Apparatus for and method of controlling grip heater
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1. An apparatus for controlling an amount of current supplied from a power supply to a grip heater mounted on a steering handle of a vehicle, comprising:
- a single momentary switch operable by the driver of the vehicle; and
an amount-of-current controller for changing the amount of current cyclically to at least three levels depending on the number of times that said momentary switch is operated.
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Abstract
A grip heater controlling apparatus controls an amount of current supplied from a power supply to a grip heater mounted on a handle grip on the steering handle of a motorcycle. The grip heater controlling apparatus has a single momentary switch operable by the driver of the motorcycle, and an amount-of-current controller for changing the amount of current cyclically to at least three levels, including 0, depending on the number of times that the momentary switch is operated.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling an amount of current supplied from a power supply to a grip heater mounted on a steering handle of a vehicle, comprising:
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a single momentary switch operable by the driver of the vehicle; and
an amount-of-current controller for changing the amount of current cyclically to at least three levels depending on the number of times that said momentary switch is operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling an amount of current supplied from a power supply to a grip heater mounted on a steering handle of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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using a single momentary switch operable by the driver of the vehicle; and
changing the amount of current cyclically to at least three levels depending on the number of times that said momentary switch is operated. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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