Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...
Patent
1989-10-11
1991-02-05
Orsino, Joseph A.
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...
320 6, 320 48, 324433, 340636, B60Q 100
Patent
active
049908855
ABSTRACT:
The electrical system of a vehicle includes a primary voltage source for starting and operating the engine of the vehicle and an auxiliary voltage source for operating the electrical accessories of the vehicle, particularly when the engine is not operating, and a voltage differential monitor circuit for warning the vehicle operator of the existence of a low voltage condition of the auxiliary battery, such as resulting from an auxiliary battery charging system failure which could result in the inability of an electrical accessory to operate even when the engine is operating. The voltage differential between the primary and auxiliary sources is measured by coupling same to a voltage comparison device, namely a pair of voltage dividing resistor pairs providing inputs to an operational amplifier in which an output is turned on when the voltage differential is above a predetermined value determined by the voltage division ratio of the resistors causing the amplifier to direct a signal to a switching device, a field effect transistor, which in turn completes a circuit to a lamp causing same to become illuminated, the illuminated lamp warning the operator of the system failure.
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Irick W. Thomas
Singer Michael R.
AuBuchon F. David
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Orsino Joseph A.
Sullivan Dennis K.
Swarthout Brent A.
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