This charging system includes: a vehicular charging inlet provided to a vehicle and having a connection port exposable to vehicle-body outside; and a charging device provided outside the vehicle and including a charging gun having a connector portion to be inserted into the connection port at a time of charging the vehicle, and a movement mechanism unit for moving a position of the charging gun. The vehicular charging inlet has a marker exposed to vehicle-body outside and serving as a reference in positioning of the charging gun relative to the connection port before insertion of the charging gun into the connection port. The charging device includes an infrared camera for capturing an image of an area including the marker. The movement mechanism unit moves the position of the charging gun toward the connection port in accordance with a position of the marker in the image captured by the infrared camera.
CHARGING SYSTEM, VEHICULAR CHARGING INLET, CHARGING DEVICE, AND CHARGING METHOD
2025-03-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |