Device for controlling/regulating the operational sequences in a motor vehicle

• US 20020077735A1
• Filed: 09/21/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Mathony, Hans-Joerg
• Granted Patent: US 6,909,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0315 using multiplexing techniques multiplexing for transmission of signals G08C15/00; multiplexing for electrical communication in general H04J

Abstract

A device for controlling/regulating the operational sequences in a motor vehicle. The device has a number of arrangements for control/regulation. Each of the arrangements includes a processor having a storage unit and an input and output unit. A characteristic of this device lies in spatially combining the arrangements on a carrier and interconnecting them, using a communications bus.

Claims

1. A device for one of controlling and regulating an operational sequence in a motor vehicle, comprising:

a carrier;

a communications bus; and

a plurality of arrangements for performing one of a control and a regulation, each one of the arrangements including a processor that includes a storage unit and an input and output unit, wherein;

the plurality of arrangements are spatially combined on the carrier, and are interconnected by the communications bus.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein:

the carrier includes a printed circuit board.

3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of voltage regulators.

4. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an auxiliary energy source.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein:

the communications bus is to be decoupled from a data bus of the motor vehicle.