CPC H04B 1/0475 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0215 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An onboard relay apparatus installed in a vehicle and connected to a plurality of onboard devices and configured to relay communication to the plurality of onboard devices, the onboard relay apparatus provided on a roof of the vehicle, the plurality of onboard devices including an onboard load provided on the roof and a power supply apparatus that supplies power and a second onboard relay apparatus provided in an area other than the roof, the onboard relay apparatus comprising:
a branch line connector connected to the onboard load via a power line and a communication line provided on the roof;
a main line connector connected to the power supply apparatus and the second onboard relay apparatus via a power line and a communication line provided on a pillar of the vehicle; and
a control unit configured to control supplying and cutting off power supplied from the power supply apparatus via a power line provided on the pillar and distributed to the onboard load via one of a plurality of power lines provided on the roof, and to control relaying communication to the onboard load and the second onboard relay apparatus.
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