MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641115351 A) filed by Sri Eshwar College Of Engineering on September 24, 2026, for Human Powered Emergency Roadside Visibility Beacon With Sequential Mechanical Signal Deployment.
Inventors include Tamil Selvan M; Keshav K; Nivashini M; and P. Ganeshan.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a human powered emergency roadside visibility beacon configured for rapid establishment of a multi-point warning zone around a stopped or disabled vehicle without dependence on a chemical battery or external power source. The beacon comprises a portable housing incorporating a hand- operated crank coupled through a gear train to an electrical generator and a battery-independent capacitor bank, together with a mechanical energy storage assembly comprising a flywheel and torsion spring. The housing further comprises a magazine containing a plurality of stacked, collapsible signal panels, each panel having a hinged frame, retro-reflective sheeting, and a low-power LED strip. A ratchet-and-pawl indexing mechanism mechanically coupled to a ground-contact metering wheel sequentially advances the magazine and releases one signal panel at a time after a preset travel distance. Each released signal panel automatically unfolds into a self- standing tripod or A-frame configuration and is illuminated from stored electrical energy. A manual override lever enables immediate release of a signal panel independently of the metering wheel operation. The beacon further comprises a charge-level indicator and a top-mounted beacon light, with the housing configured for compact storage and carrying by a single operator. The integrated apparatus converts manual cranking effort into stored mechanical and electrical energy and enables sequential, automatically spaced deployment of multiple illuminated warning panels, thereby reducing roadside exposure time, eliminating dependence on batteries, improving visibility under adverse conditions, and enabling rapid and reliable establishment of a roadside emergency warning zone.
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