Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – By preventing unauthorized or unintended access or use
Patent
1995-05-05
1996-06-25
Rice, Kenneth R.
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
By preventing unauthorized or unintended access or use
340426, B60R 2500
Patent
active
055291422
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle theft prevention device which simply disables the engine control module (E.C.M) of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The device gives the user of the automobile the capacity to activate or deactivate the E.C.M. When the E.C.M. is deactivated the engine would crank but would not turn over, as the E.C.M. has been isolated form the electrical system. The device isolates the E.C.M. via the vehicle's fuse box. The device comprises a fuse box diverter which replaces the E.C.M fuse in the factory fuse box located in the interior of the vehicle. The fuse box diverter is connected to a switch by electrical wiring. Intermediate the switch and the fuse box diverter is a fuse element secured in an in-line fuse holder. By actuating the switch the circuit is disabled. The switch and the in-line fuse holder may be located at a remote location in the vehicle. The vehicle theft prevention device is very easy to install and requires no physical alterations to the existing vehicle electrical system. The vehicle theft prevention device is simply plugged into the vehicle's fuse box at an appropriate location. The switch is the secured at a remote and concealed location in the vehicle. Different configurations may be required for different vehicle types. A relay may be required to protect the switch and the in-line fuse holder from high loads.
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Rice Kenneth R.
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