IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,738,655
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,655 · App. 17/741,996 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Vehicle

Inventor: Toru Ando (Obu, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L53/60B60L53/16
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Patent No.
US 11,738,655
App. No.
17/741,996
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a charging stop switch that accepts a stopping operation for stopping external charging, and an ECU that stops the external charging when the stopping operation is accepted at the charging stop switch. The ECU determines whether or not a specific operation different from the stopping operation at the charging stop switch has been accepted, and when it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted, disables acceptance of the stopping operation. The specific operation is an operation different from an intended operation of a prescribed subject. The vehicle includes an inlet to which a charging connector for external charging can be connected. The ECU detects connection of the charging connector to the inlet, the prescribed subject is the charging connector, and the specific operation is a prescribed number of operations of connecting and disconnecting the prescribed subject within a prescribed time period.

Claims (24)

1. A vehicle capable of external charging in which a vehicle-mounted power storage device is externally charged, the vehicle comprising:

a stopping operation unit that accepts a stopping operation for stopping the external charging; and

a controller that stops the external charging when the stopping operation is accepted at the stopping operation unit, wherein

when acceptance of the stopping operation is disabled and a predetermined condition is satisfied, the controller enables the acceptance of the stopping operation.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

when a specific operation different from the stopping operation is accepted, the controller disables the acceptance of the stopping operation, and

the specific operation is an operation different from an intended operation of a prescribed subject.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an inlet to which a charging connector for external charging can be connected; and

a detector that detects connection of the charging connector to the inlet, wherein

the prescribed subject is the charging connector, and

the specific operation is a prescribed number of operations of connecting and disconnecting the prescribed subject within a prescribed time period.

4. The vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an inlet to which a charging connector for external charging can be connected;

a latch mechanism that achieves a latched state where the charging connector connected to the inlet is not removed; and

a releasing operation unit that accepts a releasing operation for releasing the latched state by the latch mechanism, wherein

the prescribed subject is the releasing operation unit, and

the specific operation is a prescribed number of the releasing operations of the prescribed subject within a prescribed time period.

5. The vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an inlet to which a charging connector for external charging can be connected;

a lock mechanism that switches between a locked state and an unlocked state, the charging connector connected to the inlet being not removed in the locked state, and the charging connector connected to the inlet being capable of being removed in the unlocked state; and

a switching operation unit that accepts a switching operation between the locked state and the unlocked state by the lock mechanism, wherein

the prescribed subject is the switching operation unit, and

the specific operation is a prescribed number of the switching operations of the prescribed subject within a prescribed time period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2022
From: ANDO, TORU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 059894/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-016815 · Feb 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17164064 · Feb 1, 2021
Related Publication 20220266711A1 · Aug 25, 2022
Cited By (1)
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