JP2011115009A - Charging device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging device that reliably prevents connection failure between a storage battery and a charging device caused by a third party's operation without requiring that a regular user carries a vehicle key, etc. <P>SOLUTION: When charging a vehicle storage battery is started (102), whether the entrance door of a user's house is unlocked from the indoor side (104) or locked from the outdoor side (106) is monitored. When the entrance door is unlocked from the indoor side or locked from the outdoor side, a flag is set to 1 for a given time period (108 to 112). When electrical connection to the storage battery is canceled before the completion of charging (Yes at 114), an alarm is output and reported (128, 130) when the flag is 0 (No at 126), while the alarm output, etc., is stopped based on a decision that the connection cancellation is made by the regular user when the flag is 1 (Yes at 126). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging device, and more particularly to a charging device that charges a storage battery mounted on a vehicle with a charger connected to the storage battery.

In recent years, for the purpose of reducing CO _{2 and the} like, hybrid vehicles equipped with a storage battery and using an engine and a motor as a power source have become widespread, and electric vehicles equipped with a storage battery and using only a motor as a power source have begun to attract attention. . In addition, charging of the storage battery in the hybrid vehicle is mainly performed by electric power generated by the engine. For further CO ₂ reduction, for example, an external power source such as a commercial power source supplied from an electric power company to a house or the like A hybrid vehicle (so-called plug-in hybrid vehicle) that can charge a storage battery even with electric power is scheduled to be released, and even for electric vehicles, charging facilities have not been widely used as infrastructure, so they are supplied to houses, etc. It has been studied that a storage battery can be charged with a commercial power source or the like.

  However, charging the storage battery of a vehicle with a motor such as a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle takes a longer time than refueling a normal vehicle that uses only the engine as a power source. The possibility of leaving the vehicle is high, and in this case, a mischief such as releasing the connection between the storage battery being charged and the charger may be performed by a third party.

  For this reason, in Patent Document 1, charging is performed with charging power supplied through a charging port in order to prevent such a mischief by a third party and to avoid complication of operation by a regular user. In an electric vehicle having a storage battery that is driven by a motor driven by the power of the storage battery, a warning is issued when a change in the connection state between the charging port and the external power source is detected in a state where wireless communication with the vehicle key is not possible. Technology to be developed has been proposed.

JP 2009-38872 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, if a vehicle key exists in a wireless communication range, no warning is output even if a change in the connection state between the charging port and the external power source is detected. Patent Document 1 describes that when the vehicle is parked at a designated position such as a parking lot of a house, the vehicle key detection area is expanded to a range including the entire house. For this reason, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, for example, when a vehicle is parked at a position close to a house where a regular user lives and the storage battery is charged, the vehicle key is moved even if the vehicle key is moved into the house. If the wireless communication state is maintained, there is a problem that a warning is not output even if a mischief is performed by a third party to release the connection between the storage battery being charged and the charger.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, as an advantage of expanding a vehicle key detection area to a range including the entire house when the vehicle is parked at a designated position such as a house parking lot, if there is a vehicle key in the house, the vehicle Although it is described that it is not necessary to carry the vehicle key when charging the storage battery, there is a vehicle key in the house, for example, an authorized user goes to sleep after starting charging of the storage battery of the vehicle Even if the battery is being charged, it may be desirable to output a warning if the connection between the battery being charged and the charger is released. On the other hand, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, no warning is output even if the connection between the storage battery being charged and the charger is released in such a situation.

  Furthermore, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, if there is a vehicle key in the house as described above, a warning is not output even if the connection between the storage battery being charged and the charger is released. Even if a legitimate user goes out by means of transportation other than the vehicle after starting the charging of the storage battery, a mischief to release the connection between the storage battery being charged and the charger is performed while going out. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to go out with a vehicle key.

  In addition, the above-mentioned problem can be solved by not expanding the detection area of the vehicle key even when parked in a house parking lot or the like. In this case, the vehicle key is always used when charging the storage battery of the vehicle. Another problem arises that it must be carried and is cumbersome for a legitimate user.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above facts, and a connection error between the storage battery and the charger is caused by the operation of a third party without requiring the vehicle key or the like to be carried by an authorized user. It is an object to obtain a charging device that can reliably prevent this.

  In addition, the present invention more accurately discriminates between the operation of a legitimate user and the operation of a third party, and can reliably prevent an abnormal connection between the storage battery and the charger from being caused by the operation of the third party. The purpose is to obtain a device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the charging device according to the invention described in claim 1 charges a storage battery mounted on a vehicle with a charger connected to the storage battery, and there is a connection abnormality between the storage battery and the charger. A charging means for outputting an alarm when it occurs, an action detecting means for detecting whether or not a specific action is taken to allow a person to go out of the house or to go out of the house where the authorized user lives, and Control means for stopping the alarm output at the occurrence of the connection abnormality by the charging means for at least a predetermined time when the action detecting means detects that the specific action has been performed.

  The charging means of the charging device according to claim 1 charges a storage battery mounted on a vehicle with a charger connected to the storage battery, and issues an alarm when a connection abnormality occurs between the storage battery and the charger. Output. Here, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided an action detecting means for detecting whether or not a specific action is taken to make the person go out or go out of the house where the authorized user lives. The control means stops the alarm output when the connection abnormality occurs by the charging means for at least a predetermined time when the action detecting means detects that the specific action is performed. Thereby, in order to perform the operation of releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger, if the authorized user performs an action to go out or go out of the house where the authorized user lives, the action is detected by the action detecting means. By detecting the specific action, the warning output by the charging means at the time of occurrence of the connection abnormality is stopped for at least a predetermined time, so that an authorized user can be alerted by the charging means without carrying a vehicle key or the like. The operation of releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger can be performed in a state where no output is made.

