Vehicle lift configured for integration with vehicle diagnostic computing devices
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A vehicle lift comprising:
- a main housing;
a lift actuator;
a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said lift actuator is configured to vertically shift said carriage assembly relative to said main housing; and
a lift control module configured to control said lift actuator to vertically shift said carriage assembly, wherein said lift control module comprises a graphic display for displaying information related to operation of said vehicle lift;
wherein said vehicle lift is configured to connect with an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle,wherein said lift control module is configured to obtain vehicle diagnostic information generated by the OBD system of the vehicle and to display, via said graphic display, the vehicle diagnostic information.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A vehicle lift comprising a main housing and a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, with the carriage assembly being vertically shiftable relative to the main housing. The vehicle lift additionally includes a lift control module for controlling actuation of said carriage assembly. The vehicle lift further includes a docking area configured to receive a diagnostic device, with the docking area including a power port configured to provide power to the diagnostic device.
2 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A vehicle lift comprising:
-
a main housing; a lift actuator; a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said lift actuator is configured to vertically shift said carriage assembly relative to said main housing; and a lift control module configured to control said lift actuator to vertically shift said carriage assembly, wherein said lift control module comprises a graphic display for displaying information related to operation of said vehicle lift; wherein said vehicle lift is configured to connect with an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle, wherein said lift control module is configured to obtain vehicle diagnostic information generated by the OBD system of the vehicle and to display, via said graphic display, the vehicle diagnostic information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A vehicle lift system comprising:
-
two or more vehicle lifts, wherein each vehicle lift includes— a main housing, a lift actuator, a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said lift actuator is configured to vertically shift said carriage assembly relative to said main housing; and a lift control module configured to control said lift actuators to vertically shift said carriage assemblies, wherein said lift control module comprises a graphic display for displaying information related to operation of each of said vehicle lifts; wherein said vehicle lift system is configured to connect with an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle, wherein said lift control module is configured to display, via said graphic display, vehicle diagnostic information obtained from the OBD system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A computer-implemented method providing for a vehicle lift to obtain vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle, wherein said method comprises the following steps:
-
receiving, via a lift control module associated with the vehicle lift, information indicative of a user command to vertically shift the vehicle lift; generating an instruction to vertically shift the vehicle lift in response to the received information; establishing a communications link with the vehicle; receiving, over the communication link, vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle; generate a graphical user interface (GUI) displayable on a graphic display of the lift control module; and display on the GUI of the lift control module at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information received from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification