FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to an on-board diagnostic device attached to a
vehicle's on-board data port and in particular relates to a compact, fast, effective and
reliable on-board diagnostic device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The statements in this section merely provide background information related
to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art(s).
An on-board diagnostic (OBD in short hereinafter) device is installed on a
vehicle and connected to a computer of the vehicle to get executing conditions and set
data of the vehicle computer to determine whether the vehicle has malfunction. In
addition to the identification of malfunction and any other similar issues, a port of the
said on-board diagnostic device is also useful in retrieving information related to
dealers, mechanics and third parties (such as insurance companies and the like).
However, there are always chances that delicate pins included in the port can often be
damaged even during the use of the port by consumers. Further, there were on-board
diagnostic devices which were either equipped with the arrangement such as
connection of smart phone with the vehicle through bluetooth, connection of the
vehicle to a cloud server via the smart phone, and the like (as shown in FIG. 1).
However, such arrangements were less cost effective, inviting a lot of loopholes, only
focused on user functionalities, and similar many more drawbacks. Additionally, the
on-board diagnostic devices present in today's market require a compulsory wifi
connection for the dongle to get connected to a Cloud service telematic platform
which generally manages vehicle data, users, keys, booking, and so on. In other
words, the arrangement (as shown in FIG. 1) demands a complex, costly yet
incomplete telemetric units to get connected to a real time world.
Various devices and mechanism have been developed in an attempt to provide
an easy, compact and the real time online diagnostics. However, the result was either
costly or deficient.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved
device and arrangement for on-board diagnosis which does not suffer from the
foregoing drawbacks. Also, we need the arrangement which can allow private
services on the cloud as well without losing the basic requirements of user-friendly,
reliability, safety, less extra cost, and the like.
BRIEF SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an on-board diagnostic device attached to a
vehicle's on-board data port and in particular relates to a compact, fast, effective and
reliable on-board diagnostic device.
The present subject matter relates to a CONNECTECH arrangement which
primarily includes an on-board diagnostic device mounted on a vehicle for remotely
motoring and diagnosis of faults in vehicles. The on-board diagnostic device includes
atleast three printed circuit boards assembled inside the housing of the on-board
diagnostic device. In particular, a power supply detection module is fitted on a base
PCB of the three printed circuit boards, a microcontroller module and a bluetooth
module on a middle PCB, and a unique Subscriber Identification Module with an
SIM ON chip and an GSM module mounted on the topmost PCB. The
CONNECTECH arrangement also includes a battery provided with the on-board
diagnostic device as a back up for on-board diagnostic device. It also has an inset lens
provided for indicating the working status of the on-board diagnostic device.
Operationally, the on-board diagnostic device fitted in the car is wirelessly connected
to a smart phone which is intermittently connected to a cloud service telemetric
platform for remotely motoring and diagnosing fault in the vehicle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The summary narrated above and the following detailed description of the
invention can be understood with the drawings appended to this claim. The
illustrations provide the details of the invention. However, it should be understood
that the invention is not limited to the arrangements shown. In the drawings:
FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C illustrates an arrangement set with an on-board diagnostic
device as present in the prior arts.
FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of an on-board diagnostic device in accordance
with the present subject matter.
FIG. 3 illustrates a cross sectional view of the on-board diagnostic device fitted with
a unique printed circuit board in accordance with the present subject matter.
FIG. 4 illustrates an arrangement set with an on-board diagnostic in accordance with
the present subject matter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The embodiments of the present subject matter are described in detail with
reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present subject matter is not
limited to these embodiments which are only provided to explain more clearly the
present subject matter to the ordinarily skilled in the art of the present disclosure. In
the accompanying drawings, like reference alphabets and numerals are used to
indicate like components.
The present invention relates to an on-board diagnostic device attached to a
vehicle's on-board data port and in particular relates to a compact, fast, effective and
reliable on-board diagnostic device. The following description is merely exemplary in
nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses.
FIG. 2 illustrates a layout of the on-board diagnostic device 200 in
accordance with the present subject matter. The on-board diagnostic device 200 is
structured in a housing 202 made of thermoplastic polymers such as but not restricted
to polycarbonate. The housing 202 of the on-board diagnostic device 200 is
rearwadly closed with a connector 204 provided with a port 206 adapted to transmit
power from a defined source to the vehicle through a cord, in an embodiment of the
present subject matter. The housing 202 also incorporates a battery 208, as shown in
FIG. 3, having a capacity in the range of 0 mAh to 150 mAh provided as a backup
for the on-board diagnostic device 200. The backup mechanism of the device gets
activated only when the main power supply i.e. battery 208 of the vehicle gets
exhausted. In such case, the on-board diagnostic device 200 signals all the attached
components as well as the cloud storage about the exhaust stage of the battery 208
and thus the vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment of the present subject matter, the
on-board diagnostic device 200 is designed with triple printed circuit boards 210
(hereinafter referred as PCBs) assembled at a uniform distance of 4.25 mm inside the
housing 202 of the on-board diagnostic device 200 as shown in FIG. 3. The said
PCBs 210 are designed with thickness in the range of 1.4 mm to 1.6 mm in an
embodiment of the present subject matter: Also, the housing of the on-board
diagnostic device 200 is intelligently provided with an inset lens 212 provided for
indicating the working status of the on-board diagnostic device 200. The insert lens
212 is equipped with a bi-color LED characterized to highlight the status of the onboard
diagnostic device 200 in colors like green, orange, red and the like indicating
various running status of the device in an embodiment of the present subject matter.