  On the other hand, it is extremely difficult for a third party who is trying to release the connection between the storage battery and the charger to go out of the house where the authorized user resides. When an operation for releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger is performed, a connection abnormality between the storage battery and the charger occurs along with the operation, so that an alarm is output by the charging unit. In the first aspect of the present invention, the alarm output when the connection abnormality occurs by the charging means is stopped for at least a predetermined time because the person goes out of the house where the authorized user lives or goes out of the house. It is a case where it is detected that the specific action to be performed is performed, and it is difficult for a third party to perform an operation of releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger in this situation. Further, in the first aspect of the present invention, even if there is a vehicle key in the house, if it is not detected that the specific action has been performed, a warning output by the charging means when the connection abnormality occurs is output. Will not be stopped.

  Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a connection error between the storage battery and the charger is caused by the operation of a third party without requiring the vehicle user to carry the vehicle key or the like. It can be surely deterred.

  In addition, in the invention described in claim 1, specifically, the behavior detecting means detects a legitimate user provided at the entrance door of the house where the legitimate user resides, as described in claim 2, for example. Then, by detecting whether the locking / unlocking state of the locking / unlocking means for switching the locking / unlocking state is switched, it can be configured to detect whether the specific action has been performed. In the invention described in claim 2, as the locking / unlocking means, for example, as described in claim 3, a receiving means for receiving an ID transmitted from an electronic key carried by an authorized user is provided. The configuration in which the locking / unlocking state is switched when the received ID matches the preset ID can be employed.

  In the invention according to claim 2, since the output of the alarm by the charging means is stopped at least for a predetermined time only when the authorized user is detected by the locking / unlocking means and the locking / unlocking state is switched, When a person other than the user (for example, a visitor, etc.) takes an action to get out of the house or to go outside, that is, an operation to release the connection between the storage battery and the charger is performed by an authorized user. It is possible to prevent the alarm output from being stopped when there is no possibility. In addition, when the locking / unlocking means according to claim 2 has the configuration described in claim 3, the authorized user needs to carry the electronic key, but if the locking / unlocking means has the above configuration, It is indispensable for the user to carry the electronic key regardless of whether or not the operation of releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger is performed. There is no burden.

  Further, in the first aspect of the present invention, the action detecting means is specifically a lock / unlock means provided on the front door of the house where the authorized user lives as described in claim 4. You may comprise so that it may detect whether specific action was performed by detecting whether it was unlocked from the inside. In this case, there is a possibility that the person who goes out of the house where the authorized user resides or has taken action to go outside may not be the authorized user, but the person goes out or goes outside. Can be detected with higher accuracy.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 4, the behavior detecting means, as described in claim 5, for example, when the thumb turn of the locking / unlocking means is moved to the unlocking position, the locking / unlocking means is unlocked from the indoor side. It can be configured to determine that it has been done. In this case, even if the locking / unlocking means has a simple structure provided with a thumb turn, it means that a specific action has been taken in which a person goes out of the house or goes out of the house where the authorized user lives. Can be detected.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the locking / unlocking means includes a first receiving means for receiving an ID transmitted from an electronic key provided on the indoor side of the entrance door and carried by an authorized user; A second receiving means for receiving an ID transmitted from an electronic key provided on the outdoor side and carried by a legitimate user, and the ID received by the first receiving means or the second receiving means is preset. In this case, for example, the behavior detecting means may be configured such that the ID is received by the first receiving means and unlocked / unlocked as described in claim 6, for example. When the locking / unlocking state of the means is switched, the locking / unlocking means can be determined to be unlocked from the indoor side. In this case, this can be detected as a specific action only when a legitimate user performs an action of going out of the house or going out of the house.

  In addition, in the invention described in claim 1, specifically, the behavior detecting means, as described in claim 7, for example, a plurality of opening / closing sections (for example, windows, doors, etc.) of a house in which a regular user resides It may be configured to detect whether or not a specific action has been performed by detecting whether or not all of the locking and unlocking means provided in each has been switched to the locked state. When all the locking / unlocking means provided in each of the open / close parts of the house are switched to the locked state, there is a high possibility that a person in the house will leave the house and go out, and connect the storage battery to the charger. Since it can be determined that there is a high possibility of going out in the vehicle after the operation to release is performed, at least the alarm output by the charging means is output only when the operation to release the connection between the storage battery and the charger is high. It can be stopped for a predetermined time.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 1, specifically, the behavior detecting means is provided in a house where a regular user lives, as described in claim 8, for example, and exists in the house. Even if the person detection means for detecting a person detects whether or not a specific action has been performed by detecting whether or not the person existing indoors has been switched to a state where the person is not detected. Good. Even when the human detection means switches to a state where it does not detect a person who is indoors, there is a high possibility that the person who is in the house will leave the house and go out, and the connection between the storage battery and the charger Because it is possible to determine that there is a high possibility that the vehicle will go out due to the operation to release the battery, the alarm output by the charging means is output only when the operation to release the connection between the storage battery and the charger is high. It can be stopped for at least a predetermined time.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 1, the behavior detecting means specifically detects whether or not the security device provided in the house where the authorized user resides has switched to the security state. You may comprise so that it may be detected whether or not. Even when the security device is switched to the security state, there is a high possibility that a person who stayed in the house will leave the house and go out with the operation of releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger. Since it can be determined that there is a high possibility, the alarm output by the charging means can be stopped for at least a predetermined time only when there is a high possibility that an operation for releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger will be performed.

  The charging device according to the invention of claim 10 charges a storage battery mounted on a vehicle by a charger connected to the storage battery and outputs an alarm when a connection abnormality occurs between the storage battery and the charger. Charging means, a house where a legitimate user lives, a site thereof, a parking lot where the vehicle is parked, and a place different from each other in the vehicle, and each of the legitimate users is detected. Based on the detection result of the regular user by each of the plurality of user detection means and the plurality of user detection means, it is estimated that the regular user exists at a position close to the vehicle. And a control means for stopping the alarm output at the occurrence of the connection abnormality by the charging means for at least a predetermined time.

