Lamp lighting and battery charging system for a vehicle

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EP 1 691 465 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	18.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/42

(43)	Date of publication:
	16.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/33

(21)	Application number: 06008454.8

(22)	Date of filing: 08.02.1999

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H02J 7/14^(2006.01)

H05B 39/08^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

12.02.1998 JP 2961098
05.03.1998 JP 5327398

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	99300897.8 / 0936720

(71)	Applicant: Mitsuba Corporation
	Kiryu-shi, Gunma-ken (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	SAKANO, Tomokazu Kiryu-shi, Gunma-ken (JP) SUZUKI, Takashi Kiryu-shi, Gunma-ken (JP) YANASE, Atsushi Sawa-gun, Gunma-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: Rees, Alexander Ellison et al
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 30 Welbeck Street London W1G 8ER London W1G 8ER (GB)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 24 - 04 - 2006 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Lamp lighting and battery charging system for a vehicle

(57) Provided is a lamp lighting and battery charging system for a vehicle which can favorably use the electric power produced from the engine-driven electric generator in both lamp lighting and battery charging. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the turning on of the switching device for controlling the electric current of the lamp is gradually delayed so that the time duration of the electric current flowing through the lamp is gradually decreased as the engine speed increases, preventing an excessive electric current from damaging the lamp in the high engine speed range.