Apparatus for controlling a power supply to a glow plug for a vehicular diesel engine
Patent
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OSTI ID:6327068
This patent describes an apparatus for controlling the flow of a power supply current to a glow plug for an internal combustion engine, comprising; first means for allowing a power supply current to flow from a power supply to the glow plug to preheat the glow plug when an engine key is inserted into a hole of an engine key switch apparatus; and second means for halting the current flow to the glow plug through the first means for a predetermined period of time when the power supply for the glow plug is first connected to the first means.
- Assignee:
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4671224
- OSTI ID:
- 6327068
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330102* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CURRENT LIMITERS
DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
GLOW DISCHARGES
HEAT ENGINES
HEATING
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
POWER SUPPLIES
SWITCHES
TIME DEPENDENCE
VEHICLES
330102* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CURRENT LIMITERS
DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
GLOW DISCHARGES
HEAT ENGINES
HEATING
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
POWER SUPPLIES
SWITCHES
TIME DEPENDENCE
VEHICLES