ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle having a plurality of energy supply ports forming a charging port for supplying electric energy to a battery or a fuel supply port for supplying fuel to a fuel tank, lid members for respectively opening and closing said energy supply ports being provided in a vehicle body, said electric vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of lock mechanisms for respectively switching said lid members between a closed state and an open state;
opening operation means for releasing closure of said lid member using said lock mechanism; and
opening control means for prohibiting remaining lid members from being switched to the open state when closure of one of said lid members has been released,wherein, of said plurality of energy supply ports, the number of said energy supply ports simultaneously having an open lid member is limited to one.
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Abstract
To ensure that an energy supply operation can be performed safely and smoothly on a vehicle having a plurality of energy ports such as a charging port, charging ports for supplying electric energy to a high voltage battery and a fuel supply port for supplying fuel to a fuel tank are provided in a vehicle body as energy supply ports. The fuel supply port and charging ports are respectively provided with lid members that are switched between a closed state and an open state by respective lock mechanisms. When closure of one lid member is released, all of the other lid members are prohibited from being switched to the open state, and therefore the number of energy supply ports having an open lid member is limited to one.
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4 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle having a plurality of energy supply ports forming a charging port for supplying electric energy to a battery or a fuel supply port for supplying fuel to a fuel tank, lid members for respectively opening and closing said energy supply ports being provided in a vehicle body, said electric vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of lock mechanisms for respectively switching said lid members between a closed state and an open state; opening operation means for releasing closure of said lid member using said lock mechanism; and opening control means for prohibiting remaining lid members from being switched to the open state when closure of one of said lid members has been released, wherein, of said plurality of energy supply ports, the number of said energy supply ports simultaneously having an open lid member is limited to one. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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