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Patent No.:

US 7521877 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2007
Applicants:

Shinichi Suzuki, Kitasaku-gun, JP;

Mitsuo Matsushima, Kitasaku-gun, JP;

Inventors:

Shinichi Suzuki, Kitasaku-gun, JP;

Mitsuo Matsushima, Kitasaku-gun, JP;

Assignee:

Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

There is provided a discharge lamp lighting apparatus including a dimmer circuit which is provided with a control means to dynamically adjust screen brightness according to an input signal, and a control means to adjust screen brightness based on a user's operation. The dimmer circuit includes: an amplitude adjusting circuit to superpose a first dimming control signal composed of a DC voltage onto a second dimming control signal composed of a pulse width modulation signal; an integration circuit to integrate an output of the amplitude adjusting circuit; and a comparison circuit to compare an output of the integration circuit with a triangular wave having a predetermined frequency thereby generating a dimming signal, wherein a burst dimming mode is performed according to the dimming signal.


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Suzuki, Shinichi. (2009). Dimmer circuit for a discharge lighting apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 7521877). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7521877

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