| 摘要 |
A vehicle safety device designed to increase highway safety by alerting vehicle operators of initial braking of highway traffic with noticeable rapid blinks of the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL). This selective approach in alerting highway traffic of unexpected braking introduces a new realm of brake signaling. A recognizable and higher-plateau vehicular safety signal and it uses an existing brake lamp. Adding to the value of this new vehicle safety device is its unique design. The Automatic Brakes Initiated Annunciator is engineered to be a simple, reliable, and a practical device. It does not include or need; special power supplies or voltage regulators, adjustments, calibration, oscillators or counters, integrated circuits, complicated wiring installation, special installation space, ambient temperature considerations, vibration consideration, complex circuitry, sophisticated or expensive electronic components, and changes in vehicle operation or brake usage. This simple device provides from about one to three seconds of alerting annunciation by rapid blinks of the CHMSL for braking requirements preceded by extended periods of braking inactivity (a minimum of 25 to 85 seconds) and immediately followed by normal brake illumination of the (CHMSL). It automatically prevents more annunciations from occurring by additional braking related to the initial braking requirement. And finally, it indefinitely delays annunciation re-appearance in stop and go traffic, where brake pedal is constantly being applied. A total of seven (7) electronic components do all of the above, one standard 12-volt relay with two normally closed contacts, two capacitors, two resistors, and two diodes.
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