VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems in a conventional vehicle risk prevention that: it is not allowed to make sounds even it is obligated to equip a bell; the ratio of accident number shifts at high level; there are cases of delay recognition of a vehicle traveling with no sound; particularly a visually impaired person requires information for vehicular action; and there is a possibility that vehicular side bears responsibility for contact to a walker at a high ratio.SOLUTION: It has a construction that: a soundboard 1 is arranged on one end of a long cylindrical member 2; an attachment part 4 is arranged on the opposite side edge; a hard sphere 5 is arranged in inner section of the cylindrical member 2 in a manner to roll; a shock absorbing lid 3 is arranged on the attachment part 4; and it is attached to hub 8 of a vehicular wheel 7. It is an object that: the sphere 5 moves vertically due to rotation of the vehicular wheel 7, the sphere 5 contacts to the soundboard 1 to make sounds, and thus vehicle approach is notified to walker etc. A vehicle approach notification apparatus useful for safety traffic is provided with the auxiliary alarm machine having such construction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】 従来の車両危険防止には、ベルを付けることが義務付けられているが、やたらに鳴らすことができない。事故件数の割合は、高水準で推移している。音無しで走行する車両には、気づくのが遅れて事故になることがある。特に視覚障害者には車両の動静が必要だ。歩行者との接触は、車両側に高い割合で、責任が求められる可能性がある。【解決手段】 長さのある筒状部材２の一端に響板１を設け、反対側の端に取付け部分４を設け、筒状部材２の内部に硬い球体５をころがし設け、取付け部分４に衝撃吸収蓋３を設け、車両の車輪７のハブ８に取付ける構成にした。車両の車輪７の回転によって球体５が上下し、響板１に球体５が当たって音を発して、歩行者等に車両の接近を知らせることを目的とする。以上の構成になる補助警報機で、交通安全に役立つ車両接近お知らせ器を提供する。【選択図】図２