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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318484 ; 307141 ;
Abstract
An electronic timer circuit comprising a condenser for storing charged electrons, a control switch opened and closed in response to the status of a sensed condition, a controlled switch for controlling a load, a high input impedance circuit coupled to the controlled switch for discharging the condenser and for causing the controlled switch to close when the control switch is closed and the charge stored in the condenser is greater than some predetermined amount and a switching component responsive to the control switch for restricting the discharge rate of the condenser to a low level.