Patent ID: 9412287
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B60Q,G09F

Claim Text:
1. A traffic advisor for an emergency vehicle, wherein the emergency vehicle includes emergency indicators and at least one rear door, said traffic advisor comprising: a base configured for attachment to a roof of said emergency vehicle, wherein said base includes a bottom plate with top and bottom surfaces and a rim extending up from said top surface and extending around a circumference of the top surface; a display member coupled to said base and shiftable relative to said base between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein said display member is configured to display one or more advisory messages; an actuation system for shifting said display member between said stowed position and said deployed position, wherein, in said deployed position, said display member presents a forward-facing side and a rearward-facing side, wherein said actuation system comprises at least one linear actuator and at least one elongated support member extending from said linear actuator to the forward-facing side of said display member, wherein said support members is operable to support said display member in said deployed position, and wherein in the stowed position, said support member is generally parallel with said display member, wherein said display member has a thickness that corresponds to a height of said rim of said base, such that, in the stowed position, said rearward-facing side of said display member is positioned adjacent to said bottom plate of said base and said forward-facing side is substantially flush with a top portion of said rim of said base; and an electronic control system operable to control the position of said display member, wherein said electronic control system is configured to maintain said display member in the stowed position when only the emergency indicators are activated, and wherein said electronic control system is configured to automatically shift said display member from the stowed position to the deployed position when the emergency indicators are activated and the at least one rear door is opened.