US2126878A - Safety device for use by drivers of motor cars and the like - Google Patents

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US2126878A
US2126878A US109159A US10915936A US2126878A US 2126878 A US2126878 A US 2126878A US 109159 A US109159 A US 109159A US 10915936 A US10915936 A US 10915936A US 2126878 A US2126878 A US 2126878A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K28/00—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions
    • B60K28/02—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver
    • B60K28/06—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver responsive to incapacity of driver
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S292/00—Closure fasteners
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  • This invention relates to a safety device for motor cars and other vehicles including aeroplanes.
  • the said device is such that it may serve as a thief-alarm in the event of an attempt being made by unauthorized persons to use the vehicle when the same is left unattended.
  • the present invention consists essentially of an attachment designed for mounting upon the vehicle at a point adjacent to one side of the drivers position, such attachment including a movable member urged in one direction by a suitable spring and against the tendency of which such member is adapted to be held by a lateral pressure of the leg of the driver.
  • Controlled by the movements of the said member are electrical contacts certain of which, governing the ignition of the engine, cause such ignition to cease when the movable member assumes its position under action of the spring, the said movable member controlling also further contacts whereby, in this position of the member, there will be brought into operation electrical apparatus designed to arouse and restore the driver, give a warning to other traffic and apply the brakes of the vehicle.
  • Fig. 1 shows, in sectional plan-view, a device suitable for use in connection with the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective sketch of a portion of the interior of a car-body, illustrating an appropriate arrangement of the said device therein,
  • Fig. 3 is a wiring diagram showing, by way of example, a practical arrangement of the electrical connections for carrying out the invention in conjunction with the said device, and,
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a method of mounting the said device in such a manner as to allow of its position being adjusted to suit the comfort or convenience of various drivers.
  • a switch of a known existing type consisting of a housing I in which is mounted a plunger 2 normally maintained in its outward position by means of a compression-spring 3, such housing being formed or provided with a plate or disc 4 by means of which it may be mounted in position.
  • a lever 5 Withing the housing I is a lever 5 fulcrumed upon a stationary axis 6 and provided with a torsion-spring I which normally maintains such lever in the position here shown and in which a roller 8 upon one end thereof lies in contact with the inner end of the plunger 2.
  • a metal disc 9 Connected with the lever 5 to turn therewith about the said axis 6 is a metal disc 9 having a pair of contacts Ill and II each consisting of an indentation producing a corresponding projection upon the under or reverse side of such disc, while mounted at fixed positions within the housing and suitably insulated from each other and from the said axis 6 are a pair of contacts i2 and 13 which co-operate respectively with the contacts In and I l of the disc.
  • the said device When employed for the purpose of the present invention the said device is mounted at a suitable fixed point in the vehicle, at one side of the drivers position.
  • a suitable fixed point in the vehicle at one side of the drivers position.
  • such device may be mounted in a car I l upon the door l5 at the side of the drivers seat I6, or again, in a case such as that of an omnibus in which the driver is at a distance from the side of the vehicle, the device may be mounted by means of a suitable fitting or bracket secured in place at the required position.
  • the said device will be so arranged as to allow of the plunger being maintained in its said inward position, against the tendency of its spring, by means of a lateral pressure of the drivers leg at the portion of the latter either at, above or below the knee-joint.
  • the said plunger is preferably provided at its end towards the driver with a crotch I! in which the desired portion of the leg may be comfortably and securely received.
  • the device may be mounted, as shown in Fig. 4, by means of a plate l8 designed for attachment to the door I 5 or other desired object, such plate having a slot IQ of any appropriate shape and capable of freely admitting the plunger 2 and the portion of the housing through which the latter extends, while the aforementioned plate 4 is arranged to bear against the rear side of the plate l8 and is clamped in position by means of thumb-screws or the like 20 also extending through the slot l9 and connecting with a further plate 2
  • the arrangement is such therefore that by slackening the screws 20 the device may be slid to any desired position within the length of the slot [9.
  • a suitable source 22 which may be the battery for the electrical system of the car and supplied through the ordinary key-switch 23, is connected with a two-way switch 24 which in one position, as 24a, completes the ordinary connection of the engine ignition system 25, while in its other position, as 2417, such switch connects the source with the aforementioned axis 6 and through the latter with the disc 9 and its contacts Ill and l l.
