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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Yuji Amano, Takatsuki, JP;
Yoshio Nirasawa, Mukou, JP;
Hideo Hamaguchi, Takatsuki, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An output circuit may include a power supply terminal, a ground terminal, and an output terminal connected to a capacitive load. Depending on the state of a load control input signal, the output circuit performs selectively a charging-current supplying operation of supplying a charging-current from the power supply terminal to the capacitive load and a discharging-current withdrawing operation of withdrawing a discharging-current from the capacitive load to the ground terminal. An overcharging-current prevention switch is provided to detect a short circuit between the output terminal and the ground terminal so as to stop or suppress the charging-current supplying operation. An overdischarging-current prevention switch is provided to detect a short circuit between the output terminal and the power supply terminal so as to stop or suppress the discharging-current withdrawing operation.