ONBOARD DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20150057916A1
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Subaru Corp.
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: ISHII, Mitsunori, SAKURAI, Masato, KOBAYASHI, Tetsuo
• Granted Patent: US 9,310,220 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/123
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3469 Fuel consumption; Energy use; Emission aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

A minimum remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining battery power, in a case where a power load which accessories capable of receiving electric power from a battery place on the battery is the greatest within a variable range in accordance with input of operations, and a maximum remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining battery power, in a case where the power load is the smallest within the variable range, are displayed on a display unit.

Claims

1. An onboard display device that displays, on a display unit within a vehicle, a remaining driving range, which is an estimated distance of how far the vehicle can travel by being driven by an electrical motor which operates under electrical power from a battery, without replenishing electric power to the battery from outside of the vehicle, the onboard display device comprising:

a remaining power obtaining unit that obtains remaining power which is electric power stored in the battery;

a distance deriving unit that derives

a minimum remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining battery power, in a case where a power load which accessories capable of receiving electric power from the battery place on the battery is the greatest within a variable range in accordance with input of operations, and

a maximum remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining battery power, in a case where the power load is the smallest within the variable range; and

a display control unit that displays the minimum remaining driving range and the maximum remaining driving range on the display unit.

2. The onboard display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays each of the maximum remaining driving range and the minimum remaining driving range on the display unit in the form of shapes which are visually recognizable by comparing relative length thereof.

3. The onboard display device according to claim 1, wherein

the distance deriving unit derives a remaining driving range for full charge estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining power when the battery is fully charged and power load is minimal;

and

the display control unit further displays the remaining driving range for full charge on the display unit.

4. The onboard display device according to claim 2, wherein

the distance deriving unit derives a remaining driving range for full charge estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining power when the battery is fully charged and power load is minimal;

and

the display control unit further displays the remaining driving range for full charge on the display unit.

5. The onboard display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a load obtaining unit to obtain load information that indicates magnitude of the power load according to operation input at that point-in-time, wherein

the distance deriving unit derives a momentary remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining power under the power load indicated by the load information; and

the display control unit further displays the momentary remaining driving range on the display unit.

6. The onboard display device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a load obtaining unit to obtain load information that indicates magnitude of the power load according to operation input at that point-in-time, wherein

the distance deriving unit derives a momentary remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining power under the power load indicated by the load information; and

the display control unit further displays the momentary remaining driving range on the display unit.

7. The onboard display device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a load obtaining unit to obtain load information that indicates magnitude of the power load according to operation input at that point-in-time, wherein

the distance deriving unit derives a momentary remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining power under the power load indicated by the load information; and

the display control unit further displays the momentary remaining driving range on the display unit.

8. The onboard display device according to claim 4, further comprising:

a load obtaining unit to obtain load information that indicates magnitude of the power load according to operation input at that point-in-time, wherein

the distance deriving unit derives a momentary remaining driving range estimated to be the distance which the vehicle can travel on the remaining power under the power load indicated by the load information; and

the display control unit further displays the momentary remaining driving range on the display unit.