Display unit for automobiles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTomoaki Nakai, Makoto Kondo, Morio Kayano
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Abstract
A display unit for an automobile includes a graph comprising a vertical axis X and a horizontal axis Y. The vertical axis X indicates a remaining capacity of driving energy, such the capacity of batteries in an electric vehicle, and the horizontal axis Y indicates a remaining distance that can be traveled based on the remaining capacity of driving energy. Thus, the remaining capacity and the remaining distance are integrally displayed on a single graph.
Claims8
A display unit for an automobile for displaying a remaining amount of driving energy and a remaining distance, including:
- a cartesian graph display means comprising a vertical axis disposed substantially along a vertical side of a display area and a horizontal axis disposed substantially along a horizontal side of said display area, such that an origin of said graph lies substantially in a corner of said display area;
- wherein
- said vertical axis indicates the remaining amount of driving energy;
- and
- said horizontal axis indicates the remaining distance, said remaining distance corresponding to that which can be travelled by the automobile on said remaining amount of driving energy.
A display unit for an automobile for displaying both a remaining amount of driving energy and a remaining distance, including:
- a cartesian graph display means comprising a first axis disposed substantially along one side of a display area and a second axis disposed substantially along another side of said display area, said first and second axes being positioned at a substantial angle such that an origin of said graph lies substantially in a corner of said display area;
- wherein
- said first axis indicates the remaining amount of driving energy;
- and
- said second axis indicates the remaining distance, said remaining distance corresponding to that which can be travelled by the automobile on said remaining amount of driving energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.