ES1262170U - Fixed and portable flat lighting/signaling/beaconing system for emergency vehicles and individuals (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Fixed and portable flat lighting/signaling/beaconing system for emergency vehicles and individuals, which comprises as the base of the system one or more flat-shaped elements (6-9-14), each one made up of a set of flat LEDs (4) such as, among others, the so-called RGB, which are controlled by an electronic control unit with remote control (24), through which the type of signaling, lighting or specific and precise beaconing is activated and regulated in each area of the vehicle bodies, adjusting the type, mode and intensity of light to the specific need of the incident or service to be covered in each case, either from the control unit itself or with its remote control from the outside of vehicles, characterized in that the entire system can be installed fixed (15-17-20) or used portable (26-27-28-29-30). Fixed installation is understood on the bodywork of all types of vehicles by means of standard modules of different shapes and sizes interconnected with each other (9-10) or by prior pattern and cut to size of each of the pieces (5-6-7), according to and according to the space and shape of each zone or zones of the bodywork to be covered. For portable, eventual use, as an auxiliary fault signaling system (29) or other cases that require eventual active signaling and beaconing (30), the system can be attached to the vehicle on doors, gates, windows, etc., by means of various fixing techniques or systems such as flexible magnetic sheets, vacuum cups or many other auxiliary fixing methods. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Fixed and portable flat lighting / signaling / beaconing system for emergency vehicles and individuals

Technical sector

The present invention belongs to the field of lighting technology and, more specifically, to the application of this technique both in vehicles driven by private citizens and in emergency vehicles or others that require equipment or special lighting systems, commonly known as lights. such as those carried, for example, by police vehicles, ambulances, firefighters, special transports, airport vehicles, cranes, etc., as well as other vehicles that, without necessarily being emergency vehicles or those previously mentioned, require or are obliged and, therefore, Therefore, authorized, to carry said elements of signaling / beaconing, given that due to the specific service they provide or the type of transport they perform, they require this type of special signaling in accordance with current regulations that regulate, among others, Aux lighting. in certain services and vehicles capable of using, as a fixed element or eventually, sis lighting and optical beaconing issues, bearing in mind that the system that is the subject of this registration is applicable to all types of vehicles, even with a minimal bodywork. Apart from the aforementioned cases, official or private emergency services vehicles, there is a specific case in which private, company or various other vehicles that are not necessarily emergency vehicles may be subject to and susceptible in any case to using emergency systems. lighting, signaling or special beaconing in specific cases, such as any type of incident on the road, such as a breakdown, a range, an accidental occupation of the road, etc., for which triangles are currently used emergency or a mini flasher clearly insufficient. In these cases, these systems are used with stopped vehicles in order to signal the incidence that may be in order to minimize the risk to other vehicles and, therefore, to drivers and pedestrians who circulate or are close to said by way of marking each incident. The previous application variant can be used in any type of vehicle, as in the case of the fixed system applied to emergency vehicles, that is, cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, etc. replacing the current emergency triangles, as is often called a removable system, considered portable.

The object of this invention aims to qualitatively and quantitatively improve the visualization capacity of any type of vehicles, that is, that vehicle drivers and pedestrians have an easier time detecting them in any situation or circumstance, either while standing still, in the case of the portable system or in operation and stopped for the fixed system focused on public and private emergency vehicles in addition and most importantly, that citizens, drivers or pedestrians can interpret the different indications more easily, more effectively and faster than from this type of vehicles, are carried out to the rest of the vehicles or people who circulate or are close to them, through the different optical messages emitted by these signaling systems that integrate the different models of priority light bridges existing in the market by means of which provides information for different purposes. For example, in the main light source of a light bridge system there are rotating beacons or it triggers warning flashes, that is, from the upper middle area of these systems, after activating them, other drivers are warned or pedestrians, that the vehicle that has this lighting system activated is in an emergency situation and, therefore, has priority of way. These same lights in other cases, can alert us that something around the vehicle that carries them requires special precaution, but that regardless of the reason or each specific reason, the operation of the system as such is always the same, it is say does not discriminate between signaling or marking of one or another incident, and they are usually of different colors depending on the unit to which the vehicle in question is destined and these, although they tend to be unified internationally, each country has its color preferences according to its regulations traffic and road safety.

Another subsystem that integrates the light bridge assembly that is located in the upper area of the system allows us and provides information read directly from a horizontal folding and folding panel until it is positioned vertically, being this normally composed of red LED diodes under a black background with different reprogrammed messages, configuring it as an active informative poster in various sizes, models and formats depending on the type of vehicle that carries it. Another of the subsystems that make up these bridges is the addressable signaling bar, a tracer bar located in the rear area of the bridge, this one in Amber, which signals from right to left, from left to right, from the center to the ends or all of it. intermittent and its mission, mainly, among others, is to indicate the direction that the vehicles that circulate on that section of road in which it is intervening have to take.

It is also used as preventive or alert signaling, in any case, after selecting the appropriate mode through its control panel located on the central console inside the vehicle.

The idea and, therefore, the novelty of this registry, is to complement in some cases and replace in others the different lighting subsystems that make up the light bridges of the different types of emergency vehicles by installing auxiliary lighting systems taking advantage of The entire surface provided by the exterior bodywork of the different types of vehicles, which is free of other elements that these vehicles carry in the factory, that is, to take advantage of approximately 75% of the bodywork surface through a novel system of high intensity dimmable light photocells in the form of flat micro LEDs of different types, models and sizes such as the so-called RGB installed in the form of panels on the outer body of the vehicles as a surface layer thereof, that is, without modifying the structure of each vehicle, respecting the conformation of the same regardless of the conf formation and size, without the need to drill any register and, therefore, at any point in the body without limitations of any kind, with total ease and without technical or mechanical complications of any kind as intervention in the interior of said bodywork because it is not necessary to modify or alter it, taking into account and highlighting that most of the bodies of the different vehicles do not allow the installation of any optical signaling system precisely because it is not possible to act on the generality of their structure, that is, it is not possible to pocket any area of the chassis to install “x” devices. Not only is it not possible to fit any area of the chassis, but not even 25% of the vehicle space is accessible for these purposes, since any lighting system that is currently on the market needs a minimum space of recess which most vehicles lack in their outer structure. Areas such as, for example, the doors, where it would not admit even that slightest recess due to having the glass and other technical elements of the vehicle under its bodywork. And as in this area, in the rest of the vehicle areas, with more emphasis on passenger cars and motorcycles whose practicable surface for these purposes is minimal. This, with respect to emergency vehicles and private or company vehicles that have nothing to do with the emergency services themselves, this new system aims to replace the current emergency triangles because they are technically and practically inefficient, in addition to putting into risk the lives of the drivers themselves when they are about to put or remove them on the road. The new system aims to quantitatively and qualitatively expand the lighting of emergency vehicles and others by expanding their field of vision using the surface itself. of these vehicles by making the most of their outer surface, using their own bodywork as a basis for this new system. The results of the application of this new concept through this new system will directly translate into: 1 ° a higher level of safety both for traffic officers and other drivers / operators of emergency vehicles as well as for the safety of the traffic in general and 2nd, greater agility in traffic control and regulation, this new system providing a new and necessary change of image for emergency vehicles with the future in mind. An image much more in line with the century in which we live functionally and aesthetically speaking, that is, a signaling system that will mark a before and after when making any area of the vehicle body suitable and, therefore, perfectly usable as a basis for the application / installation of the new optical beacon system with a multitude of uses, options, functions and possibilities, leading our country for the first time the technological initiative in this field on optical beacon systems, even, far ahead of the well-known American systems of priority lights, without mentioning the benefits of the system at the level of active, passive and preventive safety of the people, agents, who operate these vehicles.

Background of the invention

Police and emergency vehicles use the upper area of their vehicles, the roof, in their outer, anterior area, to integrate what is considered the core of their main emergency light source, technically known as light bridges. In this sense, it is indifferent that these vehicles provide service to: Police, Civil Guard, Health Services, Firefighters, Civil Protection, UME, etc. These systems are even used by vehicles that, without being an emergency, require special lighting systems due to their conformation or the specific service they provide: dangerous goods, special transports, cranes, etc. In the aforementioned relationship we observe that regardless of the public or private service provided by these vehicles with special lighting and whatever their destination, that is, the purpose for which they have been designed and manufactured, there are four different vehicle configurations. by size: Utility Vehicles or Passenger Cars, Vans or Vans and Heavy Vehicles (Rigid or articulated Trucks) without forgetting Motorcycles. The different conformations of size occur in most of the aforementioned cases: police, ambulances, firefighters, etc., that is, in all bodies or services there are three or four conformations of concept and size.

