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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takanori Maruichi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 13 ; 340636 ;
Abstract
A circuit for controlling a load, such as lamp for a camera, so that the lamp can be turned ON and OFF in response to a low-power signal without requiring a relay, includes a detector for preventing the lamp from being powered when the DC voltage, as supplied by a battery, falls below an acceptable reference level. A completely transistorized circuit replaces the relay and includes a self-holding circuit. Low voltage detection is accomplished using a Zener diode to set the reference voltage.