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US 12,428,090 B2Granted
Recreational vehicles with heated components
AssigneeIndian Motorcycle International, LLC
InventorsBenjamin S. Fuchs, Austin Holt, Corey A. Simonetta, Jr.
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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.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, user input indicating a temperature setting;
- receiving sensor information from at least one sensor including a radio frequency receiver;
- wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one body temperature sensor;
- wherein the sensor information includes information indicating a body temperature of a user;
- determining, based on the temperature setting and the sensor information, an amount of current to provide to a first energy transfer device, wherein the first energy transfer device is coupled to a frame of a recreational vehicle;
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- providing, based on the amount of current and by the controller, a current to the first energy transfer device, wherein the first energy transfer device is configured to wirelessly provide power to a second energy transfer device;
- wherein the second energy transfer device is configured to provide the power to a load.
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