Fuel economy display for vehicles
US5693876A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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