Main battery disconnection alarm and headlight warning circuit

• US 4,761,631 A
• Filed: 05/14/1987
• Issued: 08/02/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shih-Ming Hwang
• Original Assignee: Shih-Ming Hwang
• Inventors: Hwang, Shih-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US07/049,821
• Time in Patent Office: 446 Days
• Field of Search: 340/52 D, 340/63, 340/384 R, 340/384 E, 340/635, 340/636, 340/691, 340/692, 340/693, 315/82, 315/83, 315/77, 387/10 LS, 387/10 R, 387/10 AT, 387/10 BP
• US Class Current: 340/455
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/001 Alarm devices when the motor is stopped and the lights are on
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1018 Alarm systems characterised by features related to the general power supply

Abstract

A main battery disconnection alarm and headlight warning circuit in which the main battery charges and maintains a backup battery in full charge, and when the main battery is disconnected or damaged, the backup battery provides power to an alarm and a control circuit triggers a siren to give warning, and a headlight warning circuit which triggers a siren to give a different warning sound from the main battery disconnection alarm.

Claims

1. A main battery disconnection alarm and headlight warning circuit comprising:

a. a charging circuit composed of D1 and R2 to maintain the backup battery in a full-charge state;

b. a main battery disconnection alarm circuit composed of R1, R4, R5, C1, IC1, R6, D3, R7, C2, and IC2 so that when the main battery is disconnected or damaged, IC2 gives an output "1" which, after oscillation in an oscillator composed of IC5, IC4, C6, C7, R18, and R20, turns on Q1 to drive RY1 to trigger a siren;

c. a headlight warning circuit composed of R9, R10, R11, C4, IC3, IC5, C7, IC4, R12, R13, R14, R15, C5, IC6, R16, C6, D6, R17, IC7, D7, IC8, D8, R18, R19, C6, and R20 to give a warning if the headlights continue to be on for a preset time after turning off the vehicle'"'"'s ignition switch;

d. a warning circuit composed of Q1, RY1, and D5 to turn on and turn off a siren in such a manner that when the main battery is disconnected or when the headlights are not turned off within a preset time after turning off of the ignition switch, an audible warning signal is given; and

characterized by the distinction between the main battery disconnection warning and the headlight warning signal in such a manner that the main battery disconnection signal is a series of short, relatively quiet intermittent tones, and the headlight warning signal is a series of longer, relatively loud intermittent tones;

characterized by the distinction between the main battery disconnection warning and the headlight warning signal in such a manner that the main battery disconnection signal is a series of longer, relatively loud intermittent tones, and the headlight warning signal is a series of short, relatively quiet intermittent tones.

2. A main battery disconnection alarm and headlight warning circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the headlight warning circuit gives an output "0" at point G when the vehicle'"'"'s ignition switch is in the "off" position, and, after phase reversing at IC6 and a time delay as predetermined by C6 and R17, IC7 gives an output "1" with input "0,0", IC3 has an input "0,1" with output "0" when the headlamps are lit, which, after oscillation in an oscillator composed of IC5, IC4, C7, C6, R18, R19, R20, and D8, turns on Q1 via R21 to give a series of short, relatively quiet intermittent tones via a siren to prevent noise pollution.

3. A main battery disconnection alarm and headlight warning circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the main battery disconnection circuit uses IC2 to give an output "1" with input "0,0" within a preset time as determined by R6, R7, and C2, D3, and, after phase reversing at IC3 and oscillation by an oscillator composed of IC5, IC4, C6, C7, R20, and R18, gives a series of longer, full-volume intermittent tones via a siren.