Indicator for a hybrid electric vehicle
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An indicator for a vehicle having an engine and an electric motor, the indicator comprising:
- a tachometer gauge for displaying engine revolution speed; and
an electric only indicator for displaying whether the vehicle is operating in an electric only mode.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An indicator for use with an electric vehicle having an engine and an electric traction motor. The indicator includes a tachometer gauge for displaying engine revolution speed. The indicator further includes an electric only indicator for displaying whether the vehicle is operating in an electric only mode.
96 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An indicator for a vehicle having an engine and an electric motor, the indicator comprising:
-
a tachometer gauge for displaying engine revolution speed; and an electric only indicator for displaying whether the vehicle is operating in an electric only mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method for indicating electric only mode operation of a hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, the method comprising:
-
determining an engine speed; displaying the engine speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) on a tachometer gauge; and displaying in a display an electric only mode if the RPM drops below a predefined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. An instrument cluster for a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric traction motor, the cluster comprising:
-
a tachometer gauge having a needle pointer for displaying a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the engine; and an electric only indicator positioned below a zero increment of the tachometer gauge and reachable by the needle pointer for displaying an electric only mode. - View Dependent Claims (20)
-
Specification