  The invention according to claim 10 is similar to the invention according to claim 1, in which a storage battery mounted on a vehicle is charged by a charger connected to the storage battery and a connection abnormality between the storage battery and the charger occurs. Charging means for outputting an alarm. Here, in the invention according to claim 10, a plurality of user detection means for detecting each authorized user includes a house where the authorized user lives, a site thereof, a parking lot where the vehicle is parked, and The control means are provided at different locations in the vehicle, and the control means is based on the detection result of the authorized user by each of the plurality of user detection means, and the authorized user is present at a position close to the vehicle. When it is estimated that the alarm is detected, the alarm output when the connection abnormality occurs by the charging means is stopped for at least a predetermined time.

  In this way, in the invention described in claim 10, regular use is detected when a regular user is detected by one or more user detection means by detecting a regular user at a plurality of different locations. When the user's position is detected more accurately, for example, when the vehicle's storage battery is charged at a location close to the house where the authorized user lives, the authorized user is detected by the user detection means. It is possible to estimate whether the position of the authorized user is a position close to the vehicle or in the house, that is, a position where an operation for releasing the connection between the storage battery and the charger can be performed. As a result, when a connection abnormality between the storage battery and the charger occurs, it is possible to accurately discriminate whether or not the connection abnormality is caused by a third party operation. It is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of an abnormal connection with the container.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 10, the plurality of user detecting means, as described in claim 11, for example, whether or not wireless communication is possible with a vehicle key provided in a parking lot or in a vehicle and carried by a legitimate user. First user detection means for detecting a regular user by detecting whether or not, and a second user detection for detecting whether or not a regular user exists in the house. In this case, when the authorized user is detected by the first user detecting means, the authorized user is present in the house. Only when the second user detecting means does not detect that the alarm is detected, the alarm output at the time of occurrence of the connection abnormality by the charging means can be stopped for at least a predetermined time.

  As described above, the present invention detects whether or not a specific action has been performed in which a person goes out or goes out of the house where a regular user lives, and the specific action is performed. When detected, the alarm output is stopped for at least a predetermined time when an abnormality occurs in the connection between the storage battery mounted on the vehicle and the charger, so it is necessary to carry a vehicle key etc. by a legitimate user. Therefore, it is possible to reliably suppress the occurrence of abnormal connection between the storage battery and the charger due to a third party operation.

  In addition, the present invention detects a legitimate user at a plurality of different places among a house where a legitimate user lives, its site, a parking lot where a vehicle is parked, and a vehicle, respectively, and legitimate use at a plurality of places. A warning is output when an abnormal connection between the storage battery mounted on the vehicle and the charger occurs when it is estimated that a legitimate user is present at a position close to the vehicle based on the detection result of the person Is stopped at least for a predetermined time, so that the operation of a legitimate user and the operation of a third party are more accurately discriminated, and the connection between the storage battery and the charger is caused by the operation of the third party. It has an excellent effect that can be reliably suppressed.

It is the schematic which shows the house and vehicle in which the charging device which concerns on 1st Embodiment was installed. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the vehicle charge control process in 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the house and vehicle in which the charging device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment was installed. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the vehicle charge control process in 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the house and vehicle in which the charging device which concerns on 3rd Embodiment was installed. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the vehicle charge control process in 3rd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the house and vehicle in which the charging device which concerns on 4th Embodiment was installed. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the vehicle charge control process in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the vehicle charge control process in 5th Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the house and vehicle in which the charging device which concerns on 6th Embodiment was installed. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the vehicle charge control process in 6th Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  [First Embodiment]

  In FIG. 1, a vehicle storage battery is mounted by the charging device 10 in a state where the housing 12 in which the charging device 10 according to the first embodiment is installed and the vehicle storage battery 52 is mounted and parked in a parking lot adjacent to the housing 12. The vehicle 50 to which 52 is charged is shown. In the present embodiment, the house 12 is a house where a regular user of the vehicle 50 lives. Moreover, although the house 12 is shown as a detached house in FIG. 1, an apartment house etc. may be sufficient. The vehicle 50 is preferably a vehicle that can run using a motor as a power source, such as a hybrid hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle.

  The charging device 10 installed in the house 12 includes a power supply unit 16 connected to a system power supply (commercial power supply or the like supplied from an electric power company) 14. The power supply unit 16 includes a connection detection unit 18 and a control. The unit 24 is connected. The power supply unit 16 has a function of converting AC power supplied from the system power supply 14 into DC power, and supplies DC power for charging the vehicle storage battery 52 to the connection detection unit 18 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 24. Supply. The power supply unit 16 is not limited to the form directly connected to the system power supply 14 as shown in FIG. 1, and a plurality of power supply destinations installed in the house 12 including the power supply unit 16 (for example, the distribution of the house 12). It may be configured to be connected to the system power supply 14 via a power supply control unit that controls power supply to various electrical devices connected to a power board or an outlet, a storage battery for a house, an electric water heater, and the like.

  The connection detection unit 18 has a function as a power supply connection unit on the house 12 side, and when the vehicle storage battery 52 is charged, the connector 22 provided at the tip of the charging cable 20 is connected to the power supply connection unit 56 ( DC power supplied from the power supply unit 16 while being electrically connected to the power source connection unit 56 of the vehicle 50 via the charging cable 20 (so-called plug-in). By supplying to 50, the vehicle storage battery 52 is charged on the vehicle 50 side. The connection detection unit 18 is connected to a control unit 24 composed of a computer or the like, and always checks whether the electrical connection state with the power supply connection unit 56 of the vehicle 50 has changed (the vehicle storage battery 52 is charged). Monitoring) and notifies the control unit 24 every time the electrical connection state with the power supply connection unit 56 changes.

  In addition, a locking / unlocking device 26 and an alarm / notification unit 34 are connected to the control unit 24. The locking / unlocking device 26 is a device that is attached to the entrance door 30 of the house 12 and performs locking / unlocking of the entrance door 30. In the first embodiment, a resident of the house 12 (an authorized user of the vehicle 50) possesses an electronic entrance key 32 for automatically switching the locking / unlocking state of the entrance door 30 by the locking / unlocking device 26. ing. The electronic entrance key 32 has a built-in transmitter that transmits a pre-registered ID. The locking / unlocking device 26 includes two ID receivers 28 for receiving an ID transmitted from the electronic entrance key 32, and the two ID receivers 28 are respectively provided on the indoor side and the outdoor side near the entrance door 30. (In FIG. 1, the ID receiving unit disposed on the indoor side is denoted by reference numeral “28A”, and the ID receiving unit disposed on the outdoor side is denoted by reference numeral “28B”).

  When one ID receiving unit 28 receives a pre-registered ID from the electronic entrance key 32, the locking / unlocking device 26 switches the entrance door 30 from the locked state to the unlocked state, and then the entrance door 30 is once opened and closed. When the other ID receiving unit 28 receives an ID registered in advance from the electronic entrance key 32, the entrance door 30 is again switched from the unlocked state to the locked state. In addition, every time the locking / unlocking device 26 switches the locking / unlocking state of the front door 30, the locking / unlocking state of the front door 30 after switching and the ID receiving unit 28 (ID receiving unit 28A on the indoor side) The control unit 24 is notified of which ID receiving unit 28B on the outdoor side has received the ID). The locking / unlocking device 26 is an example of the behavior detecting means according to claims 1 to 4 and 6.

  The alarm / notification unit 34 includes an alarm device composed of a buzzer or the like. When the control unit 24 detects that an event to be notified to a resident of the house 12 has occurred, the alarm / report unit 34 turns on the alarm device of the alarm / report unit 34. Operate to notify the resident of the occurrence of the event. Note that the alarm device may include a display device that can display the contents of the event that has occurred using characters or the like. The alarm / notification unit 34 is also provided with a reporting device for reporting the occurrence of an abnormality to the outside (for example, a management company, a security company, a police station, etc.). When it is determined that the content should be reported, the alarm device of the alarm / report unit 34 is operated to report the occurrence of abnormality to the outside.

  On the other hand, a charge / discharge control unit 54 is mounted on the vehicle 50. The charge / discharge control unit 54 is connected to the vehicle storage battery 52 and is also connected to a power supply connection unit 56 provided in the vehicle and connected to the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 when the vehicle storage battery 52 is charged. Yes. The charge / discharge control unit 54 is connected to the power supply connection unit 56 so that the power supply connection unit 56 is electrically connected to the connection detection unit 18 of the charging device 10 via the charging cable 20. When DC power is supplied from the 10 connection detection units 18 via the charging cable 20, the vehicle storage battery 52 is controlled while charging and discharging (for example, refreshing) of the vehicle storage battery 52 by the supplied DC power are controlled. Processing such as monitoring the amount of charge is also performed.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. When charging the vehicle storage battery 52 mounted on the vehicle 50, a legitimate user of the vehicle 50 first enters a parking lot close to the house 12 where the user lives (the house 12 where the charging device 10 is installed). After the vehicle 50 is parked, an operation of connecting the connector 22 at the tip of the charging cable 20 to the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 is performed. When this operation is performed, the electrical connection state between the connection detection unit 18 and the power supply connection unit 56 of the vehicle 50 changes from “disconnected” to “connected”, so that the change in the electrical connection state is connected. It is detected by the detection unit 18 and notifies the control unit 24 that the power supply connection unit 56 of the vehicle 50 is electrically connected.

  When notified that the connection detection unit 18 and the power supply connection unit 56 of the vehicle 50 are electrically connected, the control unit 24 performs a vehicle charging control process shown in FIG. In this vehicle charging control process, first, a flag is initialized to 0 in step 100. In the next step 102, the power supply unit 16 is instructed to supply power to the connection detection unit 18. Thus, the DC power for charging the vehicle storage battery 52 is transmitted from the connection detection unit 18 to the vehicle via the connection detection unit 18, the charging cable 20, the power supply connection unit 56 of the vehicle 50, and the charge / discharge control unit 54. The battery 52 is supplied and charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is started.

  In the next step 104, the locking / unlocking device 26 attached to the entrance door 30 of the house 12 receives the ID registered in advance from the electronic entrance key 32 by the ID receiving unit 28 </ b> A on the indoor side. It is determined whether or not the locked state is switched to the unlocked state, that is, whether or not the entrance door 30 is unlocked from the indoor side of the house 12. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 106, and the locking / unlocking device 26 unlocks the front door 30 when the outdoor ID receiving unit 28B receives the pre-registered ID from the electronic front door key 32. It is determined whether or not the door has been switched to the unlocked state, that is, whether or not the entrance door 30 is locked from the outdoor side of the house 12.

  If this determination is also denied, the process proceeds to step 110 to determine whether or not the timer has timed out. Here, the determination is negative and the routine proceeds to step 114, where it is determined whether or not the connection detection unit 18 has notified that the electrical connection state between the connection detection unit 18 and the power supply connection unit 56 has been disconnected. When this determination is also denied, the routine proceeds to step 116, where it is determined whether or not the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 has been completed. If this determination is also denied, the process returns to step 104, and steps 104 to 116 are repeated until any of the determinations of steps 104, 106, 110, 114, and 116 is affirmed.

  Here, for example, an authorized user of the vehicle 50 enters the house 12 after performing an operation of connecting the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 to the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50, and charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is completed. In the case of staying in the house 12 until then, when an authorized user enters the house 12, the entrance door 30 is unlocked from the outdoor side of the house 12, and then locked from the indoor side of the house 12. Thus, the determination at step 116 is affirmed without the determination at steps 104 and 106 being affirmed. In addition, even when an authorized user of the vehicle 50 goes out after performing the operation, the determination in step 116 is affirmed without the determination in steps 104 and 106 being affirmed.

  When the determination in step 116 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 118, and the power supply unit 16 is instructed to stop power supply to the connection detection unit 18, thereby stopping the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52. In the next step 120, the person in the house 12 is notified that the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 has been completed, for example, by operating an alarm device of the alarm / notification unit 34. Further, in step 122, it is determined whether or not the connection detection unit 18 has notified that the electrical connection state between the connection detection unit 18 and the power supply connection unit 56 has been disconnected, and step 122 is performed until the determination is affirmed. repeat. Then, when an authorized user of the vehicle 50 who recognizes that the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is completed, an operation for releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 is performed. When the determination at step 122 is affirmed, the vehicle charging control process is terminated.

