Battery residual capacity display and operating device for an electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A battery residual capacity display device and operating system for an electric vehicle for displaying residual capacity of a traveling battery mounted in the electric vehicle on a portable display separated from the vehicle, and having a residual capacity monitoring means in the vehicle for monitoring the residual capacity of said traveling battery said display device comprising:
- a display area provided in said portable display for displaying a level of the residual capacity of said traveling battery from said residual capacity monitoring means,said operating system comprising;
an insertion section provided in the vehicle for insertion of the portable display;
a checking means for checking whether the portable display inserted into said insertion section is matched to the electric vehicle; and
a travel permitting means for permitting traveling of the electric vehicle on the basis of an output from said checking means.
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Abstract
A portable display device is capable of monitoring the residual capacity of a traveling battery from the outside of an electric vehicle, and conducting operations such as locking and unlocking of a door from outside of the vehicle and controlling the operation of the air conditioner through wireless means. This portable display device is inserted into an insertion section provided in an instrument panel of the vehicle for operating the vehicle. If an ID code in the portable display device agrees with an ID code in the vehicle, a traveling switch is unlocked. Then, if the traveling switch is operated, a steering lock device is released and the traveling motor is connected to the traveling battery in a state in which the electric vehicle is operable.
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1. A battery residual capacity display device and operating system for an electric vehicle for displaying residual capacity of a traveling battery mounted in the electric vehicle on a portable display separated from the vehicle, and having a residual capacity monitoring means in the vehicle for monitoring the residual capacity of said traveling battery said display device comprising:
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a display area provided in said portable display for displaying a level of the residual capacity of said traveling battery from said residual capacity monitoring means, said operating system comprising; an insertion section provided in the vehicle for insertion of the portable display; a checking means for checking whether the portable display inserted into said insertion section is matched to the electric vehicle; and a travel permitting means for permitting traveling of the electric vehicle on the basis of an output from said checking means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display and operating system for an electric vehicle, comprising:
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means in the electric vehicle for monitoring a residual capacity of a traveling battery mounted in the electric vehicle, a portable display separate from the electric vehicle, having a display area for displaying a level of the residual capacity of said traveling battery from said monitoring means, means in the electric vehicle and said portable display for wireless communication of signals between the electric vehicle and said portable display, an insertion section provided in the electric vehicle for insertion of said portable display; a checking means for checking whether said portable display inserted into said insertion section is matched to electric vehicle; and a travel permitting means on the electric vehicle and operably connected to said checking means for permitting and precluding traveling of the electric vehicle on the basis of an affirmative and negative, respectively, output from said checking means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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