Invention Grant
- Patent Title: External status indicator for an electric vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 电动汽车的外部状态指示灯
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Application No.: US13069642Application Date: 2011-03-23
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Publication No.: US08487752B2Publication Date: 2013-07-16
- Inventor: Edward V. Stillfried , Ronald A. Mueller
- Applicant: Edward V. Stillfried , Ronald A. Mueller
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
- Current Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agent Frederick A. Krieger
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00

Abstract:
An indicator system for a vehicle having an electric motor and a rechargeable battery can include an indicator having a body with a first end and a second opposite end. The body can include an indicator area defining a plurality of contiguous indicator segments therebetween. Each indicator segment can be configured to provide a separate status indication of at least one of a state of charge of the rechargeable battery, a state of a user specified vehicle feature condition, and a fault condition associated with charging of the rechargeable battery. The indicator can be mounted to a vehicle structure about the first end such that the second end extends away from the vehicle structure and the indicator area is externally visible relative to the vehicle from multiple viewpoints beyond a periphery of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120242466A1 EXTERNAL STATUS INDICATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2012-09-27
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