CHARGING CONNECTOR CONNECTION DETERMINATION METHOD AND CHARGING CONNECTOR CONNECTION DETERMINATION DEVICE

• Main Author: UEKI TAKAHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 13.12.2021
• Subjects: CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

To provide a charging connector connection determination method and a charging connector connection determination device capable of reliably determining presence/absence of connection of a charging connector for an electric vehicle.SOLUTION: A charging connector connection determination method determines presence/absence of connection between a charging inlet 20 of an electric vehicle 100 and a charging connector 210 provided at a charging cable 200. The vehicle 100 has a lock pin 32 provided at the charging inlet 20, movable forward and backward, and locking an engagement state by engaging with the charging connector 210. The lock pin 32 can be displaced to a first state in which the charging connector 210 can be attached, a second state of engaging with the charging connector 210 by locating at an advancing direction side more than the first state, and a third state of preventing the charging connector 210 from being attached by locating at the advancing direction side more than the second state. By moving the lock pin 32 in the advancing direction and detecting a state of the lock pin 32, the presence/absence of the connection of the charging connector 210 is determined.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】電動車両に対する充電コネクタの接続の有無を確実に判定できる充電コネクタ接続判定方法及び充電コネクタ接続判定装置を提供する。【解決手段】電動車両１００の充電インレット２０と、充電ケーブル２００に設けられた充電コネクタ２１０との接続の有無を判定する充電コネクタ接続判定方法。車両１００は、充電インレット２０に設けられ、進退移動可能であって充電コネクタ２１０と係合して係合状態をロックするロックピン３２を備える。ロックピン３２は、充電コネクタ２１０の取付けが可能な第１状態と、該第１状態よりも進出方向側に位置して充電コネクタ２１０と係合する第２状態と、該第２状態よりも進出方向側に位置して充電コネクタ２１０の取付けを妨げる第３状態とに変位可能であり、ロックピン３２を進出方向へ移動させて、該ロックピン３２の状態を検知することにより充電コネクタ２１０の接続の有無を判定する。【選択図】図１