Patent ID: 8810060
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60R,B60W,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A charging device for a vehicle, the charging device being configured to charge a power storage device mounted on the vehicle with a power supply outside said vehicle, said vehicle being connectable to said power supply by a coupler that transmits electric power from said power supply to said vehicle, said charging device comprising: a connector provided to said vehicle and configured such that said coupler is connectable to the connector; a power feeding unit mounted on said vehicle that transmits said electric power from said connector to said power storage device; a charging control unit mounted on said vehicle that charges said power storage device by controlling said power feeding unit while the charging control unit is in an operating state, and for halting control of said power feeding unit while the charging control unit is in a halting state; an activation control unit for keeping said charging control unit in said halting state until it is detected that said electric power is available through said connector in a case where connection of said coupler and said connector is detected, and for switching said charging control unit from said halting state to said operating state when it is detected that said electric power is available through said connector, wherein a lighting unit mounted on the vehicle that includes a lamp that can be viewed by a user and that can be illuminated, wherein: