Patent ID: 11970070
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An electrically powered vehicle comprising:
a power storage device;
an inlet to which a connector of an external facility external to the vehicle can be attached;
a lock mechanism that locks the connector to the inlet; and
an electronic control unit configured to control the lock mechanism between a lock state and an unlock state, in the lock state the connector is restricted from being removed from the inlet, and in the unlock state the connector is permitted from being removed from the inlet, wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to control the lock mechanism into the lock state to lock the connector to the inlet in response to detecting attachment of the connector to the inlet based on a pilot signal and a connector connection signal, and
the electronic control unit is configured to control the lock mechanism into the lock state and maintain the lock mechanism in the lock state to lock the connector to the inlet in response to determining that power can be exchanged between the connector and the power storage device of the electrically powered vehicle.