MOBILE HEIGHT DETECTOR DEVICE WITH A HORIZONTAL TELESCOPIC ARM WITH A 12 VOLT SWITCH CONTACTOR INTENDED TO CALIBRATE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF A HIGH POINT IN THE CIRCULATION AREA.

Abstract

Mobile height detector device with a telescopic arm (1) and a 12-volt switch (2 and 3), designed to be fitted to a vehicle (A and B), fixed to the rear of the vehicle by brackets (4), to allow drivers to set a maximum horizontal clearance height when traveling on the traffic lane over the structure (5). This mobile height detector device with a telescopic arm and a 12-volt switch is characterized primarily by its maneuverability and ease of use. Figure for the abbreviation: Fig. 1

Description

Title of the invention: MOBILE HEIGHT DETECTOR DEVICE BY A HORIZONTAL TELESCOPIC ARM WITH 12 VOLT SWITCH CONTACTOR INTENDED FOR CALIBRATE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF A HIGH POINT IN THE CIRCULATION ZONE. Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of mechanical height detector devices fitted to van or heavy goods vehicle types, used during road journeys where the load size is outside the standard height in the traffic area.

[0002] The aim of the invention is to allow drivers to set a maximum horizontal clearance height when moving on the traffic lane.

[0003] The vehicle equipped with this height detector device by a telescopic arm, on which a 12 volt position switch contactor will be fixed at the high point of the telescopic arm, will be able to carry out, before passing the oversized height gauge, a recognition of the traffic zone and thus avoid being blocked, causing an accident or damaging the road infrastructure.

[0004] This recognition will indicate whether or not it will be possible for the oversized vehicle to travel on this route thanks to the 12-volt switch contactor, which, when it touches the infrastructure, will warn the driver with an audible buzzer.

[0005] Furthermore, the objective of this invention is to make the driver aware of the possibility of being able to pass over the traffic zone encountering obstacles (bridge, trees overhanging the roadway, barrier, etc.).

[0006] The attached drawing illustrates the invention: • [Fig. 1] shows the installation of the entire mobile height detector device using a horizontal telescopic arm ([Fig.l], reference 1) with a 12-volt switch contactor ([Fig.l], reference 2 and reference 3) on the vehicle (reference A, reference B). Prior art

[0007] Generally speaking, road area measurement devices fitted to vehicles use ultrasonic sensor systems, light beams or with a 3D camera. These devices are essentially characterized by an objective of intelligent driving assistance by means of a 3D camera or a multitude of ultrasounds taking the overall environment in order to allow a complete analysis of the environment encountered when approaching the various obstacles.

[0008] These devices are generally located at the highest points of the vehicle, with some devices at low points. These devices perform a scan in height, width or using a 3D camera, looking for contact points such as a structure spanning the traffic area.

[0009] There are currently devices for measuring the environment of vehicles under the references: • DI WO 2018 / 076855 Al (NEXTEV LTD [CN]) May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) • D2 US 2014 / 218481 Al (HEGEMANN STEPHAN [DE] ET AL) August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07) • US 7,259,660 B2 (BOSH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) August 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)

[0010] Concerning these intelligent measuring devices, the driver will be warned by an audible device (D3), or by a visual inside the vehicle by a screen using the 3D camera (D2), or by a route calculation device according to the entry of the size of said vehicle in the database of the route software of the equipped vehicle (D1).

[0011] In other words, these devices are all designed during the manufacture of the vehicle, either by integrating a 3D screen, or by integrating an integrated navigation system, or by integrating a sound device.

[0012] The aim of the invention is therefore to provide a mechanical device that can be installed after the vehicle has been manufactured. In fact, all heavy or light vehicles can, depending on their needs, install this device without any physical or electronic modification to their vehicles.

[0013] The aim of the invention is therefore to provide an optimum, safe, secure device, while being mobile so that it can be removed and replaced on another vehicle.