  • the stationary contact I3 is connected with the ignition system 25, while the other stationary contact I2 is connected with suitable alarm and warning means, such for instance as a horn 26, a bell or buzzer 2? arranged within the vehicle and lamps 28 arranged some within and others at the exterior of the vehicle such externally arranged lamps being preferably adapted to show a red light.
  • suitable alarm and warning means such for instance as a horn 26, a bell or buzzer 2? arranged within the vehicle and lamps 28 arranged some within and others at the exterior of the vehicle such externally arranged lamps being preferably adapted to show a red light.
  • a solenoid 29, or an electric motor is Also connected with the stationary contact I2 .
  • the switch 24 may be placed in the position 240. and in which the ignition system 25 will be in normal condition so that on closing the key-switch 23 the engine may be started and the vehicle driven in the ordinary manner without the use of the present invention which in this position of the switch 24 will be inoperative.
  • the switch 25 will be placed in the position 24b and the plunger will be moved against the tendency of its spring 3 to its inward position and held in such position by a lateral pressure of the drivers leg.
  • the arrangement will be modified to the extent that the contacts II and I3 and the brake-applying means 29 will be omitted, the device being arranged simply to control the alarm, warning and restoring means, without interferencewith the running of the engine or other functions necessary to maintain flight.
  • the springs of the seat l6 at the side thereof adjacent to the device are preferably made slightly higher and stronger than the remainder.
  • this movement may be arranged to close contacts whereby the spark-plugs, or other suitable portion of the ignition system is shortcircuited, thereby causing the engine to cease functioning.
  • a steering wheel for the vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine and provided with electrical ly operated ignition means and a battery
  • a steering wheel for the vehicle, an operators seat arranged adjacent to the steering wheel, an electric circuit in which the battery and ignition means are interposed, a leg-operated switch interposed in the circuit for maintaining the circuit in closed condition when the motor vehicle is in operation, said switch being arranged in the vehicle to one side of the steering wheel and adjacent to the seat so that it may be actuated by the leg of an operator of the vehicle, an auxiliary circuit connected to the battery and switch, electrically operated means interposed in the auxiliary circuit and adapted to be energized when the switch is in position to open the ignition circuit, a spring for normally maintaining said switch in the position in which the ignition circuit is open, and a master switch for controlling both circuits.
  • a steering wheel for the vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine and provided with electrically operated ignition means and a battery
  • a steering wheel for the vehicle an operators seat arranged adjacent to the steering wheel, an electric circuit in which the battery and ignition means are interposed, a leg-operated switch interposed in the circuit for maintaining the circuit in closed condition when the motor vehicle is in operation, said switch being arranged in the vehicle to one side of the steering wheel and adjacent to the seat so that it may be actuated by the leg of an operator of the vehicle, an auxiliary circuit connected to the battery and switch, electrically operated means interposed in the auxiliary circuit and adapted to be energized when the switch is in position to open the ignition circuit, a spring for normally maintaining said switch in the position in which the ignition circuit is open, a master switch for controlling both circuits, and an auxiliary switch positioned in the first-mentioned circuit for connecting or disconnecting the auxiliary circuit from the battery.
  • a main circuit in which the battery and ignition means are interposed, a master switch interposed in said circuit, an auxiliary circuit electrically connected to the battery, an auxiliary switch for interchangeably connecting the battery to the ignition means or the auxiliary circuit, a steering wheel for the vehicle, an operators seat arranged adjacent to the steering wheel, a switch arranged in the vehicle to one side of the steering wheel and adjacent to the seat whereby the last-mentioned switch may be controlled by the leg of the operator, said last-mentioned switch being operatively connected to both circuits for opening the auxiliary circuit when the main circuit is closed, and closing the auxiliary circuit when the main circuit is open, and electrically operated elements interposed in said auxiliary circuit.

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US3049188A (en) * 1959-07-22 1962-08-14 Giannetti Anthony Automatic stopping device for automobiles
US3186508A (en) * 1963-03-06 1965-06-01 Lewis H Lamont Emergency control for a vehicle
US3409101A (en) * 1966-05-31 1968-11-05 Howard B. Williams Safety device for motor vehicles

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3049188A (en) * 1959-07-22 1962-08-14 Giannetti Anthony Automatic stopping device for automobiles
US3186508A (en) * 1963-03-06 1965-06-01 Lewis H Lamont Emergency control for a vehicle
US3409101A (en) * 1966-05-31 1968-11-05 Howard B. Williams Safety device for motor vehicles

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