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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Yamato Niwa, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/31 (2019.01); B60L 53/60 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/31 (2019.02); B60L 53/60 (2019.02); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a first state, a control device executes processes including a step of determining whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a previous cleaning time, a step of determining whether a movable portion has been elevated a predetermined number of times from the previous cleaning time, a step of determining whether there is precipitation from the previous cleaning time, a step of executing injection control, and a step of resetting an elapsed time, the number of elevations, and a precipitation flag.