Indicator apparatus for hybrid vehicle, hybrid vehicle, indicating method for hybrid vehicle
First Claim
1. An indicator apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that incorporates an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as motive power sources, and that is capable of traveling in one of traveling modes including a first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and a second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated, the indicator apparatus comprising:
- an electronic control unit configured to switch between said first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and said second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated based on an output demand from a driver;
a first indicator portion indicating to the driver a first state amount that changes in accordance with said output demand from the driver, the first indicator portion having a range and displaying a mark that moves over an area that includes the range as the first state amount changes; and
a second indicator portion indicating to the driver a second state amount that shows switching between the first mode and the second mode so that the driver can recognize the switching and whether traveling is being performed in the first mode or the second mode by comparing the first and second state amounts, the second indicator portion indicating the switching as occurring at a position within the range of the first indicator portion, the second indicator portion displaying a first region indicative of travel in the first mode, the first region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves so that the mark overlaps the first region when the traveling is being performed in the first mode, whereinthe second indicator portion displays a second region indicative of travel in the second mode, the second region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves, adjacent to the first region, so that the mark overlaps the second region when the traveling is being performed in the second mode.
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Abstract
An indicator portion (55) includes a first indicator portion (110) and a second indicator portion (112). The first indicator portion (110) indicates an accelerator pedal opening degree that changes in accordance with an operated amount of the accelerator pedal by the driver. The second indicator portion (112) includes a division line (114) and regions (116, 118) divided by the division line (114). The division line (114) shows an accelerator pedal opening degree where traveling modes (EV mode and HV mode) are switched. The regions (116, 118) show the ranges of accelerator pedal opening degrees where traveling is performed in EV mode and HV mode, respectively.
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22 Claims
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1. An indicator apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that incorporates an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as motive power sources, and that is capable of traveling in one of traveling modes including a first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and a second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated, the indicator apparatus comprising:
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an electronic control unit configured to switch between said first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and said second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated based on an output demand from a driver; a first indicator portion indicating to the driver a first state amount that changes in accordance with said output demand from the driver, the first indicator portion having a range and displaying a mark that moves over an area that includes the range as the first state amount changes; and a second indicator portion indicating to the driver a second state amount that shows switching between the first mode and the second mode so that the driver can recognize the switching and whether traveling is being performed in the first mode or the second mode by comparing the first and second state amounts, the second indicator portion indicating the switching as occurring at a position within the range of the first indicator portion, the second indicator portion displaying a first region indicative of travel in the first mode, the first region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves so that the mark overlaps the first region when the traveling is being performed in the first mode, wherein the second indicator portion displays a second region indicative of travel in the second mode, the second region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves, adjacent to the first region, so that the mark overlaps the second region when the traveling is being performed in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
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an internal combustion engine and an electric motor incorporated as motive power sources; a chargeable power storage apparatus supplying electric power to said electric motor; a charging apparatus configured to receive electric power supplied from an outside of the vehicle and to be capable of charging said power storage apparatus; an electronic control unit configured to switch, based on an output demand from a driver, between traveling modes including a first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and a second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated; and an indicator apparatus, comprising a first indicator portion indicating to the driver a first state amount that changes in accordance with said output demand from the driver, the first indicator portion having a range and displaying a mark that moves over an area that includes the range as the first state amount changes; and a second indicator portion indicating to the driver a second state amount that shows switching between the first mode and the second mode so that the driver can recognize the switching and whether traveling is being performed in the first mode or the second mode by comparing the first and second state amounts, the second indicator portion indicating the switching as occurring at a position within the range of the first indicator portion, the second indicator portion displaying a first region indicative of travel in the first mode, the first region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves so that the mark overlaps the first region when the traveling is being performed in the first mode, wherein the second indicator portion displays a second region indicative of travel in the second mode, the second region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves, adjacent to the first region, so that the mark overlaps the second region when the traveling is being performed in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An indicating method for a hybrid vehicle that incorporates an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as motive power sources, and that is capable of traveling in one of traveling modes including a first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and a second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated, the indicating method comprising the steps of:
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switching between said first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and said second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated based on an output demand from a driver; indicating to the driver a first state amount that changes in accordance with said output demand from the driver, the first state amount being indicated by a first indicator portion that has a range and that displays a mark that moves over an area that includes the range as the first state amount changes; and indicating to the driver a second state amount that shows switching between the first mode and the second mode so that the driver can recognize the switching and whether traveling is being performed in the first mode or the second mode by comparing the first and second state amounts, the second state amount being indicated by a second indicator portion that indicates the switching as occurring at a position within the range of the first indicator portion, the second indicator portion displaying a first region indicative of travel in the first mode, the first region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves so that the mark overlaps the first region when the traveling is being performed in the first mode, wherein the second indicator portion displays a second region indicative of travel in the second mode, the second region being displayed over a portion of the area through which the mark moves, adjacent to the first region, so that the mark overlaps the second region when the traveling is being performed in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An indicator apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that incorporates an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as motive power sources, and that is capable of traveling in one of traveling modes including a first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and a second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated, the indicator apparatus comprising:
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an electronic control unit configured to switch between said first mode where traveling is performed while said internal combustion engine is stopped and said second mode where traveling is performed while both of said internal combustion engine and said electric motor are operated based on an output demand from a driver; a first indicator portion indicating to the driver a first state amount that changes in accordance with said output demand from the driver, the first indicator portion having a range and displaying a mark that moves over an area that includes the range as the first state amount changes; and a second indicator portion indicating to the driver a second state amount that shows switching between the first mode and the second mode, the second indicator portion indicating the switching as occurring at a position within the range of the first indicator portion, and the second state amount indicating where the range of the first indicator portion is divided, by the second state amount in the second indicator portion, into a first region in which the first state amount is included when the vehicle travels in the first mode and a second region in which the first state amount is included when the vehicle travels in the second mode, the second region being displayed adjacent to the first region, wherein the second indicator portion displays the first region over a portion of the area through which the mark moves so that the mark overlaps the first region when the traveling is being performed in the first mode, and the second indicator portion displays the second region over a portion of the area through which the mark moves so that the mark overlaps the second region when the traveling is being performed in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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