System and method of ignition coil testing
First Claim
1. An ignition coil tester for testing an ignition coil having a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, the ignition coil tester comprising:
- a cable connector including;
a primary circuit connector electrically connectable to the primary circuit of the ignition coil; and
a secondary circuit connector electrically connectable to the secondary circuit of the ignition coil; and
an electronic ignition control module electrically coupled to the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector, wherein the electronic ignition control module is configured to;
generate ignition coil testing signals for communication to the ignition coil via the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector;
monitor either or both of a first connection between the primary circuit connector and the primary circuit of the ignition coil and a second connection between the secondary circuit connector and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil; and
cease communication of the ignition coil testing signals when the primary circuit connector or the secondary circuit connector are not connected to the respective ones of the primary circuit and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil;
wherein the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector collectively define a unique connector ID; and
wherein the electronic ignition control module is configured to generate the ignition coil testing signals dependent upon the unique connector ID.
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Abstract
An ignition coil tester for testing an ignition coil having primary and secondary circuits. The tester includes a cable connector including a primary circuit connector and a secondary circuit connector electrically connectable to the ignition coil. The tester further includes an electronic ignition control module electrically coupled to the primary and secondary circuit connectors and configured to generate ignition coil testing signals for communication to the ignition coil via the primary and secondary circuit connectors The electronic ignition control module is further configured to monitor the connection between the primary circuit connector and the primary circuit of the ignition coil and the connection between the secondary circuit connector and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil, and cease communication of the ignition coil testing signals when the primary circuit connector or secondary circuit connector are not connected to the respective ones of the primary and secondary circuits.
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12 Claims
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1. An ignition coil tester for testing an ignition coil having a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, the ignition coil tester comprising:
- a cable connector including;
a primary circuit connector electrically connectable to the primary circuit of the ignition coil; and a secondary circuit connector electrically connectable to the secondary circuit of the ignition coil; and an electronic ignition control module electrically coupled to the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector, wherein the electronic ignition control module is configured to; generate ignition coil testing signals for communication to the ignition coil via the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector; monitor either or both of a first connection between the primary circuit connector and the primary circuit of the ignition coil and a second connection between the secondary circuit connector and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil; and cease communication of the ignition coil testing signals when the primary circuit connector or the secondary circuit connector are not connected to the respective ones of the primary circuit and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil;
wherein the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector collectively define a unique connector ID; andwherein the electronic ignition control module is configured to generate the ignition coil testing signals dependent upon the unique connector ID. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a cable connector including;
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9. A method of testing an ignition coil having a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating ignition coil testing signals for communication to the ignition coil; communicating the ignition coil test signals to the ignition coil, wherein a primary circuit connector communicates the ignition coil test signals to the primary circuit and a secondary circuit connector communicates the ignition coil test signals to the secondary circuit; monitoring either or both of a first connection between the primary circuit connector and the primary circuit of the ignition coil and a second connection between the secondary circuit connector and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil; and ceasing communication of the ignition coil testing signals when the primary circuit connector or the secondary circuit connector are not connected to the respective ones of the primary circuit and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil; wherein the primary circuit connector and the secondary circuit connector collectively define a unique connector ID, the ignition coil testing signals generated being dependent upon the unique connector ID. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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