GB2477292A - A protective cover for a vehicle having means to charge the vehicle battery using solar power - Google Patents

A protective cover for a vehicle having means to charge the vehicle battery using solar power Download PDF

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GB2477292A
GB2477292A GB1001337A GB201001337A GB2477292A GB 2477292 A GB2477292 A GB 2477292A GB 1001337 A GB1001337 A GB 1001337A GB 201001337 A GB201001337 A GB 201001337A GB 2477292 A GB2477292 A GB 2477292A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J11/00—Removable external protective coverings specially adapted for vehicles or parts of vehicles, e.g. parking covers
    • B60J11/04—Removable external protective coverings specially adapted for vehicles or parts of vehicles, e.g. parking covers for covering at least the roof of the vehicle, e.g. for covering the whole vehicle
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/80—Technologies aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions common to all road transportation technologies
    • Y02T10/90—Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof

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Abstract

The invention relates to a protective cover 1 for a vehicle 2 having means to recharge the vehicle battery 3 using solar power. Ideally, a cover 1 to protect a vehicle from the elements (e.g. ice, frost, dirt, sun) is provided with photo-voltaic (PV) panels / solar panels 4 which are either temporarily or permanently attached 6 to the protective cover sheet, wherein the energy of the sun absorbed by the solar panels is used to re-charge the vehicle battery. The solar panels on the protective sheet are ideally coupled to the vehicle battery via electrical wires 5 and electrical connectors 7. Additionally, eyelets 8 may be provided on the cover sheet so that it may be secured with a theft prevention device, e.g. chain and lock. In this way, a car which is unused for a long time can simultaneously be protected and have the battery fully-charged (by sunlight). The protective cover may be used on cars, aircraft, motorcycles, etc.

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INTELLECTUAL
. ... PROPERTY OFFICE Application No. GB1001337.3 RTM Date:24 March 2011 The following terms are registered trademarks and should be read as such wherever they occur in this document: Velcro Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office www.ipo.gov.uk Title -Solar cover
Background
-When vehicles are left outside for any length of time they get dirty and the batteries discharge. This invention is a protective vehicle cover with a facility to charge the battery.
Statement of invention
My invention is a cover to protect a vehicle from the elements with a photo-voltaic (P.V.) panel attached in such a way as to receive the most amount of daylight. It is connected to the vehicle battery via a block connector and electrical lead. One half of the electrical lead will come from the P. V. panel, the other half will be attached to the vehicle battery, they will join at a convenient place. There will be a diode fitted between the P.V. panel and the battery to prevent draining the battery during times of poor daylight.
Advantages The P.V. panel shall be of a size to either maintain, trickle charge or fully charge the vehicle battery depending on its size. This will enable the vehicle to be ready when needed and will prolong the life of the battery.
The cover will protect part or all of the vehicle from bad weather, dirt and unwanted attention The cover will be made in different shapes and sizes to suit particular vehicles Preferably a regulator will be fitted either to the vehicle or to the cover.
Preferably eyelets will be fitted to the cover for a lock and chain to pass through for theft prevention.
Preferably an exhaust heat shield will be incorporated.
Preferably the P.V. panel will have facility to be held permanently in place or temporarily in place by suitable means.
Detailed Description
An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawing.
The diagram shows a vehicle (2) wearing a protective cover (1),with a photo-voltaic cell (4), that is attached either permanently or temporarily, by way of fixings such as: screws -nuts and bolts-rivets -stitching -Velcro -zip-poppers -press studs -ties -hook and eyes -ties and eyes -toggles -buttons -retaining fabric -elastic or retaining envelope (6). The connection will be made by an electrical connecter (7) at one end of the electric lead connecting the panel to the battery (3) so that the cover can be fitted and removed easily. If a P.V. panel is to be fitted temporarily, an electrical connecter (7) will be fitted at both ends of the electrical lead (5) to facilitate easy removal of the panel (4). The cover will have at least 2 eyelets (8) to enable a lock and chain to pass through so it can be secured to the vehicle.
The P.V. panel would be fitted to the protective cover in such a way as to receive the maximum amount of daylight, preferably towards or on the top of the cover, therefore enabling the P.V. panel to produce enough electricity to either maintain or charge a vehicle battery.
The cover and P.V. panel would be suitable for use on: mopeds -motor scooters -motorcycles -motorised lawn maintenance machinery -ride on garden toys -electric bicycles -golf carts -golf buggies -cars -vans -lorries -motor homes -caravans -aeroplanes -helicopters -micro lites -boats -mobility scooters-quad bikes M.P.V..s and P.S.V.s.

