Vehicle load control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle load control system comprising:
- a control section having a plurality of control switches and generating control signals corresponding to the actuation of each of the control switches;
a multiplex processing section multiplexing the control signals received from the control section to form a multiplexed control signal and sending the multiplexed control signal to a multiplex transmission line; and
a load control section receiving the multiplexed control signal sent over the multiplex transmission line and controlling electric power fed to loads connected to the load control section on the basis of the multiplexed control signal, the load control section including;
storage means for holding output control data corresponding to each of the plurality of control switches, the output control data representing the form of control actuation of each of the control switches has on a corresponding one of the loads; and
control means for controlling the electric power fed to each of the loads on the basis of the multiplexed control signal and the output control data stored in the storage means.
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Abstract
A control signal generated as a result of the actuation of each of control switches of a control section is multiplexed by a multiplexing section, and the thus multiplexed signal is sent to a multiplex transmission line. Load control sections receive the multiplexed control signal sent over the multiplex transmission line. The load control sections then control the electric power fed to a corresponding one of loads on the basis of the received control signal. Control data, representing the form of output control of the corresponding load which is controlled as a result of the actuation of the control switch, are stored according to the control switches. Control means control the electric power fed to the load on the basis of the control signal using the control data.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle load control system comprising:
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a control section having a plurality of control switches and generating control signals corresponding to the actuation of each of the control switches; a multiplex processing section multiplexing the control signals received from the control section to form a multiplexed control signal and sending the multiplexed control signal to a multiplex transmission line; and a load control section receiving the multiplexed control signal sent over the multiplex transmission line and controlling electric power fed to loads connected to the load control section on the basis of the multiplexed control signal, the load control section including; storage means for holding output control data corresponding to each of the plurality of control switches, the output control data representing the form of control actuation of each of the control switches has on a corresponding one of the loads; and control means for controlling the electric power fed to each of the loads on the basis of the multiplexed control signal and the output control data stored in the storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10)
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5. A vehicle load control system comprising:
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a control section having a plurality of control switches arranged in a control panel and generating control signals corresponding to the actuation of each of the control switches; a multiplex processing section multiplexing the control signals received from the control section to form a multiplexed control signal and sending the multiplexed control signal to a multiplex transmission line; and a load control section receiving the multiplexed control signal sent over the multiplex transmission line and controlling electric power fed to loads connected to the load control section on the basis of the multiplexed control signal, the load control section including; storage means for holding configuration data representing the configuration of the switching circuit of each of the control switches and a correspondence of each control switch to one of the loads; and control means for controlling the electric power fed to each of the loads on the basis of the multiplexed control signal and the configuration data stored in the storage means, wherein each of the plurality of control switches incorporates one switching circuit selected from a plurality of types of switching circuit, and the plurality of control switches are connected to the multiplex processing section by a plurality of wire harnesses, each of the plurality of wire harnesses having the same structure. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle load control system comprising:
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a control section having a plurality of control switches and generating control signals corresponding to the actuation of each of the control switches; a multiplex processing section multiplexing the control signals received from the control section to form a multiplexed control signal and sending the multiplexed control signal to a multiplex transmission line; and a load control section receiving the multiplexed control signal sent over the multiplex transmission line and controlling electric power fed to loads connected to the load control section on the basis of the multiplexed control signal, the load control section including; nonvolatile storage means for holding predetermined data; means for visually displaying at least a portion of the predetermined data stored in the nonvolatile storage means; and control means for controlling the electric power fed to each of the loads on the basis of the multiplexed control signal and the predetermined data stored in the nonvolatile storage means.
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