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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Makoto Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuji Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuji Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
ALPHA CORPORATION, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A charging apparatus for an electric vehicle is provided with: a charging cable including a proximal end connected to a main body, a connector provided on a distal end, and an extra length absorbing section provided between the distal end and the proximal end; a measuring section configured to detect an elongation of the charging cable from an initial length thereof; and an electric current control section configured to start applying an electric current to the charging cable under a condition that an elongation of the charging cable exceeding a threshold value is detected by the measuring section.