deceleration triggered actuation means for triggering actuation upon deceleration,controlling means for controlling visual indicators, andvisual indicators,wherein said deceleration triggered actuation means includes means for detection of a deceleration of a prescribed threshold and means for generating an actuation signal upon detection of said deceleration, said controlling means includes means for causing said visual indicating means to generate visible signals representing hazard conditions for a predetermined time, and wherein said threshold of said deceleration relates to a response time that adjacent users will require to take responsive action when the deceleration exceeds said prescribed threshold.
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A hazard warning means for a vehicle, including:
- deceleration triggered actuation means,
- controlling means, and
- visual indicators,
wherein said deceleration triggered actuation means including means for detection of a deceleration of a prescribed threshold and means for generating an actuation signal upon detection of said deceleration, said controlling means includes means for causing said visual indicating means to generate visible signals representing hazard conditions for a predetermined time.
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1. A hazard warning means for a vehicle, including:
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deceleration triggered actuation means for triggering actuation upon deceleration, controlling means for controlling visual indicators, and visual indicators, wherein said deceleration triggered actuation means includes means for detection of a deceleration of a prescribed threshold and means for generating an actuation signal upon detection of said deceleration, said controlling means includes means for causing said visual indicating means to generate visible signals representing hazard conditions for a predetermined time, and wherein said threshold of said deceleration relates to a response time that adjacent users will require to take responsive action when the deceleration exceeds said prescribed threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Control means for vehicle indicating and hazard warning including:
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driving means for driving visible signal display means, signalling means for sending signals corresponding to at least first and second alternative operating states of a vehicle to said driving means, detection means for detecting a deceleration triggered actuation signal corresponding to the activation of said first operating state, decision means for outputting signals to be generated by said signalling means indicating said first operating state upon detection of said deceleration triggered actuation signal and regardless of whether said visible signal display means is operating in said second operating state.
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- 8. A combined indicator and hazard warning means for a vehicle including visible display means, hazard condition detection means and control means, said control means causing said visible display to operate in at least two alternative operating states, wherein, in the first operating state, said visible display means operates as a vehicle indicator and, in the second operating state, said visible display means operates as a hazard warning means for warning other road users, and wherein said hazard condition detection means generates an actuation signal upon detection of deceleration beyond a prescribed rate, and said control means causes said visible display means to display hazard warning upon receipt of said actuation signal.
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