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US 2014/0176069 A1Published application
Vehicle
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYosuke OHTOMO
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Abstract
In a vehicle, a lamp for illuminating a charging connector is provided in a charging port, and lighting and extinction of the lamp are controlled by a light emission controller. The light emission controller causes the lamp to emit light when an outer door is opened. Further, the lamp is extinguished after detecting that the outer door has been closed, the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed, an ignition switch has been switched ON, a door locking operation has been performed, or charging has begun.
Claims5
A vehicle comprising:
- a charging port having a charging connector to which a power supply connector for supplying external power can be attached;
- a door member to open and close the charging port;
- a light emitter to emit light in order to illuminate the charging connector when a predetermined condition is established;
- and
- an extinguisher to halt light emission by the light emitter when the door member is closed.
2 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a charging port having a charging connector to which a power supply connector for supplying external power can be attached;
- a door member to open and close the charging port;
- a light emitter to emit light in order to illuminate the charging connector when a predetermined condition is established;
- and
- an extinguisher to halt light emission by the light emitter when the vehicle travels at or above a predetermined speed.
2 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a charging port having a charging connector to which a power supply connector for supplying external power can be attached;
- a door member to open and close the charging port;
- a light emitter to emit light in order to illuminate the charging connector when a predetermined condition is established;
- and
- an extinguisher to halt light emission by the light emitter when an operation for making the vehicle capable of travel is performed.
2 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a charging port having a charging connector to which a power supply connector for supplying external power can be attached;
- a door member to open and close the charging port;
- a light emitter to emit light in order to illuminate the charging connector when a predetermined condition is established;
- and
- an extinguisher to halt light emission by the light emitter when a door of the vehicle is locked.
2 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a charging port having a charging connector to which a power supply connector for supplying external power can be attached;
- a door member to open and close the charging port;
- a light emitter to emit light in order to illuminate the charging connector when a predetermined condition is established;
- and
- an extinguisher to halt light emission by the light emitter when supply of the external power is started.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.