IN-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20180043777A1
• Filed: 08/03/2017
• Published: 02/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Ishibashi, Shuichi, Goto, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 11,104,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/76 for spotlighting, e.g. reading lamps spotlighting on or for specific fittings B60Q3/20; spotlighting in mass transit vehicles B60Q3/44
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/80 Circuits; Control arrangements for dashboards B60Q3/16; for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/47
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0028 Ceiling, e.g. roof rails
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0001 Details of the control system
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/045 Monitoring control system parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2637 Vehicle, car, auto, wheelchair

Abstract

An in-vehicle equipment control system includes a ceiling side controller installed in a ceiling of a vehicle and configured to control equipment installed at least in the ceiling; and a vehicle internal communication device configured to enable the ceiling side controller and a lower side controller to transmit and receive information signals to and from each other, the lower side controller having been installed in a part lower than the ceiling. The ceiling side controller is capable of receiving ceiling side detection signals regarding pieces of ceiling side detection information detected by at least one ceiling side detection device in the ceiling, as ceiling side information signals regarding pieces of ceiling side information, from the at least one ceiling side detection device.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle equipment control system comprising:

a ceiling side controller installed in a ceiling of a vehicle and configured to control an equipment provided at least to the ceiling; and

a vehicle internal communication device configured to enable the ceiling side controller and a lower side controller to transmit and receive information signals to and from each other, the lower side controller having been installed in a lower side of the vehicle than the ceiling of the vehicle, wherein

the ceiling side controller is

capable of receiving ceiling side detection signals regarding pieces of ceiling side detection information detected by at least one ceiling side detection device in the ceiling, as ceiling side information signals regarding pieces of ceiling side information, from the at least one ceiling side detection device and

capable of receiving lower side detection information detected by at least one lower side detection device in the lower side of the vehicle, as lower side information signals regarding pieces of lower side information, from the at least one lower side detection device via the vehicle internal communication device, and

the ceiling side controller uses information to control the equipment that is to be controlled, the information being information included among at least one of the pieces of ceiling side information and at least one of the pieces of lower side information and needed for controlling the equipment.

3. The in-vehicle equipment control system according to claim 1, wherein

the ceiling side controller is

capable of retaining, as one of the pieces of ceiling side information, a piece of ceiling side equipment information regarding at least one of equipment that has been installed in the ceiling and

capable of receiving lower side equipment information regarding at least one of equipment that has been installed in the lower part of the vehicle, as one of the lower side information signals regarding the pieces of lower side information, from the lower side controller via the vehicle internal communication device.

5. The in-vehicle equipment control system according to claim 1, wherein

when the lower side controller controls any one of the at least one equipment that has been installed in the lower side of the vehicle, the ceiling side controller transmits any one piece of the pieces of ceiling side information to the lower side controller via the vehicle internal communication device, the one piece of ceiling side information being needed for the control.

7. The in-vehicle equipment control system according to claim 3, wherein

when the lower side controller controls any one of the at least one equipment that has been installed in the lower side of the vehicle, the ceiling side controller transmits any one piece of the pieces of ceiling side information to the lower side controller via the vehicle internal communication device, the one piece of ceiling side information being needed for the control.

2. An in-vehicle equipment control system comprising:

a ceiling side controller installed in a ceiling of a vehicle and configured to control an equipment provided at least to the ceiling;

a lower side controller installed in a lower side of the vehicle than the ceiling of the vehicle; and

a vehicle internal communication device configured to enable the ceiling side controller and the lower side controller to transmit and receive information signals to and from each other, wherein

the ceiling side controller is

capable of receiving ceiling side detection signals regarding pieces of ceiling side detection information detected by at least one ceiling side detection device in the ceiling, as ceiling side information signals regarding pieces of ceiling side information, from the at least one ceiling side detection device and

capable of receiving lower side detection information detected by at least one lower side detection device in the lower side of the vehicle, as lower side information signals regarding pieces of lower side information, from the at least one lower side detection device via the vehicle internal communication device, and

the ceiling side controller uses information to control the equipment that is to be controlled, the information being information included among at least one of the pieces of ceiling side information and at least one of the pieces of lower side information and needed for controlling the equipment.

4. The in-vehicle equipment control system according to claim 2, wherein

the ceiling side controller is

capable of retaining, as one of the pieces of ceiling side information, a piece of ceiling side equipment information regarding at least one of equipment that has been installed in the ceiling and

capable of receiving lower side equipment information regarding at least one of equipment that has been installed in the lower part of the vehicle, as one of the lower side information signals regarding the pieces of lower side information, from the lower side controller via the vehicle internal communication device.

6. The in-vehicle equipment control system according to claim 2, wherein

when the lower side controller controls any one of the at least one equipment that has been installed in the lower side of the vehicle, the ceiling side controller transmits any one piece of the pieces of ceiling side information to the lower side controller via the vehicle internal communication device, the one piece of ceiling side information being needed for the control.