US-12623559-B2 - Sliding door restriction to protect charging connector

Abstract

A vehicle includes a sliding door, an energy storage device for storing energy used to generate driving force for the vehicle, an energy supply port located in a range in which the sliding door is movable, the energy supply port being configured to receive energy provided from an external energy supply source and supply energy to the energy storage device, and a control device that restricts movement of the sliding door when an energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port.

Inventors

• Toru Ando

Assignees

• TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20221212

Priority Date

20220131

Claims (5)

1. 1 . A vehicle, comprising: a sliding door; an energy storage device configured to store energy used to generate driving force for the vehicle; an energy supply port located in a range of movement of the sliding door, the energy supply port being configured to receive the energy provided from an external energy supply source and supply the energy to the energy storage device; and a control device configured to restrict the movement of the sliding door to an intermediate position of opening when an energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port.
2. 2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein: the external energy supply source is an external electric power supply; the energy storage device is an electric power storage device; the energy supply port is a charging port; and the energy supply connector is a charging connector of a charging cable.
3. 3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a stopper mechanism controlled by the control device, the stopper mechanism including a stopper lever provided on the sliding door and configured to protrude to the intermediate position of the opening.
4. 4 . The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the stopper mechanism includes an intermediate striker provided on a vehicle body and that protrudes at the intermediate position so as to engage the stopper lever.
5. 5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control device locks the sliding door when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-012855 filed on Jan. 31, 2022, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a vehicle. 2. Description of Related Art There have been known vehicles that are capable of suppressing situations from occurring such as theft of a charging cable used for charging, vandalism of a vehicle-side electric outlet by insertion of foreign matter, and so forth. In a vehicle described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-81917 (JP 2009-81917 A), an operation is performed of switching a charging lock mechanism from an unlocked state to a locked state when occupants leave the vehicle, based on a command to switch a door lock mechanism from an unlocked state to a locked state. SUMMARY When a sliding door is opened while a charging port of an electrified vehicle is opened and a charging cable is connected to the charging port to charge the electrified vehicle, the sliding door and the charging cable may come into contact with each other. JP 2009-81917 A does not take into consideration any measures to take, with regard to such problems. Such problems are not limited to electrified vehicles, and also occur in vehicles that generate driving force using gasoline, or other energy such as hydrogen. Such vehicles also have a risk of contact between a sliding door and an energy supply connector connected to an energy supply port. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an electrified vehicle that is capable of avoiding contact between the sliding door and the energy supply connector during charging. A vehicle according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a sliding door, an energy storage device configured to store energy used to generate driving force for the vehicle, an energy supply port located in a range of movement of the sliding door, the energy support being configured to receive the energy provided from an external energy supply source and supply the energy to the energy storage device, and a control device configured to restrict the movement of the sliding door when an energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port. According to this configuration, when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port, movement of the sliding door is restricted, so the sliding door and the energy supply connector can be avoided from coming into contact. In the vehicle according to the above aspect, the control device may prohibit the movement of the sliding door when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port. According to this configuration, when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port, the movement of the sliding door is prohibited, so the sliding door and the energy supply connector can be avoided from coming into contact. In the vehicle according to the above aspect, the control device may restrict a range in which the sliding door is moveable when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port. According to this configuration, when the energy supply connector is connected to the energy supply port, the movable range of the sliding door is restricted, so the sliding door and the energy supply connector can be avoided from coming into contact. In the vehicle according to the above aspect, the external energy supply source may be an external electric power supply, the energy storage device may be an electric power storage device, the energy supply port may be a charging port, and the energy supply connector may be a charging connector of a charging cable. According to this configuration, the sliding door and the charging connector of the charging cable can be avoided from coming into contact during charging. According to the present disclosure, the sliding door and the energy supply port can be avoided from coming into contact during charging. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Features, advantages, and technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like signs denote like elements, and wherein: FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall configuration of an electrified vehicle 1 according to a first embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a sliding door 81, a charging lid 2, and a vehicle inlet 90; FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing control procedures for the sliding door 81 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall configuration of the electrified vehicle 1 according to a second embodiment; FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing control procedures for the sliding door 81 according to the second embodiment; FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall configuration of the electrified vehicle 1 according to a third embodiment; FIG. 7 is a fl