Patent ID: 7307518
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A vehicle safety lighting system for notifying a trailing vehicle of a leading vehicle's braking force applied during transit conditions, said vehicle safety lighting system comprising: an elongated panel including a plurality of light-emitting sources housed therein, said light-emitting sources being arranged in a plurality of isolated series equidistantly juxtaposed along a longitudinal length of said panel; means for removably mounting said panel to a rear portion of the leading vehicle so that the trailing vehicle can maintain a continuous line of sight with said light-emitting sources during driving conditions; a controller operably coupled to a master brake cylinder of the leading vehicle, said controller being electrically mated in parallel with said plurality of light-emitting sources such that selected ones of said light-emitting source series can be independently activated during driving conditions; and a plurality of in-line pressure sensors directly conjoined to a plurality of brake lines associated with the master brake cylinder, said in-line pressure sensors determining a degree of force applied to a brake pedal in the leading vehicle, said in-line pressure sensors generating and transmitting a series of notification signals to said controller while the brake pedal is engaged such that said controller can selectively activate said light-emitting sources based upon a changing brake force; wherein one said light-emitting source series is continuously active during non-braking conditions; wherein said controller is directly and electrically coupled to said plurality of light-emitting sources, said controller being directly and electrically coupled to said master brake cylinder.