FR2470710A1 - Manual flashing operation for traffic signals - uses normally closed switch connecting supply to lamp and normally open switch connecting bimetallic strip flasher in series with lamp - Google Patents
Manual flashing operation for traffic signals - uses normally closed switch connecting supply to lamp and normally open switch connecting bimetallic strip flasher in series with lamp Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- FR2470710A1 FR2470710A1 FR7929388A FR7929388A FR2470710A1 FR 2470710 A1 FR2470710 A1 FR 2470710A1 FR 7929388 A FR7929388 A FR 7929388A FR 7929388 A FR7929388 A FR 7929388A FR 2470710 A1 FR2470710 A1 FR 2470710A1
- Authority
- FR
- France
- Prior art keywords
- lamp
- switch connecting
- supply
- modulator
- circuit
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
- B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
- B60Q1/46—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for giving flashing caution signals during drive, other than signalling change of direction, e.g. flashing the headlights or hazard lights
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Lighting Device Outwards From Vehicle And Optical Signal (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Dispositif de modulation de lséclairage des feux de croisement d'un véhicule
L'invention est relative à un dispositif de modulation de l'éclai- rage de feux de croisement d'un véhicule.Modulation device for the illumination of the dipped beam headlights of a vehicle
The invention relates to a device for modulating the illumination of the dipped beam headlamps of a vehicle.
Dans la plupart des véhicules la manette de commande des feux de signalisation comporte un dispositif d'appel des feux de croisement à partir d'une position de commande de l'éclairage des feux dits de lanterne. Une telle modulation d'éclairage, utilisée à bon escient, est particulièrement utile et efficace pour attirer l'attention des autres usagers de la route, qu'ils soient des conducteurs de véhicules ou encore des piétons, à certains moment critiques. In most vehicles, the control lever for the signaling lights includes a device for calling the dipped beams from a position for controlling the lighting of the so-called lantern lights. Such lighting modulation, used wisely, is particularly useful and effective in attracting the attention of other road users, whether they are vehicle drivers or even pedestrians, at certain critical times.
Mais la récente obligation de circuler en permanence avec des feux de croisement ne permet pas ou ne permet plus de pratiquer commodément une modulation de l'éclairage de feux de croisement propre à attirer l'attention dans ces circonstances spécialement opportunes. But the recent obligation to circulate permanently with low beams does not allow or does not allow any more to practice conveniently a modulation of the lighting of low beams likely to attract attention in these especially appropriate circumstances.
L'invention a pour objet un dispositif permettant à partir de la position de commande de l'éclairage de feux de croisement de commander une modulation de cet éclairage. The subject of the invention is a device making it possible, from the position for controlling the illumination of low beams, to control a modulation of this illumination.
L'invention a pour objet un dispositif de modulation de ltéclai- rage des feux de croisement d'un véhicule, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte sur le circuit d'alimentation des feux de croisement, un modulateur d'intensité lumineuse, et un poste de commande dudit modulateur permettant alternativement l'alimentation continue du circuit et la modulation de l'alimentation du circuit. The subject of the invention is a device for modulating the illumination of the dipped beam headlamps of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises, on the dipped beam headlamp supply circuit, a light intensity modulator, and a control station of said modulator alternately allowing continuous supply of the circuit and modulation of the supply of the circuit.
Selon une caractéristique, le régulateur est un répétiteur qui peut être du type bilame. According to one characteristic, the regulator is a repeater which can be of the bimetallic strip type.
Le modulateur peut être soit disposé en série dans un circuit alimentant les feux de croisement, soit placé en parallèle avec le circuit d'alimentation des feux de croisement, ledit modulateur étant placé en série avec la bobine d'un relais commandant ledit circuit d'alimentation. The modulator can be either arranged in series in a circuit supplying the dipped beam headlights, or placed in parallel with the supply circuit for the dipped beam headlights, said modulator being placed in series with the coil of a relay controlling said circuit food.
Selon une autre caractéristique, le poste de commande du modulateur comporte un contact de commande à moyen de rappel automatique en position hors service
Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description des modes de réalisation donnés ci-après à titre d'exemple et illustrés dans les figures
La figure 1 est une représentation schématique d'un dispositif de modulation selon l'invention.According to another characteristic, the control station of the modulator comprises a control contact with automatic return means in the out-of-service position
The characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description of the embodiments given below by way of example and illustrated in the figures.
Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a modulation device according to the invention.
La figure 2 est une représentation schématique d'une variante de disposition selon l'invention. Figure 2 is a schematic representation of an alternative arrangement according to the invention.
Dans la figure 1, on a désigné par 1 un feu de croisement relié d'un côté directement à la masse 2 et alimenté de l'autre côté par une source de courant. non représentée, mais reliée également à la masse et présentant une polarité 3 par rapport à la masse. In FIG. 1, a low beam is designated by 1, connected on one side directly to earth 2 and supplied on the other side by a current source. not shown, but also connected to ground and having a polarity 3 relative to ground.
