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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naohiko Shimizu, Shiga, JP;
Eiji Yanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/104 ;
Abstract
In order to provide a method for reliably detecting that an operation device, such as a sensor or an actuator, is connected to a proper connector of a control device, a connection detecting method includes the steps of reading an identification signal of the operation device, comparing the identification signal with a predetermined signal assigned to the operation device at the control device, and determining if the identification signal matches the predetermined signal. The system also includes a step of sending a connection failure warning after the determining step is repeated for predetermined times.