公开(公告)号：US6069559A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-30

申请号：US266384

申请日：1999-03-11

申请人： Christopher F. Davis ,  Jeffrey S. Kiko ,  John D. Simon ,  Brian Douglas Pasha ,  Michael Joseph Dreon ,  Andrew Joseph Jozwiak ,  Bruce W. Crofts

发明人： Christopher F. Davis ,  Jeffrey S. Kiko ,  John D. Simon ,  Brian Douglas Pasha ,  Michael Joseph Dreon ,  Andrew Joseph Jozwiak ,  Bruce W. Crofts

IPC分类号： B60Q11/00 ,  B60Q1/26

CPC分类号： B60Q11/007

摘要： A programmable turn signal and hazard flasher control system (10, 100) includes a lamp control module (12, 108) coupling a turn signal request unit (14, 106) to a number of turn signal lamps (20-30). The module (12, 108) couples the turn signal request unit (14, 106) to a number of vehicle turn signal lamps (20-26) in a first mode of operation and to a number of vehicle turn signal lamps (20-26) as well as a number of additional turn signal lamps (28, 30) in a second mode of operation to thereby accommodate lighting requirements of a trailer or other towed vehicle or to accommodate different lighting requirements in vehicles of a common vehicle platform. The load current to the turn signal lamps (20-30) in either case flows through a shunt resistor R1, and is controlled by a flasher circuit (54) during normal operation to a first flash rate and during a lamp failure condition to a second faster flash rate. The module (12, 108) further includes a control circuit (62) responsive to an appropriate signal state at a lamp designation control input (34) to provide a predefined load activation signal to the flasher circuit (54) regardless of whether the module (12, 108) is coupled to only a minimum number of vehicle turn signal lamps, or the minimum number of vehicle turn signal lamps as well as a number of additional turn signal lamps.

摘要翻译： 可编程转向信号和危险闪光器控制系统（10,100）包括将转向信号请求单元（14,106）耦合到多个转向信号灯（20-30）的灯控制模块（12,108）。 模块（12,108）在第一操作模式下将转向信号请求单元（14,106）耦合到多个车辆转向灯（20-26），并将多个车辆转向灯信号灯（20-26 ）以及在第二操作模式下的多个附加转向灯（28,30），从而适应拖车或其它牵引车辆的照明要求，或者适应在公共车辆平台的车辆中的不同照明要求。 转向信号灯（20-30）的负载电流在任一情况下流过分流电阻器R1，并且在正常操作期间由闪光器电路（54）控制到第一闪光速率，并且在灯故障状态期间控制到第二 更快的速度 模块（12,108）还包括响应于灯指示控制输入（34）处的适当信号状态的控制电路（62），以向闪光器电路（54）提供预定的负载激活信号，而不管模块（ 12,108）仅耦合到最小数量的车辆转向灯信号灯，或最小数量的车辆转向灯信号灯以及多个额外的转向灯信号灯。

公开(公告)号：US20130134933A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-30

申请号：US13306327

申请日：2011-11-29

申请人： GEORGE ALBERT DREW ,  JEFFREY S. KIKO ,  STEVEN A. MUSICK ,  RICHARD J. BOYER ,  BRIAN D. PASHA ,  JOHN VICTOR FUZO

发明人： GEORGE ALBERT DREW ,  JEFFREY S. KIKO ,  STEVEN A. MUSICK ,  RICHARD J. BOYER ,  BRIAN D. PASHA ,  JOHN VICTOR FUZO

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  G08B21/00 ,  H02H11/00 ,  H02H5/04 ,  B60L1/00

CPC分类号： H02H5/04 ,  B60L50/51 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/549 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2270/32 ,  B60L2270/34 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7241 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14

摘要： A power safety system (PSS) includes a plurality of thermally-triggered electrical breaking arrangements (TTEBAs). The plurality of TTEBAs are associated with a plurality of electrical devices (EDs) disposed external to the PSS. The PSS further includes a plurality of electrical power connections (EPCs) associated with said plurality of TTEBAs that are configured to respectively electrically connect the PSS to the plurality of EDs. When at least one TTEBA in the plurality of TTEBAs is electrically operative and at least one thermal event occurs that is sufficient to thermally activate the at least one electrically operative TTEBA, at least the EPC associated with the at least one thermally activated TTEBA is electrically broken. A method to protect a human operator of the PSS from a thermal event is also presented. A PSS also extends to a primary and a secondary electrical charging system used to charge a battery of a vehicle.

