VEHICULAR CHARGE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A vehicular charge apparatus including a charger for supplying an electric power to charge an in-vehicle battery mounted in a vehicle after a user completes a charge connection, which connects a charger connector of the charger with an in-vehicle charge inlet of the vehicle,the charger comprising:
- a detection section that detects, of the vehicle, a charge needed state in which an electric charge is needed for the vehicle, prior to completing the charge connection of the charger connector with the in-vehicle charge inlet;
an in-charger communicator that communicates with an in-vehicle communicator in the vehicle; and
an in-charger controller that controls an operation of an electric charge,whereinwhen the detection section detects the charge needed state of the vehicle, the in-charger controller executes a charge preparation operation necessary in the charger, and transmits charge information, which indicates that the vehicle is in the charge needed state, via the in-charger communicator to the in-vehicle communicator, causing an in-vehicle charge preparation section in the vehicle to begin a charge preparation operation necessary in the vehicle when the in-vehicle communicator receives the charge massage from the in-charger communicator.
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Abstract
A vehicular charge apparatus for externally charging an in-vehicle battery of a vehicle includes a charger. The charger includes an in-charger detection section, which detects a charge needed state of a subject vehicle prior to a charge connection of a charger connector of the charger to an in-vehicle charge inlet of the subject vehicle. In the charge needed state, an electric charge is necessary for the vehicle. When the charge needed state of the subject vehicle is determined, a charger controller of the charger begins a charge preparation operation needed in the charger while transmitting charge information that indicates that the subject vehicle is in the charge needed state via an in-charger communicator to an in-vehicle communicator. When the in-vehicle communicator receives the charge information, a charge preparation section of the subject vehicle begins a charge preparation operation necessary in the subject vehicle.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicular charge apparatus including a charger for supplying an electric power to charge an in-vehicle battery mounted in a vehicle after a user completes a charge connection, which connects a charger connector of the charger with an in-vehicle charge inlet of the vehicle,
the charger comprising: -
a detection section that detects, of the vehicle, a charge needed state in which an electric charge is needed for the vehicle, prior to completing the charge connection of the charger connector with the in-vehicle charge inlet; an in-charger communicator that communicates with an in-vehicle communicator in the vehicle; and an in-charger controller that controls an operation of an electric charge, wherein when the detection section detects the charge needed state of the vehicle, the in-charger controller executes a charge preparation operation necessary in the charger, and transmits charge information, which indicates that the vehicle is in the charge needed state, via the in-charger communicator to the in-vehicle communicator, causing an in-vehicle charge preparation section in the vehicle to begin a charge preparation operation necessary in the vehicle when the in-vehicle communicator receives the charge massage from the in-charger communicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for supplying from a charger an electric power to charge an in-vehicle battery mounted in a vehicle after a user completes a charge connection, which connects a charger connector of the charger with an in-vehicle charge inlet of the vehicle,
the charger including an in-charger controller and an in-charger communicator, the vehicle including an in-vehicle controller and an in-vehicle communicator, the method comprising: -
determining by the in-charger controller using a detection section, a charge needed state in which an electric charge is needed for the vehicle, prior to completing the charge connection of the charger connector with the in-vehicle charge inlet; executing by the in-charger controller a charge preparation operation necessary in the charger for the charge when the charge needed state is determined; transmitting by the in-charger controller charge information, which indicates that the vehicle is in the charge needed state, via the in-charger communicator to the in-vehicle communicator when the charge needed state is determined; receiving by the in-vehicle controller via the in-vehicle communicator the charge information from the charger; and executing by the in-vehicle controller using an in-vehicle charge preparation section of the vehicle a charge preparation operation necessary in the vehicle for the charge when the charge massage is received.
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