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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshimasa Kurokawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Tetsuhiro Yamashita, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An on-vehicle network system includes, for each of a plurality of zones defined in a vehicle, a zone control unit, a power distributor connected to an on-board battery, and a plurality of electronic devices supplied with power from the power distributor via a common power supply line. Each of individual relays is interposed between one of the electronic devices and a body ground of the vehicle to individually turn on and off connection between the one of electronic device and the body ground based on a control signal from the zone control unit.