Apparatus for multiplexing between on-board units in a vehicle
US6243018A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01115
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multiplexing apparatus multiplexes between processing units and a battery unit of a vehicle which are connected to one another by wire harnesses, by grouping a variety of on-board controlled objects into a plurality of neighboring controlled objects and controlling each of respective processing units. The wire harness has electric conductors of which the outer peripheral portion are covered with a first insulating layer, electric conductivity layer which covers the electric conductors, a second insulating the peripheral portion of the electric layer which covers conductivity layer, means for applying an electric potential to said electric conductivity layer, and means for monitoring the electric potential of said electric conductivity layer.
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