  Moreover, after the regular user of the vehicle 50 performs an operation of connecting the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 to the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 and enters the house 12, for example, the vehicle storage battery 52 is charged. If you take the action of going out of the house 12 before completion, when the authorized user goes out of the house 12, the entrance door 30 is unlocked from the indoor side of the house 12, By being locked from the outdoor side of the house 12, the determination in step 104 or step 106 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step 108. The flag is set to 1 and the timer is started, and then the process proceeds to step 110. When the timer started in step 108 times out, the determination in step 110 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step 112, the flag is returned to 0, and the process proceeds to step 114.

  As described above, in the vehicle charging control process according to the first embodiment, when an authorized user of the vehicle 50 performs an action of going outside from the house 12 before the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is completed. The flag is set to 1 after the determination in step 104 or step 106 is affirmed and the timer is started in step 108 until the timer times out. In addition, the said timer in this 1st Embodiment is a time keeping time (time until it times out), the regular user who opened and closed the entrance door 30 from the inside of the house 12, and went out of the door to the parking position of the vehicle 50 A time that is sufficiently longer (for example, several times to several tens of times) than the time required to move and release the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 is set. ing.

  In addition, when the operation for releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 is performed before the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is completed, the determination in step 114 is affirmative. Then, the process proceeds to step 124, and charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is stopped by instructing the power supply unit 16 to stop power supply to the connection detection unit 18. In the next step 126, it is determined whether or not 1 is set in the flag. If this determination is affirmed, an action to go out of the house 12 by an authorized user is performed, and the elapsed time after this action is performed is within the time measured by the timer. It can be determined that the operation for releasing the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connection unit 56 is an operation performed by a legitimate user due to, for example, an outing using the vehicle 50. For this reason, when determination of step 126 is affirmed, a vehicle charge control process is complete | finished.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 126 is negative, whether the legitimate user has performed an action of going outside from the house 12 within the period from the start of charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 to the present time, Or, even if the action is being performed, since a time longer than the time measured by the timer has elapsed, the operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connection unit 56 performed this time is a regular operation. It can be determined that there is a high possibility of mischief performed by a third party other than the user. For this reason, if the determination in step 126 is negative, the process proceeds to step 128, and an alarm is output from the alarm device of the alarm / notification unit 34, so that the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connection unit 56 is made by a third party. The person in the house 12 is notified that the release has been made. Further, in the next step 130, the alarm device of the alarm / notification unit 34 notifies the outside that an abnormality has occurred in which the connection between the connector 22 and the power source connection unit 56 is released by a third party, and the vehicle charging control is performed. The process ends.

  In the vehicle charging control process shown in FIG. 2, steps 104 to 112 and step 126 are an example of a process performed by the control unit according to claim 1, and other steps are the charging according to claim 1. It is an example of the process by a means. Further, the power supply unit 16, the connection detection unit 18, the charging cable 20, the connector 22, and the alarm / notification unit 34 also correspond to the charging means according to claim 1.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 is performed before the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is completed. In addition, if the action of going out of the house 12 by the authorized user is performed within the time measured by the timer, the alarm output is stopped and the alarm is output under other conditions. Accurately discriminating whether the operation of releasing the connection with the unit 56 was performed by a legitimate user or a third party without requiring the carrying of a vehicle key or the like by the legitimate user It is possible to reliably prevent the operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 from being performed by a third party.

  In the vehicle charge control process according to the first embodiment, when the determination in step 104 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 106, whereas when the determination in step 104 is negative, the process proceeds to step 110, and If the determination at 106 is affirmed, the process may proceed to step 108, while if the determination at step 106 is negative, the process may proceed to step 110. In this case, only the time measured by the timer is performed only when a series of actions are performed in which the entrance door 30 is unlocked from the outdoor side of the house 12 after the entrance door 30 is unlocked from the indoor side of the house 12. Since 1 is set in the flag, it is possible to more accurately detect that an authorized user has performed an action of going outside from the house 12.

  [Second Embodiment]

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 3 shows the house 12 and the vehicle 50 in which the charging device 60 according to the second embodiment is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the second embodiment, a locking / unlocking device 36 is provided in place of the locking / unlocking device 26 described in the first embodiment as a locking / unlocking device that locks / unlocks the entrance door 30 of the house 12. It has been. The locking / unlocking device 26 described in the first embodiment is configured to switch the locking / unlocking state of the entrance door 30 every time the ID receiving unit 28 receives an ID transmitted from the electronic entrance key 32. The locking / unlocking device 36 according to the second embodiment is configured by a general cylinder lock in which the locking / unlocking state is switched by turning a key inserted into the keyhole.

  The locking / unlocking device 36 has a built-in thumb-turn position sensor 36A that detects whether the thumb-turn position for switching the locking / unlocking state from the indoor side is the locking position or the unlocking position. The thumb turn position sensor 36A is connected to the control unit 24, and the detection result of the thumb turn position by the thumb turn position sensor 36A is output to the control unit 24. The thumb-turn position sensor 36A is an example of behavior detecting means according to claims 1 to 5.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, only the parts different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment will be described for the vehicle charge control process in the second embodiment. The vehicle charging control process in the second embodiment is the vehicle charging control process described in the first embodiment only in that the determination in step 134 shown in FIG. 4 is performed instead of the determination in steps 104 and 106 in FIG. This is different from FIG.

  The vehicle charge control process in the second embodiment proceeds to step 134 when charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is started by instructing the power supply unit 16 to supply power to the connection detection unit 18 in step 102. Based on the thumb turn position detection result input from the thumb turn position sensor 36A, it is determined whether or not the thumb turn of the locking / unlocking device 36 of the front door 30 has been moved from the locking position to the unlocking position. If this determination is negative, the routine proceeds to step 110. On the other hand, if the determination in step 134 is affirmative, it can be determined that there is a high possibility that a person in the house 12 is going out, so the routine proceeds to step 108 where the flag is set to 1 and the timer To start step 110.

