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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hakaru Sadano, Wako, JP;
Hiroyuki Kanazawa, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle includes a battery, a charging lid, a vehicle-side charging connector, a contactor, a contactor welding detector, a DC inlet cover, a DC lock mechanism, and a lock controller. The battery is to be charged with power supplied from an external power supply. The vehicle-side charging connector is disposed inside a position of the charging lid in the electric vehicle and includes an AC inlet for AC charging and a DC inlet for DC charging. The contactor is provided on a power line connecting the DC inlet to the battery. The contactor welding detector is configured to detect welding of the contactor. The DC inlet cover covers the DC inlet without covering the AC inlet in a state where the DC inlet cover is in a closed state. The DC lock mechanism locks the DC inlet cover in the closed state.