US 12,011,968 B2
Interface system for connecting a vehicle and a transport climate control system
Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Bloomington, MN (US); Mark D. Leasure, Eagan, MN (US); Nicholas Allan Cregan, Roseville, MN (US); Michael James Vanous, Minneapolis, MN (US); Matthew Srnec, Minnetonka, MN (US); and Wallace Stephen Hubbard, Chanhassen, MN (US)
Assigned to Thermo King LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/820,114.
Application 17/820,114 is a continuation of application No. 16/565,235, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,420,495.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388369 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC B60H 1/00428 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00014 (2013.01); B60H 1/00585 (2013.01); B60H 1/00985 (2013.01); B60H 1/3208 (2013.01); B60H 1/3222 (2013.01); B60H 1/3232 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interface system for communicating with a vehicle and a transport climate control system (TCCS) that provides climate control within an internal space moved by the vehicle, the interface system comprising:
a two-way communication interface that interfaces with a vehicle electrical system (VES) controller of a VES of the vehicle and a TCCS controller of the TCCS, the TCCS being independent of the vehicle, the VES being configured to supply power to operate the vehicle; and
a power interface that interfaces with a TCCS energy source of the TCCS to the VES,
wherein the TCCS controller is configured to determine a TCCS status, the VES controller is configured to determine a VES status, the TCCS controller is further configured to generate a TCCS instruction based on the VES status,
wherein the two-way communication interface is configured to distribute the TCCS status from the TCCS controller to the VES controller, and is configured to distribute the VES status from the VES controller to the TCCS controller, and
wherein the power interface is configured to distribute power from the TCCS energy source to the VES in response to the TCCS instruction that is based on the VES status and is received from the TCCS controller.