Wireless timing light
AssigneeBosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.
InventorJoshua Miller
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Abstract
A system and method for adjusting the ignition timing of an engine. The system includes a strobe device in communication with a wireless clamp. The wireless clamp sends a firing signal of a spark plug of an engine to the strobe device and the strobe device synchronously strobes an LED with the signal. The user can use the strobe light to view markings on the engine in relation to an indicator to determine whether the ignition timing of the engine needs to be adjusted.
Claims17
A timing light system, comprising:
- a strobe device including:
- a strobe light on a s face of the strobe device;
- a memory that stores diagnostic software;
- a wireless interface that communicates in at least one communication protocol;
- a processor in communication with the strobe light, the diagnostic software, and the wireless interface;
- a camera to record, while an engine is operating, markings on an engine in relation to an indicator on the engine;
- and
- a wireless clamping device configured to receive signals from a spark plug of the engine and send the signal to the wireless interface, wherein the processor uses the diagnostic software to synchronize the strobe light with the received signal.
A computer readable medium having contents that are configured to cause a computer system to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, with a wireless interface, a signal from a firing of a spark plug in an engine of a vehicle;
- interpreting the signal with a processor of a strobe device;
- strobing, controlled by the processor, a light on the strobe device so that the light is synchronous with the signal;
- and
- recording, with a camera while the engine is operating, markings on the engine in relation to an indicator on the engine.
A strobe device, comprising:
- a strobe light on a surface of the strobe device;
- a memory that stores diagnostic software;
- a wireless interface that communicates in at least one communication protocol and receives a wireless signal indicating a firing of a spark plug on an engine;
- a camera to record, while the engine is operating, markings on the engine in relation to an indicator on the engine;
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- a processor in communication with the strobe light, the diagnostic software, the camera and the wireless interface, wherein the processor uses the diagnostic software to synchronize the strobe light with the received signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.