Collision prevention automatic warning system

• US 7,188,028 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2004
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yuan-Ting Chung
• Original Assignee: Yuan-Ting Chung
• Inventors: Chung, Yuan-Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin; Gary
• Application Number:
  US10/761,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20050159892A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/36, 701/301, 342/455, 340/435, 340/436, 340/903, 307/10.1
• US Class Current: 701/301
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle

Abstract

The present invention provides a collision prevention automatic warning system, constructed to comprise a control circuit embracing a controller, a plurality of sensors, a light-emitter, a sound-emitter, an electric battery power supply, and a standby battery supply, therewith the system is installed in a vehicle. When a vehicle collision occurs, the sensor detects a signal and transmits same to the controller, whereupon the controller notifies the light-emitter and the sound-emitter, which thereupon emit a bright light and a loud sound respectively, and can also activate an automatic police reporting system, thereby promptly warning vehicles coming up from rear to pay heed to the collision and thus preclude further collisions from occurring, and having functionality to transmit a report to the police which can accelerate rescue time.

Claims

1. A collision prevention automatic warning system, comprising:

a controller, adapted for determining that a collision has occurred;

an input circuit connected to said controller, having at least one parallel-connected collision sensor;

an output circuit having, parallel-connected, a light-emitter, and a sound-emitter; and

a power circuit having an electric battery power supply and a standby battery supply, connected in parallel by an isolation diode;

wherein, the mutually parallel connected sensors are linked to one end of the controller, and the light-emitter and the sound-emitter are linked to another end of the controller;

the control circuit utilizes electric power supplied by the electric battery power supply, and when the electric battery power supply loses efficacy, the standby battery supply is able to provide the required electric power;

further wherein, when a vehicle collision occurs, the sensors detects the collision occurrence and transmit a signal to the controller, whereupon the controller notifies the light-emitter and the sound-emitter, which thereupon emit a bright light and a loud sound respectively.

2. The collision prevention automatic warning system according to claim 1, further comprising a manual alert switch configured at a side of a driver, parallel connected with the sensors to one end of the controller whereby when the sensors do not detect any collision and thus do not implement any action, activating the manual alert switch also enables the light-emitter and the sound-emitter to emit the bright light and the loud sound respectively.

3. The collision prevention automatic warning system according to claim 1, wherein said output circuit can be linked to an automatic police reporting system, by parallel connection to the light-emitter and the sound-emitter, thereby providing functionality to transmit a report to the police, and thus accelerate rescue time.