Lock system for a motor vehicle with multiplexing
US5623170A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/65
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vehicle lock system has individual door locks each provided with a printed circuit board on which a microcontroller, motor driver for the lock servomotor, and a multiplexing element are encapsulated, the printed circuit board being mounted in the housing of the respective lock and being connected by the multiplexing element to a single-line data bus for binary communication with the individual lock from the central station.
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