Motor vehicle engine control electronic computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10737641
APP PUB NO 20170240124A1
SERIAL NO

15434911

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The subject matter of the present invention is a motor vehicle engine control electronic computer including an electric circuit (1B) for managing at least one piece of electrical equipment (2) of the vehicle. The electric circuit includes at least one module (20B) for digital connection to a piece of electrical equipment of the vehicle and a microcontroller (10) including at least one digital input port (110). The digital connection module includes a connector (210) for linking to the electrical equipment, a link (220) for connecting to the digital input port of the microcontroller and a diode package (230B1), connected firstly to the battery (B) voltage of the vehicle and secondly to the ground (M), including two diodes (231B-1, 231B-2) linked to each other at a midpoint (232) and being configurable to operate with a common anode or with a common cathode.

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  • CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pradelles, Christian Eaunes, FR 3 2
Sanchez, Sebastien Colomiers, FR 1 0

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