ISOLATION ADAPTER FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT TEST AND TEST METHOD FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT
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Abstract
In the development of a vehicle component, provision may be made for a component to be tested during a test drive. Thus, the behavior of the vehicle component in the event of failure of a sensor, for example, can be tested. The aim is to enable systematic checking of a mode of operation of a vehicle component. An isolation adapter has a terminal for the vehicle component and a switching device that has a plurality of switch contacts to which a respective test circuit can be connected. An electrical connection between the terminal and at least one of the switch contacts can be produced by switching the switching device. Even during switching, there is always an electrical connection to at least one of the switch contacts. The isolation adapter may also have a display unit that mechanically detects a switching position of the switching device.
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24 Claims
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12. An isolation adapter to check a functionality of a vehicle component during a test drive, comprising:
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a component connection for connection of the vehicle component; a switching device which is coupled to the component connection and has a plurality of switching contacts, the switching device selectively connecting the switching contacts to the component connection so as to maintain electrical connection between the component connection and at least one of the switching contacts during a switchover operation; and a plurality of test circuits, each test circuit being connected to a corresponding switching contact, such that each test circuit can be electrically connected to the component connection via the corresponding switching contact by switching over the switching device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for checking a functionality of a vehicle component during a test drive, comprising:
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switching over without interruption between at least first and second test circuits, wherein the first test circuit provides an electrical connection between the vehicle component and a sensor, actuator or field device, which is to be operated in conjunction with the vehicle component, the first test circuit connects the vehicle component to the sensor, to the actuator or to the field device in a manner which is intended for fault-free operation of the vehicle component, the second test circuit provides an electrical connection which generates a prespecified faulty operational state in the vehicle component, and the vehicle component is always connected to one of the test circuits during switchover. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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