Monitoring device for a control unit, preferably for controlling signal lights of motor vehicles
AssigneeReitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWerner Diez
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Abstract
A monitoring device for a control unit for controlling a signal light of a motor vehicle, wherein the signal light comprises one or more tail lights and one or more brake lights and wherein each one of the one or more tail lights and the one or more brake lights has at least one lighting element and at least one signal input connected to the lighting element, respectively, has at least one electronic switch configured to open an emergency path to at least one of the one or more tail lights and the one or more brake lights when the control unit malfunctions.
Claims14
A monitoring device for a control unit (4) for a signal light of a motor vehicle, wherein the signal light (1-3) comprises one or more tail lights and one or more brake lights, wherein each one of the one or more tail lights and the one or more brake lights has at least one lighting element and at least one signal input, wherein the signal input is connected to the lighting element, respectively, wherein the monitoring device comprises at least one electronic switch (T1) configured to actuate an emergency path (19) to at least one of the one or more tail lights (SL) and the one or more brake lights (BR) when the control unit (4) malfunctions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.