Patent ID: 6330175
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: G06K,H02M,H04N,H04W,Y02B,Y02D

Abstract:
A power-supply apparatus for an electronic unit, comprising:a power-supply section for supplying electric power to a load, the power-supply section being connected to an alternating power source through an electromagnetic relay and a power-supply switch provided with a button section for reporting a status change by moving in a predetermined direction and for opening and closing contacts and provided with a driving section for moving the button section in a direction opposite to said predetermined direction;an electricity accumulating section charged by the power-supply section for supplying electric power in a standby state in which the alternating power source is disconnected by the electromagnetic relay; anda control section for controlling the electromagnetic relay to enter the standby state and to receive electric power from the electricity accumulating section, when the control section decodes a received control signal and determines that the control signal indicates a power-supply-stop instruction, and for controlling the driving section of the power-supply switch according to a voltage sent from the electricity accumulating section to move the button section in the direction opposite from the present setting.