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Load control system for vehicle

  • US 5,845,221 A
  • Filed: 07/01/1996
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A load control system for a vehicle comprising:

  • a switch operating unit having various kinds of operating switches for operating loads installed in a plurality of parts of said vehicle;

    a load control unit for controlling the loads in accordance with the operation of the operating switches of said switch operating unit;

    first storage means for storing information as to defining the correlation between the operating switches of said switch operating unit and said loads, includingsecond storage means for storing information as to the rated capacity of each load and its priority order andtotal rated capacity computation means for computing the total rated capacity of said loads driven under the control of said load control unit through the operation of said operating switches from the rated capacity of each load stored in said second storage means,wherein when the total rated capacity computed from said total rated capacity computation means exceeds a predetermined allowable capacity, said load control unit operates to reduce the driving of low-priority loads according to the information concerning priority order stored in said second storage means.

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