  In the vehicle charging control process of FIG. 4, step 134, step 108 to step 112, and step 126 are an example of the process by the control unit according to claim 1, and other steps are described in claim 1. It is an example of the process by a charging means.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, even if the locking / unlocking device for locking / unlocking the entrance door 30 of the house 12 has a simple configuration such as a general cylinder lock, the person in the house 12 The user can detect the action of going out of the door, and the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the vehicle 50 are not required to be carried by a legitimate user such as a vehicle key as in the first embodiment. It is possible to reliably prevent an operation for releasing the connection with the power supply connection unit 56 from being performed by a third party.

  [Third Embodiment]

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 5 shows the house 12 and the vehicle 50 in which the charging device 62 according to the third embodiment is installed.

  In general, a window that can be opened and closed in a house is provided with a window locking / unlocking portion that locks and unlocks the window. In FIG. 5, the window locking / unlocking portion is indicated by a reference numeral “38”. ing. In the third embodiment, each window locking / unlocking unit 38 is provided with a window locking / unlocking sensor 40 for detecting whether each window locking / unlocking unit 38 is in the locked position or the unlocked position. The individual window locking / unlocking sensors 40 are respectively connected to the control unit 24, and the detection results of the positions of the individual window locking / unlocking units 38 by the individual window locking / unlocking sensors 40 are output to the control unit 24. The window locking / unlocking sensor 40 is an example of a behavior detecting unit according to claim 7.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, only the parts different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment will be described for the vehicle charge control process in the third embodiment. The vehicle charge control process in the third embodiment is the vehicle charge control described in the first embodiment only in that the determination in steps 138 and 140 shown in FIG. 6 is performed instead of the determination in steps 104 and 106 in FIG. This is different from the processing (FIG. 2).

  The vehicle charging control process in the third embodiment proceeds to step 138 when charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is started by instructing the power supply unit 16 to supply power to the connection detection unit 18 in step 102. Based on the detection result of the position of each window locking / unlocking unit 38 input from each window locking / unlocking sensor 40, it is determined whether or not any window locking / unlocking unit 38 has been moved from the unlocking position to the locking position. To do. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 110. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 140, and it is determined whether all the window locking / unlocking portions 38 are located at the locking position. Also when this determination is denied, it transfers to step 110.

  On the other hand, when the determinations in steps 138 and 140 are respectively affirmed, a person in the house 12 has performed an operation of moving the window locking / unlocking portions 38 of all windows provided in the house 12 to the locking position. It can be determined that there is a high possibility that a person in the house 12 is going out. Therefore, if the determinations in steps 138 and 140 are affirmed, the process proceeds to step 108, the flag is set to 1, and the timer is started and the process proceeds to step 110.

  In the vehicle charging control process of FIG. 6, step 138, step 140, step 108 to step 112, and step 126 are an example of the process by the control means according to claim 1, and the other steps are claimed in claim 1. It is an example of the process by the charging means as described in.

  Also in the third embodiment, as in the first and second embodiments, the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power source of the vehicle 50 are not required to be carried by a legitimate user such as a vehicle key. It is possible to reliably prevent an operation for releasing the connection with the connection unit 56 from being performed by a third party.

  [Fourth Embodiment]

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment-3rd Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 7 shows the house 12 and the vehicle 50 in which the charging device 64 according to the fourth embodiment is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the fourth embodiment, a plurality of human detection sensors 42 are installed in the house 12. Each person detection sensor 42 detects a person existing in the house 12 by detecting, for example, infrared rays radiated from the human body, and the plurality of person detection sensors 42 have an entire space in the house 12. In order to enter the sensing area of any one of the human sensing sensors 42, they are arranged at approximately equal intervals on the ceiling or the like in the house. The individual person detection sensors 42 are respectively connected to the control unit 24, and the detection result of the person by the individual person detection sensor 42 is output to the control unit 24. The human detection sensor 42 is an example of a human detection unit.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, only the parts different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment will be described for the vehicle charge control process in the fourth embodiment. The vehicle charge control process in the fourth embodiment is the vehicle charge control described in the first embodiment only in that the determination in steps 142 and 144 shown in FIG. 8 is performed instead of the determination in steps 104 and 106 in FIG. This is different from the processing (FIG. 2).

  The vehicle charging control process in the fourth embodiment proceeds to step 142 when charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is started by instructing the power supply unit 16 to supply power to the connection detection unit 18 in step 102. Based on the detection result of the person input from each person detection sensor 42, it is determined whether any person detection sensor 42 has changed from a state in which a person is detected to a state in which no person is detected. . If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 110. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 144, and it is determined whether or not all the human detection sensors 42 are not detecting a person. Also when this determination is denied, it transfers to step 110. On the other hand, when the determinations in steps 142 and 144 are affirmed, it can be determined that there is a high possibility that a person who is in the house 12 has gone outside. Therefore, if the determinations in steps 142 and 144 are affirmed, the process proceeds to step 108, the flag is set to 1, and the timer is started to proceed to step 110.

  In the vehicle charging control process of FIG. 8, Step 142, Step 144, Step 108 to Step 112, and Step 126 are an example of the process by the control means according to claim 1, and the other steps are claims 1. It is an example of the process by the charging means as described in.

  Also in the fourth embodiment, as in the first to third embodiments, the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power source of the vehicle 50 are not required to be carried by a legitimate user such as a vehicle key. It is possible to reliably prevent an operation for releasing the connection with the connection unit 56 from being performed by a third party.

  [Fifth Embodiment]

  Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the fifth embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the respective parts, and the description of the configuration is omitted. Hereinafter, the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The vehicle charge control process in FIG. 2 will be described only for parts different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment.

  The vehicle charge control process in the fifth embodiment is different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment only in that the determination in step 146 shown in FIG. 9 is added. The vehicle charging control process in the fifth embodiment proceeds to step 146 when charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is started by instructing the power supply unit 16 to supply power to the connection detection unit 18 in step 102. Then, it is determined whether or not the current time is within a pre-registered security stop time zone.

