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Fuel economy display for vehicles

US5693876A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMay 31, 1996
Grant dateDec 2, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F9/023
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved fuel economy device computes a filtered rate of change of instantaneous fuel economy or a filtered instantaneous fuel economy and repetitively updates a graphical display depicting the current fuel economy. The fuel economy can be displayed as a percentage of a target fuel economy, programmed by the driver or other operator of the vehicle.

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