US 6,150,734 AGranted

Electrical distribution system

AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.

InventorsNiels Neibecker, Peter Stadler, Thomas Stein, Klaus Hold

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Abstract

An electrical distribution system that provides a modular arrangement for power and signal distribution in a motor vehicle includes a power distribution circuit board connected to a power supply and to at least one electrical load, switch and control circuit boards electrically connected with the power distribution board via fuses or circuit breakers, and signal distribution devices mounted on the switch and control boards for transmitting control signals between the switch and control boards. The power distribution board includes switching devices for electrically coupling the power supply to the electrical load, the control board has a processor for controlling the operation of the switching devices based on signals received via an external connector.

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Dependent claims

An electrical distribution system for a motor vehicle comprising:

a power distribution board having an electrical connection means for connection to a power supply and to at least one electrical load;
a switch card extending away from, and electrically connectable with, the power distribution board, and having electrically operable switch means mounted thereon for switching the power supplied to the electrical load from the power supply;
a control card extending away from, and electrically connectable with, the power distribution board, having an electrical connection means thereon for receiving and transmitting electrical signals, and having control means mounted thereon for controlling the operation of the switch means dependent on signals received at the electrical connection means on the control card;
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signal distribution means mounted on the switch card and the control card for the transmission of control signals between the control card and the switch card.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.