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Communication system for vehicle control system having presettable initial state

  • US 5,486,817 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1993
  • Issued: 01/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communications system for a vehicle, comprising a sending station and a receiving station which are actuated by receiving an electric power supply from a battery mounted on the vehicle, said sending station and said receiving station being positioned at various places in the vehicle, wherein communication between the sending station and the receiving station is performed via a communication line, said receiving station comprising:

  • communication means for receiving a communication signal sent from said sending station via said communication line,outputting means for performing drive control of a plurality of driven means in accordance with said communication signal when the communication signal is received by said communication means, andcontinuity control means, provided between said communication means and said outputting means, to electrically connect and disconnect therebetween, for electrically separating said communication means from said outputting means to electrically disconnect therebetween by assuming a high impedance state between a time when supply of electric power supply voltage from said battery to the receiving station is started, until said communication means receives the communication signal from said sending station,wherein said outputting means performs drive control of said plurality of driven means in a desired initial state independent of said communication signal when connection between said communication means and outputting means is electrically separated by means of said continuity control means.

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