Device and method for interfacing a vehicle-external testing device to a battery removed from a vehicle

US10024923B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Peter Eitel · Eßlingen, DE
• Xin Wang · Chandler, US
• Stefan Wickert · Albershausen, DE
• Andreas Walter · Egloffstein, DE
• Philipp Hagemann · Schorndorf, DE
• Guenter Siegel · Bad Vilbel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 17, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R31/007
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Testing of a vehicle battery in a state removed from a vehicle, using a testing device that is fashioned for testing the vehicle battery installed in the vehicle using an on-board diagnostic interface of the vehicle. The device has: an interface to which a plug of the testing device can be connected, the plug being for connection to the on-board diagnostic interface of the vehicle; an electrical connecting device via which at least one electrical vehicle battery terminal of the vehicle battery is connectable to the device; and an adapter device by which signals receivable from the electrical vehicle battery terminal of the vehicle battery via the connecting device are conductible to the interface in such a way that the signals at the interface for the testing device are capable of being tested via the plug corresponding to a configuration of the on-board diagnostic interface of the vehicle.