VEHICLE DATA SETTING SYSTEM AND OUTPUT SETTING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140236422A1
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: UMINO, Youichi, KAMIYA, Yukio
• Granted Patent: US 9,376,071 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0232 for measuring vehicle parameters and indicating critical, abnormal or dangerous conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0234 related to maintenance or repairing of vehicles

Abstract

A vehicle data setting system is provided with auxiliary connection terminals as standard equipment in addition to connection terminals normally used. When an output setting instruction is inputted to the vehicle data setting system from a failure diagnosis tool, output data to be outputted from the connection terminals are changed to desired data by control of a CPU.

Claims

1. A vehicle data setting system, which is mounted on a vehicle, and which is configured to acquire various types of data concerning the vehicle and to output the acquired data to another on-vehicle device, the system comprising:

a standard connection terminal for electric connection to the other on-vehicle device;

at least one auxiliary connection terminal;

an input unit configured to receive an input of an output setting instruction to set data which is to be outputted from the auxiliary connection terminal; and

a controller configured to perform control of outputting desired data to the standard connection terminal and outputting data corresponding to the output setting instruction inputted by the input unit to the auxiliary connection terminal.

2. The vehicle data setting system according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary connection terminal is provided in one auxiliary connector and is connected to another on-vehicle device through the auxiliary connector.

3. The vehicle data setting system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a diagnosis terminal device for diagnosis of each on-vehicle device connected to the standard connection terminal; and

a diagnosis connector configured to be connected to the diagnosis terminal device, wherein

the input unit is mounted on the diagnosis terminal device.

4. The vehicle data setting system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a diagnosis terminal device for diagnosis of each on-vehicle device connected to the standard connection terminal; and

a diagnosis connector configured to be connected to the diagnosis terminal, wherein

the input unit is mounted on the diagnosis terminal device.

5. A method for setting output data of a vehicle data setting system, which is mounted on a vehicle and which is configured to acquire various data concerning the vehicle and to output the acquired data to another on-vehicle device, the method comprising:

receiving an input of a setting instruction to set data which is to be outputted from at least one auxiliary connection terminal which is provided to output data used in a specially-equipped vehicle; and

setting data outputted from the auxiliary connection terminal based on the setting instruction.