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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Ii Stanley Co., Inc., Battle Creek, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eleazar Padilla Guardado, Novi, MI (US);
José Miguel Mercado Peña, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
II STANLEY CO., INC., Battle Creek, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/50 (2022.01); G01R 31/44 (2020.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/50 (2020.01); G01R 31/44 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G08B 21/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Short Circuit Detection module capable of detecting a fail related with the Short circuit condition in one or more LEDs contained in a series connection string comply with the failure mode (One out-All out) and can send a single failure signal to a body control module (BCM). The Short Circuit Detection module also includes a lamp driver circuit adapted to detect a change in LED current or voltage that is indicative of a LED light source failure and thereafter output the failure signal to the BCM.