Blinker Light Innovation for Charging Status Indication
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Summary
Problems
Existing motor vehicles require separate and additional lighting devices to indicate the ongoing charging process and state of charge of the energy storage device, which is inconvenient and requires additional integration and routing of LEDs.
Innovation solutions
Utilizing an existing blinker light on the vehicle, equipped with LEDs that can change color and frequency to signal the charging process and state of charge, eliminating the need for additional indicating devices by controlling the blinker light to flash or remain constant based on the charging status.
TRIZ Analysis
Specific contradictions:
General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If separate additional lighting devices are installed to indicate charging process and state of charge, then the indication function is achieved, but the device complexity and integration effort increase
Why choose this principle:
The blinker light is designed to perform multiple functions: its original signaling function and the new charging status indication function. By making the blinker light universal, the patent eliminates the need for separate indication devices, thereby reducing device complexity and integration effort while maintaining reliable charging status indication
Principle concept:
If additional indicating devices are provided on the vehicle side, then the charging status can be signaled, but the number of components and routing requirements increase
Why choose this principle:
The patent merges the charging status indication function with the existing blinker light system. Instead of adding separate indicating devices, the blinker light is repurposed to display charging status through its existing lighting capabilities, thereby reducing the number of components while ensuring complete charging status information is conveyed to the user
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AI summary:
Utilizing an existing blinker light on the vehicle, equipped with LEDs that can change color and frequency to signal the charging process and state of charge, eliminating the need for additional indicating devices by controlling the blinker light to flash or remain constant based on the charging status.
Abstract
A motor vehicle includes an energy storage device which can be charged by connecting a charge cable to a vehicle-sided terminal device, and an optical lighting device which indicates the ongoing charging process or at least the complete charge status of the energy storage device. A blinker light provided on the side of the vehicle on which the terminal device is located, is used as lighting device.