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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Jean-Luc Boyer, Tournefeuille, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, Toulouse, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
An engine control device () of a motor vehicle includes: a control device () with elements for generating a control signal; and at least one output circuit () including: an input () intended to receive a control signal generated by the control device (), and an output () connected to a component () and equipped with switching elements (). The control device () further includes a monitoring device (), which has: a first input () receiving the signal from the input () of the output circuit () connected to the control device (), a second input () connected to the output () of the output circuit (), and control elements associated with time delay elements for interrupting the connection between the output of the output circuit () and the component ().