阅读说明：本技术 基于导电回路机理的管路断开检测系统及汽车 (Pipeline disconnection detection system based on conductive loop mechanism and automobile ) 是由 贾维新 牟江峰 于 2017-09-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种基于导电回路机理的管路断开检测系统及汽车。所述基于导电回路机理的管路断开检测系统用于检测曲轴箱通风管路系统是否断开。所述管路断开检测系统包括断开检测线路,所述断开检测线路的两端分别与ECU单元的电源端和接地端相连；所述断开检测线路上设有用于诊断所述断开检测线路是否发生短路的电阻单元。所述汽车包括曲轴箱通风管路系统,所述曲轴箱通风管路系统配有所述基于导电回路机理的管路断开检测系统。本发明能够提高对曲轴箱通风管路系统断开检测的准确性。(The invention provides a pipeline disconnection detection system based on a conductive loop mechanism and an automobile. The conductive loop mechanism based conduit disconnection detection system is used to detect whether the crankcase ventilation conduit system is disconnected. The pipeline disconnection detection system comprises a disconnection detection line, and two ends of the disconnection detection line are respectively connected with a power supply end and a grounding end of the ECU unit; and the disconnection detection line is provided with a resistance unit for diagnosing whether the disconnection detection line is short-circuited or not. The vehicle includes a crankcase ventilation duct system that is equipped with the conductive loop mechanism based duct break detection system. The invention can improve the accuracy of the disconnection detection of the crankcase ventilation pipeline system.)

1. A pipeline disconnection detection system based on a conductive loop mechanism is used for detecting whether a crankcase ventilation pipeline system is disconnected or not, and is characterized by comprising a disconnection detection circuit, wherein two ends of the disconnection detection circuit are respectively connected with a power supply end and a grounding end of an ECU (electronic control Unit); and the disconnection detection line is provided with a resistance unit for diagnosing whether the disconnection detection line is short-circuited or not.

2. The conductive loop mechanism based pipe disconnection detecting system according to claim 1, wherein the crankcase ventilation pipe system comprises a main pipe to which a male connector connected to an engine crankcase or an intake system is connected, and a connection terminal is provided at an end of the main pipe;

the disconnection detection circuit is provided with a conductive switch, and the conductive switch is positioned inside the connecting terminal or at the joint of the male connector and the connecting terminal; when the male connector is connected with the connecting terminal, the conductive switch is conducted, so that the disconnection detection circuit and the ECU unit form a loop.

3. The conductive loop mechanism based pipe disconnection detecting system according to claim 2, wherein the connection terminal is a quick-plug female connector, and the conductive switch is disposed in the quick-plug female connector; and inserting the male connector into the connecting terminal, and triggering a conductive switch in the connecting terminal to be conducted by the male connector.

4. The conductive loop mechanism based pipe disconnection detecting system according to claim 2, wherein said main pipe is fastened to said male connector by means of a clamp, said connection terminal is provided with a circuit plug, said male connector is provided with a male connector lock ring, and said male connector lock ring is provided with a conductive structure therein;

when the main pipeline is sleeved on the male connector, the circuit plug is inserted into the male connector lock ring, and the conductive structure of the male connector lock ring enables the conductive switch to be conducted, so that the disconnection detection circuit and the ECU unit form a loop.

5. The conductive loop mechanism based pipe disconnection detection system of claim 2, wherein said disconnection detection line is fixed to said main pipe.

6. The conductive loop mechanism-based pipeline disconnection detecting system according to claim 5, wherein the disconnection detecting line is attached to a surface of the main pipeline, and an insulating protective layer covers the main pipeline and the disconnection detecting line;

alternatively, the disconnection detection line is buried in a material of the main line and led out at an end of the main line.

7. The conductive loop mechanism-based pipe disconnection detecting system according to claim 1, wherein the ECU unit is provided with an upper resistor, which is located between the power source terminal and the resistor unit, to assist the disconnection detecting line in diagnosing a short circuit to ground.

8. The open circuit detection system of claim 7, wherein the upper resistor comprises a single resistor or a plurality of resistors; the plurality of resistors are connected in series or in parallel.

9. The conductive loop mechanism based pipe disconnection detection system according to claim 1, wherein the ECU unit is provided with a lower resistor between the ground terminal and the resistor unit to assist the disconnection detection line in diagnosing a power supply short circuit.

10. The open circuit detection system of claim 9, wherein the lower resistor comprises a single resistor or a plurality of resistors; the plurality of resistors are connected in series or in parallel.

11. An automobile, characterized in that the automobile comprises a crankcase ventilation pipeline system, the crankcase ventilation pipeline system is provided with the pipeline disconnection detecting system based on the conductive loop mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the crankcase ventilation pipeline system comprises a main pipeline, the main pipeline is connected with an engine crankcase or an air inlet system, and a disconnection detecting line of the pipeline disconnection detecting system is fixed on the main pipeline.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of automobile pipeline detection, in particular to a pipeline disconnection detection system based on a conductive loop mechanism and an automobile.

