Patent ID: 9616810
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R

Claim:
1. A system for implementing emergency strobing of existing vehicle lights comprising: an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to receive input to an existing vehicle flasher module; a strobing circuit that responds to an activation signal from the vehicle wiring harness that is indicative of a hazard flasher deployment event by producing an electrical output having a strobing pattern that is perceptibly faster than a cycle of existing vehicle signal lights; and an OR circuit having two inputs, one of which accepts the electrical output from the strobing circuit and another of which intercepts output to an existing auxiliary vehicle lamp that is not otherwise activated with existing vehicle flashers or signal lights; wherein the OR circuit has a multifunction output for connection to the existing auxiliary vehicle lamp in place of the intercepted output, the multifunction output providing for lighting of the existing vehicle lamp when either the output from the strobing circuit is active or the output from the intercepted output is active; wherein the strobing circuit accepts the activation signal from the vehicle wiring harness that would otherwise control existing non-strobing hazard flasher deployment.