Vehicle power and communication bus and system
First Claim
1. A power and communication bus, comprising a bus controller disposed in an anti-lock brake system module that is disposed on a truck, a tractor, or a trailer, the bus controller utilizing a bus protocol, wherein the bus controller is capable of electrically communicating switched power, protected power, and/or the bus protocol with at least one auxiliary system.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrical power and communication bus system for a truck, a tractor, or a tractor with a trailer and an associated bogie, where the electrical power and communication bus system reside in an anti-lock brake system (ABS) module that is disposed on the truck, the tractor, or the bogie of the trailer. The bus system comprises a bus controller, which utilizes a bus protocol, at least one bus connector that is electrically connected to a processor in the ABS, a source of power, and at least one auxiliary system that is electrically connected to the bus connector.
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13 Claims
- 1. A power and communication bus, comprising a bus controller disposed in an anti-lock brake system module that is disposed on a truck, a tractor, or a trailer, the bus controller utilizing a bus protocol, wherein the bus controller is capable of electrically communicating switched power, protected power, and/or the bus protocol with at least one auxiliary system.
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4. A power and communication bus system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an anti-lock brake system module disposed on a truck, a tractor, or a trailer;
a bus controller disposed on the anti-lock brake system module, the bus controller utilizing a bus protocol;
at least one bus connector that is in electrical communication with the bus controller; and
at least one auxiliary system in electrical communication with the bus connector;
wherein the bus controller electrically communicates switched power, protected power, and/or the bus protocol with the auxiliary system. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A truck, a tractor, or a trailer, comprising:
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a bus controller disposed in an anti-lock brake module that is disposed on the truck, the tractor, or the trailer, the bus controller utilizing a LINBUS protocol;
at least one bus connector that is in electrical communication with the bus controller; and
at least one sensor and/or actuator that is in electrical communication with at least one slave node, which is in electrical communication with the bus connector;
wherein the bus controller electrically communicates switched power and protected power by way of a dedicated wire with the slave node. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A vehicle trailer having a bogie, comprising:
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a bus controller disposed in an anti-lock brake module that is disposed on a vehicle trailer bogie, the bus controller utilizing a LINBUS protocol;
at least one bus connector, that is in electrical communication with the bus controller; and
at least one sensor and/or actuator that is in electrical communication with the bus connector;
wherein the bus controller electrically communicates switched power and protected power by way of a dedicated wire with the sensor and/or actuator. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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