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Device for restricting vehicle movement during connection with charging cable

  • US 9,511,671 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2013
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for restricting movement of a vehicle during connection of a charging cable, the vehicle being equipped with a battery chargeable from an external power source via the charging cable, the device comprising:

  • a vehicle controller comprising;

    a charging cable connection detector that detects whether the charging cable is in a connection state;

    a vehicle body movement detector that detects movement of a vehicle body of the vehicle based on moving speed or moving distance of the vehicle; and

    a braking controller that executes braking force control so as to brake the vehicle when the movement of the vehicle body is detected while the charging cable is in the connection state based on signals from the charging cable connection detector and the vehicle body movement detector,wherein the braking controller executes the braking force control such that vehicle body moving speed is changed to increase and decrease repeatedly in a predetermined pattern.

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