Cornering light system for two-wheeled vehicles
AssigneesMarvin H. Kleinberg, Inc., Richard Morganstern Inc., Seymour A. Scholnick
InventorRoger E. Skoff
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Abstract
A cornering light system has a left beam and a right beam, each having a novel combination of cross sectional shape and orientation with respect to the vehicle. The cross sectional shape and orientation used have been found to provide optimum illumination of the roadway in the direction of turn. A two-wheeled vehicle necessarily leans toward the inside of the turn when cornering. As the vehicle tilts the appropriate beam is tilted into an efficient orientation for illuminating the roadway. An electrical switch activated by tilt of the vehicle is provided to operate the appropriate beam only when the vehicle is actually cornering.
Claims8
For use in combination with a two-wheeled vehicle a cornering light system comprising:
- a lamp assembly including a lamp energizable to emit a light beam of predetermined configuration, and means for fixedly mounting said lamp on said vehicle, said mounting means holding said lamp so that if energized when the vehicle is upright and oriented to move straight ahead, the center of said light beam is directed forward slantingly toward one side of the vehicle and with an upward incline, and means operable for energizing said lamp during a turn of the vehicle, whereby when the vehicle tilts to one side during a turn, the light beam will be directed to one side and its upward incline will be dropped to illuminate the road onto which the turn is being made.
A cornering light system for a two-wheeled vehicle which has a source of electricity comprising:
- a lamp assembly including a lamp and means for fixedly mounting said lamp on said vehicle with the lamp facing to one side of the vehicle, when the vehicle is upright and oriented to move straight ahead;
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- a tilt sensing switch coupling the source of electricity to said lamp, said switch being constructed to close when said vehicle tilts towards said side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.