Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Display method and display system for hybrid vehicle
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Application No.: US16771985Application Date: 2017-12-15
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Publication No.: US11465500B2Publication Date: 2022-10-11
- Inventor: Shinsuke Higuchi , Kazuma Sengoku , Keisuke Kawai , Ryuji Kurosaki
- Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/045209 WO 20171215
- International Announcement: WO2019/116575 WO 20190620
- Main IPC: B60K35/00
- IPC: B60K35/00 ; B60K6/24 ; B60K6/26

Abstract:
A display method for a hybrid vehicle includes displaying an engine icon representing the engine, a battery icon representing the battery, and a flow icon representing an energy flow between the engine icon and the battery icon on a display unit in accordance with a driving state of the hybrid vehicle. The display method includes displaying the flow icon in a display mode indicating that there is the energy flow between the engine and the battery when the battery is charged. The display method includes displaying the engine icon in a first display mode when the engine is stopped, displaying the engine icon in a second display mode when the engine is operated at engine rotation speed equal to or lower than reference rotation speed, and displaying the engine icon in a third display mode when the engine rotation speed is higher than the reference rotation speed.
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