IN-CAR LAN SYSTEM SERVING AS POWER SUPPLY

摘要

An intra-vehicle LAN system combining electric power supply includes a main controller having control signal generation device for generating a control signal used to control each of on-vehicle electric equipments and outputting the control signal to an electric power supply line through which electric power is supplied to the electric equipments and an electric equipment control unit being provided between the electric power supply line and each of the electric equipments to detect the control signal transmitted through the electric power supply line and to control each of the electric equipments. In this system, the generated control signal contains an ID for specifying each of the electric equipments. Alternatively, the electric equipment control unit includes a transmitter for transmitting by wireless the detected control signal to which the ID has been added, and each of the electric equipments is provided with a receiver having a unit for receiving the control signal and identifying the ID added and a control switch for controlling each of the electric equipments in accordance with the received control signal.