US 10,328,854 B2 · Hybrid vehicle having notification mechanism

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A hybrid vehicle comprising:

an engine;
a fuel tank that stores fuel to be supplied to the engine;
a motor;
a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor;
a charger configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source;
and
a notification mechanism configured to notify information on a use index to an outside of the vehicle during a trip while the vehicle is moving, the use index being an index for indicating how often external charging is carried out in a predetermined time period.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/469,688Filed 27 Mar 2017

Priority

JP 2016-06924830 Mar 2016

Published

US 2017/0282793 A15 Oct 2017

Granted

25 Jun 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification36 codes

B60Q 9/00
Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of
B60K 6/20
Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric…
B60L 50/15
Using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines: with additional electric power supply
B60L 53/14
Characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle: conductive energy transfer

Hybrid vehicle having notification mechanism

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Hybrid vehicle having notification mechanism

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Abstract

Claims10