Title:
WIRE HARNESS STRUCTURE AND LIGHTING UNIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/086624
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a wire harness structure configured to be lightweight while reducing burden on a first control means, and a lighting unit comprising the wire harness structure.
[Solution] A wire harness structure (4) for connecting a plurality of lighting loads (2) and a control unit (3) that outputs a control signal for controlling the plurality of lighting loads (2) independently is provided with: a first wire harness (WH1) connected to the control unit (3) and including a power supply line (L11), a ground line (L12), and a signal line (L13) for multiplexed transmission of the control signal output from the control unit (3) for each of the lighting loads (2); a second wire harness (WH2) including a first electric line (L21) commonly connected to one end of the plurality of lighting loads (2), and a plurality of second electric lines (L22) connected to the other end of the plurality of lighting loads (2) individually; and a relay connector (5) connecting the first wire harness (WH1) and the second wire harness (WH2). The relay connector (5) includes a built-in chip for controlling power supply to each of the lighting loads (2) in accordance with the control signal transmitted from the control unit (3).
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Inventors:
AOKI YOSHIHITO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/079455
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
December 20, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YAZAKI CORP (JP)
AOKI YOSHIHITO (JP)
AOKI YOSHIHITO (JP)
International Classes:
B60Q3/02; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/50; F21S8/10; H05B37/02; F21W101/10; F21W101/12; F21W101/14; F21Y101/00; H05B44/00
Foreign References:
| JP2009001111A | 2009-01-08 | |||
| JPH09290682A | 1997-11-11 | |||
| JP2004268630A | 2004-09-30 | |||
| JP2007276671A | 2007-10-25 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2657082A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TAKINO, Hideo et al. (JP)
Hideo Takino (JP)
Hideo Takino (JP)
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