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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Norihiko Hatsumi, Anjo, JP;
Kosuke Moro, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihide Fujikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Koichi Tano, Okazaki, JP;
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charge amount display apparatus of an electric vehicle, which enables a driver to be easily aware that a charge amount has been set at a value less than a full charge, is provided. The charge amount display apparatus comprises a control unitfor setting a charge limit value which serves as the upper limit of the charge amount of a batteryand a display unitfor displaying a maximum charge amount, to which the batterycan be charged, and the charge limit value. The maximum charge amount is displayed by a segment groupcomposed of a plurality of segmentsarranged side by side in one direction for representing the charge amount of the batteryThe segmentsfor a value equal to or lower than the charge limit value, and the segmentsfor a value higher than the charge limit value are displayed in different colors. The segments for a charge amount equal to or lower than the charge limit value are displayed in a first regionof a first display regionof the display unitA markindicating that the charge limit value has been set is displayed between the first regionand a second region