Patent ID: 6023108
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B60R,H02J

Abstract:
An electrical switching circuit for switching on and off a plurality of electrical consumers in a motor vehicle, each of the electrical consumers having first and second connections, the electrical switching circuit comprising:a power supply having first and second poles, the first pole of the power supply connected to each of the first connections of the electrical consumers;a plurality of switching devices each associated with a respective electrical consumer, each of the switching devices having first and second connections, the first connection of each switching device connected to the second connection of the respective electrical consumer, the switching devices being actuable by a user between on and off states to enable and disable the connection with the electrical consumers; andan electronic unit having a power stage and a control stage, the power stage having a plurality of power drivers each connected to a respective electrical consumer via the second connection of the respective switching device and connected to the second pole of the power supply for providing power to the respective electrical consumer, the control stage having a plurality of monitoring inputs and a plurality of control outputs, each of the monitoring inputs connected to the power stage for monitoring actuation of a respective switching device, each of the control outputs connected to the power stage for switching off a respective power driver when the switching device connected to the respective power driver is in the off state.