1. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
forming an insulating layer on a metal-coated surface of a mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate;
printing an electrode pattern of a predetermined shape on the insulating layer using a conductive paste, and drying it;
printing a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) paste of a predetermined shape on both the electrode pattern and a region of the top surface of the insulating layer where the electrode pattern is not formed; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in parallel using a conductive adhesive agent.
2. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
printing an electrode pattern of a predetermined shape on a rear surface of a glass plate of a mirror in which a metal-coated surface is formed on a front surface of the glass plate using a conductive paste, and drying it;
printing a PTC paste of a predetermined shape on both the electrode pattern and a region of the rear surface of the glass plate where the electrode pattern is not formed, and drying it; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in parallel using a conductive adhesive agent.
3. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
depositing a passivation layer on a metal-coated surface of a mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate;
forming an insulating layer on the passivation layer;
printing a predetermined cover layer pattern on the top surface of the insulating layer using water-soluble metalize resist ink, and drying it;
forming a predetermined electrode pattern on a region of the insulating layer not covered with the cover layer pattern by plating or depositing any of copper, silver and gold;
drying the electrode pattern after rinsing out the cover layer pattern by hot water;
printing a PTC paste of a predetermined shape on both the electrode pattern and a region of the insulating layer where the electrode pattern is not formed, and drying it; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in parallel using a conductive adhesive agent.
4. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
depositing a passivation layer on a metal-coated surface of a mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate;
forming an insulating layer on the passivation layer;
disposing a protection jig on the top surface of the insulating layer, wherein the protection jig partially covers the top surface of the insulating layer with a predetermined cover layer pattern;
forming a predetermined electrode pattern on a region of the insulating layer not covered with the cover layer pattern by plating or depositing any of copper, silver and gold;
removing the protection jig from the insulating layer;
printing a PTC paste of a predetermined shape on both the electrode pattern and a region of the insulating layer where the electrode pattern is not formed, and drying it; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in parallel using a conductive adhesive agent.
5. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
forming an insulating layer on a metal-coated surface of a mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate;
printing an electrode pattern of a predetermined shape on the insulating layer using a conductive paste, and drying it;
forming a passivation layer on both the electrode pattern and a region of the insulating layer where the electrode pattern is not formed by any of printing, coating and deposition process; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in series using a conductive adhesive agent.
6. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
printing an electrode pattern of a predetermined shape on a rear surface of a glass plate of a mirror, and drying it, wherein a metal-coated surface is formed on a front surface of the glass plate;
forming a passivation layer on both the electrode pattern and a region of a rear surface of the glass plate where the electrode pattern is not formed by any of printing, coating and deposition process; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in series using a conductive adhesive agent.
7. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
depositing a passivation layer on a metal-coated surface of a mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate;
forming an insulating layer on the passivation layer;
printing a predetermined cover layer pattern on the top surface of the insulating layer using water-soluble metalize resist ink, and drying it;
forming a predetermined electrode pattern on a region of the insulating layer not covered with the cover layer pattern by plating or depositing any of copper, silver and gold;
drying the electrode pattern after rinsing out the cover layer pattern by hot water;
printingdrying or depositing a passivation layer on both the electrode pattern and a region of the insulating layer where the electrode pattern is not formed; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in series using a conductive adhesive agent.
8. A method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror, the method comprising:
depositing a passivation layer on a metal-coated surface of a mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate;
forming an insulating layer on the passivation layer;
disposing a protection jig on the top surface of the insulating layer, wherein the protection jig partially covers the top surface of the insulating layer with the cover layer pattern;
forming a predetermined electrode pattern on a region of the insulating layer not covered with the cover layer pattern by plating or depositing any of copper, silver and gold;
removing the protection jig from the insulating layer;
printingdrying or depositing a passivation layer on both the electrode pattern and a region of the insulating layer where the electrode pattern is not formed; and
connecting a current input terminal to the electrode pattern in series using a conductive adhesive agent.
9. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 1.
10. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 2.
11. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 3.
12. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 4.
13. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 5.
14. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 6.
15. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 7.
