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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A charging facility includes a movable unit, an ascending and descending device, and a control device that includes a communication device. The movable unit includes a connection device. The ascending and descending device causes the movable unit to ascend and descend between a first state where the movable unit is housed underground and a second state where the movable unit is exposed above the ground and a power storage device mounted on a vehicle is connectable to the connection device. The control device acquires a position of a target vehicle and a remaining capacity of the power storage device and controls, when the remaining capacity is lower than a threshold value and the position is within a first distance from the charging facility, the ascending and descending device such that the movable unit ascends.