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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerard Vilou, Tassin, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Equipments Electriques Moteur, Cretail, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ; H02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
290 / ; 290 / ; 290 / ; 290 / ; 290 / ; 290 28 ;
Abstract
A device for controlling an automobile vehicle starter motor contactor including a power contact controlling the supply of power to the electric motor of the starter motor and at least one coil controlling the movement of said contact, said device including a unit for controlling the starter motor and a transistor controlled by said unit that controls the energizing of the coil(s) of the contactor, wherein the control unit includes means for turning off the transistor if, between two successive times following closing of the starter switch, the voltage drop at a point connected to receive the battery voltage is smaller than a given threshold.