Background

When the engine works, because of high pressure generated in the combustion chamber, the piston ring has a clearance or loses certain sealing effect, and the like, waste gas, unburned oil gas, carbon smoke particles, water vapor and the like in the combustion chamber can be communicated with a crankcase through the clearance between the piston and the cylinder wall.

At present, a closed crankcase ventilation system is mostly adopted for an engine, mainly to avoid that fuel oil components are volatilized into air to cause that evaporative emission of a whole vehicle exceeds standard, and to inhibit pressure rise in the crankcase, gas in the crankcase needs to be intermittently pumped out.

Vibration, high and low temperature change in the working process of an engine, material durability problems caused by long-term use and vehicle maintenance influence the integrity of a crankcase ventilation pipeline (such as pipe disconnection, joint disconnection and joint extraction).

The crankcase ventilation pipeline comprises a multi-section structure, such as a main pipeline, joints at two ends, or other connecting structures, and whether the main pipeline is disconnected or not and whether the joints at the two ends are pulled out or fall off or not need to be judged in online diagnosis. At present, in the existing scheme, a conductive wire (disconnection detection line) is arranged on a main pipeline, and whether a crankcase ventilation pipeline is disconnected or not is detected by detecting whether the conductive wire forms a loop or not.

However, the accuracy of the detection of the pipe disconnection detection system based on the conductive loop mechanism for the online diagnosis of pipe disconnection needs to be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

The inventor(s) found that, in some cases, for example, when the disconnection detection line is short-circuited (e.g., short-circuited to ground or short-circuited to power), even if the disconnection of the pipeline causes abnormal disconnection of the disconnection detection line, the current pipeline disconnection detection system based on the conductive loop mechanism cannot accurately diagnose.

Based on the detection, the invention provides a pipeline disconnection detection system based on a conductive loop mechanism and an automobile, which are used for detecting whether a crankcase ventilation pipeline system is disconnected or not, and meanwhile, a targeted design is made for a short circuit phenomenon possibly generated by disconnection of a detection circuit, so that the invention can effectively monitor whether the crankcase ventilation pipeline system has a falling phenomenon or not. The specific scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a conduit disconnection detection system based on a conductive loop mechanism, for detecting whether a crankcase ventilation conduit system is disconnected, the conduit disconnection detection system comprising a disconnection detection line, both ends of the disconnection detection line being connected to a power supply terminal and a ground terminal of an ECU unit, respectively; and the disconnection detection line is provided with a resistance unit for diagnosing whether the disconnection detection line is short-circuited or not.

In one embodiment, the crankcase ventilation pipeline system comprises a main pipeline, a male connector connected with an engine crankcase or an air inlet system is connected onto the main pipeline, and a connecting terminal is arranged at the end of the main pipeline;

the disconnection detection circuit is provided with a conductive switch, and the conductive switch is positioned inside the connecting terminal or at the joint of the male connector and the connecting terminal; when the male connector is connected with the connecting terminal, the conductive switch is conducted, so that the disconnection detection circuit and the ECU unit form a loop.

In one embodiment, the connection terminal is a quick-insert female connector, and the conductive switch is arranged in the quick-insert female connector; and inserting the male connector into the connecting terminal, and triggering a conductive switch in the connecting terminal to be conducted by the male connector.

In one embodiment, the main pipeline is fastened on the male connector through a clamping hoop, a circuit plug is arranged on the connecting terminal, the male connector is provided with a male connector locking ring, and a conductive structure is arranged in the male connector locking ring;

when the main pipeline is sleeved on the male connector, the circuit plug is inserted into the male connector lock ring, and the conductive structure of the male connector lock ring enables the conductive switch to be conducted, so that the disconnection detection circuit and the ECU unit form a loop.

In one embodiment, the disconnection detection line is fixed to the main line.

In one embodiment, the disconnection detection line is attached to the surface of the main pipeline, and an insulating protective layer covers the main pipeline and the disconnection detection line;

alternatively, the disconnection detection line is buried in a material of the main line and led out at an end of the main line.

In one embodiment, the ECU unit is provided with an upper resistor, which is located between the power source terminal and the resistor unit, to assist the disconnection detection line in diagnosing a short circuit to ground.

In one embodiment, the upper resistance comprises a single resistance or a plurality of resistances; the plurality of resistors are connected in series or in parallel.

In one embodiment, the ECU unit is provided with a lower resistor between the ground terminal and the resistor unit to assist the disconnection detection line in diagnosing a power supply short circuit.

