摘要:
When a discharge lamp repeatedly flickers out after illuminating for a long period of time because the same discharge lamp is nearing the end of its usage lifetime, a stored voltage of a capacitor rises gradually every time the discharge lamp flickers out. When the stored voltage of the same capacitor becomes no less than a predetermined voltage, a comparator generates a high level voltage which actuates a transistor. The transistor then terminates the operations of a PWM circuit to deactuate the discharge lamp.
摘要:
A lighting device for a discharge lamp includes a power supplying circuit for supplying electric power to the discharge lamp. A current sensing circuit is operative for sensing a lamp current which flows through the discharge lamp. A control circuit is operative for enabling the power supplying circuit to supply one of a direct-current electric power and a low-frequency electric power to the discharge lamp during a time interval in start of the discharge lamp. The control circuit is also operative for adjusting a duration time of supply of a one-polarity electric power to the discharge lamp in accordance with a magnitude of the lamp current sensed by the current sensing circuit. Further, the control circuit is operative for enabling the power supplying circuit to supply an alternating-current electric power to the discharge lamp after the time interval elapses.
摘要:
DC/DC converter 31 boosts an output voltage of a battery 1 having a negative terminal grounded to a vehicle body, and supplies a boosted voltage to a discharge lamp 4 interposed between a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of battery 1. A lamp current detecting resistance 35, connected in series with discharge lamp 4, detects a lamp current flowing through discharge lamp 4. Lamp voltage detecting resistances 33 and 34 detect a lamp voltage applied to discharge lamp 4. An electric power of DC/DC converter 31 is controlled by lamp power calculating circuit 36 and DC/DC converter drive circuit 37 based on the lamp current detected by lamp current detecting resistance 35 and the lamp voltage detected by lamp voltage detecting resistances 33 and 34. Discharge lamp 4 and lamp current detecting resistance 35 are connected at a connecting point "a" which is grounded. An excessive current flowing through lamp current detecting resistance 35 is detected to stop electric power supply to discharge lamp 4. Detection of the excessive current is inhibited until a predetermined period of time has elapsed after starting a lighting operation of discharge lamp 4.
摘要:
A discharge lamp unit which does not require enlargement of the discharge lamp and can still prevent application of a high voltage to a cap holder when the lamp is not connected includes a core of a high-voltage transformer inside a cap of the discharge lamp. Both a primary coil and a secondary coil of the high-voltage transformer are provided around a cap holder of the discharge lamp power supply. The cap of discharge lamp is inserted into the cap holder of the discharge lamp power supply to provide an electromagnetic link between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the high-voltage transformer.
摘要:
An ignition system for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition coil having a plurality of primary coils corresponding respectively to individual cylinders of the internal combustion engine, a basic ignition signal detector for producing basic ignition signals in synchronism with the engine rotation, an ignition control circuit for receiving the basic ignition signals and producing an ignition control signal having a controlled predetermined pulse width, a basic cylinder discriminating signal detector for producing a basic cylinder discriminating signal having a period twice that of the basic ignition signals in synchronism with the engine rotation, a cylinder discriminating signal forming logic circuit for receiving the ignition control signal and the basic cylinder discriminating signal and forming a cylinder discriminating signal by changing-over the basic cylinder discriminating signal in accordance with a state thereof, at a transition point of a waveform of the ignition control signal which corresponds to an ignition time of the engine, and an energization signal forming logic circuit for generating an energization signal which controls the energization of a primary coil of the ignition coil for an engine cylinder corresponding to a logic operation output obtained by performing a logic operation on the cylinder discriminating signal and the ignition control signal. This ignition system extends the controllable range of the ignition signal and improves the operational performance of the engine.
摘要:
A contactless erroneous ignition prevention type ignition system for internal combustion engines, in which the energization of the ignition coil is held regardless of an input signal for a predetermined time period after starting the energization. At a first predetermined time after the output signal of a rotational signal generator corresponding to the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine exceeds a reference level, the energization of the ignition coil is started, and the energization of the ignition coil is maintained regardless of the output signal of the rotational signal generator until a second predetermined time. The charging timing of a capacitor of a frequency-voltage converter circuit for controlling the dwell angle of the ignition coil is controlled according to the first and second predetermined times.
摘要:
An object is to enhance workability in attachment in a sound generating apparatus that generates sound by vibrating a vibration plate with a vibrator while ensuring acoustic performance as good as that achieved by fastening with fine screw threads. Workability in attaching operation is improved while ensuring acoustic performance as good as that provided by fastening with fine screw threads, by providing first fixing means that brings engagement portions 31 and 41 into screw engagement with each other by rotation by a predetermined angle that can be attained by a user without taking his/her hand that holds a coupler 3 off it and second fixing means for fixing the coupler 3 to a bracket 4 so as to prevent the coupler 3 from rotating relative to said bracket 4 in a direction to loosen the engagement achieved by said first fixing means.
摘要:
A discharge lamp ballast circuit has a snubber circuit to perform a soft switching when the MOS transistor is turned off. The snubber circuit has, for example, a capacitor that resonates with a reactance of the fly-back transformer and enables a zero voltage switching. Before a breakdown of a discharge lamp, a control circuit drives the MOS transistor in a non-zero voltage switching manner by turning on the MOS transistor just after a peak voltage. The non-zero voltage switching increases an output voltage of the fly-back transformer. After the breakdown of the discharge lamp, the control circuit turns on the MOS transistor in the zero voltage switching manner to perform the soft switching. As a result, it is possible to reduce switching loss during a lighting of the discharge lamp and to supply sufficient voltage in the lighting preparation period.
摘要:
In a contactless ignition control system having a dwell time control circuit for an internal combustion engine, there is provided a speed responsive bias voltage circuit, a bias voltge switching circuit and a wave shaping circuit. The speed responsive bias voltage changes the switching level of the wave shaping circuit, thereby elongating the dwell time of the current flowing through an ignition coil.In the dwell time control, when the ignition timing comes, the bias voltage switching circuit prevents application of the speed responsive bias voltage so that the ignition timing is made irrespective of the speed responsive bias voltage.
摘要:
An antiskid control device for vehicles, comprising a timer circuit for producing a timing signal in synchronism with the extinction of a release signal for a skid control, apparatus for rapidly increasing the braking pressure applied to the wheel in response to said timing signal coming from the timer circuit, and correcting apparatus for increasing the braking pressure increasing rate when a large amount of friction is present between the wheel and the road surface, said antiskid control device being able to hold the fluctuation of the braking pressure within a narrow range to prevent unnecessary vibrations of the vehicle at the time of braking due to the fact that the braking pressure increasing rate is changed when the braking pressure is reapplied to the wheel, and being able to control the braking operation at all times in a manner best suited to the various road surface conditions encountered so that a skid of the vehicle is prevented from occurring and the braking distance is reduced greatly, due to the fact that the braking pressure increasing rate is adjusted in accordance with the coefficients of friction between the wheel and the road surface.