McGinn IP Law Group, PLLC
Vehicle charging equipment
A vehicle charging equipment includes a charging equipment main body, a charging cable, a charge connector to be fitted to a vehicle-side connector and having a release button, a release button circuit to which voltage is applied from the vehicle to detect depression of the release button, a winding-up device to wind up the charging cable, a fit determination means for determining the fitting of the charge connector to the vehicle-side connector, and an automatic winding-up controller. The fit determination means includes a voltage detection unit and a fit determination portion, the voltage detection unit detecting voltage applied to the release button circuit to detect depression of the release button, and the fit determination portion determining the fitting of the vehicle-side connector based on the voltage detected. The automatic winding-up controller determines removal of the charge connector from the vehicle-side connector based on the determination by the fit determination means.
HITACHI METALS, LTD.
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Masayoshi Takafumi Hiroyuki Hiroyuki Takahiro
Kaneyasu Kai Ito Yanagisawa Futatsumori