Plug-in fuel pump power bypass / test system
US10139450B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M2037/085
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for bypassing and testing a fuel pump relay for a fuel pump of a vehicle. In an aspect, the apparatus includes a first pair of terminal pins configured to be inserted into the run/start signal fuse slot in the fuse box of the vehicle, a second pair of terminal pins configured to be inserted into a fuel pump fuse slot in the fuse box of the vehicle, a power input device configured to be conductively coupled to a power source of the vehicle, and a circuit configured to conductively couple, based on reception of electrical current from a run/start signal out terminal pin of the first pair of terminal pins, the power input device to a fuel pump terminal pin of the second pair of terminal pins to provide electrical current from the power input device to the fuel pump of the vehicle.
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