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Signaling device

AssigneeCosmo-Connected

InventorCharles Pingree

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Abstract

A signaling device intended to be worn by a moving user such as a rider of a two-wheel vehicle providing improved visibility on the part of other road users through the provision of a light source at a greater height than is conventional for such vehicles comprises an accelerometer taking measurements along three orthogonal axes, a rechargeable battery pack, a first light source, wireless communication means for transmitting an alert signal and a control unit which activates the light source above a particular deceleration or braking threshold, activates the communication means at a higher deceleration or accident threshold and activates the communication means when a number of switchovers between acceleration and deceleration is equal to or higher than a third threshold.

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Dependent claims

A signaling device intended to be worn by a user in movement, in particular a driver of a land vehicle, said device comprising an electronic accelerometer taking measurements along three orthogonal axes, an array of electrochemical rechargeable batteries, a first light source, wireless communication means intended to transmit an alert signal and a control unit intended to activate:

said light source when said accelerometer measures deceleration equal to or higher than a first predefined deceleration threshold, called braking threshold, and
said communication means when said accelerometer measures deceleration equal to or higher than a second predefined deceleration threshold, called accident threshold,
wherein the control unit is further intended to activate the communication means when said accelerometer measures a number of switchovers between acceleration and deceleration equal to or higher than a third predefined threshold of number of switchovers within a predefined lapse of time.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/779,734Filed 30 Nov 2016
Priority: FR 15 6162030 Nov 2015
Published: US 2020/0139880 A17 May 2020
Granted: 22 Dec 2020
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Classification15 codes

B60Q 1/52
For indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking: for indicating emergencies
A42B 3/0453
Detecting, signalling or lighting devices: signalling devices, e.g. auxiliary brake or indicator lights
B60Q 1/2673
Mounted on parts having other functions: on parts worn by the driver, e.g. clothes, gloves or bags, specially adapted to provide auxiliary vehicle…
B60Q 1/2676
On parts worn by the driver, e.g. clothes, gloves or bags, specially adapted to provide auxiliary vehicle signalling: helmets

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