Invention Grant
- Patent Title: External power supply connector, vehicle, and external power supply system
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Application No.: US14418053Application Date: 2012-08-01
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Publication No.: US09834107B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Tomoya Ono
- Applicant: Tomoya Ono
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/069547 WO 20120801
- International Announcement: WO2014/020715 WO 20140206
- Main IPC: B60L11/18
- IPC: B60L11/18 ; B60L11/14 ; H01R13/447 ; H01R13/70 ; B60L7/14 ; B60L11/00 ; B60L11/12 ; B60L15/20 ; B60K1/04 ; B60K15/063

Abstract:
An external power supply connector attached to a vehicle-side connecting portion and control unit controlling the supply power to the vehicle-side connecting portion, supplying power from the vehicle to outside. The external power supply connector includes a body including an external connecting portion to an electric plug supplying power to a connected external device; a restricting member enables switching between restricting state wherein the electric plug is restricted from being attached and detached to and from the external connecting portion, and allowing state enabling the electric plug to attach and detach to and from the external connecting portion. A signal outputting portion outputs a signal to the control unit and detecting portion. The detecting portion detects the restricting state and allowing state of the restricting member. In allowing state, the signal outputting portion outputs a prohibiting signal from being supplied to the external power supply connector to the control unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150258906A1 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR, VEHICLE, AND EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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