Analyzing each one of them, we observe that their emergency lighting systems, although apparently effective and modern in form, are not operationally effective enough and, therefore, are capable of being improved in many aspects through the implementation of an auxiliary system. that complements the current technology (current state of the art and the system that is the reason for this utility model) creating as a whole a quantitative and qualitative improvement that will translate into a new concept of active optical beaconing, safer and more effective for both agents / drivers who operate and drive these vehicles as for the safety of the traffic and in many other cases. In short, an advance that will translate into security for the generality of citizens. After this brief entry and for a better understanding of the background of the problems that current special lighting systems present in each of the sectors in which they are used, we analyze each of the vehicle concepts to which we have previously referred, Well, although the problem is the same in all cases, an independent and detailed analysis is required for each case and type of vehicle.

Cars and SUVs.

This type of vehicle, which could belong to any public or private unit or service, has its main emergency beacon (light bridge) on the roof, the upper front outer area of the vehicle, that is, on the drivers' heads, giving same type, make or model of vehicle. The emergency bridge system carried by these vehicles is visible from a great distance, that is, as a signaling system for a point of danger or risk, it could be considered that it is adequate to signal a long distance in the way, but perhaps not so much in the way. background and, therefore, can be substantially improved. Just as the ability to view from a long distance is recognized by its intensity in normal meteorological circumstances, yes, at a short distance, this type of lights, most of the stroboscopic type, can blind, therefore, its flash capacity cannot be regular, the option is either position light or flashes regardless of their cadence, which, in many cases, is an inconvenience, putting traffic safety at risk, that is, it creates the opposite effect to what It is intended depending on whether the vehicle that carries the system is stationary or moving and whether the traffic is stationary, flowing or slow. This is a reality that nobody has analyzed because there are not, do not exist, technical alternatives to the current special lighting systems, also as an information system, indicative of complementary messages at long, medium or even short distance, they are neither practical nor effective and we explain why. There are light bridges that in their lower rear area carry a light strip made up of narrow orange rectangles in line from side to side, which by means of its activation in the internal control unit located on the dashboard of the vehicle we can make said indicative optical device It runs from left to right and from right to left, from the center to the extremes or the whole lights up intermittently in its entirety, which would be the attention / prevention mode.

This sector of the bridge whose objective is to indicate the direction of traffic flow or prevention has a minimum size compared to the operational needs for which it is developed, for example, in a case of signaling lane change in the event of an accident, roadblock, etc. What is better than nothing? Well yes. That for obvious reasons it has to be smaller and smaller than the main span of the bridge as it is integrated into it. Well, too. But this does not make it useful or effective or in form or in substance, because, when we refer to traffic safety, it must begin in the vehicles of those who are in charge of controlling and regulating it, therefore, that Auxiliary system of the bridge is in every way and way insufficient and, therefore, can be improved, not only because of its size but also because of its location, integrated within the luminous bridge system, in its lower back area, in other words, when the system The strobe flashing light is activated, the blue strobe light beams that it generates almost completely neutralize the indicative, informative effect of the lower amber tracer bar to which we refer. That is to say, the two systems integrated within the same module, both activated at the same time, the bulbs of both light sources being separated by just a few millimeters one above the other, creates, at the very least, confusion in the driver who circulates in the vicinity and Therefore, we believe that both are incompatible in such a reduced space between both subsystems and, therefore, functionally inoperative. Either one system is activated or the other is activated, as the main blue strobe light neutralizes the amber tracing aid system. That, being the main light of blue tonality, if it were Amber or red, this counter effect would be much more evident, its functionality being greatly diminished. How do you solve this problem? Separating both subsystems, that is, separating the Amber horizontal bar indicator from the bridge, this is the only solution to this problem. On the other hand, and in the same way, it happens with the red led signs with active messages used by the vehicles of the Benemérita, Traffic Unit for example or other authorized vehicles. These signs with warnings and active messages are located and displayed above the bridge, being, obviously, integrated in it, being a folding module, that is, it is only used when the patrol is stopped. There is basically one model and one size for passenger cars. In the case of this specific system, the same happens as in the previous case, but Furthermore, this sign directly attracts the attention and, therefore, the direct gaze of drivers who obviously want and need to read the message it emits and, therefore, look at it. What is the problem? Well, as a general rule the flashing lights are always activated and this indisputably causes the dazzling of the people who intend to read said poster, even more if they are elderly or people who use glasses, a fact that has never been had Take into account, but that it is technically proven. If the flasher is activated and if, in addition, there is little or no ambient light, that is, at night, with mist, fog, etc., this label totally loses its effectiveness, that is, The subsystems that make up the bridge are totally incompatible with each other, this is a technical reality that no one has analyzed to date, since the different subsystems that compose it neutralize each other in some cases and in the best of cases. cases their operability is minimized.

We emphasize that any of the active poster models only allows us to display them once the vehicle in question is stopped or traveling at very low speed. If the vehicle has to move at even medium speed, the module has to be folded down and, therefore, in normal movement, this system is neutralized. How are these problems of visibility and use / operability of the module in motion solved? Obviously, stopping the vehicle or what is the same, not starting it until the information panel is folded down. Come on, there is no technical solution to this specific problem of being able to report "x" to other vehicles in the normal running of the emergency vehicle in question, at least with the current state of the art. Air resistance is somewhat physical, difficult to combat when we speak of volume and, furthermore, of volume with a totally flat conformation such as the conformation of these thin and fragile posters / information panels. Issue reading messages to other vehicles with the car in motion at any time. Speed is essential, not only because of the emergency operational action itself but also because of the preventive work carried out by the vehicles that carry it.On Spanish roads and, in general, in those of all the countries of the world there are many posters / panels Fixed illuminated informational signs, but not enough. Both the installation and maintenance of the same is expensive, but more abundantly, they are not operationally practical either, then, where Signposting is most needed is where the incident occurs or the closest to it and that you never know where it will happen and, therefore, the presence of a portable / mobile sign is required that can immediately signal the area of confluence and this action and this service can only be provided by a mobile unit, motorcycle, tourism or van mainly. These vehicles could be the perfect complement to those fixed road signs whose purpose is more preventive / informative than operational. If active messages could be launched from the aforementioned vehicles on the go and on the go, the operation of the emergency units would be full, that is, immediate, practical and safe for everyone and what is more important, preventive and dissuasive 100%, which is often what is intended with traffic campaigns through the aforementioned static informational posters. Once again, the solution to this problem presented by the current state of the art regarding this type of posters whose operability is debatable is to unlink these subsystems from the light bridge, there is no other possible solution that does not go through this action: break down subsystems. The original problem of these bridges lies in the fact that they want to make and make very compact equipment that integrates several subsystems and, this is very good at the level of space, at the level of compacting and integrating the subsystems in a single light bridge, but not embedded systems are always compatible with each other. Aesthetics, aerodynamics, are important, as long as they do not contradict practicality, operability and efficiency, as is clearly the case at hand.

In many cases, in the majority, the functionality of the system is questionable at least operationally speaking. Although manufacturers manage to integrate all subsystems into a single compact module called a light bridge (an aesthetically compact module attractive, which is not in any of its forms or current models practical or functional) these subsystems that compose it are incompatible with each other, neutralizing each other, thus reducing the effectiveness and operability of each of them if they are activated at the same time as occurs in most emergencies or cases that these vehicles cover. An example that comes precisely from the n ° 1 in the world in design and manufacture of light bridges, which are the Americans, is that despite continuously innovating in modern bridges, every day they tend to take out auxiliary light modules for all the Vehicle areas: front air grilles, rear-view mirrors, bumpers, side profiles under the body, etc., that is, cars that look like the fair, but operationally speaking do not quite define a practical and real change at the height of the it was in which we live and, therefore, far removed even from the needs required by the population of the XXII century, that is, with a vision of the future. It is about optimizing the services of these light systems in relation to the space that the bodywork of these vehicles provides us in a definitive way and not patching up as current manufacturers and installers literally do all over the world, not only in Spain. In most of the services to be provided, the maximum possible preventive and operative lighting is necessary, that is, all the subsystems activated at full capacity, but yes, with a physical distance between them that makes them identifiable and understandable for the citizens. Any distance, apart from the previously described, therefore, it is crystal clear that the incompatibility and, therefore, inoperation between the different subsystems included in the so-called light bridges is given by the extreme concentration of the set of subsystems in a single module . The idea of the amber indicator bar, like that of the flip-up active sign, is good and necessary, but if we want it to be effective it must be separated from the main light bridge system (tracer priority lights) so that the functionality of these subsystems is the same. correct, in addition to being able to ensure that drivers can have the information active without the emergency vehicle having to slow down or even stop or, if it is stopped in the signaling phase, that said system does not prevent it from starting the march at any time until the active informational modular subsystem is taken down, which, in any of the cases described, contrasts with the operability and effectiveness of these allocations, conditioning the times and, likewise, the safety of the agents and traffic for reasons obvious: external manipulation at the foot of the road or via of these systems with what this entails. Another negative point that these light systems have, such as, for example, the one installed in a police station, is that the emergency lighting bridge is configured and installed across the roof of the vehicles, which being the most common not It is the most logical operationally speaking and, therefore, it could be improved. This, the current configuration, allows us to view it directly from the front and rear of the vehicle, understood as direct when someone sees it directly on the vehicle and not reflected in other vehicles, surfaces, buildings, etc. We say this because if there is no object or construction near the emergency vehicle, the only way to see the light beam from the bridge will be directly on the vehicle in question. If we are driving in front of or behind a police vehicle or any other emergency vehicle, special or other, we will more easily observe its priority lights, but what if a driver finds it head-on with the emergency vehicle positioned laterally with respect to the one that circulates sideways? front, that is, is it crossed? In this case, daytime visibility will be practically zero for obvious reasons. In this sense and with this premise, the bridges should be configured in the shape of a cross on the central area of the roof of the vehicles, since the traffic runs in all directions and, therefore, these systems would have to cover all the angles by the same, especially to cover an emergency during the day or in very illuminated areas at night as is the case in large cities. Currently, only a small angle of the bridge covers the sides of these vehicles, these areas being covered as important or more than the front and rear areas of these vehicles and, therefore, it is necessary to complement once again the signaling system of main emergence of these vehicles at their side angles. In the case of the need to mark a road, the circumstance that the auxiliary lighting systems carried by the bridge (rear amber bar) require that the emergency vehicle be aligned with the road for its good visualization by the rest of the vehicles that circulate or are behind it and this forces the vehicle of emergencies to stay in line in relation to the direction of traffic if it intends to signal effectively, this being, at least, counterproductive with respect to operational needs, since this vehicle would require a certain degree of angular opening or closing in the form of which precisely to redirect traffic to another lane or lanes in a more natural and operational way, not only for practical purposes but also and more importantly, in a safer way for the intervening agents, given that the deviation of traffic flow that does not cause the oblique placement of the vehicle, barrier, or other fixed or portable physical obstacle on the road must be covered and caused by the agents themselves with their bodies physically signaling it with torches / flashlights, etc., on the ground and, therefore, exposed to the rest of the vehicles that circulate on said road as could be given at a roadblock to redirect traffic to another lane or to several lanes, in a range or in a multitude of incidents that occur every day on all roads in the world.

