CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

• US 20110279083A1
• Filed: 01/26/2010
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Delivery System Corporation (Nisshin Kabushiki Kaisha)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Delivery System Corporation (Nisshin Kabushiki Kaisha)
• Inventors: Asai, Yasuo, Momose, Nobuo, Tsutsumi, Kenichi
• Application Number:
  US13/146,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20110279083A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/12 Bikes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/58 Departure time prediction
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/20 using propulsion power generated by humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/31 Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/30 Transportation; Communications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A charging system of electric vehicles comprises: a delivery box 100 having a plurality of article storage boxes 104 each locked or unlocked by electrically operated locking devices 1042, 1043, the article storage boxes 104 being used to receive delivered or mailed articles in apartment buildings; delivery box controller 101 for controlling locking and unlocking of the locking devices 1042, 1043; a power supply circuit 202 for electrically charging the electric vehicles 300; and a control circuit 201 for controlling the power supply circuit 202, wherein the delivery box controller 101 regulates electrically charging services of the electric vehicles through the power supply circuit 202 and electrification controller 201 in addition to controlling operation of the locking devices 1042, 1043 for the delivery box 100.

Claims

1. A charging system of electric vehicles comprising:

a delivery box having a plurality of article storage boxes each locked or unlocked by an electrically operated locking device, the article storage boxes being used to receive delivered or mailed articles in apartment buildings,

control means for controlling locking and unlocking of the electrically operated locking devices,

a power supply circuit for electrically charging the electric vehicles, and

an electrification controller for controlling the power supply circuit,

wherein the control means regulates electrically charging services of the electric vehicles through the power supply circuit and electrification controller in addition to controlling operation of the locking devices for the article storage boxes.

2. The charging system of the electric vehicles in claim 1, wherein said control means comprises an operation board used for utilization and management of the article storage boxes, and

the operation board allows for utilization and control of the article storage boxes and also allows for reference and setting operation to utilization data related to charging services of the electric vehicles through the operation board.

3. The charging system of the electric vehicles in claim 2, wherein authentication means is provided to allow for utilization and management of the article storage boxes when residents or administrator presents the authentication means to the operation board, and

the authentication means serves also as an authentication means for charging services of the electric vehicles.

4. The charging system of the electric vehicles in claim 3, wherein means for reading the authentication means is arranged in the vicinity of charge-output means of the power supply circuit for electrically charging the electric vehicles.

5. The charging system of the electric vehicles in claim 3, wherein each of the article storage boxes is assigned to individual resident,

an indicator is provided in each article storage box to display the status of the article storage box,

the control means causes the indicator to display information on charging services of the electric vehicles.

6. The charging system of the electric vehicles in claim 1, wherein the control means establishes communication with a remotely situated control system through a network to share utilization data on the article storage boxes and on charging services of the electric vehicles and billing data between the control means and control system.