A partir de la polarité 3 le circuit d'alimentation du feu de croisement 1 passe par un fusible 4 et une manette de commande 5 à plusieurs positions de contacts commandant chacun un circuit d'éclairage, le contact 50 correspondant à celle du feu de croisement 1. From polarity 3 the low-beam headlight power supply circuit 1 goes through a fuse 4 and a control lever 5 with several contact positions each controlling a lighting circuit, the contact 50 corresponding to that of the low-beam headlight 1.
Le contact 50 est relié à un poste de commande 6 à inversion d'un contact d'entrée 60 entre un contact de sortie 61 normalement fermé sous l'action d'un ressort de rappel 63 et un autre contact de sortie 62, normalement ouvert sous l'action du ressort de rappel 63, mais fermé lorsqu'on actionne le poste de commande 6 à l'encontre du ressort 63. Contact 50 is connected to a control station 6 reversing an input contact 60 between an output contact 61 normally closed under the action of a return spring 63 and another output contact 62, normally open under the action of the return spring 63, but closed when the control station 6 is actuated against the spring 63.
Le contact de sortie 62 est relié au feu de croisement 1 à travers un modulateur 7 constitué, par exemple, à l'aide d'un répétiteur du type à bilame, tandis que le contact 61 est relié directement au feu de croisement 1. The output contact 62 is connected to the low beam 1 through a modulator 7 constituted, for example, using a repeater of the bimetallic strip type, while the contact 61 is directly connected to the low beam 1.
Le fonctionnement du dispositif est alors le suivant. Au repos du fait de l'action du ressort 63 le courant passe entre les contacts 60 et 61 et le feu de croisement est allumé donnant un flux lumineux d'intensité fixe. Lorsqu'on actionne le poste de commande 6 à l'encontre du ressort de rappel 63, le circuit électrique est interrompu entre les contacts 60 et 61 tandis qu'il est établi entre les contacts 61 et 62, ce qui fait que le circuit d'alimentation du feu de croisement 1 passe à travers le modulateur 7.L'intensité du flux lumineux délivré par le feu 1 est alors modulée par le modulateur 7 et ceci aussi longtemps que lion agit sur le poste de commande 6 à l'encontre du ressort de rappel 63. The operation of the device is then as follows. At rest due to the action of the spring 63 the current flows between the contacts 60 and 61 and the low beam is turned on, giving a luminous flux of fixed intensity. When the control station 6 is actuated against the return spring 63, the electrical circuit is interrupted between the contacts 60 and 61 while it is established between the contacts 61 and 62, which means that the circuit d supply of the low beam 1 passes through the modulator 7. The intensity of the luminous flux delivered by the light 1 is then modulated by the modulator 7 and this as long as the lion acts on the control station 6 against the return spring 63.
Dans la variante de réalisation de la figure 2, le contact 50 de la manette de commande 5 est relié d'une part au feu de croisement 1 à travers les contacts 81 et 82 normalement ouvert d'un relais 8 et d'autre part au poste de commande 6. Celui-ci ne comporte qu'un seul contact d'entrée 60 qui n'est relié qu'au seul contact de sortie 62 que lorsqu'on actionne le poste de commande 6 à l'encontre du ressort de rappel 63. Le contact 62 est relié à la bobine 8 à travers le modulateur 7, constitué par un répétiteur du type à bilame ; la bobine 8 est reliée d'autre part à la masse 2. In the alternative embodiment of FIG. 2, the contact 50 of the control lever 5 is connected on the one hand to the low beam 1 through the normally open contacts 81 and 82 of a relay 8 and on the other hand to the control station 6. This has only one input contact 60 which is connected to only the output contact 62 only when the control station 6 is actuated against the return spring 63. The contact 62 is connected to the coil 8 through the modulator 7, constituted by a repeater of the bimetal type; the coil 8 is also connected to earth 2.
Le fonctionnement du dispositif est alors le suivant. Au repos le feu de croisement 1 est alimenté à travers les contacts 81 et 82 du relais qui sont fermes et le feu de croisement 1 délivre un flux lumineux d'intensité fixe. Lorsqu'on actionne le poste de commande 6 à l encontre du ressort de rappel 63, la bobine du relais 8 est alimentée à travers le bilame du modulateur 7, ce qui a pour effet d'interrompre l'alimentation du feu 1 en fonction de la fréquence délivrée par le modulateur. Dans ces conditions l'alimentation du feu de croisement est interrompue par les contacts 81 et 82 du relais 8 au rythme de la fréquence délivrée par le modulateur 7. L'intensité du flux lumineux émis par le feu de croisement est alors modulée en fonction de la fréquence du modulateur et de l'inertie propre du feu lumineux. The operation of the device is then as follows. At rest the low beam 1 is supplied through the contacts 81 and 82 of the relay which are closed and the low beam 1 delivers a luminous flux of fixed intensity. When the control station 6 is activated against the return spring 63, the coil of the relay 8 is supplied through the bimetallic strip of the modulator 7, which has the effect of interrupting the supply of the light 1 as a function of the frequency delivered by the modulator. Under these conditions, the supply of the low beam is interrupted by the contacts 81 and 82 of the relay 8 at the rate of the frequency delivered by the modulator 7. The intensity of the light flux emitted by the low beam is then modulated as a function of the frequency of the modulator and of the inertia inherent in the luminous fire.
