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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Hirano, Gotemba, JP;
Shogo Tsuge, Fuji, JP;
Ryosuke Ikemura, Susono, JP;
Yohei Arino, Nagoya, JP;
Masaki Ito, Toyota, JP;
Yuki Takahashi, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/126 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/37 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/126 (2019.02); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/37 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.02); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller of a contactless charging device performs a process including: acquiring vehicle information when a vehicle is present above a power transmitting device; permitting charging when it is determined that the vehicle is an electrically powered vehicle used as a taxi; starting charging; prohibiting charging when it is determined that the vehicle is not an electrically powered vehicle used as a taxi; and performing a notification process.