LOCK DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A lock device to be arranged in a vehicle including an inlet used for charging, wherein the vehicle is configured to perform a predetermined control operation in accordance with a control request signal transmitted through wireless communication from an electronic key when a normal operation is performed on a control switch of the electronic key, the lock device comprising:
- a lock mechanism configured to switch a locking subject related with the inlet between a lock state and an unlock state; and
a controller that controls the lock mechanism to switch the locking subject between a lock state and an unlock state when detecting a special operation performed on the control switch.
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Abstract
A lock device is arranged in a vehicle including an inlet used for charging. The vehicle is configured to perform a predetermined control operation in accordance with a control request signal transmitted through wireless communication from an electronic key when a normal operation is performed on a control switch of the electronic key. The lock device includes a lock mechanism configured to switch a locking subject related with the inlet between a lock state and an unlock state. A controller controls the lock mechanism to switch the locking subject between a lock state and an unlock state when detecting a special operation performed on the control switch.
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14 Claims
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1. A lock device to be arranged in a vehicle including an inlet used for charging, wherein the vehicle is configured to perform a predetermined control operation in accordance with a control request signal transmitted through wireless communication from an electronic key when a normal operation is performed on a control switch of the electronic key, the lock device comprising:
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a lock mechanism configured to switch a locking subject related with the inlet between a lock state and an unlock state; and a controller that controls the lock mechanism to switch the locking subject between a lock state and an unlock state when detecting a special operation performed on the control switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic key system comprising:
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an electronic key that transmits through wireless communication a door unlock request signal and a first special request signal; and a controller programmed to control a door lock device and a power plug lock mechanism that are arranged in a vehicle, wherein the electronic key includes a first switch button and a key control unit, which holds a threshold and is connected to the first switch button, the key control unit is programmed to generate either one of the door unlock request signal and the first special request signal when the first switch button is pushed in accordance with a comparison of the threshold with a pushed period or pushed number of times of the first switch button, the controller includes instructions configured to control the door lock device to unlock doors in accordance with the door unlock request received from the electronic key, and instructions configured to control the power plug lock mechanism to unlock the power plug in accordance with the first special request signal received from the electronic key.
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13. An electronic key system comprising:
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an electronic key including a first switch button and a key control unit, which transmits through wireless communication a door unlock request signal when the first switch button is pushed; and a controller programmed to control a door lock device and a power plug lock mechanism that are arranged in a vehicle, wherein the controller includes instructions configured to control the door lock device to unlock doors in accordance with the door unlock request that is received when the doors are locked by the door lock device, and instructions configured to control the power plug lock mechanism to unlock the power plug in accordance with the door unlock request signal that is received when the doors are unlocked by the door lock device. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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