16. An electric heating mirror manufactured by the method claimed in claim 8.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A battery condition monitoring device for monitoring conditions of a battery capable of supplying electric power to a vehicle driving source mounted to a vehicle,
the battery condition monitoring device comprising:
a battery condition detecting section configured to detect conditions of the battery and output detection signals indicating the detected conditions of the battery;
a main control section configured to receive the detection signals transmitted from the battery condition detecting section, and detect whether or not the battery is in an abnormal condition on the basis of the received detection signals, and control an electrical connection state between the battery and the vehicle driving source on the basis of a detection result of the battery; and
a sub-control section configured to detect whether or not the main control section is in an abnormal condition, and control the electrical connection state between the battery and the vehicle driving source, the sub-control section, detecting whether or not the battery is in an abnormal condition on the basis of the detection signals transmitted from the battery condition detecting section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition, and control the electrical connection state between the battery and the vehicle driving source on the basis of the detection result of the high voltage battery.
2. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the sub-control section has a self-diagnostic function for detecting a condition of the sub-control section, and
the sub-control section does not execute a control of the electrical connection state between the battery and the vehicle driving source when the detection result of the self-diagnostic function indicates that the sub-control section is in an abnormal condition even if the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition.
3. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the main control section is configured to stop the operation thereof when receiving a reset signal, the sub-control section is configured to output the reset signal to the main control section, and the sub-control section is configured to output the reset signal to the main control section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition.
4. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the main control section is configured to stop the operation thereof when receiving a reset signal, the sub-control section is configured to output the reset signal to the main control section, and the sub-control section is configured to output the reset signal to the main control section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition.
5. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the sub-control section outputs to an upper side control section a signal indicating the detection result of the main control section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition, where the upper side control section controls an entire system of the vehicle.
6. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the sub-control section outputs to an upper side control section a signal indicating the detection result of the main control section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition, where the upper side control section controls an entire system of the vehicle.
7. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the main control section is configured to output a control signal to the battery condition detecting section, and
the battery condition detecting section is configured to detect whether or not the main control section is in an abnormal condition on the basis of the control signal transmitted to the main control section, and
the battery condition detecting section is configured to decide that the main control section is in an abnormal condition when the control signal transmitted from the main control section indicates an occurrence of an abnormal condition in the main control section.
8. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the main control section is configured to output a control signal to the battery condition detecting section, and
the battery condition detecting section is configured to detect whether or not the main control section is in an abnormal condition on the basis of the control signal transmitted to the main control section, and
the battery condition detecting section is configured to decide that the main control section is in an abnormal condition when the control signal transmitted from the main control section indicates an occurrence of an abnormal condition in the main control section.
9. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the main control section is configured to periodically output the control signal to the battery condition detecting section, and
the battery condition detecting section is configured to detect whether or not the main control section is in an abnormal condition on the basis of the control signal transmitted from the main control section, and to decide that the main control section is in an abnormal condition when receiving no control signal transmitted from the main control section for a predetermined time length.
10. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the main control section is configured to periodically output the control signal to the battery condition detecting section, and
the battery condition detecting section is configured to detect whether or not the main control section is in an abnormal condition on the basis of the control signal transmitted from the main control section, and to decide that the main control section is in an abnormal condition when receiving no control signal transmitted from the main control section for a predetermined time length.
11. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein the battery condition detecting section is configured to output the detection signals to the main control section and the sub-control section, and select some specific detection signals from all of the detection signals when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition as compared with the detection signals output when the main control section is in a normal condition without any trouble.
12. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 9, wherein the battery condition detecting section is configured to output the detection signals to the main control section and the sub-control section, and select some specific detection signals from all of the detection signals when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition as compared with the detection signals output when the main control section is in a normal operation without any trouble.
13. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the battery condition detecting section is configured to output at least one of the detection signals indicating voltage information and temperature information of the battery to the sub-control section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition.
14. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the battery condition detecting section is configured to output at least one of the detection signals indicating voltage information and temperature information of the battery to the sub-control section when the detection result indicates that the main control section is in an abnormal condition.
15. The battery condition monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a high voltage battery comprised of a plurality of battery blocks, each of the battery blocks is comprised of a plurality of battery cells, and
the battery condition detecting section is comprised of a plurality of monitoring integrated circuits connected in a daisy chain connection, and the monitoring integrated circuits correspond to the battery blocks, respectively.
16. An electric power system to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
a battery configured to supply electric power to a vehicle driving source;
the battery monitoring device for monitoring conditions of the battery according to claim 1; and
system main relays arranged between the battery and the vehicle driving source in order to form the electrical connection between the battery and the vehicle driving source, and each of the main control section and the sub control section in the battery monitoring device instructs the system main relays to connect and disconnect the electrical connection between the battery and the vehicle driving source.