Control-display device for an engine-equiped apparatus
First Claim
1. A control-display device for an engine-equipped apparatus, said apparatus including analog signal generating circuits and a control mechanism for controlling the operation of the engine, said device comprising computing circuits for converting said analog signals to digital form, digital means for generating a control signal in digital form, means for converting said control signal from digital form to analog form, and coupler means connectable to said analog signal generating circuits and connected to said computing circuits in said device, said coupler means further being connected to said control mechanism and to said converting means and carrying said control signal in analog form, whereby said coupler means is located midway along those circuit of the wiring routes between the engine-equipped apparatus and said display device at which the signals are in analog state, whereby said display device is positionable at a location selectively on or separated from the engine-equipped apparatus.
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Abstract
An engine-equipped apparatus including a control-display device which contains computing circuits into which is fed such data as the AC amperage data from an apparatus having an AC generator, and devices for displaying the data converted by these computing circuits. The control-display device is provided with a connection location capable of being freely connected to and disconnected from the main body of the apparatus through the use of a cable and multi-pin plug and socket. The cable is electrically located midway along those circuits of the wiring routes between the engine-equipped apparatus and the control-display device in which the signals are in an analog state, whereby, through the connection and disconnection as desired of a separate multi-core cable having at least one plug and socket of the same type between the aforementioned plug and socket, selection can be made between dcirect connection of the device to the engine-equipped apparatus and positioning of the display device in a location separated from the engine-equipped apparatus.
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- 1. A control-display device for an engine-equipped apparatus, said apparatus including analog signal generating circuits and a control mechanism for controlling the operation of the engine, said device comprising computing circuits for converting said analog signals to digital form, digital means for generating a control signal in digital form, means for converting said control signal from digital form to analog form, and coupler means connectable to said analog signal generating circuits and connected to said computing circuits in said device, said coupler means further being connected to said control mechanism and to said converting means and carrying said control signal in analog form, whereby said coupler means is located midway along those circuit of the wiring routes between the engine-equipped apparatus and said display device at which the signals are in analog state, whereby said display device is positionable at a location selectively on or separated from the engine-equipped apparatus.
- 6. A system comprising a control-display device, an engine-equipped apparatus, said apparatus including analog signal generating circuits and a control mechanism for controlling the operation of the engine, said device comprising computing circuits for converting said analog signals to digital form, digital means for generating a control signal in digital form, means for converting said control signal from digital form to analog form, and a multicore cable connectable to said analog signal generating circuits and connected to said computing circuits in said device, said cable further being connected to said control mechanism and to said converting means and carrying said control signal in analog form, said cable including a plug and a socket between said device and the apparatus, whereby said cable is located midway along those circuits of the wiring routes between the engine-equipped apparatus and said display device at which the signals are in analog state, whereby said display device is positionable at a location separated from the engine-equipped apparatus.
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