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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Tomonori Uemura, Komaki, JP;
Kaoru Hisada, Obu, JP;
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An in-vehicle sensor () mounted on a vehicle VE and connected to a communication bus CAN including a bus connection connector () for connection to the CAN and external terminals (T, T) for communication, and one or a plurality of external terminals (T, T) for setting each brought into either of a first connection state not connected to any potential and a second connection state connected to a ground potential GND; a judgment section S-S, S-Sfor setting whether the connection state is the first connection state or the second connection state; and an identifier setting section Swhich sets an identifier ID of the in-vehicle sensor () used on the communication bus CAN based on the judged connection state(s) for setting of the one or plurality of external terminals (T, T).