DRINK-DRIVING PREVENTION DEVICE

• Main Authors: TSUSHIMA TORU, KONISHI AKIHIKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.06.2008
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy-to-use drink-driving prevention device manufacturable at low cost and having excellent functionality. SOLUTION: The drink-driving prevention device includes a breathalyzer provided with a microcomputer having a control part and storage part arranged inside the microcomputer, and a microphone and an alcohol sensor are connected to the control part. In addition, an engine start limiting device comprising another microcomputer and a relay is provided. By connecting the control part with the microcomputer inside the engine start limiting device to input output signals from the control part to the microcomputer inside the engine start limiting device, the propriety of driving is determined by determining an alcohol concentration in expiration and pronunciation during expiration. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT