Recreational vehicles with heated components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11760434-B2
Application number	US-202016734846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2020
Priority date	Jan 7, 2019
Publication date	Sep 19, 2023
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle including a system for transferring energy between on-board vehicle components and/or between on-board and external components. The vehicle is configured to heat various components through induction to provide comfort to the rider and/or to transfer energy for charging one or more vehicle components.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a controller, user input indicating a temperature setting;
receiving from an ambient temperature sensor and an ambient humidity sensor, sensor information corresponding to an ambient temperature and the ambient humidity;
determining, based on the temperature setting and the sensor information, an amount of current to provide to a first energy transfer device, wherein the first energy transfer device is operatively coupled to a frame of a recreational vehicle; and
providing, based on the amount of current and by the controller, a current to the first energy transfer device, wherein the first energy transfer device is configured to wirelessly provide power to a second energy transfer device, and wherein the second energy transfer device is configured to provide the power to a load;
wherein the first energy transfer device is a first inductive coil, wherein the second energy transfer device is a second inductive coil, and wherein the first inductive coil is configured to wirelessly provide the power to the second inductive coil based on inducing a second current;
wherein the recreational vehicle comprises a steering assembly having a handgrip or steering wheel, and wherein the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil are located on an interior portion of the handgrip or steering wheel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the load is an article worn by the user, wherein the load comprises a heating, cooling, or ventilation element corresponding to the article, and wherein the second inductive coil is operatively coupled to the article and configured to provide the second current to the heating, cooling, or ventilation element to heat the article.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first energy transfer device is a first conductive material, wherein the second energy transfer device is a second conductive material, and wherein the first conductive material provides a conductive current to the second conductive material based on a physical contact between the first conductive material and the second conductive material.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the load is an article worn by the user, wherein the load comprises a heating, cooling, or ventilation element corresponding to the article, and wherein the second conductive material is operatively coupled to the article and configured to provide the current to the heating, cooling, or ventilation element to heat the article.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second energy transfer device is operatively coupled to a contact point between the recreational vehicle and an operator.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising an occupant condition sensor, and wherein the sensor information comprises information indicating an occupant condition.

Assignees

• Polaris Inc

Inventors

• Fuchs Benjamin S
• Holt Austin
• Simonetta Jr Corey A
• Houeiss Cynthia L
• Notaro Joel M
• Wetterlund Marcus A
• Rafferty Michael W

Classifications

• H02J2105/37

  exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H05B1/0236 Primary

  for vehicles · CPC title

• B62J45/20 Primary

  Cycle computers as cycle accessories · CPC title