Il est évident que l'invention n'est nullement lumitée aux modes de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits et représentés et qui n'ont été donnés qu'à titre d'exemple 9 en particulier, on peut, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention, modifier certaines dispositions ou remplacer certains moyens par des moyens équivalents, ou encore remplacer certains éléments par d'autres susceptibles d'assurer la même fonction technique ou une fonction technique équivalente. It is obvious that the invention is not at all explained in the embodiments which have just been described and shown and which have been given only by way of example 9 in particular, it is possible, without departing from the scope of the invention, modify certain provisions or replace certain means by equivalent means, or even replace certain elements by others capable of ensuring the same technical function or an equivalent technical function.
Claims (6)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
FR7929388A FR2470710A1 (en) | 1979-11-29 | 1979-11-29 | Manual flashing operation for traffic signals - uses normally closed switch connecting supply to lamp and normally open switch connecting bimetallic strip flasher in series with lamp |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
FR7929388A FR2470710A1 (en) | 1979-11-29 | 1979-11-29 | Manual flashing operation for traffic signals - uses normally closed switch connecting supply to lamp and normally open switch connecting bimetallic strip flasher in series with lamp |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
FR2470710A1 true FR2470710A1 (en) | 1981-06-12 |
FR2470710B3 FR2470710B3 (en) | 1982-07-09 |
Family
ID=9232216
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
FR7929388A Granted FR2470710A1 (en) | 1979-11-29 | 1979-11-29 | Manual flashing operation for traffic signals - uses normally closed switch connecting supply to lamp and normally open switch connecting bimetallic strip flasher in series with lamp |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
FR (1) | FR2470710A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2634433A1 (en) * | 1988-07-25 | 1990-01-26 | Specialites Automob Exploit | On-board light signalling device for a motor vehicle |
-
1979
- 1979-11-29 FR FR7929388A patent/FR2470710A1/en active Granted
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2634433A1 (en) * | 1988-07-25 | 1990-01-26 | Specialites Automob Exploit | On-board light signalling device for a motor vehicle |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
FR2470710B3 (en) | 1982-07-09 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP1500553B2 (en) | Fixed cornering headlamp for motor vehicles | |
EP1612474B1 (en) | Signaling and/or lighting assembly for vehicles | |
FR2762268A1 (en) | HEADLIGHT INSTALLATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | |
EP1477732B1 (en) | Projector with a pivoting plate, in particular for motor vehicles | |
FR2470710A1 (en) | Manual flashing operation for traffic signals - uses normally closed switch connecting supply to lamp and normally open switch connecting bimetallic strip flasher in series with lamp | |
FR2752206A1 (en) | INSTALLATION OF PROJECTORS FOR VEHICLE | |
FR2674201A1 (en) | Device for aiding the control of the lighting circuit of a vehicle | |
FR2601790A1 (en) | Automatic regulation of the lighting of vehicle lights | |
FR2717599A1 (en) | Circuit for an installation comprising an element which can operate intermittently, in particular an installation with flashing warning lights for a motor vehicle. | |
EP1903273B1 (en) | Dual function automobile headlamp | |
FR2939867A3 (en) | Vehicle headlight optical block, has illuminating light assembly that is composed of set of LEDs and is arranged in body to illuminate roads when environment light is low, where LEDs are arranged in continuous manner in any positions | |
FR2488197A1 (en) | Automatic emergency lighting for vehicles - uses photodetector mounted in headlamp to activate chain of relays if headlamp fails | |
FR2721566A1 (en) | Motor vehicle headlamp beam control method | |
EP2093104A1 (en) | Power supply method for an automobile headlight and headlight implementing this method | |
FR2511958A1 (en) | Car lighting circuit with switches for town traffic - has resistor in series with filament and connected between switch and diode | |
FR2502559A2 (en) | Automatic auxiliary light for car or motorcycle - has photoresistive cell turning on auxiliary light if main lamp fails | |
BE1010018A6 (en) | Rear fog light with variable brightness | |
EP0642951A1 (en) | Automatic control of a headlamp with non-visible emission e.g. U.V. for vehicle | |
FR2598529A1 (en) | Automatic device for lighting up vehicles during rain | |
FR2497484A1 (en) | Switching circuit for vehicle town lamps - uses relay in the motor vehicle ignition circuit to switch town lights in parallel with vehicles parking lamps | |
FR2585304A1 (en) | Improvement to lighting systems for vehicles | |
BE563363A (en) | ||
FR2661143A1 (en) | Flasher for brake lights and fog lights for the motor vehicle | |
FR2680028A1 (en) | Signalling device with enhanced safety | |
KR910009160Y1 (en) | Circuit controlling head-light of vehicle up and down |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
ST | Notification of lapse |