  The frequency of people going in and out of the house 12 varies greatly depending on the time of day. For example, during times when people go in and out of the house, such as morning and evening, a third party can connect the connector 22 and the power supply connection 56 to the person. Therefore, it is less necessary to perform a process for suppressing the operation by a third party, and the accuracy of the process also decreases. For this reason, in the fifth embodiment, a time zone (for example, 7:00 to 9:00, 17:00 to 19:00, etc.) where the frequency of entering and exiting the house 12 is high is registered in advance as a security stop time zone. Yes.

  If the determination in step 146 is negative, the process proceeds to step 104, and the processing after step 104 is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. On the other hand, if the current time is within the guard stop time zone, the determination at step 146 is affirmed and the routine proceeds to step 116. In this case, steps 104 to 114 are omitted, and it is monitored whether or not an operation for releasing the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connection unit 56 is performed by a third party, and the operation is performed by a third party. When the determination is made, the process of outputting an alarm or the like is stopped.

  In the fifth embodiment, in the time zone other than the security stop time zone, similarly to the first embodiment to the fourth embodiment, it is not necessary to carry a vehicle key or the like by a legitimate user. It is possible to reliably prevent an operation for releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 from being performed by a third party. In addition, it is possible to prevent a malfunction from occurring during the guard stop time period.

  [Sixth Embodiment]

  Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 10 shows a house 12 and a vehicle 70 in which the charging device 66 according to the sixth embodiment is installed.

  In the sixth embodiment, an authorized user of the vehicle 70 has a vehicle key 76 for using the vehicle 70. The vehicle key 76 has a built-in transmitter that transmits a vehicle ID registered in advance. The vehicle 70 is equipped with a vehicle ID receiving unit 72 for receiving the vehicle ID transmitted from the vehicle key 76. When receiving the vehicle ID from the vehicle key 76, the vehicle ID receiving unit 72 instructs the locking / unlocking device (not shown) provided on the door of the vehicle 70 to switch the door of the vehicle 70 from the locked state to the unlocked state. Is output.

  The charging device 66 according to the sixth embodiment includes a communication unit 44 connected to the control unit 24, and the vehicle 70 is provided with a communication unit 74 for communicating with the communication unit 44. The communication between the communication units 44 and 74 may be wireless communication, wired communication via a communication cable attached to the charging cable 20, or wired communication via the charging cable 20 itself. But you can. The communication unit 74 is connected to the vehicle ID receiving unit 72, and the vehicle ID receiving unit 72 and the control unit 24 can communicate with each other via the communication units 44 and 74.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 11, only the parts different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment will be described for the vehicle charge control process in the sixth embodiment. The vehicle charge control process in the sixth embodiment is different from the vehicle charge control process (FIG. 2) described in the first embodiment only in that steps 150 and 152 shown in FIG. 11 are added. The vehicle charging control process in the sixth embodiment is performed by performing an operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connecting portion 56 of the vehicle 50 before the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is completed. When the determination in step 114 is affirmed and the power supply unit 16 is instructed to stop power supply to the connection detection unit 18 in step 124, the charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 is stopped, and then the process proceeds to step 150. The vehicle ID reception unit 72 is inquired about the reception state of the vehicle ID from 76 via the communication units 44 and 74.

  When the reception state of the vehicle ID from the vehicle key 76 is notified from the vehicle ID reception unit 72 via the communication units 44 and 74, in the next step 152, based on the notification from the vehicle ID reception unit 72, the vehicle ID reception unit It is determined whether or not 72 is receiving a vehicle ID from the vehicle key 76. According to the sixth embodiment, an authorized user of the vehicle 70 performs an operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 while carrying the vehicle key 76. If the determination in step 152 is negative (when the vehicle ID receiving unit 72 has not received the vehicle ID), there is no authorized user at a position close to the vehicle 70, and the connector Since it can be determined that the operation of canceling the connection between the power source 22 and the power source connection unit 56 has been performed by a third party other than the authorized user, the process proceeds to step 128 to output an alarm or report the occurrence of an abnormality.

  Even when the vehicle ID receiving unit 72 receives the vehicle ID, the vehicle ID is received from the vehicle key 76 placed in the house 12 without being carried by an authorized user. The possibility cannot be denied. For this reason, when the determination in step 152 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 126 to determine whether or not 1 is set in the flag. If the determination in step 126 is affirmed in addition to step 152, an action is taken by the authorized user to go out of the house 12 and the elapsed time after this action is performed is the timer. Since it is within the timed period and the vehicle ID receiving unit 72 has also received the vehicle ID, the operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connecting unit 56 may have been performed by a legitimate user. It can be judged that it is expensive. For this reason, when the determination of step 126 is affirmed, the vehicle charge control process is terminated without performing an alarm output or reporting an abnormality.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 152 is affirmed, but the determination in step 126 is negative, the authorized user is not allowed to move from the house 12 within the period from the start of charging of the vehicle storage battery 52 to the present time. The vehicle ID receiving unit 72 is carried by a legitimate user because it has not taken any action to go outdoors, or even if the action has been taken, a time longer than the time measured by the timer has elapsed. It is highly likely that the vehicle ID has been received from the vehicle key 76 placed in the house 12 without being connected, and the operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connection unit 56 may have been performed by a third party. Judgment is high. For this reason, if the determination in step 126 is negative, the process proceeds to step 128, where an alarm is output or an abnormality is reported.

  In the vehicle charge control process of FIG. 11, steps 104 to 112, step 152, and step 126 are an example of the process by the control means described in claim 10 (more specifically, claim 11), and other steps. Is an example of processing by the charging means according to claim 10. In addition, the power supply unit 16, the connection detection unit 18, the charging cable 20, the connector 22, and the alarm / report unit 34 also correspond to the charging means according to claim 10, and the vehicle ID reception unit 72 corresponds to claim 10. An example of the user detection means described above (more specifically, the first user detection means according to claim 11), the locking / unlocking device 26 according to the sixth embodiment is the user detection means according to claim 10 (more Specifically, this is an example of the second user detecting means described in claim 11.

  As described above, in the sixth embodiment, although an authorized user who performs an operation of releasing the connection between the connector 22 and the power supply connection portion 56 needs to carry the vehicle key 76, the first embodiment to the first embodiment. As in the fifth embodiment, it is possible to reliably prevent an operation to release the connection between the connector 22 of the charging cable 20 and the power supply connection portion 56 of the vehicle 50 by a third party.

