Patent ID: 6456206
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
An inclement weather safety system having left and right strobe lights, an inclement weather system switch, an inclement weather system indication, a humidity sensitivity/climate control switch, and a Direct Current (DC) to Direct Current (DC) converter, for a motor vehicle having an ignition switch, a main lamp switch, turn directional signal switch, left and right headlights and fog lights, and marking, brake, directional, license plate and warning lights for operation by a driver, comprising:A) a power means; and B) an inclement weather safety system control unit (22) which is electronically connected to a motor vehicle turn directional signal switch (24) and to a Direct Current (DC) to Direct Current (DC) converter 30 which is electronically connected to marking, brake, directional, license plate and warning lights (32), the inclement weather system control unit (22) also being electronically connected to a humidity sensitivity/climate control switch (20) which is electronically connected to an inclement weather safety system switch (16) which is electronically connected to an inclement weather safety system indication (18), the inclement weather safety system switch (16) also being electronically connected to a main lamp switch (14) which is electronically connected to a motor vehicle ignition switch (12) which is electronically connected to the power means; when the motor vehicle ignition switch (12) is activated by the driver, and the main lamp switch (14) is also activated by the driver the main lamp switch provides voltage to the inclement weather system switch (16) concurrently activated, the inclement weather safety system indication (18) also concurrently activates, the humidity sensitivity/climate control switch (20) activates the inclement weather safety system control unit (22) which occurs when inclement weather including fog, heavy rain or snow, are detected, the inclement weather safety system control unit (22) activates the Direct Current (DC) to Direct Current (DC) converter (30) which is electronically connected to marking, brake, directional, license plate and warning lights (32) to increase their illumination, the turn directional signal switch (24) is electronically connected to the inclement weather safety system control unit (22) which flashes at microsecond speed a light selected from a group of lights consisting of left headlight, fog light, strobe light (26), right headlight, fog light, strobe light (28) which is determined by the position of the turn directional signal switch (24).