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Vehicle-mounted load controller, vehicle-mounted headlight device, and vehicle-mounted taillight device

  • US 8,330,374 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2008
  • Issued: 12/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle-mounted load controller comprising:

  • one or more power terminals connected to one or more power lines of a vehicle-mounted DC power supply through a fuse, respectively;

    a plurality of load connecting portions connected to a plurality of vehicle-mounted loads, respectively;

    switches configured to correspond to the plurality of load connecting portions, respectively, each of the switches starting and stopping supply of power from the power line connected to one of the one or more power terminals to one of the vehicle-mounted loads connected to the corresponding load connecting portion; and

    a control unit configured to control the switches in response to inputted control signals, whereintwo or more of the plurality of load connecting portions are electrically connected to at least one of the one or more power terminals, andeach of the switches stops the supply of power from the power line to the load connected to the corresponding load connecting portion when magnitude of current flowing through the load connected to the corresponding load connecting portion reaches or exceeds a predetermined value.

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