Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power plug locking device
- Patent Title (中): 电源插头锁定装置
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Application No.: US13413025Application Date: 2012-03-06
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Publication No.: US08523596B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Tomohiro Inoue , Shuji Ogata , Keigo Nishimoto
- Applicant: Tomohiro Inoue , Shuji Ogata , Keigo Nishimoto
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi
- Agency: Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2011-061096 20110318; JP2011-206271 20110921
- Main IPC: H01R13/627
- IPC: H01R13/627

Abstract:
A power plug locking device used with a door lock drive source that locks a vehicle door includes a lock mechanism switched between a lock state, in which removal of a power plug from an inlet is prohibited, and an unlock state, in which the removal is permitted. A plug lock drive source performs an unlocking operation that switches the lock mechanism to the unlock state. A plug lock detector, which detects whether the lock mechanism is in the lock state, is connected between the plug lock drive source and an unlock terminal of the door lock drive source. A power supply circuit supplies the plug lock drive source with current and switches the lock mechanism to the unlock state when the door lock drive source is performing an unlocking operation while the plug lock detector is detecting that the lock mechanism is in the lock state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120234061A1 POWER PLUG LOCKING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2012-09-20
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