Charging cable locking device and controller
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkihito KIMURA, Keiji YAMAMOTO, Takashi IEDA, Tadayuki TOBIMATSU, Koichi KOJIMA
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Abstract
A charging cable locking device locks or unlocks a charging cable in association with the locking and unlocking of a vehicle door. In the charging cable locking device, a power supply plug of the charging cable is joined to an inlet provided in a power supply opening, and the charging cable is locked when a state in which a battery is being charged by power supplied from the charging cable continues for a predetermined time.
Claims10
A charging cable lock device adapted to lock a charging cable to a power supply port in a manner restricting removal of the charging cable from the power supply port, the charging cable lock device comprising:
- a lock controller that locks the charging cable when a power supply plug of the charging cable is continuously coupled to an inlet arranged in the power supply port for a predetermined time.
A charging cable lock controller adapted for use with a power supply port, which is connected to a charging cable, and a battery, which is charged through the charging cable, wherein:
- the charging cable lock controller is configured to monitor whether or not the charging cable is in a coupled state, in which the charging cable is coupled to the power supply port;
- when the charging cable is in the coupled state, the charging cable lock controller is configured to start measurement with a timer at a point of time when the charging cable is unlocked and monitor a length of time in which the unlocked charging cable is in the coupled state;
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- the charging cable lock controller is configured to output a charging cable auto-lock instruction to automatically lock the charging cable when the length of time measured by the timer reaches a time limit.
A charging cable lock device adapted for use with a power supply port, which is connected to a charging cable, and a battery, which is charged through the charging cable, the charging cable lock device comprising:
- a lock member that moves between a locking position, where the lock member locks and restricts removal of the charging cable to and from the power supply port, and an unlocking position, where the lock member unlocks the charging cable;
- an actuator that moves the lock member between the locking position and the unlocking position;
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- a charging cable lock controller connected to the actuator, wherein:
- the charging cable lock controller is configured to monitor whether or not the charging cable is in a coupled state, in which the charging cable is coupled to the power supply port;
- when the charging cable is in the coupled state, the charging cable lock controller is configured to start measurement with a timer at a point of time when the charging cable is unlocked and monitor a length of time in which the unlocked charging cable is in the coupled state;
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- the charging cable lock controller is configured to provide the actuator with a charging cable auto-lock instruction to automatically lock the charging cable when the length of time measured by the timer reaches a time limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.