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Multiplex transmission apparatus

US5633537A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateJul 18, 1994
Grant dateMay 27, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2016/0322
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

When it is detected that the state of an electrical component connected to a communication node has not changed in the OFF state of an ignition key switch, it is determined that a vehicle equipped with the multiplex transmission apparatus is in a parking state, and the communication node is forcibly shifted to a sleep state, thereby preventing consumption of battery power due to a dark current supplied to the communication node in the sleep state.

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