Patent ID: 7373810
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A system for shortening brake activation reaction time for a driver of a vehicle wherein the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal are controlled by the foot of the driver who sits in the driver's seat on a seat cushion, said vehicle having at least one brake light on the rear side of said vehicle, said system comprising: an under-thigh support for the driver's leg having means for preventing sliding of said under-thigh support on the surface of said driver's seat and having a support surface that is raised above the surface of said cushion and is tapered in the direction from the right thigh of the driver toward the center of said driver's seat cushion for supporting the driver's thigh in a position that provides the shortest reaction time for movement of the driver's leg from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal and for activation of the brake; danger-imitation means that generates a danger-imitation signal perceived by said driver in said position; a device for randomly activating said danger-imitation means; a first sensor that is sensitive to said danger-imitation signal and that generates a first electrical signal in response to said danger-imitation signal; a second sensor that is installed behind said vehicle for sensing the ignition of the brake light that is ignited when the driver presses on said brake pedal; a switching device that is connected to said first sensor and to said second sensor and that counts the duration of said first electrical signal and switches off said first sensor simultaneously during switching on of said second sensor; and a signal-duration registration device that is connected to said switching device for registering the duration of said first electrical signal.