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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Stefan Grieser-schmitz, Koblenz, DE;
Werner Scheider, Monreal, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Grieser-Schmitz, Koblenz, DE;
Werner Scheider, Monreal, DE;
Assignee:
Lucas Automotive GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
For a device for the electrical actuation of a safety-critical system, having at least two terminals, at least one switch, an operator control element, by means of which at least two operating states for the system are selectable, by means of which switching positions of the at least one switch are determined, it is proposed that at least one current direction element is provided, so that for at least one of the at least two operating states a unidirectional current flow occurs between the at least two terminals.