Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Diagnosing device for vehicle and method for diagnosing vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆诊断装置及车辆诊断方法
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Application No.: US14004212Application Date: 2011-04-13
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Publication No.: US08855851B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Jun Nishizawa
- Applicant: Jun Nishizawa
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/059166 WO 20110413
- International Announcement: WO2012/140748 WO 20121018
- Main IPC: G01M17/00
- IPC: G01M17/00 ; G07C5/00 ; F01P11/14 ; B60K1/00

Abstract:
A diagnosing device is provided for a vehicle having a flow passage for circulating a liquid medium for cooling an inverter of the vehicle, and a pump provided on the flow passage to circulate the liquid medium. The diagnosing device includes a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature related to a temperature of the liquid medium, and a calculating unit for calculating a concentration of the liquid medium. The calculating unit calculates a viscosity of the liquid medium based on a flow rate of the liquid medium flowing through the flow passage and performance of the pump, and when the calculation as to the viscosity of the liquid medium is executed with a plurality temperature conditions, the calculating unit calculates the concentration of the liquid medium based on a relationship between the plurality of temperature conditions and the corresponding viscosities of the liquid medium.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140039754A1 DIAGNOSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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