Nissan Motor Company Limited

Sachiro Kataoka

Tomotaka Kurozu

Kazuhiro Sugai

A power supply circuit for automotive headlamps includes an electrical wire establishing communication between one of the headlamps and a power source at a first position of a combination switch, and a control unit selectively establishing communication between the other headlamp and the power source at the first position and between both of the headlamps and the power source in series at a second position of the combination switch.

Power supply circuit for automotive headlamp

A power supply circuit for two automotive headlamps includes a power source supplying electrical power to the headlamps via two fuses, an electrical switch for establishing communication between the headlamps and the power source, a control unit for selectively establishing communication between the headlamps and the power source in series through a single fuse and between the headlamps in parallel and the power source through respective separate fuses, and for blocking communcation between the headlamps and the power source when connected in series and either of the fuses is open.

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Sachiro Kataoka