SPEED METER

• US 20100211350A1
• Filed: 02/17/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ching-Wen Yeh, Yung-Hung Chih
• Original Assignee: Ching-Wen Yeh, Yung-Hung Chih
• Inventors: Yeh, Ching-Wen, Chih, Yung-Hung
• Application Number:
  US12/372,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20100211350A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/142
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/002 for cycles
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/07 Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication indicating working conditions of vehicles G07C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/50 for measuring linear speed G01P3/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 7/00 Measuring speed by integrating acceleration measuring travelled distance by double integration of acceleration G01C21/16

Abstract

A speed meter connected to a vehicle comprises a casing provided with a liquid crystal screen, and a gravity sensor, a power source, a circuit board, and a microprocessor are provided in the casing. The microprocessor is located on the circuit board. The power source, the circuit board, the liquid crystal screen, and the gravity sensor are respectively electrically connected with each other and the gravity sensor is connected with the microprocessor. Thereby, when the vehicle is driven forward, the forward speed of the vehicle can be obtained via the calculation of the microprocessor after the gravity sensor detects the forward acceleration. The obtained forward speed can be shown on the liquid crystal screen to inform users immediately.

Claims

1. A speed meter, connected to a vehicle, comprising:

a casing, provided with a liquid crystal screen and having a power source and a circuit board that is electrically connected with the power source and the liquid crystal screen, where the circuit board is provided with a microprocessor thereon; and

a gravity sensor, provided in the casing and connected with the microprocessor for detecting the forward acceleration of the vehicle and then the forward speed is obtained by the calculation of the microprocessor and shown on the liquid crystal screen.

2. The speed meter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power source is at least a lithium battery or at least a dry battery.

3. The speed meter as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the gravity sensor detects the forward acceleration values of the vehicle along X-axis and Y-axis, these values are calculated by the microprocessor to obtain the forward speed of the vehicle.