Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for monitoring fuses in a vehicle
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Application No.: US15866820Application Date: 2018-01-10
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Publication No.: US10348080B1Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Ming Michael Meng
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H02H3/04
- IPC: H02H3/04 ; H01H85/30 ; G01R31/07 ; B60Q11/00

Abstract:
A method and system for monitoring fuses in a vehicle are provided. The method includes receiving data from a fuse monitor coupled to one or more fuses. Each fuse associated with one or more electronic devices of the vehicle. The method also includes analyzing the data to determine whether a faulty fuse is detected and outputting an alert to a display of the vehicle in response to detecting a faulty fuse. The alert includes at least one of a fuse location, a fuse type, or fuse replacement information and activates a fuse application of the display of the vehicle to cause the alert to output on the display.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190214808A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FUSES IN A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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