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Lighting apparatus for vehicular discharge lamp

  • US 5,278,452 A
  • Filed: 02/11/1992
  • Issued: 01/11/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lighting apparatus for use with high-voltage discharge-type headlamps mounted on a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • a high-voltage power supply for providing a high-voltage for operating said headlamps;

    a hood open/close detector for detecting an open/closed state of a hood of said vehicle;

    a power supply/cutoff circuit for controlling the supply of power to said power supply in response to an output signal from said hood open/close detector, whereby said high voltage is shut off whenever said hood open/close detector produces an output signal indicating that said hood is in an open state.

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