Patent ID: 6753770
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A vehicle signaling system for selectively illuminating a headlight system, including at least one set of headlights, and a taillight system, including at least one set of taillights and optional running lights, of a vehicle of the type having a vehicle power source with a vehicle power system potential, a vehicle grounding system, a headlight system actuation means, and a taillight system actuation means, thereby vehicles to conveniently and safely signal each other by illuminating the headlight system and taillight system, comprising:a means for obtaining power from the vehicle power system including a voltage regulator to regulate the vehicle power system potential to a predetermined device potential; a two position non-locking switch having a headlight system flash position, a flash OFF position, and a taillight system flash position to intermittently and independently produce a headlight system flash signal and a taillight system flash signal utilizing the predetermined device potential; a two position locking switch having a headlight system and taillight system ON position, a lighting OFF position, and a taillight ON position to produce a continuous headlight and taillight illumination signal and a continuous taillight illumination signal utilizing the predetermined device potential; an integrated circuit that receives the headlight system flash signal, the taillight system flash signal, the continuous headlight and taillight illumination signal, the continuous taillight illumination signal, the predetermined device potential, and produces a headlight system signal and a taillight system signal; a headlight system current amplification device for receiving and amplifying the headlight system signal to produce an amplified headlight system signal; a taillight system current amplification device for receiving and amplifying the taillight system signal to produce an amplified taillight system signal; a headlight system secondary relay receiving the vehicle power system potential, the amplified headlight system signal, the predetermined device potential, and producing a headlight system primary relay signal to activate and deactivate the headlight system; a taillight system secondary relay receiving the vehicle power system potential, the amplified taillight system signal, the predetermined device potential, and producing a taillight system primary relay signal to activate and deactivate the taillight system; and a plurality of resistive loads to electrically connect the headlight system flash signal, the taillight system flash signal, the continuous headlight and taillight illumination signal, and the continuous taillight illumination signal to the vehicle grounding system.