Meter display device for electric vehicle

US9108519B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9108519-B2
Application numberUS-201113215521-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2011
Priority dateAug 25, 2010
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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An electric vehicle includes a main battery, a motor generating drive power of the vehicle by supply of electric power from the main battery, an output control circuit for the motor, a charging connector for supplying electric power from an external to the main battery, and a meter display device. The meter display device includes a display section including at least a vehicle speed displaying portion and a charging connector condition displaying portion displaying information related to the condition of the charging connector. The charging connector condition displaying portion displays information on maintenance of the charging connector and is disposed adjacent the vehicle speed displaying portion. A main battery residual displaying portion and a sub battery residual displaying portion are disposed around the vehicle speed displaying portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electric vehicle, comprising: a main battery; a motor generating drive power for the vehicle by electric power supplied from the main battery; a control section controlling an output of the motor; a charging connector that includes terminals, wherein the charging connector supplies electric power from an external to the main battery; and a meter display device, said meter display device comprising: a display section including at least a vehicle s…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60L3/04Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9108519B2 cover?
An electric vehicle includes a main battery, a motor generating drive power of the vehicle by supply of electric power from the main battery, an output control circuit for the motor, a charging connector for supplying electric power from an external to the main battery, and a meter display device. The meter display device includes a display section including at least a vehicle speed displaying …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tamaki Kenji, Takeno Atsuro, Matsumoto Yasuhiro, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60L3/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).