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US 12,054,216 B2Granted
Recreational vehicles with heated components
AssigneeIndian Motorcycle International, LLC
InventorsBenjamin S. Fuchs, Austin Holt, Corey A. Simonetta, Jr., Cynthia L. Houeiss, Joel M. Notaro, Marcus A. Wetterlund, Michael W. Rafferty
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Abstract
A vehicle including a system for transferring energy between on-board vehicle components and/or between on-board and external components. The vehicle is configured to heat various components through induction to provide comfort to the rider and/or to transfer energy for charging one or more vehicle components.
Claims9
A recreational vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a front ground-engaging member and a rear ground-engaging members supporting the frame;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to one of the front ground-engaging member and the rear ground-engaging members;
- a steering assembly coupled to the front ground-engaging member for steering the vehicle, the steering assembly comprising a steering portion having a user grip or wheel, wherein the steering portion comprises a first inductive coil, and wherein the user grip comprises heating circuitry comprising a second inductive coil;
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- a user input device coupled to the frame and configured to provide user input indicating a temperature setting;
- at least one sensor generating sensor information corresponding to an ambient temperature and an ambient humidity or a body temperature or both;
- at least one programmable controller coupled to the first inductive coil, the user input device and the at least one sensor and configured to:
- control a temperature of the user grip by providing a current to the first inductive coil, wherein the first inductive coil wirelessly transfers the current to the second inductive coil, and wherein the second inductive coil causes a heating, cooling, or ventilation circuitry to change the temperature of the user grip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.