Safety switch for motor vehicle
OwnerJames Armstrong, Lowell Deaninventors
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Abstract
A switch assembly automatically turns on and off a hazard light on a motor vehicle in concert with a turn signal of the vehicle. Activating the turn signal interrupts power to the hazard light so that other vehicles are not distracted by it. The switch assembly detects activation of the turn signal and simultaneously turns off power to the hazard light. The assembly then turns on the hazard light after the turn is completed. The assembly includes a switch and a relay. The switch detects activation of the turn signal, and transmits that information to the relay. The relay interrupts power to the hazard light when the signal is activated.
Claims9
A switch assembly for a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising a switch in electrical communication with a relay that controls electrical current to an electrical device, the switch being capable of determining when a turn signal of the vehicle has been activated and signaling the relay to interrupt electrical current to the electrical device, the switch also capable of determining when the turn signal has been deactivated and signaling the relay to restore electrical current to the electrical device.
An electrical circuit for a motor vehicle having a turn signal, the circuit comprising a switch, a relay and a hazard light, the switch capable of determining when the turn signal has been activated and signaling the relay to interrupt electric power to the hazard light, the switch also capable of determining when the turn signal has been deactivated and signaling the relay to restore electric power to the hazard light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.