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Loading controlling apparatus
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-06-12
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2010-06-12
Abstract
Abstract In a load controlling apparatus used in, for instance, an automobile, equipped with a mulfunction diagnostic circuit, there are employed: a power source V; a load 1 operated by power supplied from the power source V; a drive 3 for controlling supply of the power to the load 1; a control 4 for supplying a control signal "a" to the drive 3; a first and second detector 2, b for detecting the current flowing condition "b" to the load 1 based upon the control signal "a" derived from the control 4, and also the voltage condition "C" applied to the load 1; a judging device 11 to 18 for judging an extraordinary condition of the load 1 and the drive 3 based upon the signals from the first and second detector 2, b, and the control signal "a"; and, a display outputting a signal "d" representative of the respective extraordinary condition of the load 1 and the drive 3 based upon the judgement result obtained from the judging device 11 to 18.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiko Kawata
- 👤 Ken Mizuta
- 👤 Kazuaki Fukuda
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-02 08:18
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05F; G05F1/00; G05F1/66; H; H02; H02J; H02J13/00; H02J13/13; H02J13/1311; H02J13/1313; H02J13/1315; H02J13/18; H02J13/34; H02J13/36; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/08; H03K17/082; H03K17/0826; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B90/00; Y02B90/20; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y04; Y04S; Y04S10/00; Y04S10/50; Y04S10/52; Y04S40/00; Y04S40/12; Y04S40/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A load controlling apparatus for regulating power flow from a power source (V) to a load (1) having a power input, comprising: drive means (3) for controlling supply of power to the load (1); control means (4) for supplying a control signal (a) to the drive means (3); current detecting means (2) for detecting level of current flow to load (1) and for supplying a current status signal (b) corresponding to the strength of current detected; voltage detecting means for providing a voltage status signal (c) corresponding to the voltage of said power input to the load; and judging means (5) for judging any extraordinary condition present in the drive means or the load, based upon the control signal (a), and status signals (b) and (c), and thereafter supplying a feedback control signal (e) to the control means (4), and one or more output status signals representing the extraordinary condition judged.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A load controlling apparatus for regulating power flow from a power source (V) to a load (1) having a power input, comprising: drive means (3) for controlling supply of power to the load (1); control means (4) for supplying a control signal (a) to the drive means (3); current detecting means (2) for detecting level of current flow to load (1) and for supplying a current status signal (b) corresponding to the strength of current detected; voltage detecting means for providing a voltage status signal (c) corresponding to the voltage of said power input to the load; and judging means (5) for judging any extraordinary condition present in the drive means or the load, based upon the control signal (a), and status signals (b) and (c), and thereafter supplying a feedback control signal (e) to the control means (4), and one or more output status signals representing the extraordinary condition judged.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A load controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the current detecting means (2) comprises: a current detecting resistor (R) in series with the load (1); and an operational amplifier (OP) for providing said current status signal based on the voltage across the current detecting resistor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A load controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the judging means (5) comprises: a plurality of comparator circuits for comparing the control signal (a) with the current and voltage status signals (b) and (c); a plurality of logic circuits to interpret the output of the comparator circuits and to generate one or more output status signals; and a plurality of holding circuits, such that after an extraordinary condition is diagnosed by the logic circuits, the output status signals are held.
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