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US 12,617,306 · App. 17/848,356 · Granted May 5, 2026

Energy supply device for moving body and control device of the moving body

Inventors: Jens Nessler (Offenbach/Am Main, DE); Marcus Kleinehagenbrock (Offenbach/Am Main, DE)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B60L53/31B60L53/16B60L53/305B60L53/60B60L2250/16B60L2250/22
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Patent No.
US 12,617,306
App. No.
17/848,356
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An energy supply device for a moving body and a control device of the moving body are provided. The energy supply device includes a supply connector, connected to a supply plug extending from the moving body; a push button, mounted to protrude in a protruding direction toward the moving body; and an indicator, having a display bar that changes according to a movement distance of the push button in a direction opposite to the protruding direction.

Claims (17)

1 . A control device of a moving body, comprising:

an environment recognition part, acquiring environment recognition data around the moving body; and

a distance calculation part, calculating distance data between the moving body and an energy supply device based on the environment recognition data,

wherein the energy supply device for supplying energy to the moving body comprises:

a supply connector, connected to a supply plug extending from the moving body;

a push button, mounted to protrude in a protruding direction toward the moving body; and

an indicator, having a display bar that changes according to a movement distance, which is used as the distance data, of the push button in a direction opposite to the protruding direction,

wherein the distance calculation part is configured to calculate the movement distance by detecting a change of the display bar of the indicator using the environment recognition part.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a supply plug, connected to the supply connector of the energy supply device by extending the supply plug from the moving body; and

a control part, performing a movement control of the moving body based on the movement distance calculated by the distance calculation part,

wherein when the supply plug is to be connected to the supply connector, the control part performs positioning in a front-rear direction of the moving body based on the movement distance.

3 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

a size or a color of the display bar of the indicator is changed according to the movement distance that the push button is moved in the direction opposite to the protruding direction.

4 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein a notification part is further provided in the energy supply device or in the moving body to perform a predetermined notification to the moving body when the indicator is in a predetermined status.

5 . The control device according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined notification is performed in a manner of light or sound.

6 . The control device according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined status is that a color of the display bar of the indicator is changed from a first color to a second color.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: NESSLER, JENS; KLEINEHAGENBROCK, MARCUS
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060714/0037 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230415596A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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