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US 5,512,876 AGranted
Device for the timed lighting of signal triangles on vehicles and of triangles for emergency stops
OwnerVincenzo Bruscainventor
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Abstract
The device according to the present invention allows the timed lighting in following phases of the structure and of the signals provided on two kinds of emergency triangles, a first one (2) provided on the vehicle, and a second one (3) that may be seen at distance, when the vehicle is forced to stop due to a damage.
Claims14
A device for timed lighting of a signal device used in association with a vehicle, comprising
- an electromechanical distributor having a first electrical connection for connection of said distributor with a vehicle battery and a plurality of signal light electrical connections which provide means for electrically connecting said distributor with lights of the signal device, said distributor further comprising
- a turning disc,
- a motor which is in driving communication with said turning disc for rotating said turning disc,
- a plurality of electrical contacts supported by and extending off from said turning disc, said electrical contacts being in electrical communication with said first electrical connection, and said electrical contacts having contact surfaces that are arranged at different heights with respect to the supporting disc,
- a plurality of electrical terminals having terminal contacts that are arranged at different heights to correspond with the different heights of said electrical contacts supported by said disc, and said terminals forming part of a respective one of said signal light electrical connections wherein, upon said disc being rotated by said motor, signal lights of the signal device are sequentially fed electrical current when the contact surfaces of said electrical contacts come in contact with a terminal contact of a corresponding height.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an electromechanical distributor having a first electrical connection for connection of said distributor with a vehicle battery and a plurality of signal light electrical connections, said distributor further comprising:
- a turning disc,
- a motor for rotating said turning disc,
- a plurality of electrical contacts supported by and extending off from said turning disc and spaced from one another, said electrical contacts being in electrical communication with said first electrical connection, and said electrical contacts having contact surfaces that are arranged at different heights with respect to the turning disc,
- a plurality of electrical terminals having terminal contacts that are arranged at different heights to correspond with the different heights of said electrical contacts supported by said disc, and said terminals forming a part of respective ones of said signal light electrical connections, and
- said apparatus further comprising a signal device having a plurality of lights in electrical communication with a respective one of said electrical connections, whereby, upon said disc being rotated by said motor, said signal lights are intermittently lit when individual contact surfaces come in contact with a terminal contact of a corresponding height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.