Patent ID: 6587044
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A brake lamp illumination system for a vehicle including:a source of power; a brake lamp; a central processing unit; a first circuit in connection with said source of power and said central processing unit which supplies continuous power to said central processing unit from said source; a second circuit in connection with the brake pedal of the vehicle and said central processing unit which supplies power to said brake lamp when a brake pedal of the vehicle is applied; means for sensing the speed of the wheels of the vehicle, said sensing means being electrically connected to said central processing unit; and wherein when said central processing unit receives a signal from said sensing means that the speed of rotation of the wheels of the vehicle is decreasing, said central processing unit senses if power is present in said second circuit, wherein if no power is present in said second circuit, power is supplied from said first circuit to said second circuit and said brake lamp is illuminated, and wherein if power is present in said second circuit, no power is supplied from said first circuit to said second circuit.