The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A charging stand is power supply equipment that can supply electric power to an electrified vehicle on the ground and includes: a connector connected to an inlet of the electrified vehicle; a movable portion including a specific portion in which the connector is placed when the connector is not connected to the inlet and displaceable between a first position at which the specific portion is stored underground and a second position at which the specific portion is exposed on the ground; an actuator that displaces the movable portion; and a control device that controls the actuator and adjusts a position of the specific portion when the specific portion is exposed on the ground in accordance with a height of the inlet of the vehicle that is a power supply target.