Trouble diagnosing device

• US 7,233,846 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2004
• Issued: 06/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Inventors: Kawauchi, Hiroshi, Kitajima, Akihisa, Komatsu, Shuichi, Miura, Tomonari
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US10/911,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20050065680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,049 Days
• Field of Search: 701 29- 35, 701/37, 701/38, 73/110.4, 73/110.8, 280/5.514
• 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 touch-panel display unit including a rectangular display screen having four corners;

a plurality of manipulation instruction units including four buttons 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 four buttons,

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

2. The trouble diagnosing device according to claim 1, wherein one of the four buttons is configured to instruct adjustment of the control device, and another of the four buttons is configured to instruct a control amount larger than that of the adjustment by the one 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. 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, and

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:

the air suspension device is mounted to four rear wheels comprising a rear front-right wheel, a rear front-left wheel, a rear rear-right wheel, and a rear rear-left wheel, 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:

the air suspension device is mounted to four rear wheels comprising a rear front-right wheel, a rear front-left wheel, a rear rear-right wheel, and a rear rear-left wheel, 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 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 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:

the air suspension device is mounted to four rear wheels comprising a rear front-right wheel, a rear front-left wheel, a rear rear-right wheel, and a rear rear-left wheel, 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.