Vehicle alarm device
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1. A device for placement in a vehicle, comprising a single housing which includes all of the following components:
- a power source, at least one lighting element, an acceleration and/or deceleration circuit and a moisture sensor, the device being arranged for operatively switching on the at least one lighting element when at least one of either the acceleration and/or deceleration circuit experiences an acceleration or deceleration which exceeds a pre-set maximum value or the moisture sensor comes at least partly under water, wherein the acceleration or deceleration circuit is automatically operative and responsive without operator control or intervention, and wherein the lighting element remains permanently lit after being operatively switched on, wherein all of the components, except the moisture sensor, are provided in a watertight compartment of the housing.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for placement in a vehicle, comprising a housing, at least one lighting element, an acceleration and/or deceleration circuits and/or a moisture sensor, the device being arranged for operatively switching on the lighting element when the device, in particular the acceleration and/or deceleration circuit, experiences an acceleration or deceleration which exceeds a pre-set maximum value and/or if the device comes at least partly under water.
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1. A device for placement in a vehicle, comprising a single housing which includes all of the following components:
a power source, at least one lighting element, an acceleration and/or deceleration circuit and a moisture sensor, the device being arranged for operatively switching on the at least one lighting element when at least one of either the acceleration and/or deceleration circuit experiences an acceleration or deceleration which exceeds a pre-set maximum value or the moisture sensor comes at least partly under water, wherein the acceleration or deceleration circuit is automatically operative and responsive without operator control or intervention, and wherein the lighting element remains permanently lit after being operatively switched on, wherein all of the components, except the moisture sensor, are provided in a watertight compartment of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for placement in a vehicle, comprising a single housing which includes all of the following components:
a power source, at least one lighting element, an acceleration and/or deceleration circuit and/or a moisture sensor, the device being placed in the vehicle and being arranged for operatively switching on the at least one lighting element when the device experiences an acceleration or deceleration which exceeds a pre-set maximum value and/or if the device comes at least partly under water, wherein the lighting element and the acceleration and/or deceleration circuit are protected watertightly within the housing, wherein the acceleration or deceleration circuit is automatically operative and responsive without operator control or intervention, and wherein the at least one lighting element remains permanently lit after being operatively switched on, wherein all of the components, except the moisture sensor, are provided in a watertight compartment of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A vehicle comprising an alarm device, the device comprising:
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a water tight housing comprising at least one light transparent part, and enclosing within the housing; a power source; at least one lighting element; an acceleration and/or deceleration circuit; a moisture sensor having at least one moisture sensing part extending outside the housing; and a control circuit coupled to the at least one lighting element, the acceleration and/or deceleration circuit and the moisture sensor; the control circuit comprising; a comparator for comparing a measured acceleration and/or deceleration of the vehicle and device with a pre-set maximum value; the control circuit being arranged for switching on the at least one lighting element if the measured acceleration and/or deceleration of the vehicle and device exceeds the pre-set maximum value and/or when moisture is sensed by the moisture sensor; wherein the device is positioned in the vehicle such that the light from the at least one lighting element can be seen from outside the vehicle, shining through the at least one transparent part of the housing, wherein the acceleration or deceleration circuit is automatically operative and responsive without operator control or intervention, and wherein the at least one lighting element remains permanently lit after being operatively switched on.
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