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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Derek J Parkyn, Westerham, EN;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307260 ; 3072 / ; 307291 ; 307D / ;
Abstract
An interface circuit for coupling a high voltage AC source to a bistable circuit for deriving a low voltage DC output signal at first and second voltage levels dependent on the condition of a switch. The AC voltage is coupled via the switch, a first voltage divider and first diode means to the set input of the bistable circuit and directly via a second voltage divider and second diode means to the reset input of the bistable circuit. The voltage ratios of the two dividers are chosen so that the bistable circuit is set and remains set when the switch is closed and is reset and remains reset when the switch is opened.