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Patent No.:

US 11138813 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2019

Apparatus, systems, and methods for estimating and reporting electric vehicle range while towing

Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventor:

Laura E. Bower, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);

Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);

Attorney:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Rami Khatib

Assistant Examiner:

Shahira Baajour

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/004 (2013.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

A driving range estimator system for a vehicle accounting for a load on the vehicle may include an energy storage device configured to power the vehicle. Sensors may be disposed about the vehicle and may be configured to detect information relevant to a range estimate. A towing control unit may be configured to receive the detected information from the sensors, and configured to determine a) an expected range for the vehicle with the load, and b) an expected range for the vehicle without the load. A display may be configured to simultaneously display a) the expected range for the vehicle with the load and b) the expected range for the vehicle without the load.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bower, Laura. (2021). Apparatus, systems, and methods for estimating and reporting electric vehicle range while towing (U.S. Patent No. 11138813). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11138813

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