VEHICLE LID DEVICE

• US 20120049565A1
• Filed: 08/23/2011
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: SAITO, Jun
• Application Number:
  US13/215,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20120049565A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/97.22
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 15/05 Inlet covers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2015/0538 with open or close mechanism automatically actuated
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2015/0546 Arrangements for checking the position of the inlet cover
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• 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 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

A vehicle lid device includes supply units which supply energy to a vehicle, openings corresponding to the supply units and provided in an outer surface of the vehicle, lids configured to open or close the respective openings, an opening operation unit configured to open each of the lids, a detecting unit which detects whether each of the lids is open or closed, and an action controller, the action controller controlling the opening action of each of the lids in accordance with the opening operation of the opening operation unit, the action controller forbidding opening actions of the lids other than a first lid when the detecting unit detects that the first lid is open among the lids.

Claims

1. A vehicle lid device comprising:

supply units which supply energy to a vehicle;

openings corresponding to the supply units and provided in an outer surface of the vehicle;

lids configured to open or close the respective openings;

an opening operation unit configured to open each of the lids;

a detecting unit which detects whether each of the lids is open or closed; and

an action controller, the action controller controlling the opening action of each of the lids in accordance with the opening operation of the opening operation unit, the action controller forbidding opening actions of the lids other than a first lid when the detecting unit detects that the first lid is open among the lids.

2. The vehicle lid device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle which comprises an internal combustion engine and a battery to supply power to a motor, and

the supply units include a fuel supply unit which supplies fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine and an electricity supply unit which supplies electricity to be supplied to the battery.

3. The vehicle lid device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises an informing unit which informs that the action controller forbids the opening actions.

4. The vehicle lid device according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle comprises an informing unit which informs that the action controller forbids the opening actions.

5. A vehicle lid device comprising:

Two supply units which supply energy to a vehicle;

Two openings corresponding to the two supply units and provided in an outer surface of the vehicle;

Two lids configured to open or close the respective openings;

an opening operation unit configured to open each of the two lids;

a detecting unit which detects whether each of the two lids is open or closed; and

an action controller, the action controller controlling the opening action of each of the two lids in accordance with the opening operation of the opening operation unit, the action controller forbidding opening action of the lid other than a first lid when the detecting unit detects that the first lid is open among the two lids.

6. The vehicle lid device according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle which comprises an internal combustion engine and a battery to supply power to a motor, and

the two supply units include a fuel supply unit which supplies fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine and an electricity supply unit which supplies electricity to be supplied to the battery.

7. The vehicle lid device according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle comprises an informing unit which informs that the action controller forbids the opening actions.

8. The vehicle lid device according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle comprises an informing unit which informs that the action controller forbids the opening actions.