Patent ID: 6304171
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B60R,H02J

Abstract:
An emergency call system with the battery switching function, comprising:an auxiliary battery;an external input interface unit for inputting a switch signal supplied from an outside to control an operation of the emergency call system;a vehicle interface unit for inputting control signals such as a vehicle speed pulse indicating a running speed of a vehicle, a signal indicating a state of an accessory switch and an air bag detecting signal through a sensor and the accessory switch arranged in the vehicle; andan arithmetic calculation control unit, which is connected with the vehicle interface unit, the auxiliary battery and the external input interface unit, for controlling operations of the vehicle interface unit, the auxiliary battery and the external input interface unit composing the emergency call system,wherein a battery voltage supplied from a battery arranged in the vehicle, an ACC voltage generated and supplied during a driving operation of an engine and a voltage of the auxiliary battery are always monitored by the arithmetic calculation control unit, the arithmetic calculation control unit switches to the battery voltage and the ACC voltage, in a first case where the battery voltage and the ACC voltage are equal to or more than a prescribed value during the driving operation of the engine in case of no emergency, to make the emergency call system be operated, the arithmetic calculation control unit switches to the battery voltage, in a second case where the battery voltage is equal to or more than a prescribed value during an operation stopping of the engine in case of no emergency, to make the emergency call system be operated, and the arithmetic calculation control unit makes the emergency call system be operated by using the auxiliary battery in the other cases.