VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A vehicle control device including a slot provided in a vehicle where a portable unit is inserted and an initiation control unit which enables an initiation of a driving source provided in the vehicle when the portable unit is inserted in the slot, comprising:
- a drive permission unit which is provided in the vehicle and is configured to select between a drive-permitted state in which the drive of the vehicle is permitted and a drive-prohibited state in which the drive of the vehicle is prohibited according to a given condition;
a drive state detection unit which is configured to sequentially detect which one of the drive-permitted state and the drive-prohibited state has been selected by the drive permission unit;
a portable-unit restraining unit which is configured to irremovably restrain the portable unit inserted in the slot; and
a portable-unit restraining control unit which is configured to irremovably lock the portable unit in the slot through the portable-unit restraining unit if the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-permitted state, and to release the portable unit locked in the slot by the portable-unit restraining unit to allow the portable unit to be removed from the slot if the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-prohibited state.
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Abstract
A vehicle control device has a portable-unit restraining control unit which, when the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-permitted state, irremovably fixed the portable unit, which is inserted in the slot, by the portable-unit restraining unit and, when the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-prohibited state, releases the portable unit from the locking effected by the portable-unit restraining unit to allow removal of the portable unit from the slot.
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8 Claims
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1. A vehicle control device including a slot provided in a vehicle where a portable unit is inserted and an initiation control unit which enables an initiation of a driving source provided in the vehicle when the portable unit is inserted in the slot, comprising:
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a drive permission unit which is provided in the vehicle and is configured to select between a drive-permitted state in which the drive of the vehicle is permitted and a drive-prohibited state in which the drive of the vehicle is prohibited according to a given condition; a drive state detection unit which is configured to sequentially detect which one of the drive-permitted state and the drive-prohibited state has been selected by the drive permission unit; a portable-unit restraining unit which is configured to irremovably restrain the portable unit inserted in the slot; and a portable-unit restraining control unit which is configured to irremovably lock the portable unit in the slot through the portable-unit restraining unit if the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-permitted state, and to release the portable unit locked in the slot by the portable-unit restraining unit to allow the portable unit to be removed from the slot if the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-prohibited state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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