IP Library Granted Patent US 11,059,376
Granted Patent B2
US 11,059,376 · App. 16/708,932 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Vehicle

Inventors: Masaru Sasaki (Toyota, JP); Hironobu Hashimoto (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
B60L53/16B62D25/02E05B83/34
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Patent No.
US 11,059,376
App. No.
16/708,932
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes: an inner panel; a side surface portion that defines a vehicle cabin; and a lock release mechanism disposed outside the vehicle cabin with the inner panel interposed between the lock release mechanism and the vehicle cabin, the lock release mechanism configured to release locking of a lock device provided at a charging port. The side surface portion has an opening, the inner panel has a hole, and the lock release mechanism is provided so as to be operable from an interior of the vehicle cabin through the opening and the hole.

Claims (15)

1. A vehicle comprising:

an inner panel;

a side surface portion that defines a vehicle cabin; and

a lock release mechanism disposed outside the vehicle cabin with the inner panel interposed between the lock release mechanism and the vehicle cabin, the lock release mechanism configured to release locking of a lock device provided at a charging port, wherein:

the side surface portion has an opening;

the inner panel has a hole; and

the lock release mechanism is provided so as to be operable from an interior of the vehicle cabin through the opening and the hole.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the lock release mechanism is provided on a straight line connecting the opening and the hole.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the lock release mechanism is provided so as to be operable by passing a tool through the opening and the hole.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the lock release mechanism is provided on a straight line connecting the opening and the hole; and

the lock release mechanism is provided so as to be operable by passing a tool having a rod shape through the opening and the hole.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the lock device is a charging connector locking device that locks, to an inlet, a charging connector connected to the inlet; and

the inlet is provided at the charging port.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2019
From: SASAKI, MASARU; HASHIMOTO, HIRONOBU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-247262 · Dec 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200207226A1 · Jul 2, 2020
Cited By (1)
US 12,516,559