发明名称 |
Motor vehicle heated seat control |
摘要 |
A control for a resistive heating element embedded within a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. In one embodiment, a transistor is biased into conduction to energize the heating element when the temperature of the element is below a threshold that is adjusted by the vehicle operator. A fault sensing system monitors operation of the control unit and de-energizes the heating element if a fault is sensed. Sensed faults include both short circuits and undesirable open circuits. Power application to the resistive heating unit can be either pulsed or continuous. In one embodiment, once a fault is detected, the heating system cannot be re-energized until the vehicle ignition switch is turned off and then returned to its on position.
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申请公布号 |
US5229579(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1993.07.20 |
申请号 |
US19900488671 |
申请日期 |
1990.03.02 |
申请人 |
NARTRON CORPORATION |
发明人 |
INGRAHAM, RONALD D.;WILHELM, DANIEL D. |
分类号 |
A47C7/74;B60H1/22;G05D23/24;H02H3/087;H02H3/12 |
主分类号 |
A47C7/74 |
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