Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Direction indication lamp control device, direction indication device and wire disconnection detection method of the direction indication device
- Patent Title (中): 方向指示灯控制装置,方向指示装置和方向指示装置的断线检测方法
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Application No.: US13812098Application Date: 2011-10-31
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Publication No.: US08866386B2Publication Date: 2014-10-21
- Inventor: Kenichi Kubota , Hideyuki Ono
- Applicant: Kenichi Kubota , Hideyuki Ono
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Ladas & Parry, LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/075094 WO 20111031
- International Announcement: WO2013/065107 WO 20130510
- Main IPC: B60Q1/14
- IPC: B60Q1/14 ; H05B33/08 ; B60Q1/34 ; H05B37/03 ; B60Q11/00

Abstract:
A direction indication lamp control device includes: a current control element including an end which outputs a drive current having a magnitude corresponding to amplitude of a pulse signal; a current clamp unit which limits the drive current to a current upper limit value; a voltage clamp unit which limits a reference voltage to a voltage upper limit value; and a wire disconnection detection unit which outputs a wire disconnection detection signal in a case where the drive current corresponding to the pulse wave of the pulse signal is equal to or less than a wire disconnection detection value, or in a case where the reference voltage is equal to the voltage upper limit value. The current upper limit value is smaller than the drive current flowing through a direction indication lamp when the reference voltage is the voltage upper limit value.
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