Visual front alert system
US12097800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21V23/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A visual front alert system attached to a vehicle windshield for instructing observers as to movement of the vehicle. A strip shaped body incorporates a plurality of illuminating elements communicating with a PCBA. An accelerometer connected to the PCBA, with a power supply operating the accelerometer and PCBA. In response to a determined acceleration of the structure, the accelerometer inputting a signal to the PCBA representative of the vehicle movement and the PCBA in turn providing an output signal causing illuminating elements to generate a visual output corresponding to said input signal. The visual output further includes a first output representative of a steady or accelerating motion of the vehicle and a second output further representative of a decelerating or braking condition of the vehicle.
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