  In the first to fifth embodiments, as an example of the behavior detecting means according to claims 1 to 9, the locking / unlocking device 26, the thumb turn position sensor 36A, the window locking / unlocking sensor 40, and the human detection sensor 42 are provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a security device is installed to prevent outsiders from entering the house when you are away, and to detect and alert you when they are intruded, thereby preventing goods from being stolen. When a resident goes out, an operation to switch the security device to the security state is performed when the resident goes out, so the operation to switch the security device to the security state is detected as an action that the resident tries to go out of the house It may be. The above aspect corresponds to the invention described in claim 9.

  Further, in the sixth embodiment, the aspect in which the vehicle ID receiving unit 72 that is an example of the first user detection unit according to the eleventh aspect is mounted on the vehicle 70 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be installed in a parking lot where the vehicle 70 is parked. Moreover, although the locking / unlocking device 26 has been described as an example of the second user detecting means according to the eleventh aspect, instead of this, the thumb turn position sensor 36A described in the second embodiment and the third embodiment will be described. Any one of the window locking / unlocking sensor 40 and the human sensor 42 described in the fourth embodiment can be applied, or a combination of these can be applied.

  Moreover, although the vehicle ID receiving part 72 and the locking / unlocking apparatus 26 were demonstrated as an example of the several user detection means of Claim 10 in 6th Embodiment mentioned above, it is not restricted to this, For example, multiple Each of the user detection means is a vehicle ID receiving unit, and a plurality of vehicle ID receiving units are different from each other among a house where a legitimate user lives, its site, a parking lot where the vehicle is parked, and a vehicle. You may employ | adopt the structure each provided in the location.

  In the above description, an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle is described as an example of the vehicle according to the present invention. However, the vehicle according to the present invention may be a vehicle equipped with a storage battery. It is also possible to apply to charging of a storage battery mounted on an electric wheelchair or the like.

10, 60, 62, 64, 66 Charging device 12 House 16 Power supply unit 18 Connection detection unit 20 Charging cable 22 Connector 24 Control unit 26 Locking / unlocking device 30 Entrance door 32 Electronic entrance key 34 Alarm / notification unit 36A Thumb turn position sensor 40 Window Locking / Unlocking Sensor 42 Human Sensor 50, 70 Vehicle 52 Vehicle Storage Battery 72 Vehicle ID Receiving Unit 76 Vehicle Key

Claims (11)

Charging the storage battery mounted on the vehicle with a charger connected to the storage battery, and a charging means for outputting an alarm when a connection abnormality occurs between the storage battery and the charger;
A behavior detecting means for detecting whether or not a specific behavior in which a person goes out of the house where the authorized user resides or tries to go out is performed;
Control means for stopping a warning output at the occurrence of the connection abnormality by the charging means for at least a predetermined time when the action detecting means detects that the specific action has been performed;
Including charging device.   The behavior detecting means detects whether or not the locking / unlocking state of the locking / unlocking means that is provided on the entrance door of the house where the authorized user lives and detects the authorized user and switches the locking / unlocking state is switched. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device detects whether the specific action has been performed.   The locking / unlocking means includes receiving means for receiving an ID transmitted from an electronic key carried by the authorized user, and the locking / unlocking means is unlocked when the ID received by the receiving means matches a preset ID. The charging device according to claim 2, wherein the state is switched.   The behavior detection means detects whether the specific behavior has been performed by detecting whether the locking / unlocking means provided on the entrance door of the house where the authorized user lives is unlocked from the indoor side. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is detected.   The charging device according to claim 4, wherein the behavior detecting unit determines that the locking / unlocking unit is unlocked from the indoor side when the thumb turn of the locking / unlocking unit is moved to the unlocking position. The locking / unlocking means is provided on the indoor side of the entrance door and receives the ID transmitted from the electronic key carried by the authorized user, and is provided on the outdoor side of the entrance door. Second receiving means for receiving an ID transmitted from an electronic key carried by a legitimate user, and the ID received by the first receiving means or the second receiving means is set to a preset ID. It is a configuration that switches the state of locking and unlocking when they match,
The said action detection means judges that the said locking / unlocking means was unlocked from the indoor side, when ID is received by the said 1st receiving means and the locking / unlocking state of the said locking / unlocking means switches. Charging device.   Whether the specific action has been performed by detecting whether or not all of the locking / unlocking means provided in each of the plurality of opening / closing sections of the house in which the authorized user lives is switched to the locked state, The charging device according to claim 1, which detects whether or not.   The behavior detecting means is in a state where the person detecting means for detecting a person present in the house where the authorized user lives is not detecting a person existing in the house. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein it is detected whether or not the specific action has been performed by detecting whether or not the switching has been performed.   The said action detection means detects whether the said specific action was performed by detecting whether the security apparatus provided in the house where the said regular user resides switched to the security state. The charging device described. Charging the storage battery mounted on the vehicle with a charger connected to the storage battery, and a charging means for outputting an alarm when a connection abnormality occurs between the storage battery and the charger;
A plurality of user detections for detecting each of the legitimate users provided in a house where the legitimate user lives, a site thereof, a parking lot where the vehicle is parked, and a different location of the vehicle. Means,
Based on the detection result of the regular user by each of the plurality of user detection means, when it is estimated that the regular user exists in a position close to the vehicle, the charging means by the charging means Control means for stopping alarm output at the time of occurrence of connection abnormality for at least a predetermined time;
Including charging device. Among the plurality of user detecting means, the legitimate user is detected by detecting whether wireless communication is possible with a vehicle key provided in the parking lot or the vehicle and carried by the legitimate user. First user detection means, and second user detection means for detecting whether or not the regular user is provided in the house, are included in the house,
In the case where the regular user is detected by the first user detection means, the control means indicates that the regular user exists in the house. 11. The charging device according to claim 10, wherein an alarm output at the time of occurrence of the connection abnormality by the charging unit is stopped for at least a predetermined time only when not detected by the detecting unit.

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