Sliding door restriction to protect charging connector
A vehicle includes a sliding door, an energy storage device for storing energy used to generate driving force for the vehicle, an energy supply port located in a range in which the sliding door is movable, the energy supply port being configured to receive energy provided from an external energy supply source and supply energy to the energy storage device, and a control device that restricts movement of the sliding door when an energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port.
1 . A vehicle, comprising:
a sliding door;
an energy storage device configured to store energy used to generate driving force for the vehicle;
an energy supply port located in a range of movement of the sliding door, the energy supply port being configured to receive the energy provided from an external energy supply source and supply the energy to the energy storage device; and
a control device configured to restrict the movement of the sliding door to an intermediate position of opening when an energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port.
2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the external energy supply source is an external electric power supply;
the energy storage device is an electric power storage device;
the energy supply port is a charging port; and
the energy supply connector is a charging connector of a charging cable.
3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a stopper mechanism controlled by the control device, the stopper mechanism including a stopper lever provided on the sliding door and configured to protrude to the intermediate position of the opening.
4 . The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the stopper mechanism includes an intermediate striker provided on a vehicle body and that protrudes at the intermediate position so as to engage the stopper lever.
5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control device locks the sliding door when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port.