In one embodiment, the lower resistors comprise a single resistor or a plurality of resistors; the plurality of resistors are connected in series or in parallel.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an automobile comprising a crankcase ventilation duct system equipped with a conduit disconnection detection system based on the conductive loop mechanism described above, the crankcase ventilation duct system comprising a main conduit connected to an engine crankcase or an intake system, a disconnection detection line of the conduit disconnection detection system being fixed to the main conduit.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment has the following advantages:

1. the structure of the disconnection detection circuit is simpler, the anode of the disconnection detection circuit starts from the power supply end of the ECU unit, and the cathode of the disconnection detection circuit ends at the grounding end of the ECU unit, so that the whole disconnection detection circuit does not need to find metal for grounding around the engine;

2. the disconnection detection circuit comprises a resistance unit, so that the short circuit of the disconnection detection circuit can be diagnosed, and the detection accuracy of the disconnection of the crankcase ventilation pipeline system is improved;

3. the disconnection detection circuit and the ECU unit form a closed loop, no exposed electric wire end exists, and the whole loop is not influenced by the environment.

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FIGS. 1-2 are schematic illustrations of the main line and the disconnect diagnostic line of the present invention with two different connection terminals;

FIG. 3 is a diagnostic schematic of the present invention, including more than two connection terminals, and in the case where the ECU unit is provided with an upper resistor;

FIG. 4 is a diagnostic schematic of the present invention including a connection terminal and having an upper resistor in the ECU unit;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the present invention with a lower resistor in the ECU unit;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a short circuit to ground in the case of an upper resistor according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a graph of voltage versus time for three conditions of the present invention when the ECU unit is provided with an upper resistor;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the present invention with a low resistor to short the power supply;

fig. 9 is a graph of voltage versus time for three cases when the ECU unit is provided with a low-level resistor in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT (S) OF INVENTION

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.

In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, however, the invention is capable of other embodiments in addition to those detailed.

The invention designs a disconnection detection circuit capable of forming a current loop on a crankcase ventilation pipeline, which is used for monitoring whether a crankcase ventilation pipeline system (comprising a main pipeline and other pipelines connected with the main pipeline as optional items) has a shedding phenomenon or not. Wherein, include resistance unit and conducting switch in the disconnection detection circuitry, dispose other pipelines on the main pipeline after, the conducting switch on the disconnection detection circuitry switches on along with it to disconnection detection circuitry forms the return circuit: the current in the conductive loop passes through the power supply terminal of the ECU unit, the conductive switch (which may be plural) and then returns to the ground terminal of the ECU unit. Under the condition that a crankcase ventilation pipeline system is installed well, the circuit is conducted, if other pipelines fall off from a main pipeline or the middle of the main pipeline is completely disconnected, the conductive circuit is disconnected, and the ECU unit can rapidly detect faults. In addition, a resistance unit is arranged in the detection loop, so that the condition of power supply short circuit or ground short circuit of a wire harness connected with the ECU unit in a disconnection detection circuit is mainly diagnosed, and the disconnection detection accuracy of the crankcase ventilation pipeline system is further improved.

The specific scheme is as follows:

a pipeline disconnection detection system based on a conductive loop mechanism can be used for detecting whether a crankcase ventilation pipeline system is disconnected or not, the crankcase ventilation pipeline system comprises a main pipeline 1, a male connector connected with an engine crankcase or an air inlet system is connected to the main pipeline 1, and a connecting terminal is arranged on the main pipeline;

the pipeline disconnection detection system comprises a disconnection detection circuit fixed on a main pipeline 1 and at least one connecting terminal, wherein the connecting terminal is arranged on the main pipeline 1, a conductive switch is arranged on the disconnection detection circuit and is positioned inside the connecting terminal or at the joint of a male connector and the connecting terminal, the male connector is inserted into the connecting terminal or a male connector lock ring on the male connector is inserted into the connecting terminal, and the conductive switch can be conducted.

And two ends of the disconnection detection circuit are respectively connected with the power supply end and the grounding end of the ECU unit, and the disconnection detection circuit is provided with a resistor unit connected with the power supply end of the ECU unit and used for diagnosing the condition that the disconnection detection circuit generates a power supply short circuit or a ground short circuit.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the connection terminal is a quick-insertion female connector, and a conductive switch is disposed on the quick-insertion female connector, and the conductive switch inside the connection terminal is triggered to be turned on by the male connector when the male connector is inserted into the connection terminal. As shown in fig. 1, the connection terminal 6 has a quick-connect female connector, one end of the quick-connect female connector is disposed on the main pipe 1, the quick-plug male connector 3 can be inserted into the other end of the quick-connect female connector, and after the quick-plug male connector 3 is inserted into the connection terminal 6, the quick-plug male connector 3 can connect the conductive switch 2, thereby realizing the conduction of the disconnection detection line 10. When the disconnection detection circuit that the car was equipped with adopted the conductor wire among the current scheme, the joint at gas circuit both ends and the joint at conductor wire both ends are the separation, need connect well crankcase ventilation pipeline earlier when the installation, connect the conductor wire again and connect and realize switching on of disconnection detection circuit, install loaded down with trivial details. In the scheme provided by the invention, the conductive switch is arranged on the quick-insertion female connector, and after the quick-insertion male connector 3 is inserted into the quick-insertion female connector, the main pipeline can be connected with other pipelines, and meanwhile, the disconnected detection line is also conducted.

