Relay connection unit and junction connector
US7869458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B3/36
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention provides a relay connection unit that relay message and make sufficient number of branches to be able to connect a plurality of ECUs. The relay connection unit includes: reception connectors to which a plurality of insertion connectors of communication lines can respectively be connected; a branch connection unit that divides the reception connectors into a plurality of groups, the branch connection unit branch-connecting the communication lines through the reception connectors belonging to the respective groups; a plurality of vehicle-mounted LAN communication units respectively connecting to each of the groups of the reception connectors via the branch connection unit, which are configured to perform transmission/reception of messages; and a relay processing unit that relays an incoming message received via one of the vehicle-mounted LAN communication units to another of the vehicle-mounted LAN communication units of another relay connection unit in accordance with a relaying destination.
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