CONTROLLER FOR ENERGIZING VEHICLE DOOR LOCK INDICATOR

摘要

A controller for energizing a vehicle door lock indicator is provided wherein in a power source OFF state, energization of in-vehicle equipment activated by energization is cut off, energization control means cuts off energization of electric display means, energization of which has started at the time of switching when lock state detection means has detected switching from the locked state to the unlocked state, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of the switching, and in a power source ON state, energization of the in-vehicle equipment is enabled, as long as the lock state detection means detects the unlocked state, the energization control means continues the energized state of the electric display means even after the predetermined time has elapsed. Thus, when a power source is in an ON state, an unlocked state is clearly displayed, and a door can be prevented from opening undesirably.

主权项

1. A controller for energizing a vehicle door lock indicator, comprising an electric actuator that exerts power for switching between an unlocked state in which release of a latched state of a latch mechanism provided on a door is enabled and a locked state in which release of the latched state is disabled, lock state detection means for detecting whether the latch mechanism is in the unlocked state or in the locked state, electric display means for displaying, by being energized, that the latch mechanism is in the unlocked state, and energization control means for controlling energization of the electric display means at least based on an output of the lock state detection means, wherein in a power source OFF state in which energization of in-vehicle equipment that is activated by energization is cut off, the energization control means cuts off energization of the electric display means, energization of which has started at the time of switching when the lock state detection means has detected that there is switching from the locked state to the unlocked state, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of the switching, and in a power source ON state in which energization of the in-vehicle equipment is enabled, as long as the lock state detection means detects that there is the unlocked state the energization control means continues the energized state of the electric display means even after the predetermined time has elapsed.