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US 10,240,541 B2Granted
Methods and systems for overriding automotive computer controlled cylinder management
OwnerBrock Matthew Eastmaninventor
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Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to an apparatus which enables a use to easily and safely disable a vehicular variable cylinder management technology system, while enabling restoration of the VCM/ECO mode under certain vehicle-related conditions or driving conditions. The presently disclosed apparatus comprises a potentiometer capable of modifying the voltage input received by the vehicle sensors.
Claims11
An apparatus for modifying operation of a vehicle variable cylinder management technology system comprising:
- a potentiometer wherein the potentiometer is either an analog rotary switch potentiometer with independent resistors or an analog potentiometer and wherein said potentiometer has an adjustment range capable of accounting for seasonal variances and sensor calibration variances, and,
- wherein said potentiometer is capable of modifying the voltage returned by one or more sensor(s) utilized by the vehicle variable cylinder management technology system;
- and,
- thus manipulate the vehicle variable cylinder management technology system operation.
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An apparatus for modifying operation of a vehicle variable displacement technology system comprising:
- one or more digital potentiometer or a digital rheostat, wherein said potentiometer/s or rheostat are connected to a microcontroller, and wherein said digital potentiometer/s or digital rheostat can automatically adjust resistance on one or more circuits based on sensor inputs connected to microcontroller;
- and,
- where said digital potentiometer or digital rheostat is capable of modifying the voltage returned by one or more sensor(s) utilized by the vehicle variable cylinder management technology system;
- and,
- thus manipulate the vehicle variable cylinder management technology system operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.