초록 ▼

An automatic garage door opener with an integral or add-on parking guide. The driver of the vehicle is provided with continuos visual feedback as to how far to drive forward into the garage by a narrow line or beam of light which appears at first on the front of the hood. The driver proceeds forward

An automatic garage door opener with an integral or add-on parking guide. The driver of the vehicle is provided with continuos visual feedback as to how far to drive forward into the garage by a narrow line or beam of light which appears at first on the front of the hood. The driver proceeds forward until the line or beam of light coincides with a reference position on the vehicle. The reference position can be an existing feature of the vehicle, such as, a corner of a speaker grill or it can be a target decal that is added to the vehicle at the time of installation.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.]1. An arrangement comprising:a remote controlled garage door opener;said remote controlled garage door opener providing a source of electrical power;said arrangement also including a focused or intense light source aimed down in the general direction of the garage floor;said focused

[ I claim:] [1.]1. An arrangement comprising:a remote controlled garage door opener;said remote controlled garage door opener providing a source of electrical power;said arrangement also including a focused or intense light source aimed down in the general direction of the garage floor;said focused or intense light source being powered from a source of electrical power;said focused or intense light source projecting a narrow line or lines of light substantially parallel to the bottom edge of the garage door;said narrow line or lines having end point, when projected on to the garage floor, which are separated by a distance substantially equal to the width of the vehicle to be parked.