Voltage regulator for generator used in automobile
Patent 4680530 Issued on July 14, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 30, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 30, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3535616 3600661 3602796 3736489 Automotive battery charging system Temperature limited voltage regulator circuit Voltage regulator for charging generator Patent #: 4563631 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/824087 filed on 01/30/1986US Classes:322/33, Thermal conditions322/28Voltage of generator or circuit suppliedExaminersPrimary: Hickey, R. J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH02J 7/16 (20060101)H02J 7/14 (20060101) H02J 7/24 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1985-02-01 JPAbstractIn a generator charging a battery on an automobile with output voltage thereof, a voltage regulator has a constant voltage source; first and second voltage dividers dividing the voltage of the constant voltage source; a series circuit consisting of a thermo-sensitive element and a resistor and being connected to the middle point of the first voltage divider; a first diode having an anode connected to the middle point of the first divider; a second diode having an anode connected to the middle point of the second voltage divider; and a third diode having a cathode connected to both the cathodes of the first and the second diode and supplying a reference voltage, wherein the output voltage of the generator is compared with the reference voltage, thereby, the output voltage of the generator is regulated to the reference voltage. | |
