Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021237605-A1
Application number	US-202117164064-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 1, 2021
Priority date	Feb 4, 2020
Publication date	Aug 5, 2021
Grant date	—

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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 a specific operation different from the stopping operation at the stopping operation unit is accepted, the controller disables acceptance of the stopping operation.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
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.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ando Toru

Classifications

• B60L58/12

  responding to state of charge [SoC] · CPC title

• B60L58/10 Primary

  for monitoring or controlling batteries · CPC title

• B60L53/16

  Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L3/00 Primary

  Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption (methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells B60L58/00) · CPC title

• B60L53/60 Primary

  Monitoring or controlling charging stations · CPC title