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US 2024/0343333 A1Published application
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.
Claims5
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, user input indicating a temperature setting;
- receiving from an ambient temperature sensor and an ambient humidity sensor, sensor information corresponding to an ambient temperature and the ambient humidity;
- 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, and wherein the second energy transfer device is configured to provide the power to a load
- wherein the first energy transfer device is a first inductive coil, wherein the second energy transfer device is a second inductive coil, and wherein the first inductive coil is configured to wirelessly provide the power to the second inductive coil based on inducing a second current,
- wherein the recreational vehicle comprises a steering assembly having a handgrip or steering wheel, and wherein the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil are located on an interior portion of the handgrip or steering wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.