Patent ID: 9013319
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B60L,B60Q,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle inlet for use in charging a battery of an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV), the vehicle inlet comprising: a housing comprising a cover moveable between an open and a closed position; a luminance engine comprising at least one light emitting diode; and a luminance member configured for attachment to the housing and for cooperation with the luminance engine; wherein the luminance member is adapted for illumination by the at least one light emitting diode of the luminance engine based on an ambient light level having a value less than a threshold for a predetermined time period, and wherein the luminance member is further adapted for constant illumination by the at least one light emitting diode of the luminance engine when the vehicle is off and the cover has a closed position, in order to act as a visual indicator of a location of the vehicle inlet on the vehicle.