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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1996
Yuji Nagatani, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Hashimoto, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automobile multiplex communication system has a plurality of control units mounted on an automobile and interconnected by a communication cable for multiplex communications therethrough between the control units. The communication cable has a uniform characteristic impedance and comprising a plurality of communication cable segments. A plurality of modified-impedance units, each having an impedance different from the uniform characteristic impedance, are each connected between adjacent two of the communication cable segments. The modified-impedance units are positioned in such locations on the communication cable that frequency bands of external noises tuned to the communication cable segments depending on their lengths are higher than a frequency band of a signal transmitted between the control units, and frequency bands of radiant noises tuned to the communication cable segments depending on their lengths are higher than a frequency band of a signal received by an electronic device mounted on the automobile.