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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Nobuyuki Nakagawa, Miyoshi, JP;
Yuta Ochiai, Toyota, JP;
Yukihiro Miyashita, Toyota, JP;
Hiroshi Nagao, Chiryu, JP;
Takeshi Hagihara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Isoyama, Yokkaichi, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakagawa, Miyoshi, JP;
Yuta Ochiai, Toyota, JP;
Yukihiro Miyashita, Toyota, JP;
Hiroshi Nagao, Chiryu, JP;
Takeshi Hagihara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Isoyama, Yokkaichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi-shi, Mie, JP;
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi-shi, Mie, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle charging apparatus mounted on a vehicle for charging an on-vehicle battery from an external power supply, with a charging plug connected to the vehicle, includes a communication device that is configured to perform communication with a charging facility providing the external power supply with the charging plug connected and locked to the vehicle. The communication device prohibits disconnection of the communication when an unlocking operation to unlock the charging plug is executed during charging from the external power supply to the on-vehicle battery.