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Method and device for signaling of relevant information for the operation of a motor vehicle

US7518492B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 2003
Grant dateApr 14, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/84
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Described are a method and a device for signaling information relevant for the operation of a motor vehicle which make it possible for the vehicle's driver to receive information about the vehicle's optimum engine efficiency. The specified information is thus formed by an operating point of a drive unit of the vehicle. A haptic signal is formed at a control element of the vehicle, an accelerator pedal in particular, as a function of the operating point.

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