Method Display Device, Display Method for the Same, and Hybrid Vehicle Equipped Therewith
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Abstract
A meter display device includes a display panel that can display a plurality of different types of display information on the same position. The display information includes, at the least, first display information related to a hybrid vehicle and second display information related to the hybrid vehicle. The meter display device also includes a meter control unit that performs control such that any one of the plurality of different types of display information are displayed on the display panel.
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16. A meter display device used in a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a motor that are controlled such that power from one and/or both of the engine and the motor is output to a drive shaft that rotates wheels, comprising:
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(a) a display device that displays a plurality of types of display information related to the hybrid vehicle at the same position on the display device, the display information including first display information and second display information that are different from each other; and
(b) a display controller that controls the display information displayed on the display device such that any one of the plurality of types of display information that can be displayed on the display device is displayed, wherein (c) the display controller controls which one of the plurality of types of display information is displayed on the display device based on a switch operation that is performed by a driver or an operation condition of the hybrid vehicle, and wherein the first display information is a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, and the second display information is any one of power that is output from the hybrid vehicle, power that is output from the internal combustion engine, or power that is output to the drive shaft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A meter display method used in a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a motor that are controlled such that power from one and/or both of the engine and the motor is output to a drive shaft that rotates wheels, comprising:
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displaying first display information that shows changes in a first parameter related to the hybrid vehicle on a display device; and
displaying second display information that shows changes in a second parameter related to the hybrid vehicle on the display device, instead of displaying changes in the first parameter, and controlling which one of the first and second display information is displayed based on a switch operation that is performed by a driver or an operation condition of the hybrid vehicle, wherein the first display information is a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, and the second display information is any one of power that is output from the hybrid vehicle, power that is output from the internal combustion engine, or power that is output to the drive shaft.
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