Vehicle programming and diagnostic device with integrated battery charger
US10445953B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/00034
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle computer service device for programming and/or diagnosing a vehicle computer system includes a case defining an internal compartment, with a battery charger and a control retained within the compartment. The control includes a controller and a computer having a display with the computer being operably connected with the controller and the controller configured to be operatively connected with the OBD port of a vehicle to reprogram computer control modules of the vehicle. The control may detect when the battery charger is connected to a vehicle battery and be configured to be inoperable to reprogram a computer control module of a vehicle when the control is unconnected to a vehicle battery. A pair of posts extend from the case, where cables may be attached to the posts and the terminals of a battery of a vehicle that is being reprogrammed to ensure the vehicle is powered during a reprogramming operation.
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