System and method for retrofitting vehicles with onboard monitoring equipment
First Claim
1. A cable harness, comprising:
- a female connector having a plurality of pins;
a male connector having a plurality of pins, each of the pins of the male connector corresponding to a respective one of the pins of the female connector;
a plurality of main wires, each of the main wires electrically coupling a respective one of the pins of the male connector to the corresponding respective one of the pins of the female connector; and
a plurality of branch wires, each of the branch wires electrically coupling to a respective one of the main wires via a respective T-splice, a first pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a first Controller Area Network (CAN) bus wire combination, a second pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a second CAN bus wire combination.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a cable harness. The cable harness may include a female connector, a male connector, main wires, and branch wires. The female connector and the male connector may each comply with a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1962 standard and may each have a plurality of pins. Each of the main wires may electrically couple a respective one of the pins of the male connector to a corresponding respective one of the pins of the female connector. Each of the branch wires may electrically couple to a respective one of the main wires via a respective T-splice. A first pair of the branch wires may provide a branch connection to a first Controller Area Network (CAN) bus wire combination. A second pair of the branch wires may provide a branch connection to a second CAN bus wire combination.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable harness, comprising:
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a female connector having a plurality of pins; a male connector having a plurality of pins, each of the pins of the male connector corresponding to a respective one of the pins of the female connector; a plurality of main wires, each of the main wires electrically coupling a respective one of the pins of the male connector to the corresponding respective one of the pins of the female connector; and a plurality of branch wires, each of the branch wires electrically coupling to a respective one of the main wires via a respective T-splice, a first pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a first Controller Area Network (CAN) bus wire combination, a second pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a second CAN bus wire combination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making a cable harness, the method comprising:
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providing a female connector having a plurality of pins; providing a male connector having a plurality of pins, each of the pins of the male connector corresponding to a respective one of the pins of the female connector; electrically coupling each of a plurality of main wires to a respective one of the pins of the male connector and to the corresponding respective one of the pins of the female connector; and electrically coupling each of a plurality of branch wires to a respective one of the main wires via a respective T-splice, a first pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a first Controller Area Network (CAN) bus wire combination, a second pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a second CAN bus wire combination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of using a cable harness, the method comprising:
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providing a cable harness, the cable harness comprising; a first female connector having a plurality of pins; a male connector having a plurality of pins, each of the pins of the male connector corresponding to a respective one of the pins of the first female connector; a plurality of main wires, each of the main wires electrically coupling a respective one of the pins of the male connector to the corresponding respective one of the pins of the first female connector; and a plurality of branch wires, each of the branch wires electrically coupling to a respective one of the main wires via a respective T-splice, a first pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a first Controller Area Network (CAN) bus wire combination, a second pair of the branch wires providing a branch connection to a second CAN bus wire combination; removing a second female connector from a position in a vehicle, the second female connector complying with the SAE J1962 standard, the second female connector having a plurality of pins, one pair of the pins of the second female connector providing an end-of-network connection to a CAN bus in the vehicle; inserting the male connector of the cable harness into the second female connector, each of the pins of the second female connector electrically coupling to a respective one of the pins of the male connector; installing the first female connector of the cable harness at the position in the vehicle; and electrically coupling an electronic device to one of the first pair of the branch wires of the cable harness or the second pair of the branch wires of the cable harness based on one or more of a year, manufacturer, or model of the vehicle to communicably couple the electronic device the CAN bus in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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