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No oil warning circuit

CA 1266709 C · Owner: Mcleod, Kenneth M. · Inventors: Mcleod, Kenneth M.

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An alarm system for a two-cycle internal combustion engine having a lubricating oil pump and an alternator generating electric pulses at a frequency related to engine speed. An integrated circuit configured as a counter has an input connected to receive the alternator pulses. A pressure switch generates an electric signal in response to the oil pressure increase in the pump output each time the pump operates. The integrated circuit has a first output which changes logic state in response to a predetermined count and has a second output which changes value at a frequency related to engine speed. The signal generated by the pressure switch is connected to a reset input to the integrated …

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  • Granted March 13, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 13, 2007.
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FiledJanuary 14, 1987
GrantedMarch 13, 1990
Term endedMarch 13, 2007
Patent numberCA 1266709 C
Classification (IPC)G08B21/00 +2 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedJan 14, 1987Patent grantedMarch 13, 1990Term endedMarch 13, 2007

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