The service vehicle in this position, at an angle or semi perpendicular to the direction of traffic, gains redirection capacity due to its natural positioning as will be seen in the subsequent drawings, but drivers, with the positioning of emergency vehicles at an angle, lose direct visualization of the optical signaling of the indicator systems that are located on the light bridge. In this oblique position with respect to the direction of traffic, the light bridge integrated on the roof of the vehicles loses alignment with the road itself and, therefore, its indicative system is also placed at an oblique angle with respect to the direction of traffic and although the Placing the emergency vehicle on the road is the most appropriate, the safest and the most practical, the motorist loses direct vision of the auxiliary systems carried by the bridge and, therefore, makes it absolutely ineffective, affecting traffic safety and to the safety of the agents themselves. In other words, the application of the most elementary logic at the level of operational positioning of these vehicles in most of the interventions makes the current special lighting systems contradict the operation of the different emergency teams, affecting traffic safety. This point is very important for the practical solution that we will develop later, vital in many cases, we are convinced, many accidents could have been avoided if the concept of operation of the different units in relation to the signaling of these vehicles had been adequate. something that from now on and with this new concept of signage has an easy solution.

Medium Vehicles. Vans

Moving on to analyzing the medium-type vehicles, vans, minivans, we realize that they differ substantially little from passenger cars regardless of volume, of course. We add the cons developed in the case of the aforementioned cars and, in addition, we add some more, not less important, as these vehicles have more volume and are much taller. These vehicles, at the level of long-distance optical signaling, are observed, visualized, more or less the same as an emergency car such as those mentioned above, but when we are close to them they become practically imperceptible if it were not for the electronic siren system that they carry taking into account that in the protocols of action of the services that the generality of the emergency vehicles provide, the use of priority and auxiliary lighting is contemplated without the acoustic signals being active, this particular being regulated by intervention protocols and Generic actions depending on the service provided in each case or situation. If it were only for the bridge, most vehicle drivers would not realize that such a vehicle is on alert. Even with the siren activated, they are difficult to detect, since, more and more, automobile firms achieve better results in the acoustic insulation of cars. This, together with the decibels that the sirens of this type of vehicle cannot exceed the norm ("x" db) added to the fact that drivers take their radio or their music at a medium / low volume is enough to not detect the proximity of a vehicle of these characteristics ( emergency van) or spotting it too late, which unfortunately happens too often.

From a van of the same or similar conformation and height as an emergency van or truck, this type of emergency vehicle would be more easily detected, but from a car it is done with serious difficulties because of the above, they are much higher than a car and its bridge is very similar to those of passenger cars, which, in many cases, puts drivers who circulate close to them at risk, since these emergency vehicles carry out emergency driving without the driver traveling through the road itself becomes aware of it and the closer it is to that emergency vehicle, the more it is on top of it, the less it is aware of it, this is a reality that we see in the streets and on the highways every day. This action, that of driving this type of vehicle, is very risky both for the professional drivers of the same and for the rest of the drivers despite the expertise and good training of those who until 2016 were holders of the now extinct BTP card. Some emergency vans carry a pair of auxiliary lights at a lower height in the lower rear area or even on some side, but without any technical criteria and, therefore, equally insufficient operationally speaking, since these auxiliary lights measure in around 15x12cm.

This type of auxiliary lighting, very powerful at that height, at the height of the head of the drivers of passenger cars, is of doubtful technical approval, since the beam of light falls directly on the face of the drivers who circulate around this type of vehicle. It is not acceptable that the vehicles that carry these auxiliary systems placed indiscriminately in any place of these pass the ITV without problem. It is not understood, even if they are official and emergency cars. Just as sirens have limitations in terms of their sound power (decibels), lighting systems, depending on the height at which they are, should regulate the level, cadence and lighting power, their lumens, for obvious reasons. You cannot go to an emergency to assist people leaving others on the road, without naming special cases such as an older driver, a new driver or others considered sensitive for different reasons or motives to which these systems would literally leave and leave. blind. There is no middle ground that can technically provide a service guaranteeing a minimum of practicality, operability, efficiency and safety.

Other vans carry rotating priority, tracer bars or even rear bridges, especially in the ambulance format, but even so, we still have the main problem that is none other than the height at which these systems are installed, outside the short or medium vision of any driver of tourism, motorcycle, etc., and this cannot be allowed, being able to install efficient and practical auxiliary systems in other points of the bodywork of these vehicles, always taking into account the direct impact of these systems on the vision of the rest of the drivers, that is to say, the lighting systems can and are compatible with the angle of vision of the drivers even if they are at the same height, in line with their field of vision, as long as the light source is not type flash, launches flashes, whose effect on the eyes of any driver is like that of a photography flash that hits a face directly. This action on a person who takes a photo is annoying, but does not put anyone at risk, but doing this on the face of a driver who is traveling on a road with traffic, even with nearby pedestrians, is irresponsible. Everyone assumes it has to be this way and no one has ever complained, but this happens more often than you might think. This type of auxiliary lights does not allow any other modality than this action, it shoots flashes, the equivalent of hundreds of photos per minute at the height of the eyes of the drivers' heads.

If there were an auxiliary optical support system for the main bridge that would allow an emergency vehicle to be prominently displayed directly, at the level of the drivers' eyes and heads, without this lighting blinding or disturbing them in any way. any and whose light intensity could be regulated according to the operational needs of both the emergency vehicle and the traffic itself, road safety would be 100% effective, nullifying any attempt of collateral damage to third parties, which is what has been happening in around this type of emergency vehicle. In many cases, in situations of low visibility and, therefore, cases of risk for traffic officers or other emergency agents, they would not have to leave their vehicle, being able to signal any situation from inside their patrol car with all the guarantees. of effectiveness and safety minimizing the risk in general.

Heavy vehicles. Trucks

We now analyze the bridges and other emergency lights in Heavy Vehicles, Trucks, such as Fire Brigade vehicles, UME, Civil Protection, special equipment of the Civil Guard, National Police, etc. These vehicles, if we pay attention to the aforementioned with respect to van-type vehicles (Civil Guard traffic, ambulances, etc.), many more explanations would not be necessary: four times larger than a van, twice as high, in definitively, vehicles of great tonnage with reduced maneuverability and poor visibility from the driving position, vehicles with little more special lighting than the aforementioned vans or vans and vehicles that, like the previous group, usually carry auxiliary lighting systems, that is, points of light outside the main bridges, low-level light points that usually coincide with the driving point of conventional utility vehicles, emitting a powerful beam of light without the possibility of regulating intensity, cadence, or power, directly affecting the face of the rest of the drivers. These vehicles have the particularity of having a large surface area, that is, their chassis is more voluminous and, therefore, they have more base than passenger cars or emergency vans, more bodywork, more physical space, in short, to carry auxiliary elements of lighting and, however, no one contemplates that option beyond installing what is described above based on how expensive these systems are per unit, the difficulty of installation and maintenance, regardless of the main and most important thing that is that in There is no other system in the market as an alternative to what is already known, so once again, as in many other aspects and fields, where there is none, it cannot be obtained and the only thing they technically do in this sector is to locate in other existing systems, but always within the so-called bridge of light, it does not matter if they are practical or not and it does not matter if they are operationally effective and, what is more important, it does not matter if these elements Auxiliary entos have more cons than pros, the point is that it is what there is and little else can be done using the current state of the art. That is, light bridges of different conformations, very attractive aesthetically and aerodynamically speaking, but which are not effective at long distances. In short, they put road safety itself at risk by not allowing any adjustment of light intensity, in addition to not being able to use all the auxiliary subsystems at the same time, operationally reducing the positioning of the vehicle in question on the road if you want to signal fairly well. Therefore, it is imperatively necessary to have a new system that allows the balance between the above, the best of the previous state of the art, and the application of new technologies in terms of lighting and direct backlighting, which passes through the entire structure the different lighting subsystems of the exterior chassis of the vehicles for the good and safety of both the citizen, driver or pedestrian, as well as the professionals who use this type of special vehicle.