[0014] The aim of this invention is to no longer have to get out of the vehicle to take measurements. Statement of the invention

[0015] The invention therefore relates to a mobile on-board height detector device intended to carry out the recognition of a precise route before the passage of an exceptional convoy and to inform the driver of the abnormally high load, of the high distance encountered in real time, during its passage through the traffic zone.

[0016] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor will be calibrated in height by the driver to the desired height measurement.

[0017] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with in-contactor The on-board 12-volt switch is characterized by its ease of installation on any vehicle and its ability to be removed if necessary in order to install it on another vehicle. Indeed, this device has the main characteristic of being mobile, unlike the inventions mentioned above in the Prior Art chapter; D1, 3 D2 and D3.

[0018] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm is characterized by a metric telescopic arm ([Fig.l], reference 1); commonly also called: • Telescopic rod ([Fig.l], reference 1). • Telescopic height sight ([Fig.l], reference 1). • Telescopic measuring rod ([Fig.l], reference 1).

[0019] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm is characterized by a 12 volt electrical system called a position switch contactor or limit switch ([Fig.l], reference 2 and reference 3), which is fixed to the high point of the telescopic arm ([Fig.l], reference 1).

[0020] This mobile height detector device using a telescopic arm is characterized by its telescopic arm graduated in centimeters with a height varying from 1 to 10 meters.

[0021] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm is characterized by being fixed in its horizontal position on the vehicle ( [Fig.l].

[0022] This 12 volt switch contactor is characterized by two parts dependent on each other, characterized by: • The 12 volt switch contactor fixed on the telescopic arm ([Fig.l], references 2 and 3) electrically connected to the sound box. • The plastic rod ([Fig.l], reference 3) fixed on a rotating axis of the 12 volt switch contactor ([Fig.l], reference 2)

[0023] This position switch contactor ([Fig.l], reference 2 and reference 3), installed on the high point of the telescopic arm ([Fig.l], reference 1) is electrically connected to a sound box. This sound box is installed in the driver's cabin.

[0024] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, will be installed at the rear of the said equipped vehicle.

[0025] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor must be raised (unfolded) horizontally by the driver to the desired height measurement using the telescopic arm system graduated in centimeters.

[0026] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contact will be fixed by two powerful magnets on the body of the vehicle. Detailed description

[0027] The invention relates to a mobile height detector device using a telescopic arm with a 12-volt switch contactor positioned by powerful magnets on the vehicle body.

[0028] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor consists of: • An insulating telescopic arm graduated in cm fixed on two powerful magnets ([Fig.l], reference 1). • A 12 volt position switch contactor fixed to the upper point of the telescopic arm ([Fig.l], reference 2). • The 12 volt switch contactor incorporates a plastic rod (3) fixed to the rotating shaft of the 12 volt switch contactor. An insulated hollow flexible hose (plastic rod) incorporating the 12 volt electrical line connecting the switch contactor to the sound box. • A sound vibrator with a power regulator.

[0029] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contact will be unfolded in horizontal elevation according to the maximum height decided by the driver of the vehicle equipped according to the height of the non-standard loading gauge in height.

[0030] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor is configured to vary the 12 volt power supply to a lower voltage, for example from 1 to 11 volts or to a higher voltage, for example from 13 to 24 volts for reasons of connectivity with the buzzer located in the driver's cabin will be used to tare, by its horizontal deployment, a maximum height of passage of the oversized load on a traffic zone.

[0031] Furthermore, this mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor can have an unfolded telescopic measurement of 1 meter to 5 meters in height.

[0032] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor can be characterized by different methods of fixing to the vehicle body: • By a system of magnets. • By a suction cup system. • By fixed or removable screws.

[0033] This 12 volt position switch contactor ([Fig.l], reference 2), is characterized by an insulating polytetrafluoroethylene plastic rod ([Fig.l], reference 3) at its upper base on a pivoting axis.

[0034] This 12 volt position switch contactor, thanks to its plastic rod, will be activated at each contact of the surface of the high infrastructure encountered in the traffic area.

