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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Hideo Yamawaki, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Hideo Yamawaki, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An open terminal detection device that detects an open terminal, including: a transistor that is supplied with a base current from a current source in which an amount of current supply decreases corresponding to an increase in an external impedance of the terminal; a diode that limits discharge of a base charge of the transistor; and an output circuit that outputs an output signal in coordination with on/off switching of the transistor.