External status indicator for an electric vehicle
First Claim
1. An indicator system for a vehicle having an electric motor and a rechargeable battery, comprising:
- an indicator including a body having a first end and a second opposite end, the body having an indicator area defining a plurality of contiguous indicator segments therebetween, each indicator segment configured to provide a separate status indication of at least one of a state of charge of the rechargeable battery, a state of a user specified vehicle feature condition, and a fault condition associated with charging of the rechargeable battery;
wherein the indicator is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle structure about the first end such that the second end extends away from the vehicle structure and the indicator area is externally visible relative to the vehicle from multiple viewpoints beyond a periphery of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An indicator system for a vehicle having an electric motor and a rechargeable battery can include an indicator having a body with a first end and a second opposite end. The body can include an indicator area defining a plurality of contiguous indicator segments therebetween. Each indicator segment can be configured to provide a separate status indication of at least one of a state of charge of the rechargeable battery, a state of a user specified vehicle feature condition, and a fault condition associated with charging of the rechargeable battery. The indicator can be mounted to a vehicle structure about the first end such that the second end extends away from the vehicle structure and the indicator area is externally visible relative to the vehicle from multiple viewpoints beyond a periphery of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. An indicator system for a vehicle having an electric motor and a rechargeable battery, comprising:
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an indicator including a body having a first end and a second opposite end, the body having an indicator area defining a plurality of contiguous indicator segments therebetween, each indicator segment configured to provide a separate status indication of at least one of a state of charge of the rechargeable battery, a state of a user specified vehicle feature condition, and a fault condition associated with charging of the rechargeable battery; wherein the indicator is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle structure about the first end such that the second end extends away from the vehicle structure and the indicator area is externally visible relative to the vehicle from multiple viewpoints beyond a periphery of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle, comprising:
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an electric motor; a rechargeable battery coupled to the electric motor; a system control module in communication with the rechargeable battery; and a status indicator coupled to the vehicle and in communication with the system control module, including; a body having a first end and a second opposite end, the body defining an indicator area having a plurality of contiguous indicator segments therebetween including at least a lower indicator segment at the first end of the body and an upper indicator segment at the second end of the body, each indicator segment configured to provide a separate status indication of at least one of a state of charge of the rechargeable battery in first color, a state of at least one user specified vehicle feature condition in a second color, and a fault condition associated with charging of the rechargeable battery in a third color, the system control module coupled to the status indicator; wherein the status indicator is mounted to a vehicle structure about the first end of the body such that the second end extends away from the vehicle structure and the indicator area is externally visible relative to the vehicle from multiple viewpoints beyond a periphery of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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