Work lamp on-off control circuit
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1. A work lamp ON-OFF control circuit for controlling an ON-OFF switching of a work lamp of a vehicle in accordance with a state of an operating switch of the vehicle, said work lamp comprising a lamp for illuminating a rear portion of the vehicle, comprising:
- means for receiving signals respectively indicative of the states of said operating switch and an ignition switch and a measurement of vehicle speed; and
means which, when an ignition switch of the vehicle is ON and the vehicle speed is not zero, prohibits the lighting of the work lamp, even if the operating switch has been set to ON.
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If an ignition switch of a vehicle is ON and the vehicle speed is not zero (i.e., the vehicle is travelling), the lighting of a work lamp is prohibited even if the work lamp operating switch has been set to ON. This ensures that a work lamp does not remain lit by mistake while the vehicle is travelling, and that battery consumption by unnecessary lighting of a work lamp is minimized.
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1. A work lamp ON-OFF control circuit for controlling an ON-OFF switching of a work lamp of a vehicle in accordance with a state of an operating switch of the vehicle, said work lamp comprising a lamp for illuminating a rear portion of the vehicle, comprising:
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means for receiving signals respectively indicative of the states of said operating switch and an ignition switch and a measurement of vehicle speed; and means which, when an ignition switch of the vehicle is ON and the vehicle speed is not zero, prohibits the lighting of the work lamp, even if the operating switch has been set to ON. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A work lamp ON-OFF control circuit for controlling an ON-OFF switching of a work lamp of a vehicle in accordance with a state of an operating switch of the vehicle, said work lamp comprising a lamp for illuminating a rear portion of the vehicle, comprising:
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means for receiving signals respectively indicative of the state of the operating switch and a lighting switch of a vehicle and measurements of an engine rotation sensor of the vehicle and a speed sensor of the vehicle; and means which, when an engine rotation sensor of the vehicle indicates that an engine of the vehicle is rotating, said speed sensor of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle speed is zero, and the lighting switch of the vehicle is in the OFF state, prohibits the lighting of the work lamp, even if the operating switch is set to ON. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A vehicle comprising:
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an operating switch; an ignition switch; a vehicle speed sensor; a work lamp having a lamp for illuminating a rear portion of said vehicle; and a work lamp ON-OFF control circuit for controlling an ON-OFF switching of said work lamp in accordance with a state of said operating switch, said control circuit comprising; means for receiving signals respectively indicative of the state of said operating switch and said ignition switch and the vehicle speed measured by said vehicle speed sensor; and means which, when said ignition switch is ON and the vehicle speed measured by the vehicle speed sensor is not zero, prohibits the lighting of the work lamp, even if said operating switch has been set to ON. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. A vehicle comprising:
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an operating switch; a lighting switch; an engine rotation sensor; a vehicle speed sensor; a work lamp having a lamp for illuminating a rear portion of the vehicle; and a work lamp ON-OFF control circuit for controlling an ON-OFF switching of the work lamp in accordance with the state of said operating switch, said control circuit comprising; means for receiving signals respectively indicative of the state of the operating switch and the lightning switch, and measurements of the engine rotation sensor and the vehicle speed sensor; and means which, when said engine rotation sensor indicates that an engine is rotating, said vehicle speed sensor indicates that the vehicle speed is zero, and the lighting switch is in the OFF state, prohibits the lighting of the work lamp, even if the operating switch is ON. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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