Addressing the penultimate format of emergency vehicle and / or special vehicles we refer again to heavy vehicles, rigid trucks, articulated or others. In this case, we add everything previously developed for cars and vans and add what following. These vehicles, considered emergency vehicles, have the peculiarity of moving very fast for their volume and tonnage, with a low reaction capacity precisely because of this special shape and volume. It is not the same to maneuver with a passenger car than to do it with a heavy truck. Let's take a Fire Truck for example. If we put ourselves in a fire scenario, the effect of the priority lighting of these vehicles is at least curious in that case, in case of heavy rain, in case of closed fog, in case of dense smoke, etc. The lights on the bridge, the upper beacons, are too far away, too high with respect to the point of view of the rest of the vehicles, including the citizens and agents who are in the vicinity. This, in itself, poses a real danger to traffic, pedestrians and even the professionals who operate these vehicles. A priority light not reflected on a surface is practically imperceptible to the eyes of third parties in many cases and circumstances such as at close range, when there is the greatest risk. In the tests we have carried out, we observed how a fixed light of medium-high intensity such as the brake lights of these vehicles could be visualized perfectly, even, at a greater distance and with more definition than the priority lights established for this purpose in the upper area of said truck as a bridge. This effect is produced 1 ° by the environment or adverse environment in which these vehicles move, 2 ° by the excessive height of these lights and 3 ° by the conformation of the same in relation to the location: front area of the vehicles . Needless to say, in the specific case at hand, medium or large tonnage trucks, in which the height itself of the structure of these vehicles is quite high, because, once the bridge or the system is installed. Priority lights that is takes even higher, that is, the priority lights are raised above their own ceilings. These vehicles have mobility problems in a multitude of areas and circumstances, not only in their lower driving level area, but also in their upper area, since quite often they encounter obstacles on their roof such as public wiring, cornices when making turns. in population centers (areas of difficult access), tree branches and undergrowth in the forest / field or other cases where even these lights are neutralized under dense columns of smoke, which as we all know tends to rise and, therefore, leaves to the main source of priority warning light inoperative with what this means for the safety of pedestrians and the intervening agents themselves. We are all aware that in an emergency situation the times are different, the human reaction capacity is different, the sounds are different and of course, the perception of lighting is different. Times and reactions change significantly depending on whether you are a mere spectator, if you are an intervening force or if you are a victim or affected by an emergency. Therefore, everything that can be improved and perfected is little, because in many cases the lives of people, including professionals, depend on each of these concepts, and these compelling reasons force a change, an update of these lighting / signaling systems to facilitate the work of the different emergency teams, thus guaranteeing the safety of the citizens to whom they provide their services directly and indirectly and even to those who have nothing to do with the emergency itself, but that in one way or another intersect or are involved in the operations of these vehicles of different units. Therefore, when innovating emergency lighting systems, it is essential to think and analyze every detail, every group of people, situations and circumstances and cover all direct and indirect assumptions. Like the vans, these trucks have a very good base (practically all of their bodywork) to complement the poor and insufficient emergency lighting systems of these vehicles. How do we solve these losses? By expanding them to the generality of its structure at different heights, even well below the main bridge with other active systems such as the one recorded here, the result of which will be a demonstration of efficacy and safety for both citizens and for agents or personnel operating these vehicles. And this not only affects emergency vehicles themselves. On our roads, every day, more special transport vehicles circulate such as articulated trailers conceptualized as a special convoy (due to their dimensions) to agricultural vehicles such as tractors, maintenance vehicles such as graders and a myriad of types of vehicles that today carry a simple amber rotary, something unusual and absolutely insufficient. The system that is registered here could contribute a lot in all the cases described, but especially in this sector of special transport, not only as a preventive safety measure but also as a lighting system and main beaconing when installed fixed, as in others cases, along the entire length and width of its chassis and, even, in a portable way on the surface of the load in specific cases. The current policy in R & D & i in emergency lighting systems of any type of vehicle is not adequate, increasingly modern vehicles, highly advanced aesthetically, technically and mechanically, but with light bridges that are not up to par. height, neither in shape nor in depth, since this is the first time that an emergency light bridge system has been subjected to detailed study and analysis, leaving in doubt the real efficiency of all the systems and subsystems that they compose it, with practical cases, tests and real examples. The futuristic aesthetic is not at odds with practicality and operability. Even with systems that work, we must not fall into the trap or the easy way out of making and creating things from other things that are technically and operationally questionable, especially when what we use as a reference does not meet the minimum requirements that are required. to combine the two concepts mentioned: operability and practicality, even more so if we talk about safety and people's lives. These vehicles must be given an image that is no longer modern, but rather future-oriented, more in line with the century in which we live and more adjusted to the needs of our society, but always from a technically and operationally safe starting point.

OPERATION, PRACTICAL = PREVENTIVE SAFETY.

Applying this formula we will be able to mark a before and after in the mobile emergency vehicle parks around the world.

We do not want to go to the next section without mentioning the so-called Safety or Coverage Lights, that is, the actual lights that emergency vehicles carry at the ends of the light bridge in almost all cases except for firefighting vehicles in which In this case, they carry specific adjustable professional spotlights with high light intensity. The auxiliary lights carried by the vehicles at the ends of their respective bridges are effective to illuminate areas at medium or long distances from the sides of these vehicles, always bearing in mind that they illuminate the side of the vehicle from its position, therefore, if they want to illuminate a different angle, they have to turn the vehicle and this action in itself makes them ineffective, since it conditions driving or conditions the point of light direction for obvious reasons. On the other hand, they have medium or long distance light, but they lack coverage light, that is, they do not see around their own vehicle, under their feet, beyond what the courtesy light from inside their cars allows them. vehicles when they have the door open. This occurs in cars and vans with the exception that in vans the bridge is higher if possible. The auxiliary cover light system is totally limited for obvious reasons with what this entails operationally speaking, limiting the work of the agents involved in operations that require perimeter lighting. The way to minimize this lack of operability is to make the agents have to get out of their vehicles using auxiliary equipment such as flashlights, etc., that is, to have their hands occupied in an absolutely unnecessary way, since this action reduces their operability and efficacy which also translates into a lack of safety. This, in terms of passenger cars and vans with an integrated light bulb at the ends of the bridge. With regard to Trucks (such as those of firefighters) they carry powerful adjustable spotlights to illuminate the areas of confluence and action plus auxiliary lighting to illuminate the rooms where the different pressure systems are located, etc., but they lack surprising form of cover light that makes them see where they step beyond one or two meters from the bodywork of these mobile emergency units. Have a range of Coverage lighting of between 5 to 10 meters, adjustable in intensity from outside the vehicle itself, 360 ° around any emergency vehicle, would provide a comfort zone and, therefore, safety for the professional. Proper lighting around these vehicles is a guarantee of operational efficiency and safety for professionals, because, if your work is already complicated and risky, imagine yourself with poor lighting or no lighting.

A cover light around any emergency public service vehicle should be mandatory, since this lighting is as or more important than the priority lights, since safety in an accident is of whatever type begins by securing the area where The emergency operation is carried out to guarantee the safety of the agents who intervene in any field or specialty. Not seeing it this way is to ignore and put their safety at risk and, what is just as important, the effectiveness of their work, which translates into the safety of citizens.

Emergency Motorcycles.

With a special connotation we cannot ignore Emergency Motorcycles. These vehicles, even having much less structure than a motor vehicle, have a chassis and attached to it carry enough accessory elements to take advantage of them as a basis for the implementation of the system that is the reason for this registration. Accessories such as the front fairing and the rear cases. At present, these motorcycle vehicles carry strobe flashes in the upper front area of the front fairing and a telescopic torch in the right rear area, but they lack integrated lighting systems indicating tracing or directionality or an active informative message sign, nor so They even have an effective priority signaling system that covers both sides effectively (these systems are fundamental in motorized traffic units, which are the ones that usually reach the point of incidence first). It is absolutely unimaginable to be able to cover the functions described with the current state of the art in the case of motorcycles, unless these subsystems are integrated into the aforementioned elements, front fairing and surface of the suitcases, by means of the system that is the reason for this. utility model, a concept that we will show graphically in the drawings for a correct understanding.

