A keypad mounted on the exterior of an electric vehicle, for example on the B-pillar, and is used to enter a code to enable unlocking and entry into the vehicle. The keypad is further operative to provide an indication of the state-of-charge of the battery of the vehicle. The keypad is made up of a series of active (for example, touch-sensitive) regions which illuminate when touched to enter the code. Each active region may illuminate selectively and individually to represent a predetermined percentage of battery charge, so that the total number of active regions illuminated corresponds to the state-of-charge of the battery.
VEHICLE ENTRY KEYPAD WITH BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR
2017-01-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |
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