Device and method for automatically rotating a stop lamp
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorYoung-Sup Oh
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Abstract
A device and method for automatically rotating a stop lamp in a vehicle are disclosed. The device includes a rotatable member having at least first, second and third end portions, a weight mounted on the first end portion of the rotatable member, a rotatable stop lamp connected to the third end portion of the rotatable member, and a movable member connected to the second end portion of the rotatable member, whereby a turn of the vehicle automatically rotates the stop lamp in a substantially opposite direction of the turn so that the driver of a rear vehicle can see the stop lamp at all times and avoid accidents.
Claims20
A device for automatically rotating a stop lamp in a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a rotatable member having at least first, second and third end portions, the stop lamp being connected to the third end portion of the rotatable member;
- a weight mounted on the first end portion of the rotatable member;
- and
- a movable member connected to the second end portion of the rotatable member,
- whereby the stop lamp automatically rotates in a substantially opposite direction of a turn of the vehicle according to centrifugal force from the turn and movement of the weight.
A method of automatically rotating a stop lamp in vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- providing a rotatable member having at least first, second and third end portions;
- mounting a weight on the first end portion of the rotatable member;
- connecting a movable member to the second end portion of the rotatable member;
- and
- connecting the stop lamp to the third end portion of the rotatable member,
- whereby the stop lamp automatically rotates in a substantially opposite direction of a turn of the vehicle according to centrifugal force from the turn and movement of the weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.