发明名称 |
Battery charger for towed vehicles and the like |
摘要 |
An electrical charging circuit for applying a controlled charge to a receiving device, such as a battery, and particularly such as a battery carried on a towed vehicle such as a trailer for actuating the trailer brakes during emergency situations such as unexpected disconnection from the towing vehicle, i.e., break-away. In a basic sense, the charging circuit includes a voltage potential-responsive element or component for sensing the charged level of the receiving device coupled to the circuit and enabling or disabling the circuit charging operation, together with a variable-conductance circuit component for producing a generally constant charging voltage output to the receiving device over a wide range of applied voltages but also operable to provide a first amount of current flow to the receiving device at a given applied voltage and temperature but a second a limited amount of current flow when the voltage across the charging circuit is sufficiently large. In its most preferred embodiment, the voltage responsive component may be a diode switch, and the variable-conductance circuit component may be a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor.
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申请公布号 |
US6166516(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.12.26 |
申请号 |
US19980189015 |
申请日期 |
1998.11.09 |
申请人 |
TEKONSHA ENGINEERING COMPANY |
发明人 |
ALBRIGHT, MARCIA S.;ECCLESTON, LARRY;MORSE, DENNIS M.;SMITH, BRUCE E. |
分类号 |
H02J7/00;(IPC1-7):H02J7/00 |
主分类号 |
H02J7/00 |
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