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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a multiplex communication system for a bus vehicle, including: a plurality of loads disposed in the bus vehicle and connected to a wire harness; a switch unit for inputting signals to operate the loads and generating multiplex data; a first load drive unit for controlling the loads placed mainly on a floor of the bus vehicle; and a second load drive unit for controlling the loads placed mainly on a ceiling of the bus vehicle, the multiplex communication system further includes a multiplex line interconnecting the switch unit, the first load drive unit and the second load drive unit, and transmitting the multiplex data to the first and second load drive units to execute a multiplex communication, each the first and second load drive units controlling the loads in accordance with the multiplex data received through the multiplex line from the switch unit. The wire harness can be formed with high assembling performance or productivity in the bus vehicle.