ALARM LIGHT STRUCTURE

• US 20110298605A1
• Filed: 06/03/2010
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tung-Lin Lu
• Original Assignee: Tung-Lin Lu
• Inventors: LU, TUNG-LIN
• Application Number:
  US12/792,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20110298605A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/324 for signalling that a door is open or intended to be opened
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/40 Several lamps activated in sequence, e.g. sweep effect, progressive activation

Abstract

An alarm light includes at least one light emission element, a control unit, and a central lock unit. The light emission element is mounted to a vehicle. The control unit is electrically connected to the light emission unit to control the light emission unit to selectively give off light. When the central lock unit is unlocked, the control unit controls the light emission element to give off light and when the central lock unit is locked, the control unit controls the light emission element to stop lighting. As such, the alarm light may signal vehicles and pedestrians coming from the rear side in advance that a vehicle door is going to be opened.

Claims

1. An alarm light structure, comprising:

at least one light emission element, which is adapted to mount to a vehicle;

a control unit, which is electrically connected to the light emission element and controls actuation/de-actuation of the light emission element to give off light; and

a central lock unit, which is adapted to lock/unlock a vehicle door and is in electrical connection with the control unit, whereby when the central lock unit is unlocked, the control unit controls the light emission element to give off light.

2. The alarm light structure according to claim 1, wherein the light emission element comprises a light-emitting diode.

3. The alarm light structure according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting diode is mounted inside a rearview mirror of the vehicle.

4. The alarm light structure according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting diode is mounted below a rearview mirror of the vehicle.

5. The alarm light structure according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of light-emitting diodes is provided in an arrangement of matrix.

6. The alarm light structure according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of light-emitting diodes is provided in a linear arrangement.

7. The alarm light structure according to claim 1, wherein the central lock unit comprises a door lock of a vehicle door of the vehicle.