Patent ID: 8660731

Claim:
An in-vehicle charging system comprising: an EV controller connected to a battery and a charger which are mounted in a vehicle; a meter device which includes a display having a function of colored lighting and providing segment display; a vehicle body controller which includes a notifier; and a communication line mounted in the vehicle to be connected to the EV controller, the meter device, and the vehicle body controller, wherein the EV controller calculates a charge amount and outputs the calculated charge amount and a state of charge of the battery to the communication line; wherein the meter device calculates a time required for completing charging of the battery based on the charge amount and the state of charge of the battery received via the communication line and calculates an end time based on the required time to display the end time on the display while controlling the colored lighting that indicates a remaining required time in accordance with the set time determined in advance; wherein the meter device has a function of setting whether acoustic notification is possible or not so as to output a notification request signal to the vehicle body controller via the communication line when it is set that the acoustic notification is possible; and wherein the meter device includes a knob operated by a user to change setting relating to whether the notification is possible or not and a set time for switching colors in the lighting color control by operation of the knob, the meter device illuminating the end time displayed on the display with a backlight in warm colors which are switched depending on the set time when the battery is charged and completing a time display in non-warm colors when the charging is completed.