Electric-powered vehicle

• US 8,866,437 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2009
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Ichikawa, Shinji
• Primary Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, ARUN C
• Application Number:
  US13/376,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20120086267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,936 Days
• Field of Search: 320/104
• US Class Current: 320/104
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/02 comprising more than one electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/365 with the gears having orbital motion
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/14 Synchronous machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/61 by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/18 Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• 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
• 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 power receiving port includes an inlet, a pullout hole for a pullout type cord, and a selector switch. Inlet is connectable with a charging cable provided outside a vehicle. Pullout type cord is pulled out from pullout hole so as to be connectable to a socket of a power source outside the vehicle. In power receiving port, pullout hole is provided at a position where a distance between the pullout hole and a joint openably combining a lid with power receiving port is more than a distance between the inlet and the joint. Selector switch is to select whether to use inlet or pullout type cord by a user.

Claims

1. An electric-powered vehicle having a rechargeable power storage device chargeable from a power source outside the vehicle, comprising:

a power receiving inlet connectable with a charging cable provided outside the vehicle;

a pullout type power receiving cord connectable to a socket of said power source;

a power receiving port having said power receiving inlet and a pullout hole for pulling out said power receiving cord formed thereon; and

a lid of said power receiving port, wherein

in said power receiving port, said pullout hole is provided at a position where a distance between the pullout hole and a joint openably combining said lid with said power receiving port is more than a distance between said power receiving inlet and the joint.

2. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said power receiving inlet and said pullout hole are respectively provided on the side where said joint is provided and the side opposing to the side where said joint is provided in said power receiving port.

3. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said power receiving cord or said power receiving inlet is selectively used at the time of charging said power storage device from said power source.

4. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:

a switch for selecting whether to use said power receiving inlet or said power receiving cord at the time of charging said power storage device from said power source.

5. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 4, wherein

said switch is provided in said power receiving port.

6. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:

a voltage sensor for detecting voltage of said power receiving cord; and

a determiner for determining whether to use said power receiving inlet or said power receiving cord at the time of charging said power storage device from said power source based on a detected value of said voltage sensor and a connection signal indicating connection between said charging cable and said power receiving inlet.

7. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:

a detector for detecting pullout of said power receiving cord from said pullout hole; and

a determiner for determining whether to use said power receiving inlet or said power receiving cord at the time of charging said power storage device from said power source based on a detection result of said detector and a connection signal indicating connection between said charging cable and said power receiving inlet.

8. The electric-powered vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:

a display for displaying whether said power receiving inlet or said power receiving cord is being used.