Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
SAFETY ELEMENT, NAMELY FOR CARS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/100757
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The safety element, in particular for vehicles, where is its magnetic flexible bedding provided with highly reflexive flexible foil with a warning sign which can be fixed to the vehicle body several times. Its can be shape of the warning triangle.

Inventors:
CEJKA VLADIMIR (CZ)
Application Number:
PCT/CZ2011/000046
Publication Date:
August 02, 2012
Filing Date:
May 02, 2011
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
CEJKA VLADIMIR (CZ)
International Classes:
B60Q1/26; B60Q1/30; B60Q7/00; G09F13/16
Domestic Patent References:
WO2002090144A12002-11-14
WO1999059123A11999-11-18
Foreign References:
US6511193B12003-01-28
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KRATOCHVÍL, Václav (Mnichovo Hradiště, CZ)
Download PDF:
Claims:
C L A I M S 1. The safety element, in particular for vehicles, characteristic by that, its magnetic flexible bedding provided with highly reflexive flexible foil with a warning sign which can be fixed to the vehicle body several times.

2. The safety element according to claim 1, characteristic by that, its shape of the warning triangle.

3. The safety element according to claim 1 or 2, characteristic by that, its highly reflexive flexible foil in red and/or yellow and/or orange and/or white colour in usual and/or fluorescent design.

Description:
Safety element, namely for cars

Technical area

Technical solution concerning safety element, namely for cars

Current state of the art At present, standard reflecting glass element is used, fixed by the car producer at the rear part of the car being an integral part of its light. Disadvantage of the reflecting glass element is the potential reduction of its reflectivity, i.e. efficiency and reflexivity because of possible pollution with dust, dirtiness, snow or ice, this because it is permanently exposed to unfavourable climate conditions. The reflecting glass elements are, at the same time, vulnerable regarding damage by collision. Another advantage is that during possible collision of the car or a traffic accident, these fix reflecting glass elements may not always be placed in the direction from where other cars arrive and therefore such car, which is a barrier for traffic, for example across the road, may be easily overlooked in road sections without lighting which might result in an accident, i.e. a traffic accident of cars, damage of property and/or loss of health or life of other participants of the road traffic. The same applies also to the so called parking or warning lights when the lights might not be fully operating in the case of a traffic accident or crash of the car and/or sufficiently turned to the direction from where other participants of the road traffic arrive which may again result in collision of the cars. Also in the case of use of the obligatory warning triangle, the car is unprotected for a period of several dozens seconds before the triangle is assembled and placed in the appropriate distance from the car as provided by the legislation. An example includes location of the triangle in a highway, it means at least 100 meter behind the car, which might be, provided an average speed of a walking person, a period of 80 seconds. Only after that time, the obligatory warning triangle is fully functional. The mentioned time is critical and it can also result in collision of cars under this reduced visibility. Another fact is that the triangle placed behind the car may be tumbled and destroyed by another car, by which it no more plays its warning and reflecting function and there is no other adequate substitution. We must mention also situations when the crashed or damaged car remains across the road and crosses two lanes. The obligatory warning triangle in that case informs drivers only from one direction, but not from the other direction. Besides, the folding warning triangle is most often placed in the boot of the car and when the boot is damaged or deformed, it might not be always accessible and again there is no other adequate substitution. Another issue is dragging of a damaged car. At present, there is no product on the market which would in a suitable manner inform other participants of road traffic about the fact that the car in front of them is dragged because of a defect. Use of warning interrupted lights is not suitable and even not recommended because other participants of road traffic lose the information about when and where the dragged car will change its direction.

Fundamentals of the technical solution

The above mentioned shortcomings are largely remedied by the safety element, in particular for cars, according to this technical solution. Its essence is that it consists of a magnetic flexible bedding provided with a highly flexible foil with a warning sign which can be repeatedly fixed to the car body.

The safety element with advantage is in the shape of the warning triangle. The highly reflexive flexible foil is in the advantageous design in red and/or yellow and/or orange and/or white colour in usual and/or fluorescent design.

The safety element - reflexive element is produced from a usually available magnetic flexible foil and highly reflexive flexible foil with a layer of red, yellow, orange or white colour in usual and/or fluorescent design. The fluorescent design increases visibility even in daylight. These two materials are fixed to each other with an adhesive and/or by thermal melting. The shape is with advantage triangle - usual sign of danger. The size, shape and wei ght allow placing of the magnetic reflexive triangle in the door box next to the driver, into the shelf box in front of the co-driver or in another suitable place, while it is always ready for use. The reflexive magnetic triangle is immediately functional. The time delay between the accident and installation of this product is therefore minimal and covers the time until i nstallation of the obligatory folding warning triangle.

The advantage of this reflexive magnetic triangle is the fact that it is highly reflexive, it resists dirtiness, moisture and wind, it is light and flexible; its functionality is independent on the power supply and the scope of the car damage. No tools and implements are needed for its installation. It is not necessary to unfold it like in the case of the standard obligatory triangle. The bottom magnetic flexible layer is adhesive enough to adhere to the car body, to partly adjust to it and stay fixed until its subsequent removal. The magnetic layer need not adhere to the car body with its entire surface; fifty per cent of its contact surface is enough to fix it in place.

The safety element contributes to an improved safety of road traffic by the fact that reflexion of the light warns under reduced visibility other drivers about the place where is a possible barrier of road traffic, while this product does not depend on the scope of the car damage, power supply or location of the car on the road like is the case of standard reflexive glass elements place on the rear part of the car. The product is suitable both for new, and for older cars and other motor vehicles. Installation of the product is very quick and simple, without using of tools and implements, it efficiency is high, immediate, unlimited in time and its installation can be repeated. The product does not damage the car body and surface. The product can be used also when a car is drugged when its placing on the rear part of the dragged car gives clear information to cars behind it that the car is drugged. Based on that, other drivers can respond adequately, adjust their speed or increase the distance from the dragged car, with a similar effect like in the case of labels informing that the car is driven by a driver-beginner.

Examples of the technical solution implementation

The example of the safety element for cars consists of the magnetic flexible bedding provided with reflexive flexible foil with the warning sign in the shape of the warning triangle in red and white colour which can be fixed to the car body several times.

Another example of the safety element - reflexive element, is produced from magnetic flexible foil and highly reflexive flexible foil with a layer of red, yellow and while colour in fluorescent design. These two materials are fixed to each other with durable adhesive. The shape is triangle. The size, shape and weight allow placing of the magnetic reflexive triangle in the door box next to the drive, into the shelf box in front of the co-driver or in another suitable place, while it is always ready for use.

When an accident, crash or defect of the car occur, the driver will take the triangle when getting off the car and places it in a suitable place on the metal car body, this in the direction from where other participants of road traffic arrive. The reflexive magnetic triangle is functional immediately. The time delay between the accident and installation of the product is minimal and it therefore covers the time until installation of the obligatory folding warning triangle.

Possible industrial use

The safety element according to this technical solution can be used namely for motor vehicles for their lighting with the use of reflected light from other motor vehicles, this under dusk, dark or reduced visibility in the case of traffic accident, crash or defect of a vehicle.