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Vehicle panel assembly

An assembly and panel technology, applied in the field of body panels, can solve problems such as power consumption

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-18
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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This may be for aesthetic reasons, or simply to keep passers-by from touching the display, which may result in draining some of the power stored in the rechargeable battery

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[0032] Specific embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein, however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention which may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale and some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as representative claims and / or as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

[0033] As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other types of electric vehicles configured to receive charge from a source external to the vehicle enter the market, it is contemplated that the user charging the vehicle would want or need to know information about the vehicle while outside the vehicle. Information on the status of the charging system. It is also contempla...

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Abstract

A panel assembly includes a body that is attachable to a vehicle and has an aperture. A display sub-assembly configured for illumination has a periphery configured to conform to the aperture. The display sub-assembly is mounted to the body within the aperture such that a surface of the display sub-assembly and a surface of the body are substantially flush. A translucent coating is disposed over both the surface of the body and the surface of the display sub-assembly. The translucent coating substantially conceals the display sub-assembly.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the invention relate to a body panel for use as an exterior surface of a vehicle, the body panel including a display sub-assembly that provides information related to systems of the vehicle. The body panel and display subassembly together form a continuous, uninterrupted surface and the display is hidden unless illuminated. Background technique [0002] Hybrid electric vehicles are commonplace in today's automotive market, with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles that run solely on battery power already on the market or will enter the market in the near future. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles include charging systems with rechargeable batteries. [0003] During plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and plug-in electric vehicle charging, it is conceivable that the vehicle user needs information about the state of the charging system while outside the vehicle, including but not limited to information ab...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K37/04B60R11/02B60R16/033
CPCB60K2350/924B60K35/00B60K2350/1024B60L2250/16B60K37/06Y02T90/163B60Y2200/90Y02T10/7088B60L2230/16B60K2350/1028Y02T90/128B60L53/305Y02T10/7072Y02T90/12Y02T90/16Y02T10/70B60K35/10B60K2360/143B60K2360/1438B60K35/60B60K2360/797B60K35/50B60K35/28B60K35/22B60K35/215B60K37/20B60K35/65
Inventor 都安尼·M·格里德巴拉·昌德艾伦·罗伊·盖尔
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC