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Current control module for a vehicle

US8922051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Grant dateDec 30, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B47/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A current control module is used in a vehicle having a marker or tail lamp, a stop lamp, a left turn signal and a right turn signal. The current control module includes a circuit board and at least one wire coupled to the circuit board, the at least one wire corresponding to one of the marker or tail lamp, stop lamp, left turn signal or right turn signal. The current monitoring circuit includes a current sense resistor, a current sense amplifier, a voltage comparator, and a transistor coupled to the voltage comparator for turning off and preventing current from being delivered to the at least one wire corresponding to one of the marker or tail lamp, stop lamp, left turn signal or right turn signal.

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