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Good checking for vehicle brake light switch

US8260516B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Henrik Bechtler · Stuttgart, DE
Ravi Bhadange · Farmington, US
Nachiket Patil · Farmington Hills, US
Takeshi Tokonaga · Yokohama, JP
Stefan Mallmann · Kaufbeuren, DE
Michael Schwab · Crest Hill, US
Dietmar Stapel · Ditzingen, DE
Willy Klier · Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
Joerg Eesmann · Rheine, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2010
Grant date	Sep 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R31/007
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mechanism for determining whether a malfunctioning sensor has returned to a normal or acceptable operating range. The mechanism includes controllers and methods that perform a “good check” on the sensor to determine whether the sensor has returned to normal or acceptable operation after a malfunction has been detected. When a previously-malfunctioning sensor passes the “good check,” warning lights (or tell-tale) indicators are shut off and systems that relied upon information from the malfunctioning sensor return to normal operation.

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