Patent ID: 8125336
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An abnormality detecting apparatus comprising: a power supply portion applying a voltage to electrodes provided at surfaces of a light control glass adapted to be provided at a vehicle to change a transparency of the light control glass; a detection portion detecting a detectable amount obtained on the basis of the voltage applied to the electrodes; an abnormality determination portion determining whether or not an abnormality occurs to the light control glass based on a predetermined detectable amount and the detectable amount detected by the detection portion; the detectable amount detected by the detection portion is a capacitance generated at the electrodes while the voltage is being applied thereto; the vehicle includes a human body detecting apparatus for detecting a human body making contact with a door knob of the vehicle on the basis of the capacitance varying depending on a contact of the human body with the door knob; and a capacitance detection portion provided at the human body detecting apparatus is used as the detection portion.