Vehicle diagnostic tool
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorTyler Sizemore
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for a device. The device can include a connector to electrically couple with a component of a vehicle via a first electrical connection of the connector and a second electrical connection of the connector. The connector can provide power to the component of the vehicle via the first electrical connection of the connector. The device can include a communication component to transfer a data packet between the device and the component of the vehicle via the second electrical connection of the connector. The component of the vehicle can be disconnected from a power source of the vehicle.
Claims17
A device, comprising:
- a connector to electrically couple with a motor controller of a drive of a vehicle via a first electrical connection of the connector and a second electrical connection of the connector;
- the connector to provide power to the motor controller of the drive of the vehicle while the drive is removed from the vehicle via the first electrical connection of the connector, the drive of the vehicle disconnected from a power source of the vehicle;
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- a communication connector to receive, via the second electrical connection of the connector, a data packet from the motor controller of the drive of the vehicle comprising an indication of a characteristic of the drive.
A method, comprising:
- connecting, via a connector of a tool, with a component of a vehicle to electrically couple the tool with the component of the vehicle via a first electrical connection of the connector and a second electrical connection of the connector;
- providing, by the connector, power to the component of the vehicle via the first electrical connection of the connector, the component of the vehicle disconnected from a power source of the vehicle;
- transferring, by the connector, a plurality of data packets between the tool and the component of the vehicle, wherein the component of the vehicle is a battery pack and the plurality of data packets include characteristics of the battery pack;
- providing, by a first communication connection of a communication connector, a first data packet of the plurality of data packets to a second tool;
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- providing, by a second communication connection of the communication connector, a second data packet of the plurality of data packets to at least one of the second tool and a third tool.
An electric vehicle tool, comprising:
- a connector to electrically couple with a component of an electric vehicle via a first electrical connection of the connector and second electrical connections of the connector;
- the connector to provide power to the component of the electric vehicle via the first electrical connection of the connector, the component of the electric vehicle disconnected from the a power source of the vehicle;
- a communication connector to transfer a plurality of data packets between a first external tool and a second external tool and the component of the vehicle via a plurality of controller area network (CAN) channels and via the second electrical connections, wherein the component of the vehicle is a battery pack and the plurality of data packets include characteristics of the battery pack, the communication connector comprising:
- a first communication connection to provide a first data packet of the plurality of data packets received via a first CAN channel of the plurality of CAN channels to a first external tool;
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- a second communication connection that provides a second data packet of the plurality of data packets received via a second CAN channel of the plurality of CAN channels to at least one of the first external tool and a second external tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.