Patent ID: 6211780
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A vehicle signalling display device, to be mounted on an automotive vehicle so that signalling lights of said device are visible for drivers of following vehicles, comprising:a) means for controlling said signalling lights in accordance with speed of the vehicle and regardless of operation and position of accelerator pedal of the vehicle; andb) means for visualizing a standarized amount of decrease in the speed of the vehicle by flashing at least one light of said signalling lights when the speed of the vehicle is decreased by the standardized amount;c) means for flashing at least one red light (LR3) of said signalling lights every time that the speed of the vehicle is greater than a first predetermined speed and the speed is reduced at least by a predetermined value while brake is being applied on the vehicle and speed sensor means of the vehicle is generating pulses; wherein said red light (LR3) flashes faster and glows brighter as the rate of deceleration of the vehicle increases by braking; andd) means for flashing first and second orange lights (LO1, LO2) of said signalling lights every time that the speed of the vehicle is greater than said first predetermined speed and the speed is reduced at least by the predetermined value while the brake is not being applied on the vehicle, in order to indicate the rate of the deceleration of the vehicle without braking.