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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2009
Bastian Arndt, Regensburg, DE;
Johann Falter, Wenzenbach, DE;
Ralf Foerster, Regensburg, DE;
Franz Laberer, Regensburg, DE;
Gunther Wolfarth, Regensburg-Harting, DE;
Bastian Arndt, Regensburg, DE;
Johann Falter, Wenzenbach, DE;
Ralf Foerster, Regensburg, DE;
Franz Laberer, Regensburg, DE;
Gunther Wolfarth, Regensburg-Harting, DE;
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A circuit includes a switching unit, a switching element, and a control unit. The control unit provides at least one supply signal depending on a switching position of the switching element. An advance signal and the supply signal(s) of the control unit are assigned to the switching unit on the input side. The switching unit supplies and controls predetermined components of the switching unit, which are configured to control the switching element in accordance with the advance signal in such a way that the components activate the switching element. The switching unit is also configured to detect the supply signal(s) present once the switching element has been activated and in response thereto to switch to supplying the predetermined components by way of the supply signal(s).