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US 12,311,851 B1Granted
Watercraft battery switch system with visual indicator
AssigneeT-H Marine Supplies, LLC
InventorsJohn Logan Nelson, Chris Drahman, Eric Griggs, Kelvin Campbell, Scott David Spetich, Corey Richard Williams
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Abstract
A watercraft battery switch system with visual indicator may have a multi-position, physical rotary switch with integrated LED lighting to visually indicate to a watercraft user information about the watercraft's batteries. In an embodiment, the battery switch system may indicate whether the watercraft's batteries are in use and what combination of batteries is currently powering one or more of the watercraft's systems.
Claims20
A switch system for a battery, comprising:
- a switch comprising a visual indicator positioned thereon, wherein the visual indicator is configured to provide an indication of whether current from the battery is flowing through the switch;
- a controller coupled to the switch and the visual indicator, wherein the controller is configured to execute instructions stored in memory to:
- receive, at the controller, a switch position signal indicating a physical position of the switch;
- generate, at the controller, an indicator signal based on the switch position signal, wherein the indicator signal comprises an indication that the visual indicator is to be turned on if current from the battery is flowing through the switch and the visual indicator is to be turned off if no current is flowing through the switch;
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- communicate, from the controller, the indicator signal to the visual indicator.
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A switch system for a multi-battery powered watercraft, comprising:
- a switch comprising a selector knob configured for rotation to a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to one of a plurality of battery circuits;
- a visual indicator positioned on the switch, wherein the visual indicator is configured to provide an indication of whether current from at least one of the battery circuits is flowing through the switch;
- a controller coupled to the switch and the visual indicator, wherein the controller is configured to execute instructions stored in memory to:
- receive, at the controller, a switch position signal indicating the position of the selector knob;
- generate, at the controller, an indicator signal based on the switch position signal, wherein the indicator signal comprises an indication that the visual indicator is to be turned on if current from the selected battery circuit is flowing through the switch and an indication of a color of the visual indicator if the visual indicator is to be turned on;
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- communicate, from the controller, the indicator signal to the visual indicator.
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A switch system for a multi-battery powered watercraft, comprising:
- a switch comprising a selector knob configured for rotation to a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to one of a plurality of battery circuits, the plurality of battery circuits comprising a first circuit operatively connected to a first battery, a second circuit operatively connected to a second battery, and a third circuit operatively connected to the first battery and the second battery;
- a light source positioned on the switch, wherein the light source is configured to provide an indication of whether current from at least one of the battery circuits is flowing through the switch;
- a controller coupled to the switch and the light source, wherein the controller is configured to execute instructions stored in memory to:
- receive, at the controller, a switch position signal indicating the position of the selector knob;
- generate, at the controller, an indicator signal based on the switch position signal, wherein the indicator signal comprises an indication that the light source is to be turned on if current from the selected battery circuit is flowing through the switch and an indication of a color of the light source if the light source is to be turned on;
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- communicate, from the controller, the indicator signal to the light source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.