Claims (6)

  1. Claims I. My invention is a means of maintaining or increasing the charge in a vehicle battery by way of solar power, whilst protecting the vehicle from unwanted matter.
  2. 2. My invention is a means of protecting a vehicle whilst maintaining the battery charge.
  3. 3. A photo-voltaic panel attached permanently, temporarily or retrospectively to a protective cover.
  4. 4. The photo-voltaic panel will be connected via an electrical connecter to a vehicle battery.
  5. 5. The cover will protect all or part of a vehicle against rain-snow-sleet-dust -dirt -animal waste -unwanted attention.
  6. 6. Two or more metal eyelets will be incorporated into the cover to enable some theft prevention device to be fitted.
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CN102991323A (en) * 2012-11-24 2013-03-27 刘宏胜 Waterproof type disaster-preventive integrated protecting jacket for minitype car
GB2522652A (en) * 2014-01-31 2015-08-05 Andrew Rae Burton A flexible heated motorcycle cover
GB2532933A (en) * 2014-12-01 2016-06-08 Intumescent Systems Ltd Temporary enclosures
CN105946531A (en) * 2016-05-30 2016-09-21 昆山邦泰汽车零部件制造有限公司 Solar sunshade tent for electric vehicle auxiliary charging
DE102022127684A1 (en) 2022-10-20 2024-04-25 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Cover for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle

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GB2108448A (en) * 1981-10-24 1983-05-18 Klaus Hans Gustav Dobson Varishade
JPH1159295A (en) * 1997-08-12 1999-03-02 Nobuyuki Ito Solar cell body cover
US6448740B1 (en) * 2001-09-12 2002-09-10 Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation System and method to charge electric-powered vehicle using light energy
CN2728822Y (en) * 2004-07-27 2005-09-28 张丽梅 Solar automatic cover for vehicle
CN201287690Y (en) * 2008-11-04 2009-08-12 陈际军 Sun-shading battery board

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GB2108448A (en) * 1981-10-24 1983-05-18 Klaus Hans Gustav Dobson Varishade
JPH1159295A (en) * 1997-08-12 1999-03-02 Nobuyuki Ito Solar cell body cover
US6448740B1 (en) * 2001-09-12 2002-09-10 Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation System and method to charge electric-powered vehicle using light energy
CN2728822Y (en) * 2004-07-27 2005-09-28 张丽梅 Solar automatic cover for vehicle
CN201287690Y (en) * 2008-11-04 2009-08-12 陈际军 Sun-shading battery board

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102991323A (en) * 2012-11-24 2013-03-27 刘宏胜 Waterproof type disaster-preventive integrated protecting jacket for minitype car
GB2522652A (en) * 2014-01-31 2015-08-05 Andrew Rae Burton A flexible heated motorcycle cover
GB2532933A (en) * 2014-12-01 2016-06-08 Intumescent Systems Ltd Temporary enclosures
GB2532933B (en) * 2014-12-01 2020-09-23 Intumescent Systems Ltd Temporary enclosures
CN105946531A (en) * 2016-05-30 2016-09-21 昆山邦泰汽车零部件制造有限公司 Solar sunshade tent for electric vehicle auxiliary charging
DE102022127684A1 (en) 2022-10-20 2024-04-25 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Cover for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle

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