Fuel filter diagnostic system and filter cartridge
First Claim
1. A fuel filter diagnostic system for a vehicle that has a filter cartridge, which includes a filter adapted to filter foreign objects contained in fuel used in an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, the fuel filter diagnostic system comprising:
- an electronic tag that is attached to the filter cartridge and includes;
a storage device that stores individual product information of the filter; and
a wireless transmitter device that wirelessly transmits the individual product information;
a wireless receiver device that is installed to a predetermined location of the vehicle, which is other than the filter cartridge and receives the individual product information transmitted from the electronic tag; and
a diagnostic device that diagnoses whether the individual product information is received by the wireless receiver device or whether the filter cartridge installed in the vehicle has a desired filtering performance based on contents of the individual product information received by the wireless receiver device, wherein;
when the diagnostic device diagnoses that the filter cartridge does not have the desired filtering performance, the diagnostic device limits an output of the internal combustion engine below a predetermined value.
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Abstract
An electronic tag is attached to a filter cartridge, which includes a filter. The electronic tag stores individual product information of the filter and wirelessly transmits the individual product information. A wireless receiver device is installed to a predetermined location of a vehicle, which is other than the filter cartridge and receives the individual product information transmitted from the electronic tag. A diagnostic device diagnoses whether the individual product information is received by the wireless receiver device or whether the filter cartridge installed in the vehicle has a desired filtering performance based on contents of the individual product information received by the wireless receiver device.
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8 Claims
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1. A fuel filter diagnostic system for a vehicle that has a filter cartridge, which includes a filter adapted to filter foreign objects contained in fuel used in an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, the fuel filter diagnostic system comprising:
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an electronic tag that is attached to the filter cartridge and includes; a storage device that stores individual product information of the filter; and a wireless transmitter device that wirelessly transmits the individual product information; a wireless receiver device that is installed to a predetermined location of the vehicle, which is other than the filter cartridge and receives the individual product information transmitted from the electronic tag; and a diagnostic device that diagnoses whether the individual product information is received by the wireless receiver device or whether the filter cartridge installed in the vehicle has a desired filtering performance based on contents of the individual product information received by the wireless receiver device, wherein; when the diagnostic device diagnoses that the filter cartridge does not have the desired filtering performance, the diagnostic device limits an output of the internal combustion engine below a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A fuel filter diagnostic system for a vehicle that has a filter cartridge, which includes a filter adapted to filter foreign objects contained in fuel used in an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, the fuel filter diagnostic system comprising:
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an electronic tag that is attached to the filter cartridge and includes; a storage device that stores individual product information of the filter; and a wireless transmitter device that wirelessly transmits the individual product information; a wireless receiver device that is installed to a predetermined location of the vehicle, which is other than the filter cartridge and receives the individual product information transmitted from the electronic tag; and a diagnostic device that diagnoses whether the individual product information is received by the wireless receiver device or whether the filter cartridge installed in the vehicle has a desired filtering performance based on contents of the individual product information received by the wireless receiver device, wherein; the vehicle has a receiving case that receives the filter cartridge and forms a fuel passage, which is a part of a fuel supply path extending from a fuel tank to the internal combustion engine in the vehicle; and the wireless receiver device is installed to the receiving case. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A fuel filter diagnostic system for a vehicle that has a filter cartridge, which includes a filter adapted to filter foreign objects contained in fuel used in an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, the fuel filter diagnostic system comprising:
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an electronic tag that is attached to the filter cartridge and includes; a storage device that stores individual product information of the filter; and a wireless transmitter device that wirelessly transmits the individual product information; a wireless receiver device that is installed to a predetermined location of the vehicle, which is other than the filter cartridge and receives the individual product information transmitted from the electronic tag; and a diagnostic device that diagnoses whether the individual product information is received by the wireless receiver device or whether the filter cartridge installed in the vehicle has a desired filtering performance based on contents of the individual product information received by the wireless receiver device, wherein; the vehicle has a receiving case that receives the filter cartridge and forms a fuel passage, which is a part of a fuel supply path extending from a fuel tank to the internal combustion engine in the vehicle; and the electronic tag is attached to the receiving case in an immersed state where the electronic tag is immersed in fuel in the fuel passage.
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8. A fuel filter diagnostic system for a vehicle that has a filter cartridge, which includes a filter adapted to filter foreign objects contained in fuel used in an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, the fuel filter diagnostic system comprising:
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an electronic tag that is attached to the filter cartridge and includes; a storage device that stores individual product information of the filter; and a wireless transmitter device that wirelessly transmits the individual product information; a wireless receiver device that is installed to a predetermined location of the vehicle, which is other than the filter cartridge and receives the individual product information transmitted from the electronic tag; and a diagnostic device that diagnoses whether the individual product information is received by the wireless receiver device or whether the filter cartridge installed in the vehicle has a desired filtering performance based on contents of the individual product information received by the wireless receiver device, wherein; the vehicle has a receiving case that receives the filter cartridge and forms a fuel passage, which is a part of a fuel supply path extending from a fuel tank to the internal combustion engine in the vehicle; and the electronic tag is installed to a center location of a bottom surface of the filter cartridge, which is configured into a cylindrical tubular body or a circular cylinder body; and the wireless receiver device is installed to a corresponding location of the receiving case, which is opposed to the electronic tag.
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