Patent ID: 6163082
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B60R,H02J

Abstract:
An electric power supply apparatus for a vehicle formed as an electric load drive apparatus, in which a control apparatus for a centralized control of individual electric equipment is arranged near a part where the individual electric equipment mounted on the vehicle is concentrated, comprising:a power source harness including plural electric power cables connecting with plural electric load drive apparatus in such a manner that at least one of said plural electric power cables is arranged to have at least one branch point and at least one branched line branching at said branch point; andan electric power supply breaker connected electrically at an intermediate position in the branched line electrically downstream of the branching point provided in the power source harness, said electric power supply breaker disconnecting the branched line located electrically downstream of the branching point upon occurrence of an abnormality of said power source harness.