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the end of the main pipeline 1 is a flexible pipe and can be fastened to the male connector 8 by using a clamp 11, a circuit plug is arranged on the connection terminal 9 on the main pipeline 1, and a conductive structure is arranged in the male connector lock ring 5 on the male connector 8. When the main pipeline 1 is sleeved on the male connector 8, the circuit plug on the connecting terminal 9 is inserted into the male connector lock ring 5 on the male connector 8 in a proper manner, and the conductive switch is conducted by the conductive structure of the male connector lock ring, so that the conduction of the disconnected detection circuit is realized.

In another alternative embodiment, the resistance unit is used to implement an abnormal condition diagnosis in addition to the circuit on and off diagnosis, where the abnormal condition is a short circuit to the power supply or a short circuit to the ground occurring in the wire harness that opens the detection line 10.

In practical application, a conductive switch may be disposed on a connection terminal at one end of the main pipeline 1, or conductive switches may be disposed on connection terminals at two ends of the main pipeline 1, and when the conductive switches of the connection terminals at the two ends are both turned on, the detection circuit is disconnected to form a loop with the ECU unit. Furthermore, if three or more connection terminals can be provided on the main line 1, the present invention is also applicable, and the disconnection detection line and the ECU unit are ensured to form a loop by adding a corresponding number of conduction switches.

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, when an upper resistor is used in the ECU unit, the resistor unit R _ pcv on the disconnection detection line 10 enables the ECU unit to distinguish between a normal operating condition and an abnormal condition in which the positive electrode of the disconnection detection line 10 (i.e., the end of the disconnection detection line 10 connected to the power supply terminal of the ECU unit) is short-circuited to ground, where the upper resistor is a single or multiple resistors R _ ECU located inside the ECU unit between the power supply terminal of the ECU unit and the resistor unit R _ pcv. When a plurality of resistors are used as the upper resistors, the plurality of resistors included in the upper resistors may be connected in series or in parallel.

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 5, when the ECU unit employs the lower resistors, i.e., the single or multiple resistors R _ ECU 'located inside the ECU unit between the ground terminal of the ECU unit and the resistor unit R _ pcv, the resistor unit R _ pcv' on the disconnection detection line 10 allows the ECU unit to distinguish between a normal operation condition and an abnormal condition in which the negative terminal of the disconnection detection line 10 (i.e., the end of the disconnection detection line 10 connected to the ground terminal of the ECU unit) is short-circuited to the power supply. When a plurality of resistors are used as the lower resistors, the plurality of resistors included in the lower resistors may be connected in series or in parallel.

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the disconnection detecting line 10 is attached to the surface of the main line 1, and an insulating protective layer covers the main line 1 and the disconnection detecting line 10; or disconnection detection line 10 is buried in the material of main line 1 and led out at the end of the main line so that the metal portion of disconnection detection line 10 is not exposed. The conductive wires of the disconnection detection circuit 10 are tied together by the harness 4 and then connected to the ECU unit.

After connecting the connection terminals of the crankcase ventilation duct system and the main duct 1, the conductive switches are turned on by inserting the male connector, so that the disconnection detection circuit 10 and the ECU unit form a loop. When the male connector 3 is disengaged from the main pipe 1, the disconnection detection line is broken due to the absence of a trigger mechanism for turning on the conductive switch, and is detected by the ECU unit.

After connecting each connection terminal of the crankcase ventilation pipe system with the main pipe 1, by inserting the male connector, the circuit plug on the connection terminal 9 is inserted into the male connector lock ring 5, and each conductive switch is conducted, so that the disconnection detection circuit 10 forms a loop. When the male connector 8 is detached from the main pipe 1 or the main pipe 1 is pulled out from the male connector 8, the circuit plug on the connection terminal 9 is disengaged from the male connector lock ring, causing the disconnection detection line to be disconnected, and thus detected by the ECU unit.

Some current diagnostic systems employ conductive wires to diagnose a disconnection of the crankcase ventilation conduit system. As the usage time increases, the plastic skin on the outside of the conductive wire may wear, causing the metal wires inside to come into contact with other parts, which has some negative effects on the diagnosis. The pipeline disconnection detection system provided by the invention can improve the diagnosis accuracy. As will be described in detail below.