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Vehicle antitheft device

US7486170B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 25, 2005
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R25/24
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A remedial unit in a vehicle antitheft device capable of performing starting control according to an authentication result derived from radio communication between a portable unit and an onboard unit, with great security regarding permission to start the vehicle when the portable unit cannot be used, the onboard unit including: a unit detecting that terminals of a predetermined electric wiring outside the onboard unit are connected by a connecting element; a unit detecting a predetermined signal indicating that a key cylinder outside the onboard unit is at a predetermined position; a unit detecting a signal generated by a password manual entry switch outside the onboard unit; and a unit generating a starting control command to a vehicle drive control unit when a predetermined password is entered after conductiveness of the electric wiring and occupation of the predetermined position by the mechanical key have been detected by the units.

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