Vehicle strobe brake light

• US 9,643,535 B1
• Filed: 04/26/2016
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bryan Mellem
• Original Assignee: Bryan Mellem
• Inventors: Mellem, Bryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Timory, Kabir A
• Application Number:
  US15/138,645
• Time in Patent Office: 378 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/448 specially adapted for vehicles with ABS

Abstract

The vehicle strobe brake light is a replacement device for a high mounted stop lamp in an automobile. The vehicle strobe brake light is a lighting unit that contains a plurality of brake lights and a strobe light. The plurality of brake lights operate as the normal brake lights of an automobile. The strobe light of the vehicle strobe brake light is designed to operate when the anti-lock braking system (hereinafter ABS) of the automobile. Specifically, the vehicle strobe brake light activates the strobe light when the ABS of the automobile is activated. The vehicle strobe brake light comprises a lighting unit and a control system.

Claims

1. A signaling device comprising:

a lighting unit and a control system;

wherein the signaling device is adapted for use within a brake system of an automobile;

wherein the signaling device is adapted to replace a high mounted brake signal generated via the brake system of said automobile;

wherein the signaling device is adapted for use with an ABS signal generated via the brake system of said automobile;

wherein the lighting unit further comprises a strobe light;

wherein the strobe light operates when the ABS signal is engaged;

wherein the lighting unit further comprises a plurality of brake lights and a housing;

wherein the housing contains the plurality of brake lights and the strobe light;

wherein the housing is a hollow container that is formed in the shape of a rectangular block;

wherein the housing contains the plurality of brake lights and the strobe light such that the illuminations of the plurality of brake lights and the strobe light are visible during operation;

wherein the housing further comprises all necessary accommodations to allow the lighting unit to be mounted in rear of the automobile;

wherein each of the plurality of brake lights is a LED based brake light;

wherein the strobe light is a LED based strobe light;

wherein the plurality of brake lights further comprises a first brake light and a second brake light;

wherein the strobe light is mounted into the housing between the first brake light and the second brake light;

wherein the control system further comprises a high mounted brake switching element, an ABS switching element, a first circuit protection and a second circuit protection assembled into an electric circuit.

2. The signaling device according to claim 1 wherein the high mounted brake switching element is linked to the high mounted brake signal such that the high mounted brake switching element will close.

3. The signaling device according to claim 2 wherein when the high mounted brake switching element closes a circuit that illuminates the first brake light and the second brake light is completed.

4. The signaling device according to claim 3 wherein the ABS switching element is linked to the ABS signal such that the ABS switching element will close.

5. The signaling device according to claim 4 wherein when the ABS switching element closes a circuit the illuminates the strobe light is completed.

6. The signaling device according to claim 5 wherein the plurality of brake lights are wired in parallel.

7. The signaling device according to claim 6 wherein the first circuit protection, the high mounted brake switching element are connected in series with the plurality of brake lights.

8. The signaling device according to claim 7 wherein the second circuit protection, the ABS switching element and the strobe light are connected in series.

9. The signaling device according to claim 8

wherein the first circuit protection is selected from the group consisting of a fuse or circuit breaker;

wherein the second circuit protection is selected from the group consisting of a fuse or circuit breaker.

10. The signaling device according to claim 9 wherein

the high mounted brake switching element is a first relay;

wherein the ABS switching element is a second relay.

11. The signaling device according to claim 9 wherein

the high mounted brake switching element is a first transistor;

wherein the ABS switching element is a second transistor.