Patent ID: 6130609
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
An automatic emergency signal means for vehicles comprising:an outer casing mounted in a vehicle and having a damping fluid filled in said outer casing;an inner casing pivotally secured in said outer casing, said inner casing floated on said damping fluid to be constantly positioned at a horizontal plane within said outer casing;a movable weight movable or rolling in said inner casing and normally rested at a starting position in said inner casing;a counter weight secured in said inner casing opposite to said movable weight when normally rested on the starting position, said counter weight gravitationally balancing said inner casing in commensuration with said movable weight to allow said inner casing to be horizontally positioned in said outer casing;a restoring lever pivotally secured in said inner casing and resiliently contacting said movable weight for normally restoring said movable weight towards the starting position in said inner casing;a sensor secured in said inner casing at a target position opposite to said starting position in said inner casing, and operatively actuated by said movable weight when forwardly moved towards the target position due to inertia of the movable weight upon an emergency braking of the vehicle;a control circuit electrically connected to said sensor and a power source for receiving and treating a trigger signal as transmitted from said sensor when actuated upon the emergency braking of the vehicle; anda warning device including a light and a buzzer electrically connected to said control circuit and operatively actuated by said control circuit upon the emergency braking of the vehicle for warning a following car.