CHARGE PORT LOCATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

• US 20190329706A1
• Filed: 04/30/2018
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Isaacs, Richard, Ross, Debra Lynn
• Granted Patent: US 10,967,788 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/16 Type of output information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/169 Remaining operating distance or charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

An example locating assembly includes, among other things, a display within an electrified vehicle, a vehicle symbol presented on the display, and a charge port symbol presented on the display. The charge port symbol is positioned relative to the vehicle symbol to indicate a position of a charge port. An example locating method includes displaying a vehicle symbol and a charge port symbol on a display of an electrified vehicle. The charge port symbol is positioned relative to the vehicle symbol to indicate a position of a charge port.

Claims

1. A locating assembly, comprising:

a display within an electrified vehicle;

a vehicle symbol presented on the display; and

a charge port symbol presented on the display, the charge port symbol positioned relative to the vehicle symbol to indicate a position of a charge port.

2. The locating assembly of claim 1, wherein the vehicle symbol is a battery state of charge icon.

3. The locating assembly of claim 2, wherein the vehicle symbol is battery shaped.

4. The locating assembly of claim 1, wherein a vertically upper end of the vehicle symbol represents a front portion of the electrified vehicle, and a vertically lower end of the vehicle symbol represents a rear portion of the electrified vehicle.

5. The locating assembly of claim 1, wherein the vehicle symbol includes a visual indicator representing a state of charge of a traction battery of the electrified vehicle.

6. The locating assembly of claim 1, wherein the vehicle symbol represents an overhead view of the electrified vehicle.

7. The locating assembly of claim 1, wherein the charge port symbol represents a position of the charge port along a longitudinal axis of the electrified vehicle.

8. The locating assembly of claim 1, wherein the charge port symbol is a first charge port symbol and the charge port is a first charge port, and further comprising a second charge port symbol presented on the display, the second charge port symbol positioned relative to the vehicle symbol to indicate the position of a second charge port.

9. The locating assembly of claim 8, wherein the first charge port is an AC charge port, and the second charge port is a DC charge port.

10. The locating assembly of claim 8, wherein a color of the first charge port symbol is different than a color of the second charge port symbol.

11. The locating assembly of claim 8, wherein a shape of the first charge port symbol is different than a shape of the second charge port symbol.

12. A locating method, comprising:

displaying a vehicle symbol and a charge port symbol on a display of an electrified vehicle, the charge port symbol positioned relative to the vehicle symbol to indicate a position of a charge port.

13. The locating method of claim 12, further comprising altering the vehicle symbol in response to a state of charge of a traction battery of the electrified vehicle.

14. The locating method of claim 12, further comprising representing a front portion of the vehicle with a vertically upper end of the vehicle symbol and a rear portion of the vehicle with a vertically lower end of the vehicle symbol.

15. The locating method of claim 12, wherein the vehicle symbol represents an overhead view of the electrified vehicle.

16. The locating method of claim 12, further comprising displaying the charge port symbol relative to the vehicle symbol such that the charge port symbol represents a position of the charge port along a longitudinal axis of the electrified vehicle.

17. The locating method of claim 12, wherein the charge port symbol is a first charge port symbol and the charge port is a first charge port, and further comprising displaying a second charge port symbol on the display, the second charge port symbol positioned relative to the vehicle symbol to indicate the position of a second charge port.

18. The locating method of claim 17, wherein the first charge port is an AC charge port and the second charge port is a DC charge port.

19. The locating method of claim 17, further comprising displaying the first charge port symbol in a first color and displaying the second charge port symbol in a different, second color.

20. The locating method of claim 17, wherein a shape of the first charge port symbol is different than a shape of the second charge port symbol.