Trouble diagnosing device

• US 20050065680A1
• Filed: 08/04/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Inventors: Miura, Tomonari, Kawauchi, Hiroshi, Komatsu, Shuichi, Kitajima, Akihisa
• Granted Patent: US 7,233,846 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 15/00 Testing of engines

Abstract

An enlargement button that instruct enlargement of first to fourth buttons to is displayed on a display. The first to fourth buttons to are used to instruct the operation of a control device to be controlled by an electronic control unit to which a trouble diagnosing device is connected. When the enlargement button is manipulated, the first to fourth buttons to are enlarged in the display respectively in corners sections created by dividing the display screen substantially equally into four. With this arrangement, the operator no longer needs to monitor the first to the fourth button by eyes for manipulating these buttons, thereby improving the operability.

Claims

1. A trouble diagnosing device connectable to an electronic control unit mounted on a vehicle, the trouble diagnosing device comprising:

a display unit including a rectangular display screen;

a plurality of manipulation instruction units displayed on the display unit and configured to instruct operation of a control device controlled by the electronic control unit, and

a display enlargement instruction unit displayed on the display unit and configured to instruct enlargement of display of the plurality of manipulation instruction units,

wherein when the display enlargement instruction unit is manipulated, the plurality of manipulation instruction units are enlarged in the display along corners of the display unit.

2. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of manipulation instruction units comprise at least a first button configured to instruct adjustment of the control device, and a second button configured to instruct a control amount larger than that of the adjustment by the first button.

3. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 1, wherein the display screen further displays a determination button configured to instruct storage of the control amount of the control device instructed by the plurality of manipulation instruction units to a memory of the electronic control unit as an initial set value.

4. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 3, wherein when the determination button is pressed, the vehicle height is automatically checked if it is in a specified range before the storage of the vehicle height as the initial set value is determined, and only when the vehicle height is normal, the storage of the vehicle height is determined, whereas when the vehicle height is abnormal, an indication of the abnormality is displayed on the display screen and the determination is withheld.

5. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 2, wherein

the control device is an air suspension device mounted on the vehicle, and

the plurality of manipulation instruction units are vehicle height adjustment buttons configured to adjust the vehicle height of the vehicle by adjusting up-and-down movement of the air suspension device, and the plurality of manipulation instruction units comprise at least:

a first button configured to instruct adjustment of the suspension device in an up direction;

a second button configured to instruct a control amount larger in the up direction than that of the adjustment by the first button;

a third button configured to instruct adjustment of the suspension device in a down direction;

a fourth button configured to instruct a control amount larger in the down direction than that of the adjustment by the third button.

6. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 5, wherein

rear wheels comprise four wheels of a rear front-right wheel, a rear front-left wheel, a rear rear-right wheel and a rear rear-left wheel,

the air suspension device is mounted to all of the four wheels, and

the display screen displays a switch button configured to switch between a mode of charging and discharging air to and from the air suspension device mounted to each of the four wheels separately and a mode of charging and discharging air to and from the air suspension device mounted to each of the four wheels at a same time.

7. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 5, wherein when the display enlargement instruction unit displayed on the display unit is manipulated, the first to fourth buttons are enlarged in the display respectively in corners sections created by dividing the rectangular display screen substantially equally into four.

8. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 7, wherein

rear wheels of the vehicle comprise four wheels of a rear front-right wheel, a rear front-left wheel, a rear rear-right wheel and a rear rear-left wheel,

the air suspension device is mounted to all of the four wheels, and

the display screen displays a switch button configured to switch between a mode of charging and discharging air to and from the air suspension device mounted to each of the four wheels separately and a mode of charging and discharging air to and from the air suspension device mounted to each of the four wheels at a same time.

9. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 5, wherein

the control device is an air suspension device and the air suspension is mounted to each of front wheels and rear wheels,

the plurality of manipulation instruction units comprise manipulation instruction units for adjustment of the vehicle height of the front wheels and manipulation instruction units for adjustment of the vehicle height of the rear wheels, and

the display screen displays both of the manipulation instruction units for adjustment of the vehicle height of the front wheels and adjustment of the vehicle height of the rear wheels at a same time on a same display image.

10. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 9, wherein

rear wheels of the vehicle comprise four wheels of a rear front-right wheel, a rear front-left wheel, a rear rear-right wheel and a rear rear-left wheel,

the air suspension device is mounted to all of the four wheels, and

the display screen displays a switch button configured to switch between a mode of charging and discharging air to and from the air suspension device mounted to each of the four wheels separately and a mode of charging and discharging air to and from the air suspension device mounted to each of the four wheels at a same time.