Private or Company Vehicles.

In the case of drivers who use their private vehicles or professionals who use company vehicles, which in both cases have nothing to do with urgency / emergency services, that is, the vast majority of drivers, exist and, therefore , use different systems or elements of urgency / emergency signaling on the road (systems approved according to current regulations). That is, they use the signaling systems or elements when an incident, breakdown, scope or various emergency situations occur on the road or carriageway. Signaling systems and elements such as the classic orange beacons, normal cones, flashing backlit cones, flashing round flat lights or flashing lights, which are the latest systems that have been launched on the market, the classic triangles of all life or other systems with the same or similar conformation. All these systems operationally suffer from the main thing in the specific cases for which they were created, which is nothing other than having immediate visualization capacity at the maximum possible distance, in addition to giving some clue to the rest of the drivers, who by inertia and only By knowing what happens in that particular section of the road, whatever the incidence, they slow down unnecessarily and unjustifiably in most cases, causing hits, traffic jams or other major incidents, contravening the main purpose of these signaling systems. All these systems suffer from the necessary conformation for the cases envisaged in their use, in addition to not having an adequate size, that is, the surface of these systems makes it impossible for them to generate a visual alert to the rest of the devices in the shortest possible time. drivers on the road. That they are better than nothing? It is true, but they are far to be really practical and effective contrary to the system that is the reason for this registration, which can be installed frontally to the place of the incident, at the right height and with the way of beaconing that each situation requires, punctually signaling each incident precisely and adjusted to the precise moment, which generates immediate active safety as well as passive preventive safety, unlike current systems that even put people's lives at risk, such as accidents that occur when installing or trying to remove emergency triangles of the road, no longer because the road is insufficiently signposted with these archaic systems, but also because its installation in the cases required by the Road Safety Law itself puts people's lives at risk, as we say.

The new system that is the reason for this registration, in its portable mode, is stored without any problem under the rear tray, on the back of the rear seats, under the trunk carpet and in many other places as it has the physical conformation of a carpet, that is, it allows us to fold and even roll it to store it in its sleeve / protector tube, fold it and unfold it like accordion and many more storage possibilities. One piece of information that supports the idea of this new creation is that most emergency vehicles, including motorcycles, carry reflective strips or stripes that cover both sides and even their rear area in their intermediate lateral areas. This clearly indicates that these vehicles suffer from active signaling in these areas and use auxiliary elements as they do not have more technical possibilities that actively cover them. As we say, they are made with reflective material to improve the lateral or rear visualization of these vehicles and are designed with different shapes or symbols, most of the models in the form of arrows in different directions, which are considered auxiliary reflective elements, in this case , in the form of sectioned stickers tailored to each element or area of the vehicle to be covered. This self-adhesive system has the disadvantage that it needs light with direct incidence to be moderately effective, that is, if there is no light that falls on them, its function and, therefore, its effectiveness is completely null. Depending on the cases, even giving them light, they are totally ineffective in causing an indeterminate, diffuse reflection. As we pointed out in another section of this record, this element is better than nothing, but to settle for something ethereal and to be able to solve a problem in which, in addition, people's lives are at stake is, as it were, absurd and, above all , absolutely unnecessary in the century in which we live. With the system that is the reason for this registration, we provide a technical solution to this loss. Let's say, we give life to that area of the vehicle that they currently cover with simple reflective stickers. It is vital to cover the sides of emergency vehicles with an autonomous active system that does not depend on the projection of light from other vehicles and that, in addition, we can give it shape, sense, orientation, color, effects, as well as intensity regulation and, which is essential, to be able to operate said system from outside the vehicle in any eventuality. To a certain extent it is understood that at present the light or siren system is operated from the control unit established for this purpose inside the vehicle on the dashboard, 1st because current systems do not allow it to be otherwise and 2nd because The options offered by current light bridges are basically 3, but through the system that is the subject of this registry, the range of possibilities is almost infinite and, in addition, it allows us to operate said system from outside the vehicles, providing the agents and to traffic in general with an operability and preventive safety unimaginable to date in the different emergency supplies.

Explanation of the invention

The inventor of the present application has developed a new system that widely and effectively solves the problems previously analyzed and developed thanks to a new concept and application as an indispensable complement in some cases and as a main element in others to improve qualitatively and quantitatively. the current optical signaling equipment for emergency vehicles after partial occupancy by areas of the outer body of the same and, likewise, in private vehicles for use as lighting or emergency beacons, either in the front, rear, left or right area, on the surface of the side doors, the rear doors, front and rear wings or other areas of the exterior surface of the vehicles, even on the roof of the same for signaling or identification of these by support aircraft of any service. This integrated system whose conformation is flat, adaptable, adjustable, adherent and waterproof, resistant to inclement weather, lighting / signaling and beaconing, is composed of thin, resistant and waterproof self-adhesive sheets as the physical base of the set of flat RGB LEDs or others. of these qualities and characteristics that make up the core of the system. Each and every one of them, ready to operate jointly, in groups or independently, thus guaranteeing the maximum efficiency of the entire system with infinite possibilities and applications through its control unit, with which we will select and program from the intensity of lighting of the whole to the cadence and the whole range of options and possibilities that the system allows us. The electronic central control unit will allow us not only to label letters, words or phrases but also symbols such as arrows, etc., really anything, as if it were a fixed luminous traffic information sign. Therefore, it allows us all the forms or effects in different colors, as we anticipated, with adjustment of intensity, cadences, etc. and what is more interesting, activate it and program it in real time, even from outside the vehicles by means of a small flat remote control that emergency agents will carry in their equipment. In short, we convert any location of the exterior bodywork of these vehicles, without exception, into programmable and controllable illuminated active signs both from inside the vehicle through its central console and outside it through its remote control, this system covering the same functions as It covers the bridge and even many more, but on the contrary to the previous state of the art, with 100% efficiency, at a height and with a truly ideal, practical and safe spatial extension, without space limitation beyond that the volume of the body of the vehicle itself, that is, with more than enough space to cover the practical and technical needs that emergency services vehicles require for road safety and everything that surrounds it, is that is to say, pedestrians, drivers and the intervening agents themselves. The system of carrier plates or sheets of the led systems can be manufactured in different measures and different formats as a standard size and, from this, they will be cut adjusting them to the size or shape that is required in each case for each function in each area of the vehicle or they can also be manufactured directly to measure for each vehicle model in relation to each specific area to be covered, whether it is a single module or if there are several different modules that act under the same control unit, in this case, centralized by said control unit. In the first case, this adjustment by cutting does not reduce its effectiveness or hinder its technical installation, since the conformation of the adaptable flat micro wiring allows cuts without the functionality of the system being altered in the least. Once the pattern of the area to be covered has been made, the cut is made according to the area of the vehicle where it will be installed. Once fixed in the established area, it will be well wired over the bodywork taking into account that in this case the conductors would be flat and adaptable and, like the set of plates, also self-adhesive. Another option could be to wire it normally, that is, through the interior of the bodywork to the control unit, considering the possibility of combining both methods and several others depending on the type and model of vehicle in order to guarantee the correct installation of the system. In all cases, a simple installation and subsequent maintenance is guaranteed, making it very easy and fast to remove a panel to replace it directly with another in case of breakdown, maintenance, etc. Another important option offered by the system that is the reason for this registration would be to use essentially the same system, but substituting the fixing method, fixed to the body with sheets of flexible magnetized film at its base for eventual use, given that the general conformation of the system allows it to be folded or even rolled on itself allowing it to be stored while occupying a minimum space. Based on these options and taking into account the conformation of the system, it gives rise to any other type of portable mounting on the bodywork, using suction cups on the bodywork, on the windows of the different models and formats of vehicles, etc. with any size and shape. As we anticipated at the beginning of this specification, apart from the use of the system that motivates this record, a use is envisaged that we could call eventual at the user level, that is, to be used by all drivers who are neither driving professionals nor driving. emergency or special vehicles if they may need this system in the daily use of their vehicles, whether they are cars, vans, trucks, motorcycles, etc., as a portable / portable emergency proximity and coverage lighting system, that is, in This system has previously been contemplated for the portable and eventual use of the same whose operation technically speaking is like the rest of the main system, control unit and LED panel, with the conformation that is required in each type of vehicle or a standard general one that would replace emergency triangles or other equally ineffective systems. The only difference between the main system and the portable system variant is that the main system is permanently integrated on the bodywork of the different vehicles that we could call public service, while the portable system allows it to be installed quickly and easily by means of its adjustable magnetic plate, suction cups or many other types of fixings with similar characteristics and qualities, which is known as detachment, not only on the vehicle body, but also on the windows and even on auxiliary supports that could be located on the road, that is, modules separate from the vehicle, controlled and regulated from the vehicle or outside the vehicle by means of its remote control.

