US 11,938,891 B2
Driverless vehicle plug-in emergency braking apparatus
Jinghua Zheng, Malden, MA (US)
Filed by Jinghua Zheng, Malden, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/730,931.
Application 17/730,931 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/525,893, filed on Nov. 13, 2021, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150449 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 21/36 (2011.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/36 (2013.01) [B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0004 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An emergency brake apparatus for mounting to a chassis of a driverless car, said chassis having a front bumper, a rear bumper and a rear axis connecting rear wheels, comprising:
an airbag assembly;
a sliding unlock lever;
a bracket assembly that comprises two sliding grooves and two fixing grooves, each of the fixing grooves having a front end and a rear end;
a bracket release assembly that nests said sliding unlock lever horizontally to a first position on said bracket assembly; and
a contact power switch device mounted on a cross-frame of said bracket assembly adjacent with the sliding unlock lever and said contact power switch being coupled to a power brake system and handbrake to turn on the power brake system.