Process and device for controlling a heating element in a motor vehicle
US5778844A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D41/1494
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process and a device for controlling a heating element, in particular a glow plug of a self-igniting internal combustion engine, in which the current is allowed to flow through the heating element when a door contact is actuated and another condition is met.
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