When we refer to the use by any driver in their private and company vehicles, we refer to using the system in question in the portable mode as emergency auxiliary lighting. This system allows us to display in a few seconds an active adherible poster by means of which we will actively and effectively signal any incident of our vehicle directly, of others or of the road itself through which we circulate by means of an infinite number of lighting / signaling modes: indication of tracing, flashes, coverage light, flashing light and even an active sign, that is, it allows us to issue specific messages such as: FAILURE-CAUTION-ACCIDENT, etc., that is, each and every one of the options offered the main system. Certainly, and for this use, not all the options required by professional emergency services or others would be necessary, with a much simpler one would be more than enough for use as emergency lighting in private vehicles, but the possibility of implementing how many is highlighted. options are necessary and that adhere to the regulations of each country in the world in the event of various incidents on the road.

The control unit or switchboard is installed on the dashboard of the vehicles together with the remote control unit. Therefore, either of the two operators will be able to manage in real time the system installed for this purpose from outside the vehicle with all the advantages that this entails at an operational and safety level in the exercise of the functions of any member of any body, unit or emergency service. The system in question has its starting point as the core of said system in the set / concentration of RGB-type LEDs integrated in a thin and resistant panel that acts as a printed circuit board on which the flat LED diodes are integrated. or any other system with the same or similar lighting properties and flat physical conformation. The sheet or panel assembly that forms the base of the system has different properties. It is self-adhesive, resistant, moldable, adjustable, foldable, roll-up and waterproof, among others. Through these properties, the system adapts perfectly to any area of the vehicles directly on the surface of the bodywork, windows, etc. In this sense, just as the panels can and allow to be cut, several can also be joined to, as a whole, cover a wider area, which does not alter the correct and normal operation of the system through the corresponding control unit, the key to the system being the adaptation of the different reed modules, whatever their function, to the control unit or switchboard in any of the cases. The type of connection of the LED on the panel, support and physical base of the same facilitates the manipulation of the system and the installation of the same on any surface without this end, the wiring, affecting either functionally or aesthetically the final finish of the installation of the system. In certain types of LEDs we will need to dissipate the temperature that they cause. A temperature dissipation system suitable for use As a complement to our registry, it could be the PGS system in the form of graphite sheets or others with a polymeric composition that are also moldable, adaptable, etc., such as the generality of the set that is the reason for this registry or other systems with similar characteristics and properties.

The LEDs, depending on the lighting format required in each location of the vehicle, will be mounted in series, in parallel, individually or in groups to the control unit through different types of connections: flat, internal, boxed, aerial, etc., being the most suitable functionally speaking that each led unit has an independent connection thread to the control unit directly or with an intermediate auxiliary system. This will allow us to get the most out of the system, allowing us infinite options for signaling / lighting from the programming of the control unit, previously activated directly on the internal control panel integrated into the dashboard of the vehicle or by means of its remote control from outside the vehicle in question. In this way and with this system, we manage to break down and transfer each and every one of the subsystems that we find in current light bridges to the exterior bodywork of emergency vehicles, that is, to the gate or rear area of the vehicle and to the sides preferably, without ruling out other areas such as the wings, doors or even the roof of the vehicle. In other words, practically the entire surface of the vehicle is suitable for the fixed or portable installation of the system in question, both for warning lighting, flashing, strobe effect in blue, red or Amber, as well as in signaling lighting mode. Active direction indicator in Amber or yellow, as in the option of an active information sign and also as a white cover light for perimeter lighting. The outer coating of the system may be composed of epoxy resin, special high performance and resistance silicones or other compounds with similar properties and characteristics, even if they are of different composition, guaranteeing in any case a high level of resistance.

An example of change of location or relocation and change of physical conformation of the subsystems (breakdown of bridge systems) that make up the current light bridges as a whole in relation to the new system developed here could be, in the case of the tracer bar As an amber strip currently located in the lower rear area of said bridges, we would place it, by means of the new system, in the rear area of the trunk or on the sides of the vehicles, replacing the strip of refractory sticker that they carry as a general rule urgency / emergency vehicles. 1 ° We change the conformation, 2 ° we change its location and 3 ° we dimension it, in short, we break down the different subsystems that make up the light bridge giving more operability, functionality and practicality to the main source of light (strobes), which could continue on the roof of the car, but with more sense by not minimizing its effect with any other subsystem within the same module, that is, independently and, therefore, being able to reduce its size and its conformation from the establishment of the new system reason for this registration in the different emergency vehicles, which is fundamental.

The limit to the extent of the elements offered by the new system is set by the vehicle body itself, that is, if an ambulance van, for example, has in its area rear (doors) 1.5m x 1m under the windows of said doors, all that surface can compose two active panels with hundreds of lighting options. If it has 2m x 2m on its sides, that is the limit of the space we have to install this system, it's that simple. The system located in the light bridge as a tracer bar, which we mentioned above, would go from having a simple rectangular shape to taking different shapes such as arrows, sections, circles or many other shapes, after selection, and would go from being integrated in the bridge to form part of the vehicle, not only in its rear area, but also in its two sides, upper middle area, from its front area to the rear area, that is, from the front wing to the rear wing, also implementing other Active effects such as the regulation of light intensity, colors, etc., either from inside the emergency vehicle through its central console or from outside it through its flat remote control. Continuing with the relocation of the subsystems of the current light bridges, we will now give an example of the relocation of another of the subsystems that make up the set, such as the active folding information poster. This active cartel, like the previous subsystem, also multiplies its size, changes its location and changes its physical shape. This active informative sign could be fixed on the tailgate, in its front area or wherever it is operationally most convenient, depending on each operation. Unlike the current information system, it could be activated on the go and at any speed, at the height of the direct vision of the drivers and, at a short distance, they would not have to look up to read the red LED screen as in the present time multiplying, therefore, the current measurements of this system by much, as much as the measurements of the entire front surface of the tailgate give us. That is to say, at least twice as large as the subsystem installed in the current light bridges and, as in the previous subsystem, we emphasize that it becomes part of the vehicle body, that is, integrated into it and, therefore , operative at any time or situation by simply activating it from the central console or from the remote control to operate from outside the vehicle as in the other functions of the new system that is the reason for this registration. We understand that the priority layout light or strobe lights are the only ones that make sense for them to remain on the bridge, although only in passenger cars since in vans or trucks they would have to use the system that is the reason for this registration with more reason and logic as lights Stroboscopic tracers around them, on their bodywork, at the appropriate height, implementing the active message sign system in their rear area or on their sides, since this type of vehicle in particular does not carry this aforementioned information panel system. In these large vehicles it is essential to lower, adjust and adapt in a special way the different emergency lighting systems and applications that the light bridge currently carries. The system in question allows us any type of operation without any type of technical or functional limitation, that is, stopped, at mid gear or at high speed and in any environment or atmospheric or operational situation without limitations, in short, safeguarding and guaranteeing a type of precise lighting adjusted to each situation explicitly in each specific case and individually for each of the subsystems, which has a direct and positive impact on the physical integrity of pedestrians, drivers and professionals, something unthinkable in today's emergency lighting systems and models.

At the level of physical installation of the system, you just have to take a template as a pattern in cardboard, plastic, etc., from the area where we want to install the panels and, later, make that same shape with the original sheet. If it were a fleet of vehicles of the same model, as is often the case, series cuts would be made at the factory, since in most cases public service vehicles are acquired, as we say, by fleets, in large numbers. In the same way, the particular programming of each destination, unit or service will be carried out at the factory to make said programming tailored to the needs of each unit or service. One thing to keep in mind is that the body of the system even allows us to recess the panel, that is, if we wanted to cover the front area of a trunk, it allows us cut the gap in the license plate and in this way we take advantage of 100% of the space of the body in that specific area of the vehicle, that is, we create a use of 100% of the surface of the vehicle in each area of the same that we want provide lighting / optical signaling.

