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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Murata, Kasugi, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/02 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/63 (2014.01); B60K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/026 (2013.01); F02B 63/04 (2013.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/63 (2015.04); B60K 11/085 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, a generator, an electric power storage device, a switch, a shutter, and a electronic control unit. The switch is configured to be operated by a user. The shutter is arranged in a path of air of intake air to the engine compartment from an outside of the vehicle. The electronic control unit configured to charge the electric power storage device by using the electric power generated by the generator when the switch is operated, and close the shutter when the electric power storage device is charged based on the operation of the switch.