Mazda Motor Corporation

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Sadahisa Yamada

Masaaki Shimizu

Kazuichi Fujisaka

Tetsuhiro Yamashita

Yoshimasa Kurokawa

Jiro Ito

Naofumi Ota

Ryota Misumi

Osamu Michihira

Taro Tamagawa

An in-vehicle control device includes a processor configured to: control a device of a first type, which has a function of switching an operation mode between a normal mode and a mode in which power consumption is limited compared to the normal mode in accordance with an instruction via communication and a device of a second type, which does not have the function; specify a limited device that is a device of which power consumption is to be limited, based on information acquired from outside; transmit to the limited device via a communication line an instruction to shift the operation mode to the mode in which power consumption is limited compared to the normal mode, when the limited device is the device of the first type; and stop power supply to the limited device when the limited device is the device of the second type.

In-vehicle control device

An onboard power source system includes: a main power source unit that supplies power; one or a plurality of power source hubs; a plurality of electronic devices; and a main power feeding cable that connects the one or plurality of power source hubs to the main power source unit, in which an electronic device related to power among the plurality of electronic devices and an electronic device related to traveling or safety among the plurality of electronic devices are connected to different power source hubs.

Onboard power source system and design method

An in-vehicle power supply structure, in which a vehicle is divided into a plurality of zones and a power supply hub for connecting an electronic device is provided in each of the zones, includes a break detection wire routed along a power supply wire, for detecting damage to the power supply wire caused by an external force acting on the vehicle by its own damage. Both ends of the break detection wire are connected to power supply hubs placed adjacent to each other.

In-vehicle power supply structure

An in-vehicle power supply system includes first to sixth power supply hubs connected to a main feed line, electronic devices connected to the first to sixth power supply hubs via a sub feed line, and a control device configured to control power feeding to the electronic devices. The control device is configured to control, based on a condition regarding a current consumption of the electronic devices, power feeding to the electronic devices such that the current consumption of the electronic devices is lower than an allowable current consumption that is predetermined in accordance with a scene of using a vehicle.

In-vehicle power supply system

An in-vehicle power supply system includes: a main power supply configured to supply power; one or more power supply hubs; a plurality of electronic devices; a main power cable configured to connect the one or more power supply hubs to the main power supply; a sub power cable configured to connect each of the plurality of electronic devices to any one of the one or more power supply hubs; and a control unit configured to turn on/off power supply to each of the plurality of electronic devices through a power supply hub connected to the electronic device. For the plurality of electronic devices, a predetermined voltage is specified, and it is designed so that, while power is supplied to the plurality of electronic devices connected to the one or more power supply hubs, the predetermined voltage of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is ensured.

In-vehicle power supply system and vehicle equipped with same

Electronic devices include: a first electronic device capable of being always supplied with power; and a second electronic device capable of being supplied with the power through an operation by an occupant. Each of power supply hubs is located near the first electronic device, and connected to a battery or another one of the power supply hubs by one of main power supply lines. Each of the first and second electronic devices is connected to nearby one of the power supply hubs. Each of zone ECUs outputs a control signal to one of power supply ICs so as to distribute, to the first and second electronic devices, the power supplied to one of the power supply hubs by one of the main power supply lines.

Vehicle-mounted network system

A network hub device used for building a simple network configuration in an in-vehicle network system is provided. A network hub device () is provided in a vehicle body and is coupled to a trunk network through which a digital control signal is transmitted. A sub hub device () performs input/output of a signal to/from an in-vehicle device provided in a partial body assembled to the vehicle body via a movable portion. The sub hub device () is provided in the partial body and the digital control signal is transmitted/received between the sub hub device () and the network hub device () via a wire harness passing through the movable portion.

In-vehicle network system

A network hub device used for building a simple network configuration in an in-vehicle network system is provided. A network hub device () is coupled to a trunk network and performs input/output of a signal to/from an in-vehicle device via a plurality of device side communication ports. A signal conversion section () configured to perform signal conversion between a digital control signal and an analog control signal is provided between a trunk side communication port and an analog port. A second signal conversion section () configured to perform signal conversion between a digital control signal and an analog control signal is provided between a digital port () and a predetermined in-vehicle device ().

Network hub device

A network system includes a higher-level device, a first intermediate device connected to the higher-level device, and a second intermediate device connected to the higher-level device. The first intermediate device is configured to control supply of an electric power to a first lower-level device via a first device being able to be controlled to interrupt. The second intermediate device is configured to control supply of an electric power to a second lower-level device via a second device being able to be controlled to interrupt, the second lower-level device being a redundant component for the first lower-level device.

Network system providing redundant power supply configuration

A network system includes: an electric power system including a first power supply system and a second power supply system; a higher-level device connected to a first power supply of the first power supply system and a second power supply of the second power supply system; a first intermediate device connected to the first power supply of the first power supply system and configured to control supply of an electric power to a first lower-level device; and a second intermediate device connected to the second power supply of the second power supply system and configured to control supply of an electric power to a second lower-level device that is a redundant component for the first lower-level device.

Network system with two independent and redundant power supply systems

The present invention relates to a wire harness arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising plural component control parts to control plural electric components for governing a drive of the vehicle, a main control part to generate a command signal for providing a command to the plural component control parts, and plural main wire harnesses to transmit the command signal to the plural component control parts. The plural electric components include at least a brake, an engine, a transmission, and a steering, the plural main wire harnesses comprise first signal transmission routes which extend from the main control part to the plural component control parts, respectively, and second signal transmission routes which extend from the main control part to the plural component control parts, respectively, and the command signal is transmitted to the main control part to the plural component control parts through the first and second signal transmission routes.

Wire harness arrangement structure of vehicle

The present invention relates to a wire harness arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising plural component control parts to control plural electric components for governing a drive of the vehicle, a main control part to generate a command signal for providing a command to the plural component control parts, and plural main wire harnesses to transmit the command signal. The plural electric components include at least a brake, an engine, a transmission, and a steering, and the plural main wire harnesses constitute a signal transmission loop which extends from the main control part and returns to the main control part by way of the plural component control parts.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Sadahisa Yamada