Load control system for vehicle
First Claim
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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Abstract
A switch operating unit 10 has operating switches for operating loads. A load control unit controls the corresponding loads in accordance with the operation of the operating switches according to information, which is stored in first storage device, as to the correlation between the operating switches and the loads. A total rated capacity computation device computes the total rated capacity of the loads to be driven under the control of the load control unit according to information, which is stored in second storage device, as to the rated capacity of each load. When the total rated capacity exceeds a predetermined allowable capacity, the load control unit operates to restrict the driving of the low-priority loads in the order of analog-controlled loads and on-off controlled loads according to the information stored in the second storage device.
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4 Claims
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1. A load control system for a vehicle comprising:
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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, including second storage means for storing information as to the rated capacity of each load and its priority order and total 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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