ASIC packaging type electronic brake lamp switch and electronic brake system applying the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738218-B2
Application number	US-201514950955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	May 15, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

An electronic brake lamp switch may include an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to generate a signal for turning on a brake lamp, an first output signal, and a second output signal, respectively, when a brake pedal is pressed and configured to package electrical elements for preventing failure when the failure such as outside overvoltage, abnormal surge or short circuit able to be generated on an output terminal occurs, and a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to receive power for operating the application-specific integrated circuit and to which the ASIC is mounted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic brake lamp switch comprising:
an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to generate a signal for turning on a brake lamp, an first output signal, and a second output signal, respectively, when a brake pedal is pressed and configured to package electrical elements for preventing failure when the failure such as outside overvoltage, abnormal surge or short circuit able to be generated on an output terminal occurs; and
a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to receive power for operating the application-specific integrated circuit and to which the ASIC is mounted,
wherein the PCB includes a PCB sensing device which is connected with a sensing device, a PCB connector which is connected with the ASIC, and protection devices, and wherein the PCB forms a connecting section structure in which the PCB sensing device is connected to the PCB connector and the protection devices used to the connecting section structure.

2. The electronic brake lamp switch of claim 1 , wherein the first output and the second output are output by inverted images with each other.

3. The electronic brake lamp switch of claim 1 , wherein the ASIC comprises:
an oscillation circuit portion making a coil oscillation for determining whether the brake pedal is pressed;
a power detector determining a criterion of On and Off operating the electronic brake lamp switch on overvoltage or low voltage;
a data input circuit portion inputting information for adjusting an On and Off gap of the electronic brake lamp switch to correspond with the operation of the brake pedal;
a protection circuit portion protecting against outside overvoltage or surge;
first and second output devices outputting a first output and a second output, playing a role of short circuit protection for preventing failure when failure such as external short circuit occurs and carrying current of a battery with a built-in current limiting circuit; and
an ASIC controller configured to connect with the oscillation circuit portion, the power detector, the data input circuit portion, the protection circuit portion, and the first and second output devices.

4. An electronic brake system comprising:
an electronic brake lamp switch including an application-specific Integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to package a sensing device generating a signal for turning on a brake lamp when a brake pedal is pressed, an output device generating output signals of a first output and a second output for turning on the brake lamp by using an output signal generated from the sensing device, and a protecting device for protecting short circuit to prevent failure when the failure such as outside overvoltage, abnormal surge or short circuit able to be generated on an output terminal occurs; and a printed circuit board configured that power for operating the application-specific integrated circuit is supplied thereto and the application-specific integrated circuit is mounted thereat;
a battery supplying power to the electronic brake lamp switch;
a brake lamp operated by a first output signal of the first output of the electronic brake lamp switch;
an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) connecting device operated by a second output signal of the second output of the electronic brake lamp switch; and
a brake pedal configured that operation thereof is detected by the electronic brake lamp switch,
wherein the printed circuit board includes a printed circuit board sensing device which is connected with the sensing device, a printed circuit board connector which is connected with the application-specific integrated circuit, and the protection devices, and the printed circuit board forms a connecting section structure in which the printed circuit board sensing device is connected to the printed circuit board connector and the protection devices used to the connecting section structure.

5. The electronic brake system of claim 4 , wherein the electronic brake lamp switch is configured to detect whether the brake pedal is pressed through a distance varying from a lamp switch detecting portion disposed at the brake pedal.

6. The electronic brake system of claim 5 , wherein the distance varying is recognized to the application-specific Integrated circuit.

7. The electronic brake system of claim 4 , wherein the brake lamp is separated into a right rear lamp, a left rear lamp, and a rear upper lamp of a vehicle, and the brake lamp receives the first output signal through a relay.

8. The electronic brake system of claim 4 , wherein the ECU connecting device includes a Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) and an Electronic Chromic Mirror (ECM).

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Truwin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Han-Gil
• Heo Jae-Sung
• Lee Chang-Hyun
• Cho Ean-Soo
• Byeon Jeong-Seop

Classifications

• B60Q1/441 Primary

  Electric switches operable by the driver's pedals · CPC title