Self diagnostic apparatus for vehicle information display system

• US 6,847,870 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2002
• Issued: 01/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo KK (Subaru Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo KK (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Amagasa, Yoshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US10/322,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20030112134A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 701/35, 701/23, 701/29, 701/24, 701/25, 701/32, 701/31, 701/1, 701/200, 701/207, 701/208, 701/209, 701/210, 701/211, 701/213, 701/214, 701/34, 342/357.06, 342/357.08, 342/357.09, 340/438, 340/459, 340/460, 340/461
• US Class Current: 701/31
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/20 Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/16 Circuits; Control arrangements

Abstract

A self diagnostic apparatus of a vehicle information display system for a vehicle for displaying vehicle information based on signals from the vehicle, comprises a self diagnosis switch for instructing self diagnoses of the display system, first judging means for judging whether or not the self diagnosis switch is turned on, second judging means for judging whether or not the display system inputs a signal to display vehicle information from the vehicle and self diagnosis means for performing a self diagnosis of the display system in case where it is judged by the first judging means that the self diagnosis switch is turned on and in case where it is judged by the second judging means that the display system does not input the signal to display vehicle information.

Claims

1. A self diagnostic apparatus of a vehicle information display system for a vehicle for displaying vehicle information based on signals from said vehicle, comprising:

a self diagnosis switch for instructing a self diagnosis of said vehicle information display system;

first judging means for judging whether or not said self diagnosis switch is turned on;

second judging means for judging whether or not said vehicle information display system inputs a signal to display said vehicle information from said vehicle; and

self diagnosis means for performing a self diagnosis of said vehicle information display system in case where it is judged by said first judging means that said self diagnosis switch is turned on and in case where it is judged by said second judging means that said vehicle information display system does not input said signal to display said vehicle information.

2. The self diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle information display system has a plurality of information display means for displaying vehicle information and a first selection switch for selecting information displaying means to be self-diagnosed out of said plurality of said information display means and said self diagnosis means perform said self diagnosis of said information display means selected by said selection switch.

3. The self diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle information display system has lighting means for lighting said information display means and a second selection switch for selecting said lighting means to be self-diagnosed and said self diagnosis means perform said self diagnosis of said lighting means in case where said lighting means are selected by said second selection switch.

4. The self diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first selection switch is a trip switch and said information display means are selected based on the number of times of switching of said trip switch.

5. The self diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first selection switch is a trip switch and said lighting means are selected based on the number of times of switching of said trip switch.

6. The self diagnostic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said second selection switch is a trip switch and said information display means are selected based on the number of times of switching of said trip switch.

7. The self diagnostic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said second selection switch is a trip switch and said lighting means are selected based on the number of times of switching of said trip switch.