Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Vehicle mounted systems – Automobile
Patent
1984-02-03
1987-04-14
Pellinen, A. D.
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Vehicle mounted systems
Automobile
307 10LS, 307116, 34082577, 200 6154, H02J 100
Patent
active
046581502
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for effecting the impedance discrimination for use in an automobile comprises a plurality of switches (11-14) mounted on a steering wheel, and a plurality of first impedance elements (15-17) for providing a different impedance in response to the operation of each switch. A second impedance element (131) is coupled through a common slip-ring connection (8, 9) to the first impedance elements for feeding a current from a battery (1) to the first impedance elements (15-17) to generate a potential corresponding to the operation of one of the switches. A transistor (133) provides a horn activating signal when the potential reaches a predetermined value. A resistance network (141-144; 141-142, 150-154) derives a first value corresponding to the first potential and a second value corresponding to the battery potential. A potential discriminator (110) derives a relative value from the first and second values and detects which one of the switches is operated as a function of the relative value to generate a control signal associated with the operated switch.
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Ikuma Akira
Mizuno Yoshikazu
Ninoyu Yutaka
Suzuki Motoyoshi
DeBoer T.
Nippondenso Co. Ltd.
Pellinen A. D.
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