VEHICLE LIGHT SWITCH APPARATUS

• US 3,600,596 A
• Filed: 06/05/1969
• Issued: 08/17/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John R. Aloisantoni
• Original Assignee: John R. Aloisantoni
• Inventors: Aloisantoni, John R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schaefer, Robert K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hohauser, H. J.
• Application Number:
  US04/830,599
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 307/10,9 340/76 315/77,82,83 180/82,103
• US Class Current: 307/10.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/143 combined with another condition, e.g. using vehicle recognition from camera images or activation of wipers
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/312 Adverse weather

Abstract

A vehicle light switch apparatus is provided for turning the lights of a vehicle on and off automatically upon turning the windshield wipers for the vehicle on and off without otherwise affecting the main light switch for the vehicle.

Claims

1. A solid state vehicle electrical circuit for actuating the vehicle lights when the vehicle windshield wipers are in operation, comprising in combination:

a. electrical source means;

b. a solid state switch means connected between said electrical source means and vehicle light circuit, said solid state switch means having a closed position having a low resistance to the flow of current ans an open position having a high resistance to the flow of electrical current;

c. windshield wiper circuit having switch means, said switch means having a closed position and an open position which are adapted to operate said vehicle windshield wipers when in a closed position;

d. said solid state switch means being connected to said windshield wiper circuit and adapted to close said solid state means whenever said windshield wiper circuit switch means is closed. c. said solid state switch means having at least one transistor having base, collector and emitter electrodes with each said base electrode being connected to said electrical source means and each said emitter electrode being connected to said vehicle light circuit. eThe apparatus according to Claim 1 in which said electrical source means is a battery.

3. A solid state vehicle electrical circuit for actuating the vehicle lights when the vehicle windshield wipers are in operation, comprising in combination:

a. electrical source means;

b. a solid state switch mean connected between said electrical source means and vehicle and light circuit, said solid state switch means having a closed position having a low resistance to the flow of current and an open position having a high resistance to the flow of electrical current;

c. windshield wiper circuit having switch means, said switch means having a closed position and an open position which are adapted to operate said vehicle windshield wipers when in a closed position;

d. said solid state switch means being connected to said windshield wiper circuit and adapted to close said solid state means whenever said windshield wiper circuit switch means is closed;

e. said solid state switch means having at least one transistor having base, emitter and collector electrodes with each said base electrode being connected to said windshield wiper circuit and each said emitter electrode being connected to said electrical source means and each said collector electrode being connected to said vehicle light circuit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 in which said solid state switch means has a plurality of transistors.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 in which said windshield wiper circuit switch means includes the vehicle ignition switch and the windshield wiper switch.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, in which the vehicle light circuit includes a light switch means connected between the electrical source means and the vehicle lights for turning said lights on and off.

7. The apparatus according to claim 2 in which said solid state switch means has a plurality of transistors.