摘要翻译： 电力安全系统（PSS）包括多个热触发电气断开装置（TTEBA）。 多个TTEBA与设置在PSS外部的多个电气设备（ED）相关联。 PSS还包括与所述多个TTEBA相关联的多个电力连接（EPC），其被配置为分别将PSS电连接到多个ED。 当多个TTEBA中的至少一个TTEBA是电操作的并且发生足以热激活至少一个电操作TTEBA的至少一个热事件时，至少与至少一个热激活的TTEBA相关联的EPC被电断开 。 还提出了一种保护PSS的操作者免受热事件的方法。 PSS还延伸到用于为车辆的电池充电的主充电系统和次充电系统。

公开(公告)号：US20120129378A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-24

申请号：US13081630

申请日：2011-04-07

申请人： JEFFREY S. KIKO ,  JOSEPH MATTHEW SENK ,  STEVEN WILLIAM MARZO

发明人： JEFFREY S. KIKO ,  JOSEPH MATTHEW SENK ,  STEVEN WILLIAM MARZO

IPC分类号： H01R13/62 ,  G02B6/00 ,  H01L33/02 ,  F21V33/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/717 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2270/32 ,  B60L2270/34 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y02T90/169 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： An electric vehicle charge coupler for both mechanically and electrically coupling and decoupling a charger to a vehicle includes a handle. The handle includes a handle connector configured for manually coupling and decoupling the handle with an inlet connector disposed on the vehicle. The handle connector further defines an aperture. The handle also includes a light source configured for activation to emit light. When the light source is activated, light emits from the light source and passes through the aperture to illuminate an area directionally out from the aperture away from the handle connector.

摘要翻译： 用于将充电器机械地和电耦合耦合到车辆的电动车辆充电耦合器包括手柄。 手柄包括手柄连接器，该手柄连接器被配置用于手动地将手柄连接和分离，其中布置在车辆上的入口连接器。 手柄连接器还限定孔。 手柄还包括被配置为激活以发光的光源。 当光源被激活时，光从光源发射并通过孔径以从手柄连接器远离光圈的方向照射一个区域。

公开(公告)号：US20120126747A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-24

申请号：US12950298

申请日：2010-11-19

申请人： JEFFREY S. KIKO ,  Joseph Matthew Senk ,  Brian D. Pasha ,  Steven William Marzo

发明人： JEFFREY S. KIKO ,  Joseph Matthew Senk ,  Brian D. Pasha ,  Steven William Marzo

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： B60L11/1818 ,  B60L3/0069 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y02T90/169 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： The handle of a charge coupler includes a mechanical latch that securely mechanically locks the handle to the vehicle passively when the handle is manually attached to the vehicle by a human operator to create an electrical connection between the vehicle and the charger. The handle also has an actuator movable by the operator from a deactivated state to a first and a second position activated state. The mechanical latch operates independently of the state of the actuator when the handle is being manually attached but being mechanically released by the actuator when it is moved to its second activated state. A non-contact electrical switch means associated with the actuator breaks the electrical connection when the actuator is moved to the first position activated state before releasing the mechanical latch at said second activated position.

摘要翻译： 电荷耦合器的手柄包括机械闩锁，当手操器由人操作者手动地附接到车辆上以在车辆和充电器之间形成电连接时，机械闩锁可以将手柄牢固地机械地锁定在车辆上。 手柄还具有可由操作者从停用状态移动到第一和第二位置激活状态的致动器。 当手柄被手动附接时，机械闩锁独立于致动器的状态运行，但是当致动器被移动到其第二激活状态时被机械地释放。 当在所述第二激活位置释放机械闩锁之前，当致动器移动到第一位置激活状态时，与致动器相关联的非接触电开关装置破坏电连接。