Fuel refueling apparatus and fuel refueling transmission method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHae Pin Choi
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Abstract
A fuel refueling apparatus includes a support plate, a connector protruding from the support plate and configured to be coupled to a dispenser of a refueling station to refuel fuel, a detection sensor which is configured to detect the dispenser coupled to the connector, and a signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal to the refueling station based on that the dispenser is detected by the detection sensor.
Claims17
A fuel refueling apparatus comprising:
- a support plate;
- a connector protruding from the support plate and configured to be coupled to a dispenser of a refueling station to refuel fuel;
- a detection sensor configured to detect the dispenser coupled to the connector;
- a signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal to the refueling station in response that the dispenser is detected by the detection sensor;
- a housing member including an internal space, in which the support plate, the connector, the detection sensor, and the signal transmitter are accommodated, together with the support plate;
- a lid rotatably coupled to the housing member to open or close the internal space to or from an outside;
- and
- a processor operatively connected to the detection sensor and the signal transmitter,
- wherein the detection sensor is configured to detect the lid closing the internal space, and
- wherein the processor is configured for:
- providing a notification that the lid is detected, to a user in response to detecting the lid;
- and
- providing the notification that the dispenser is not detected, to the user in response to not detecting the dispenser.
A fuel refueling transmission method using a vehicle including a connector and a refueling station including a dispenser, the connector configured to be coupled to the dispenser, the fuel refueling transmission method comprising:
- detecting, by a detection sensor, the dispenser coupled to the connector;
- identifying, by a processor operatively connected to the detection sensor, a driving state condition of the vehicle;
- transmitting, by the processor, a signal to the refueling station, in response that the driving state condition of the vehicle is satisfied;
- detecting a lid configured to open or close an internal space, in which the connector is accommodated, to or from an outside thereof;
- providing a notification that the lid is detected, to a user in response that the lid is detected;
- and
- providing the notification that the dispenser is not detected, to the user in response to not detecting the dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.