FIG. 4 illustrates an arrangement set with the on-board diagnostic 200 termed
as "CONNECTECH" in accordance with the present subject matter. The triple
printed circuit boards 210 provided on-board diagnostic device 200 are structured in a
way that the PCB placed at the top is equipped with a unique subscriber identification
module provided to identify the respective on-board diagnostic device 200, in an
embodiment of the present subject matter. Each of the three PCBs 210 is provided
with discrete components such as but not restricted to resistor, capacitors, and the like
alongwith other important components such as a signal detection module, a shortrange
wireless module, a SIM ON chip, an GSM module, and the like in an
exemplary embodiment of the present subject matter. In an embodiment of the
present subject matter, the base PCB of the three PCBs 210 is provided with a power
signal detection module. The middle PCB is qualified to hold a microcontroller
module (not shown) and a bluetooth module (not shown). Further, the topmost PCB
is designed to operate the SIM ON chip and the GSM module in another embodiment
of the present subject matter.
Operationally, the on-board diagnostic device 200 (provided with the unique
subscriber identification module) is fitted in the car into a port assigned to its
connection. The car, which is already provided with a bluetooth arrangement, gets
connected to the smart phone via a bluetooth arrangement. In this way, the smart
phone is connected to the on-board diagnostic device 200 which enables any error or
discrepancies occurred in the car to get highlighted on the smart phone as well. In
another embodiment of the present subject matter, the on-board diagnostic device 200
is also virtually connected to a Cloud service telemetric platform (as shown in FIG. 4)
characterized in managing vehicle data, user's key, bookings, etc and also storing a
configurable pool of required resources by virtue of the unique subscriber
identification module fitted with the on-board diagnostic device 200. In a similar
manner, the smart phone can also be connected to the Cloud service telemetric
platform by the same method as discussed in the preceding lines. Therefore, the smart
phone and the on-board diagnostic device (with the car) are mutually connected to the
cloud in a unique embodiment of the present subject matter. In a unique embodiment
of the present subject matter, the battery powered the SIM ON chip provided with the
CONNECTECH arrangement sends a unique message to the cloud service telematic
platform informing the status of 'THEFT' to the user!
The CONNECTECH arrangement in accordance with the present subject
matter advantageously facilitates a software based intelligence of connection between
the smart phone and the vehicle. In other words, the arrangement provides a keyless
access to the vehicle for managing real time offline and online error and data. The
CONNECTECH arrangement further helps in planning and managing personal trips
in advance. Moreover, the arrangement guarantees the user with highly secured
features such as keyless entry to vehicle, digital access, and the like. Most
importantly, the arrangement keeps the vehicle updated and healthy with regular
feedback regarding any error or issues and thereby inviting for their solutions. Hence,
the chances of damage of delicate pins included in the port can therefore be reduced
to a large extent. Furthermore, the said CONNECTECH arrangement guarantees
speed monitoring, monitoring of the engine intake air amount, the rotational speed,
exhaust gas discharge information, the speed, the engine intake air amount being
excessive or abnormal, any malfunctions, and the like. In a unique advantage of the
present subject matter, the battery powered the SIM ON chip provided with the
CONNECTECH arrangement sends a unique message to the cloud service telematic
platform informing the status of 'THEFT5 to the user. Thence, the CONNECTECH
arrangement offers an easy, quick, and advanced arrangement for connecting the
smart phone, vehicle with the cloud service telematic platform.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes could be made to
the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept
thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as
illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the
appended claims rather than by the foregoing description and all variations,
substitutions and changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency
of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

WE CLAIM:
1. A CONNECTECH arrangement comprising an on-board diagnostic device 200
mounted on a vehicle for remotely motoring and diagnosis of faults in vehicles,
wherein the on-board diagnostic device 200 comprises:
atleast three printed circuit boards 210 assembled inside the housing 202 of
the on-board diagnostic device 200;
a power supply detection module fitted on a base PCB of the three printed
circuit boards 210 assembled;
a microcontroller module and a bluetooth module are structured on a middle
PCB;
a unique Subscriber Identification Module with an SIM ON chip and an GSM
module mounted on the topmost PCB in the on-board diagnostic device 200;
. a battery 208 provided with the on-board diagnostic device 200 as a back up
for on-board diagnostic device 200;
an inset lens 212 provided for indicating the working status of the on-board
diagnostic device 200;
the on-board diagnostic device 200 fitted in the car is wirelessly connected to a
smart phone which is intermittently connected to a cloud service telemetric
platform for remotely motoring and diagnosing fault in the vehicle.
2. The CONNECTECH arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the on-board
diagnostic device 200 is structured in a housing 202 made of thermoplastic,
polymers such as but not restricted to polycarbonate.
3. The CONNECTECH arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the on-board
diagnostic device is rearwadly closed with a connector 204 provided with a port
206 adapted to transmit power from a defined source to the vehicle through a
cord.
4. The CONNECTECH arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the
printed circuit board 210 is placed at a uniform distance of 4.25 mm inside the
housing 202 of the on-board diagnostic device 200.
5. The CONNECTECH arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printed
circuit boards 210 are designed with thickness in the range of 1.4 mm to 1.6 mm.
6. The CONNECTECH arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert lens
212 is equipped with a bi-color LED characterized to highlight the status of the
on-board diagnostic device in various colors.