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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Tomokazu Masuda, Kasugai, JP;
Tomokazu Masuda, Kasugai, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a charging device for a vehicle, which carries out timer charging in which the charging device, is set in a standby state without charging until charging start time comes when the charging start time is set. The charging device includes a charger that charges an electrical storage device of the vehicle with electric power supplied from a device outside the vehicle, a cable lock mechanism () that locks a charging cable in a state where the charging cable is connected to an inlet, and an electronic control unit () that determines whether to carry out timer charging or carry out instant charging without carrying out the timer charging on the basis of a state of a switch associated with operation of the cable lock mechanism ().