Contactless sensor for vehicle digital communications network
AssigneeBridgestone Mobility Solutions B.V.
InventorsHenrik Schiller, Thomas Hagenau, Andre Pomsel, Karsten Fischer, Steffen Kurzke
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Abstract
A sensor 1 is arranged to read data transmitted on a digital vehicle network. The sensor comprises a wire holding unit 3, and a sensing unit 5. The wire holding unit and sensing unit are connectable to one another, the sensor further comprising a locking mechanism to lock the wire holding unit and the sensing unit together, when the wire holding unit and sensing unit are connected to one another.
Claims20
A sensor for reading messages transferred over a digital communications network of a vehicle, the sensor comprising:
- a wire holding unit arranged to hold one or more wires of the network;
- and
- a sensing unit comprising:
- sensing means for detecting messages carried by the one or more wires using capacitive and/or inductive coupling;
- and
- processing means for generating digital output signals indicative of messages detected by the sensing means,
- wherein the wire holding unit and sensing unit are provided separately and are connectable to one another,
- the sensor further comprising locking means for, when the wire holding unit and the sensing unit are connected to one another, locking the wire holding unit and the sensing unit together.
A sensor for reading messages transferred over a digital communications network of a vehicle, wherein the network has at least two states, and wherein information in a message transferred over the network is represented by the state of the network, the sensor comprising:
- wire holding means for holding one or more wires of the network;
- sensing means for detecting messages carried by the one or more wires using capacitive and/or inductive coupling;
- and
- processing means comprising a set of one or more digital logic gates configured to generate digital output signals indicative of the changing state of the network in response to the charging state of the network being detected by the sensing means.
A system for reading messages transferred over a digital communications network of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first housing comprising one or more clips configured to independently hold in place one or more wires of the network;
- a second housing comprising a sensing element configured to detect messages carried by the one or more wires using capacitive and/or inductive coupling,
- wherein the first housing and second housing are provided separately and each of the first housing and the second housing further comprise reciprocally cooperating elements configured to selectively lock the first housing and the second housing together;
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- one or more processors configured to generate digital output signals indicative of the detected messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.