Headlight circuit

• US 5,734,203 A
• Filed: 11/14/1996
• Issued: 03/31/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Benjamin Daniel Slater
• Original Assignee: Benjamin Daniel Slater
• Inventors: Slater, Benjamin Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ganjian, Peter
• Application Number:
  US08/748,931
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 307/9.1, 307/10.1, 307/10.8, 315/76, 315/77, 315/78, 315/79, 315/80, 315/81, 315/82, 315/83, 315/84, 340/425.5, 340/457, 340/458, 340/459, 340/468, 340/469, 340/475, 340/476, 340/477, 340/478, 340/463, 361/160, 361/170, 361/189, 361/195, 364/423.098, 364/424.045, 364/424.059
• US Class Current: 307/10.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/14 having dimming means

Abstract

A headlight circuit for an automobile which has two versions. One version can be used in automobiles which do not have daytime running lights and the other version can be used in automobiles which have daytime running lights. The circuit includes headlights which have high beam and low beam filaments, a high beam switch, a low beam switch, a battery, a turn signal switch, and three relays.

Claims

1. A headlight circuit for an automobile, said circuit comprising:

headlights, each of which has a high beam filament and a low beam filament;

a high beam switch;

a low beam switch;

a fused battery;

a right turn switch and a left turn switch associated with a pair of diodes the output of which is a control signal;

a first relay having two normally open contacts;

a second relay having a normally open contact and a normally closed contact;

a third relay having a normally open contact;

wherein said high beam switch is coupled to said third relay;

said low beam switch is coupled to said first relay;

said battery is coupled to said first relay and to said second relay;

said right turn switch and said left turn switch are coupled to said second relay;

said first relay is coupled to said headlights and to said second relay;

said second relay is coupled to said headlights and to said third relay; and

said third relay is coupled to said headlights;

wherein said circuit operates as follows;

activation of said low beam switch closes said normally open contacts of said first relay to enable said high beam filaments and to supply current to turn on said low beam filaments;

activation of either said right turn switch or said left turn switch closes said normally open contact of said second relay to supply current to said low beam filaments to turn said low beam filaments on as long as said turn switch is activated;

activation of said high beam switch closes said normally open contact of said third relay to provide current to turn on said high beam filaments, provided that said low beam filaments are already turned on;

activation of either said right turn switch or said left turn switch while said high beam filaments are on opens said normally closed contact of said second relay to break the current path to said high beam filaments, thus turning off said high beam filaments while said turn switch is activated.

2. The headlight circuit of claim 1 wherein said circuit is additionally provided with a switch having on and start positions, said switch coupled to said first relay, and wherein said first relay and said second relay each have an additional normally closed contact in order to permit said high beam filaments to be lit at reduced intensity to serve as daytime running lights when said low beam filaments are off and said signal control is not activated, and wherein said daytime running lights turn off when said low beam filaments are turned on or when said signal control is activated.