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US 4,280,117 AGranted
Direction indication apparatus for vehicles
OwnerYoshikatsu Furusawainventor
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Direction indication apparatus for vehicles, which consists of; a power generation unit containing a miniature electric power generator which can be put into or taken out of operation by engaging or disengaging with the tire of the vehicle such as a bicycle etc., by manipulation through a Bowden wire; an electric flasher system for obtaining a flickering of the direction indication signal lamps disposed suitably on both sides of the vehicle; and a manipulation means for performing a direction indication operation which has a mechanism simultaneously effecting the operation of the power generation unit and junction of contacts for connection to either side of the indication signal lamp, by moving a manipulation knob forward or backward to cause engagement of the power generator with the tire and then tipping the knob to either side laterally to attain a supply of electric power to the indication signal lamp on the corresponding side.
Direction indication apparatus for a vehicle comprising a power generation unit containing a miniature electric power generator arranged so as to permit a rotor thereof to optionally engage or disengage with the tire of said vehicle, such as bicycle, by the drawing operation of a Bowden wire, an electric flasher system causing alternate flickering of direction indication signal lamps disposed suitably on both sides in front and rear of said vehicle so as to cause flickering to alternate between the front and rear signal lamps and a manipulation means for performing direction indication operation which has a mechanism simultaneously effecting the operation of said power generation unit and junction of contacts connected to either one side of said signal lamps in such a manner that, by moving a manipulation knob forward or backward along a T-shaped cut-off slit, engagement of said power generator with the tire is effected and by further tipping said manipulation knob on either one side or the other, switching to said signal lamps on the corresponding side of the vehicle is effected.
Direction indication apparatus for a vehicle comprising a power generation unit containing a miniature electric power generator arranged so as to permit a rotor thereof to optionally engage or disengage with a continuous and single plane surface of the tire of said vehicle such as bicycle, and electric flasher system causing alternate flickering of direction indication signal lamps suitably disposed on both sides in the front and rear of said vehicle and a manipulation means for performing direction indication operation which has a mechanism simultaneously effecting the operation of said power generation unit and junction of contacts connected to either one of said side signal lamps, so as to cause said power generator to engage or disengage with the tire and simultaneously, to effect the supply of electric power to either one of said side signal lamps.
Direction indication apparatus for a vehicle comprising a power generation unit containing a miniature electric power generator arranged so as to permit a rotor thereof to optionally engage or disengage with the tire of said vehicle such as bicycle, the surface of said tire that is engaged by said rotor being in a single, continuous plane, an electric flasher system causing alternate flickering of direction indication signal lamps suitably disposed on both sides in the front and rear of said vehicle so as to cause the flickering to alternate between the front and rear signal lamps and a manipulation means for performing direction indication operation, provided with a mechanism simultaneously effecting operation of said power generation unit and junction of contacts connected to either one of said side signal lamps, so as to cause said power generator to engage or disengage with the tire and simultaneously and respectively to effect or interrupt the supply of electric power to either one of said side signal lamps.
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