Power supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11345239-B2
Application number	US-201916557975-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2019
Priority date	Apr 3, 2017
Publication date	May 31, 2022
Grant date	May 31, 2022

Abstract

A power supply system includes a battery disposed on a vehicle lower portion; a feeder line electrically coupled to the battery, wired inside a hollow front pillar that couples a vehicle upper portion with the vehicle lower portion, and configured to supply electric power from the battery to the vehicle upper portion; and a power distributor disposed on the vehicle upper portion, electrically coupled to the feeder line, and configured to distribute the electric power that is input from the feeder line to load devices disposed on a vehicle. As a result, the power supply system can improve the workability of wiring work.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power supply system comprising:
a power supply device disposed on a vehicle lower portion of a vehicle;
a power line electrically coupled to the power supply device, wired inside a hollow coupling member that couples a vehicle upper portion of the vehicle with the vehicle lower portion thereof, and configured to supply electric power from the power supply device to the vehicle upper portion;
a power distributor electrically coupled to the power line;
a first voltage converter electrically coupled to the power line via the power distributor and configured to convert voltage of the electric power that is input from the power line via the power distributor;
a second voltage converter electrically coupled to the power line via the power distributor and configured to convert voltage of the electric power that is input from the power line via the power distributor;
a overhead console disposed on the vehicle upper portion and on a front side in an advancing direction of the vehicle, and accommodates the power distributor, the first voltage converter, a first load device, and the second voltage converter;
a first electric wire arranged in the overhead console and transmitting the electric power converted by the first voltage converter to the first load device; and
a second electric wire that transmits the electric power converted by the second voltage converter to a second load device that is outside the overhead console and is arranged on a ceiling of the vehicle, the second electric wire being arranged on the ceiling of the vehicle; wherein
the coupling member is a front pillar disposed on the front side in the advancing direction,
the power distributor distributes the electric power input from the power line to each of the first voltage converter and the second voltage converter,
the first voltage converter supplies electric power to the first load device accommodated in the overhead console, and
the second voltage converter supplies electric power to the second load device that is outside the overhead console and is arranged on the ceiling of the vehicle.

2. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first voltage converter generates an illumination power supply, and
the second voltage converter generates a key-switch power supply.

3. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the electric power converted by the first voltage converter is supplied to the second load device.

4. The power supply system according to claim 2 , wherein
the electric power converted by the first voltage converter is supplied to the second load device.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Ishibashi Shuichi

Classifications

• B60L1/16 Primary

  fed by the power supply line · CPC title

• H02J1/001 Primary

  Hot plugging or unplugging of load or power modules to or from power distribution networks · CPC title

• B60L2210/10

  DC to DC converters · CPC title

• B60L1/14

  to electric lighting circuits · CPC title

• B60L1/02

  to electric heating circuits · CPC title