Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Charging cable and charging system for electrically powered vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 电动车辆充电电缆和充电系统
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Application No.: US13258032Application Date: 2009-06-24
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Publication No.: US08653788B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Tomokazu Masuda
- Applicant: Tomokazu Masuda
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-Shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-Shi
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/061444 WO 20090624
- International Announcement: WO2010/150359 WO 20101229
- Main IPC: H01M10/46
- IPC: H01M10/46

Abstract:
A charging cable includes a charging connector configured to be connectable to a vehicular inlet. The charging connector includes a lock button for locking the charging connector onto the charging inlet; a limit switch configured to be switchable, according to an operation onto the lock button, between a first state in which a control pilot wire and a ground wire are connected to each other and a second state in which a cable connection signal wire and the ground wire are connected to each other; and a lighting device configured to be capable of being driven according to a signal in a signal wire connected via a limit switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120091957A1 CHARGING CABLE AND CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2012-04-19
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