Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Indication system for vehicle and vehicle having the same
- Patent Title (中): 具有相同的车辆和车辆的指示系统
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Application No.: US13522574Application Date: 2010-01-18
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Publication No.: US08896434B2Publication Date: 2014-11-25
- Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
- Applicant: Shinji Ichikawa
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-Shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-Shi
- Agency: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/050478 WO 20100118
- International Announcement: WO2011/086697 WO 20110721
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00 ; H02J7/02 ; B60L11/12 ; B60L11/14 ; B60L11/18

Abstract:
A charging port includes an inlet, a charging-in-progress lamp, and a communication-in-progress lamp. The inlet is configured to be connectable with a charging cable. During external charging by a charger, the charging-in-progress lamp indicates that external charging is being performed. Specifically, while the charging-in-progress lamp receives from a charging ECU a signal which indicates that external charging is being performed, the charging-in-progress lamp is lit. The communication-in-progress lamp is provided adjacently to the charging-in-progress lamp for indicating, while PLC-based communication by means of the charging cable is in progress, that PLC is being performed. Specifically, the communication-in-progress lamp is lit while the communication-in-progress lamp receives from the charging ECU a signal indicating that PLC is being performed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120299715A1 INDICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2012-11-29
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