Once the type of base as a printed circuit on which the LED diodes are attached has been explained, we explain the different types of LED compositions that will make up the base of the system that is the reason for this record. On the one hand, we have the LED units with stroboscopic effect, that is, those that emit flashes in different colors to select, with different intensities, adjustable intensity and different cadences according to the needs of the service whose mission is the same as that of the main light of current light bridges, warning lighting and priority-of-way. Next we mention the LED panels whose mission is to trace the trajectory. Depending on the incidence, we will draw in one direction or the other or in both directions from the center of the vehicle, on one side or on both sides, with different speeds, different shapes, symbols and numerous effects. Another function of the lighting mode that technically defines the concept of the LED necessary for the implementation of the system is the LED in its most basic function, which will be in charge, through the electronic control unit, of forming words, phrases and other various with a multitude of shapes and formats: from top to bottom, from left to right, forming messages in different colors depending on the meteorological state and the ambient light of the moment, since now there is only this system in conventional red led and not any color is visible with any type of ambient light, rain, fog, smoke etc., apart from being able to adjust the lighting intensity in this mode, as in the previous modes. To finish with this section and as a relevant novelty, like the rest of the subsystems within our registry with exactly the same conformation as the rest of the system, we cite the white assistance light around the vehicle. This type of light can come from the same units installed in the vehicle body to cover the previous sections, that is, after selecting the white color in fixed mode with the possibility of intensity regulation both from inside the vehicle and from the outside. using the remote control. In this way, we would convert the vehicle into a macro dimmable led light bulb, either in its entirety, that is, covering and illuminating 360 ° around the vehicle or by sectors according to and in line with the operational needs of the specific emergency service that is being covered. Another option is the installation of this system around the vehicle, that is to say, independently and autonomously from the previous systems and modes, mounting, for example, some modular white led strips installed only for this purpose around the vehicle, at medium height, in order to illuminate the vicinity of public service vehicles or others, thus covering large areas of land, highlighting that with the type of LED that we cite as a reference for the development of this system we could also cover that operational need, since RGB or similar LEDs allow us to choose a color. This system is almost essential in the case of emergency medical and health care services, ambulances, on public roads, traffic accidents, etc. And not only for emergencies, but also as cover light or support to other units, since the agents involved in the vast majority of interventions signal dangerous situations to the rest of the vehicles from areas where they themselves lack visibility. necessary to carry out their function with minimum conditions and security guarantees, that is, they operate without practically seeing where they step and this, in the century that we live in, is without absolute reason. The vision lights, foci that the light bridges carry at their ends, right and left, are fixed, that is, they do not allow regulation of any kind, limiting themselves to illuminating the points to which they are focused fixed as they remain stationary or illuminate. the sides of the areas through which they pass, being also medium / long distance light and, therefore, they do not illuminate around the vehicle, which makes them moderately effective for displaying safety on objects or specific objectives, but null as light of coverage or proximity, which is what emergency vehicle professionals need regardless of the unit or their destination, highlighting that the latest light bridge systems lack this type of lateral perimeter coverage lighting.

Finally and in a very special way, the installation of the system on motorcycles is essential for many reasons, the first and most important because of the vulnerability of these vehicles with respect to other vehicles and traffic in general. These vehicles, motorcycles, carry priority marking lights, that is, priority-of-way lights in their front area, two units, one on each side of the front of the fairing and a third in the rear side area as a preventive signaling and beaconing light. . For this type of vehicle, the possibility of implementing the same lighting subsystems that emergency passenger cars carry on their bridges has never been contemplated before, even though it is more necessary if it fits on motorcycles than in other emergency vehicles, 1 ° due to the aforementioned vulnerability and 2nd because they are usually the first to arrive at the intervention sites and, therefore, the first to act, signal and intervene, in short, and those that, due to space, have the least means of active signaling. An example of the installation of the new system in motorcycles could be to mount the amber or yellow direction tracing bar on the front of the rear cases, that is, on the folding, opening exterior area, with continuity and at the same height as the side of the car. fairing, on both sides, left and right. That is, covering the entire side of said vehicle, from front to back, in which case the optical effect and the visualization capacity would be exceptional, gaining in operability and security of the agents, facilitating the flow of traffic by its own configuration, being able to configure its use, its different operating options, by means of its flat remote control or from its central console. Another subsystem of the light bridge that could be integrated into motorcycles is the active information sign. This subsystem could also be integrated on the surface of one or both of the motorcycle's suitcases in such a way that, with the motorcycle obliquely or even perpendicular, the messages that the intervening agent deems appropriate at all times can be read. , place or circumstance.

Regarding the perimeter coverage lights, the application would be exactly the same as in the vehicles: white light adjustable in intensity covering 360 ° around the motorcycle from the middle of it, also with activation and regulation by remote control to make the operation of the different traffic and / or emergency units as easy as possible.

In short, and concluding this section, the application of this new system must necessarily transform each and every one of the subsystems that make up a conventional light bridge into autonomous systems integrated into the structure of the vehicles themselves, in the most appropriate area. of each of them, regardless of the type of vehicle, model or destination thereof, complementing them and maximizing the functions already established for this purpose plus several others described here, necessary for the common good at the level of practicality, operability and safety, all of them The result of long and conscientious work at the R & D & i level of the different systems in relation to and in line with the shortcomings of the current state of the art and the need to update said systems thinking not only of improving the systems of the present, but also thinking and with an eye to the immediate future. Based on this new system, it can be said that there was a before and after regarding these lighting systems for emergency vehicles.

Brief description of the drawings

-Fig. 1. It shows in oblique anterior view a conventional emergency light bridge where the front and side strobes and the active upper information panel are observed in the rest position.

-Fig. 2. It shows the oblique rear view of the light bridge Fig. 1, where the stroboscopic lights are observed from their rear area and, under them, the amber lighting bar is located, highlighting in this image the top information screen folded down, folded and therefore out of order.

-Fig. 3. It shows the oblique anterior figure of a conventional light bridge, the same as Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in this case, with the upper informative screen or label displayed in the service position pending the selection of the message.

-Fig. 4. It shows a standard panel, the base of the laminated, mouldable, adherent system, made up of flat LEDs that together make up the fundamental core of this utility model.

-Fig. 5. It shows the same laminated, mouldable, adherent panel of flat micro LEDs Fig. 4, previously marked with a pattern corresponding to the rear area of a specific vehicle model, in this case, a public traffic control service car such as the rear area or others of any other type of vehicle.

-Fig. 6. It shows the panel that was marked in Fig. 5, already cut from the standard part and therefore ready to install on the vehicle in question.

-Fig. 7. It shows an image of the panel perfectly installed and integrated on the rear area of the body of the aforementioned vehicle, after removing the film that covers the adhesive from the rear area of said panel, respecting the technical elements that said vehicle originally carries, in this case , the rear optics and the license plate gap.

-Fig. 8. It shows a standard micro led panel, in this case, with the marking of the pattern of several independent elements of the same shape and measure.

-Fig. 9. It shows the image of the set of elements described in Fig. 8, already cut from the sheet or matrix panel, ready to be installed on the vehicle body, after wiring.

-Fig. 10. It shows the left side image of an emergency passenger car with the set of pre-cut elements, according to Fig. 9, of the standard panel, already installed on the side of the bodywork.

-Fig. 11. It shows the left side image of the emergency passenger car mentioned above in Fig. 10, with the active system as a whole tracing from right to left, that is, from back to front.

-Fig. 12. It shows the side image of the aforementioned emergency passenger car with the entire system installed and operating in tracer bar mode from left to right, that is, from the area before to the rear of said vehicle.

-Fig. 13. It shows a panel / sheet similar to the one in Fig.4, in this case, with a pattern in the form of complete strips.

-Fig. 14. It shows the strips of the previous pattern Fig. 13, already cut and arranged for installation on the vehicle body, after wiring.

-Fig. 15. It shows the strips perfectly installed / integrated on the body of the vehicle, in its left side area, as it could be in any other location on the vehicle.

-Fig. 16. It shows the set of independent elements, such as the one in Fig. 10, installed on the side of an emergency vehicle, in this case, active in coverage lighting / environment or proximity lighting mode.

-Fig. 17. It shows in right side view a police van of the same type and conformation of an ambulance with the system installed in its bodywork, in the lower middle area, activated as back-to-front tracing lighting.

-Fig. 18. It shows an emergency truck (Fire service) with the active display system A in operation (FIRE DANGER) installed on its left side, upper rear area, as an active information panel. Under it is another set / unit of the system, which can activate all the options offered by the system in question. In this case, the set of modules is adjusted to each of the areas on the side of said vehicle (rear area under the active sign, front, central and rear door). Therefore, in this case, the system is made up of custom-made elements, both for the rear body of the vehicle and for the doors, as could be other elements of this or another type of vehicle.

-Fig. 19. It shows an emergency truck with the system installed on its left side as in the previous Fig. 18, but in this case the lower system is made up of independent modules and of all the options offered by the system, the cover lighting option is activated. perimeter zone, proximity lighting.

-Fig. 20. Shows the side image of an emergency motorcycle with the system installed on its front fairing (B) and on its rear gauges (A) as if it were the same surface, since both modules are interconnected by means of the system control unit. You can also see the active information label with the message CAUTION on the marking lights, which in this case causes the deviation of vehicles on both sides from the lane where said emergency vehicle has been arranged.

-Fig. 21. It shows the same motorcycle as the previous image Fig. 20, but with its tracing lighting from back to front, that is, from left to right, the cadence of the light beam between the two bodies, suitcases and fairing coinciding as they are the same set , although these modules are physically separated.

-Fig. 22. It shows a side view of the right suitcase of an emergency motorcycle with the system integrated on its surface, simultaneously signaling deviation from right to left (A) from its middle zone, while its lower zone provides us with covering light (B) and the upper active sign (C) indicates CAUTION.

-Fig. 23. It shows a side view of the right case of an emergency motorcycle with the integrated system on its surface indicating left to right deviation in combination with the CAUTION notice.

-Fig. 24. Shows a front view of the control module of the system in question, in which the retractable remote control (A) of the main unit for remote control of the different functions from outside the vehicles can be seen.

-Fig. 25. It shows a practical example of the difference between the real coverage of technical lighting, and the system that is being recorded here (B), where it is already appreciated that this new system facilitates and invites this type of vehicle to position itself on The road with a natural positioning, worth redundancy, which favors the active safety of both the intervening agents and the traffic in general, favoring and guaranteeing 100% the effective work of these agents.