[0035] This 12 volt position switch contactor characterized at its upper base by a plastic rod articulated on a pivoting axis making contact at each physical encounter with an infrastructure.

[0036] This 12 volt position switch contactor, in contact with the infrastructure encountered, will physically pivot on its axis in order to actuate the 12 volt contactor which will send the information to the sound box located in the vehicle.

[0037] This sound box, or flashing light-emitting diode sound warning box, will emit a sound like a sound vibration with flashing light when the switch contactor is actuated via the axis of the plastic rod touching the high infrastructure such as a bridge, trees, or obstacle avoidance barrier. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12-volt switch contactor includes a sound warning box or flashing light-emitting diode lighting in the driver's cabin in order to warn of contact with the plastic rod of a road infrastructure encountered on the traffic lane.

[0038] The 12 volt power supply of the position switch contactor and the sound box will be provided with a power variator in order to be able to vary the voltage according to the electrical description of each, either by reducing it (for example from 11 volts) or by increasing it (for example from 13 to 24 volts). Brief description of the figure

[0039] The implementation of the invention, in terms of installation of this mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, is given for information and non-limiting purposes, with the support of the attached figure.

[0040] The infrastructures encountered in the traffic zone are shown by reference 5, [Fig.l].

[0041] The fixing by two powerful magnets is materialized by the mark 4, [Fig.l].

[0042] The telescopic arm graduated in centimeters is materialized by the mark 1, [Fig.l].

[0043] The 12 volt switch contactor is represented by the reference 2, [Fig.l] and its plastic rod by the reference 3, [Fig.l] fixed on the rotating axis of the 12 volt switch contactor.

[0044] The figure, [Fig.l] shows the telescopic arm ([Fig.l], reference 1) in the folded version of vehicle A ([Fig.l], reference A) and the unfolded telescopic arm in horizontal elevation of vehicle B ([Fig.l], reference B).

[0045] This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, [Fig.l] in accordance with the invention, has multiple advantages characterized by: • The assurance, through the use of this mobile device, of avoiding damage to the external infrastructure (reference 5) of the traffic zone and thus preserving the quality of the loading without causing accidents. • The safety of drivers who will use this mobile device and who will no longer have to get out of their vehicle (marker A, mark B) to take measurements manually with a tape measure. • The speed of installation of this mobile device which does not require any technical knowledge or handling after installation. • The ability to move this mobile device from one vehicle to another. Industrial application

[0046] This on-board mobile distance measuring device, according to the invention, is particularly suitable for industrial application.

Claims

Claims

1. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor intended to equip a vehicle, in order to calibrate a maximum height for the passage of oversized loads at height in a traffic zone. This mobile device is characterized in that it comprises: • A maximum height measuring means, configured to measure a maximum height not to be exceeded according to the road infrastructure encountered during the journey. • A 12 volt switch contactor connected to a sound box in the driver's cabin.

2. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 1, characterized by a telescopic arm graduated in centimeters with a height varying from 1 meter to 10 meters.

3. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 2, characterized by the method of fixing the telescopic arm in different possibilities characterized by: • Fixing by magnet system on the body of the vehicle. • Fixing by suction cup system on the body of the vehicle. • Fixing by fixed or removable screws on the body of the vehicle.

4. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 3, characterized in being placed horizontally, on any body of a rolling vehicle.

5. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 4, characterized by a 12 volt switch contactor fixed on the upper base of the telescopic arm.

6. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 5, characterized by a 12 volt switch contactor incorporating a plastic rod fixed on the rotating shaft of the 12 volt switch contactor.

7. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 6, configured to vary the 12 volt supply to a lower voltage, for example from 1 to 11 volts or to a higher voltage, for example from 13 to 24 volts for reasons of connectivity with the buzzer located in the driver's cabin.

8. This mobile height detector device by telescopic arm with 12 volt switch contactor, according to claim 7, comprising an audible warning box or flashing light-emitting diode lighting in the driver's cabin in order to warn of contact with the plastic rod of a road infrastructure encountered on the traffic lane.

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