Appeal No. 2000-0915 Page 4
Application No. 09/064,083
The two independent claims on appeal read as follows:
1. A vehicle power supply system comprising:
a collision detecting member for detecting a
collision of the vehicle;
a power line supplying electric power from a power
source portion to a plurality of loads;
a fuse connected to the power line so that the fuse
is fused when over-current flows therein; and
an over-current generating member for causing the
over-current to flow in the fuse to fuse the fuse when
the collision detecting member detects the collision of
the vehicle.
8. A method to interrupt supplying electric power for a
vehicle comprising the steps of
detecting a collision of the vehicle by a collision
detecting member;
generating a collision detecting signal by the
collision detecting member when the collision is
detected; shorting a switch circuit connected to a
fuse by the collision detecting signal;
causing the over-current to flow in the fuse when
the switch circuit is shorted;
fusing the fuse by the over-current.
Kanazawa discloses a power breaker device that maintains
the vehicle safety by shutting the electric current sent from
a battery when a problem occurs to a power system. The Figure
1 embodiment of Kanazawa's invention includes a battery 1; a
fuse-link 2; power cable 3 leading to load devices; current
detector part 4; silicon control rectifier 5; vehicle
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