Patent ID: 9731611
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60L,H01R,Y02T,Y04S

Claim:
1. A vehicle capable of executing external charging in which a vehicle-mounted power storage device is charged using electric power supplied from a charging cable external to the vehicle, the vehicle comprising: an inlet configured to be connectable to said charging cable; a cable lock mechanism provided near said inlet and being capable of switching between a lock state in which said charging cable cannot be removed from said inlet and an unlock state in which said charging cable can be removed from said inlet; a cable lock switch provided near said inlet and outputting a signal for requesting switching of a state of said cable lock mechanism in accordance with user's operation; an antenna provided near said inlet and being capable of receiving a signal from an electronic key located within a prescribed range; and a control device capable of executing a verification process for determining whether a verification condition that the electronic key located within said prescribed range is an authorized user's key is satisfied or not based on information received by said antenna, wherein said control device executes a noise suppression process for suppressing a noise caused by said external charging, when said cable lock switch is operated; executes said verification process during said noise suppression process; and switches the state of said cable lock mechanism when it is determined by said verification process that said verification condition is satisfied, said control device executes a first verification process when said cable lock switch is operated, switches the state of said cable lock mechanism without executing said noise suppression process, when it is determined by said first verification process that said verification condition is satisfied, and executes said noise suppression process when it is determined by said first verification process that said verification condition is not satisfied; executes a second verification process during said noise suppression process; switches the state of said cable lock mechanism when it is determined by said second verification process that said verification condition is satisfied; and does not switch the state of said cable lock mechanism when it is determined by said second verification process that said verification condition is not satisfied.