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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1999
Ken Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeki Itabashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Tutumi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Imamura, Tokyo, JP;
Furukawa Electric., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
This invention proposes a control device for an electric source supply, providing a function which prevents battery death of a vehicle. A lamp main relay turns a lamp main relay,off in case an ignition switch,is off and also when a door state is not changed over time T,which is predetermined with a timer Tm,, and cuts off an electric source supply to an interior dome lamp,, door lamps,of D-seat, P-seat, R-seat in order to prevent battery death. Further, a door/interior dome lamp control part,turns the interior dome lamp,and the door lamps in response to opened-doors off when doors are not closed more than time T,which is predetermined with timer means Tm,in order to prevent battery death. A warning signal may be generated before the control for preventing battery death or during the control mode for preventing battery death.