Title (en)

Saving pollution by advising drivers to switch off engines at traffic light

Title (de)

Verringerung der Umweltbelastung durch Anweisen der Fahrer, ihre Motoren an einer Lichtsignalanlage abzuschalten

Title (fr)

Reduction de l'incidence sur l'environnement en instruisant des conducteurs à arrêter leurs moteurs aux feux

Publication

EP 1209646 A1 20020529 (EN)

Application

EP 01402759 A 20011024

Priority

IT PD20000088 U 20001102

Abstract (en)

The object of the present invention is to provide a conventional traffic light with a variable message display that indicates the remaining time before traffic signal turns from red to green and a notice that contains the sentence "switch off" or "switch on", in order to push the drivers to switch off their engines, the main target being to save gasoline and to protect the environment by reducing emission of gas in the atmosphere. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G08G 1/096; G08G 1/095

IPC 8 full level

G08G 1/095 (2006.01); G08G 1/096 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08G 1/095 (2013.01); G08G 1/096 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [DXA] US 5519390 A 19960521 - CASINI PETER [US]
• [X] DE 4012666 A1 19911024 - SCHUH GUENTHER A DIPL ING [DE]
• [XA] DE 2933774 A1 19810312 - BEUGNET MICHEL DIPL ING
• [X] US 6087962 A 20000711 - ROJAS HECTOR REYNALDO [AR]
• [X] GB 2337148 A 19991110 - LEE HSIN KUO [TW]
• [A] US 5150116 A 19920922 - WEST HAROLD B [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1209646 A1 20020529; EP 1209646 B1 20031203; DE 60101361 D1 20040115; DE 60101361 T2 20041028; IT PD20000088 U1 20020502

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01402759 A 20011024; DE 60101361 T 20011024; IT PD20000088 U 20001102