-Fig. 26. It shows a private vehicle stopped on the shoulder with the emergency lights activated in the event of an eventuality (accident, breakdown, etc.) and the driver of said vehicle accessing its trunk to actively signal the point of the incident by means of the active drop-down poster reason for this record.

-Fig. 27. It shows the driver of the vehicle displaying the system that is the reason for this registration in its portable version with a bellows-type folding system.

-Fig. 28. It shows the fixing action of the active portable signaling system, in this case, on the rear window of the vehicle.

-Fig. 29. We observe the operational signaling system and, therefore, in service as a tracer bar from right to left, after selection of the mode by the intervening driver.

-Fig. 30. It shows a side view of another example of a portable active signaling sign, in this case, on the surface of the door of a camouflaged vehicle of a police intervention force in the mode of an information sign with acronyms in combination and alternating with blue strobe lighting and red.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

In view of the aforementioned figures and based on the detailed analysis of the current state of the art (1-2-3) and the physical positioning of said system in current emergency vehicles (11-07-17), we present as a novelty in this register a new physical and technical conformation as its fundamental basis in the form of a self-adhesive and moldable laminated panel (4), made up of flat LEDs of different types and models such as RGB or several others of the same conformation and properties with multitude of connection variants between the LEDs themselves on said base or core (4) of the system and, likewise, between the different panels Fig.15A-BCD, regardless of their shape, size or composition up to the control unit (24). Core or base of the system (4) that may be made up of a single unit (6) or a set of them (9), after patterning and cutting (8), depending on the area or areas to be covered on the bodywork (10 -15) of the different types of vehicles (16-17-18-20) to which these systems are intended, in any case adjusted to each vehicle model (7) and their lighting, signaling or beaconing needs on the different areas of the bodywork (11-17-18-20), including the roofs, for signaling and identification of vehicles when in operations in which Aircraft or for professional vehicles that work in airport areas participate, always adjusted, as we say, to the operational needs of each specific service, which even though these services are different from each other, technically and operationally coincide in terms of special lighting. most cases. Once the shapes of the matrix part (4) have been cut out for all types of vehicles or said part specifically made for a specific model (5-6-7) and for each area of its bodywork, it will then be wired as appropriate in each case and zone: airway by means of extra-flat wiring or internally under the bodywork by means of mini holes to take the wiring to the control unit (24) where all the elements / panels installed on the body of the vehicle in question will be connected, except in In the case of portable systems (29-30), in which case, the cable is integrated into the system as a whole, an extendable curly cable with a cigarette lighter connector or other auxiliary connectors for immediate power supply. The way of fixing the panels to said bodywork will be carried out according to the needs of the different services or uses, fixed or portable, the standard form most suitable for the fixed system being self-adhesive systems, after removing the protective film from its base, adhesive 3M professional type with high adhesive power and high resistance or any other with the same properties. Once each panel unit (9-14) has been wired, it is easily installed and after connecting it to the control unit installed for this purpose on the vehicle's dashboard (24), it is configured and put into operation, Either directly from the central console itself (24) or from the retractable remote control Fig. 24A, which carries said unit. An example of a fixed installation on the body would be on the side of an emergency motor vehicle (15). In this case, we can start either from a standard sheet (8) or from the specific piece made specifically for a specific vehicle (7) in order to cover a specific area of it. If it is the part made (6) we would have to wire it as appropriate in each case and in each panel model to the control unit or central console (24) and if it were by means of a standard part it would be measured and a model / pattern of the area to be covered (13), cutting out the necessary module or modules (14) and they will be installed in the areas provided for this purpose, whatever said area (17-18-20-21) and whatever the lighting effect we need. Any type and shape of panel will help us to create any effect, from the active information screen Fig. 17A to tracing lights Fig. 17B, strobe effect, coverage lighting in any color (22), with different intensities and a multitude of effects. as a whole or independently by zones (20-21) or different effects in each zone creating on the bodywork of each emergency vehicle an extended lighting / signaling system of large dimensions (7-18-21) and great light capacity (16 -19-22-25-29-30) conformed to the length and width of each type of vehicle, on said bodywork, which will allow us 1st to oversize the lighting systems of current emergency vehicles (1-2 -3) and 2 ° place where it corresponds, where it is most effective, each emergency lighting module, which are currently concentrated in the current upper light bridges (1-2-3), without any effective, practical or operational criteria justifiable and beyond the technician when it comes to simplifying the installation, maintenance and cost of said systems above the effectiveness and safety that these systems must be required above all else. Another example that would help to understand the preferred embodiment would be that of an installation of the system on the rear area, trunk of a vehicle (7), regardless of its conformation. Let's take a tourism example. In this specific case, a template or pattern (5) could be used to draw the shape of the vehicle in its rear area (boot) or it could also be done ad hoc. If in other examples, the system as a whole consisted of several elements / panels in order to cover the sides of any emergency vehicle taking advantage of the entire surface of its body in this area, in this case, we want to cover the entire body in the rear area of said vehicle. To do this, we use a single piece (6), although it could also be done partially, that is, without covering the entire area and, therefore, using a set of independent modules (9-14). Once the template or pattern (5) is made, we would cut it (6), it would be wired conveniently and, as in the generality of cases and examples, the back film type 3M professional, industrial, of great adhesive power and resistance, would be removed to later adhere it to the bodywork (7), thus integrating the system in question on the body of said vehicle, thus forming a single body between the body and the panel or panels of the system. That is, we create a compact, firm and resistant set against any inclement weather, friction, blows, etc. Another example of so many could be the installation of independent modules with other types of shapes and sizes, infinite compositions / combinations adjusted to the needs of each vehicle and service to be provided. For example, replace the independent modules of the first example (16) with pieces of different conformation and exactly each one of the areas that make up the vehicle and question (15), that is, Figs. 15 A. front door Fig. 15B, door rear Fig. 15C, rear wing Fig. 15D, etc., with exactly the same types of light and effects, that is, the same functionality in any of the vehicle configurations (10-15-18- 20-30), given that the one who commands and directs the different formats, whatever the format or the size of the panel, is the electronic control (24), which, after programming, sends the different orders to each of that programming within an infinity of options for each case, moment and situation (11-12-16). The system itself is applicable to most vehicles, including motorcycles (20-21). necessary bodywork, its suitcases Fig. 20A and its structure or front cover, fairing Fig. 2oB, adjusting the size of the elements, panels, reason for this registration, to the aforementioned areas, luggage cover (22) and front fairing Fig .20B. These vehicles will be able to undertake the same operational functions as the rest of the emergency vehicles, therefore, with the system in question we provide this type of vehicle (20-21) with traceability lighting Fig. 22A, environment cover light Fig. 22B, active message screen Fig. 22C and Fig. 23, that is, we provide these vehicles with the same type of signaling used by other emergency vehicles, something unthinkable today with the current state of the thermal and , all motorcycles, precisely, for the lack of it. In the case of motorcycles, the rear unit installed on the luggage lid (22) would be, of course, physically separated from the unit or panel installed on its front structure, fairing Fig. 20B, but linked by means of its control unit ( 24), that is to say, functionally it is a system that works synchronized exactly the same as in the systems installed in the rest of emergency vehicles, whatever its configuration, including the use and management of the system in Fig. 24A. The system, in its portable version, offers us the possibility of carrying it in the trunk (26) using it as a replacement for the emergency triangles, after unfolding the system (27), in order to make eventual use of it, once the vehicle is stopped for any circumstance (29) and needs to signal a location in the event of an incident (30). Finally, we present an example of traffic diversion, effective from the natural positioning of the emergency vehicle in the shape of a curia or anguilla Fig.25B, as opposed to a forced frontal diversion Fig.25A.

Claims (1)

1. Fixed and Portable Flat Lighting / Signaling / Beaconing System for Emergency Vehicles and Individuals, which comprises as the basis of the system one or more flat-shaped elements (6-9-14), each one made up of a set of Flat LEDs (4) such as, among others, the so-called RGB, which are controlled by an electronic control unit with remote control (24), through which the type of signaling, lighting or specific and precise beaconing is activated and regulated in each area of the vehicle bodies, adjusting the type, mode and intensity of light to the specific need of the incident or service to be covered in each case, either from the control unit itself or with its remote control from outside the vehicles, characterized in that the entire system can be installed fixed (15-17-20) or used portable (26-27-28-29-30). Fixed installation is understood on the bodywork of all types of vehicles by means of standard modules of different shapes and sizes interconnected with each other (9-10) or by prior pattern and cut to size of each of the pieces (5-6-7), according and according to the space and shape of each zone or zones of the bodywork to be covered. For portable, eventual use, as an auxiliary failure signaling system (29) or other cases that require eventual active signaling and beaconing (30), the system can be attached to the vehicle on doors, gates, windows, etc., by means of various fixing techniques or systems such as flexible magnets, vacuum cups and many other auxiliary fixing methods.