JP2006001480A - Locking device for electric vehicle, electric vehicle and rental system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking device to be used for an electric vehicle equipped with a battery, to prevent theft of the vehicle even during charging and to positively perform charging. <P>SOLUTION: A charging unit 210 of a charging management device 200 is provided with a charging cable 250 and the battery 302 of an electric auxiliary bicycle 300 charged through the charging cable 250 is charged. The electric auxiliary bicycle 300 is provided with a circle lock device 400 capable of locking a rear wheel 308. The circle lock device 400 is provided with a wheel lock part 410 capable of locking the rear wheel 308 of the electric auxiliary bicycle 300; and a charging connector part 450 removably connected with the charging cable 250 and electrically connecting the charging cable 250 and the battery 302. Further, in the circle lock device 400, a fixing plate 437 fixes it in the state that the charging cable 250 is connected to the charging connector part 450 by interlocking with locking of the rear wheel 308 by the wheel lock part 410. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric vehicle locking device used in an electric vehicle having a motor driven by electric power from a battery.

  Conventionally, as a rental system for an electric vehicle such as a battery-assisted bicycle or a self-propelled electric two-wheeler that reduces a load of a human stepping force by charging a dedicated battery from an AC power supply, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. It has been.

  The lending system for electric vehicles disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a lending control device, a charging control device, a battery supply device, and an outlet for charging a battery built-in type electric vehicle that are connected to each other.

  In this conventional lending system, when a user borrows an electric vehicle, in principle, the charged battery is removed from the battery supply device and carried to the borrowed electric vehicle. On the other hand, when returning the electric vehicle borrowed by the user, in principle, the battery is removed from the electric vehicle and carried to the battery supply device, and the battery is installed in the battery supply device and charged for the next user.

  By the way, in the case of lending an electric vehicle by mounting a charged battery on the electric vehicle in a conventional lending system, in principle, the user needs to carry the battery when lending the electric vehicle, which is troublesome. The problem arises. For this reason, it is desirable that the electric vehicle has a configuration in which the battery is not removable from the vehicle body.

  In this regard, Patent Document 1 describes an electric vehicle with a built-in battery. When this electric vehicle is returned, it is considered that it is necessary to connect the battery and an outlet in order to charge the battery. However, in Patent Document 1, no consideration is given to this point.

  As described above, for example, a system described in Patent Document 2 is known as a system for charging an electric vehicle equipped with a battery that cannot be removed at the time of use in order to reduce the work burden on the user.

In Patent Document 2, a battery included in a battery-assisted bicycle is charged via a charging control device and a charging terminal device installed in a bicycle parking lot or the like. Specifically, the charging terminal device has a charging cord connected to the battery-assisted bicycle and an anti-theft lock that prevents the theft of the battery-assisted bicycle, and charging starts when the anti-theft lock locks the bicycle. .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-307952 Japanese Patent No. 3469908

  However, although Patent Document 2 can prevent theft of the battery-assisted bicycle that is parked in the bicycle parking lot by the antitheft lock, the charging path is such that the charging cord is pulled out from the vehicle side by external force such as mischief during battery charging. It is not assumed that charging will be impossible due to being blocked.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is used for an electric vehicle equipped with a battery that is non-detachable, and prevents theft of the vehicle even during charging, and can be charged reliably. An object is to provide an electric vehicle and a rental system.

  The electric vehicle locking device of the present invention is attached to an electric vehicle including a battery charged by the charging unit via a charging cable of the charging unit, and the electric vehicle locking device can freely lock the wheels of the electric vehicle. The wheel lock portion that can freely lock the wheels of the electric vehicle, the charge cable is detachably connected, the connection portion that electrically connects the charge cable and the battery, and the wheel lock portion. In conjunction with the locking of the wheel, a configuration having a cable fixing portion that fixes the charging cable in a state of being connected to the connection portion is adopted.

  According to this structure, it attaches to the electric vehicle which has a battery, and at the same time a wheel locking part locks a wheel, a cable fixing part fixes the charging cable connected to the connection part in the state connected to the connection part. Therefore, when the charging unit and the battery are electrically connected by connecting the charging cable to the connecting portion, the wheel locking portion locks the wheel to fix the charging cable and the connecting portion in a connected state. be able to.

  Thereby, the theft of the electric vehicle itself to which the electric vehicle lock device is attached can be prevented. In addition, during charging of the battery through the charging cable of the charging unit, the charging cable does not come off from the connecting portion due to external forces such as mischief, and the battery can be reliably charged.

  An electric vehicle according to the present invention includes a battery charged by the charging unit via a charging cable included in the charging unit, and in an electric vehicle that travels by power supplied from the battery, a wheel lock portion that can freely rotate wheels, The charging cable is detachably connected, and the charging cable is connected to the connection portion in conjunction with a connection portion that electrically connects the charging cable and the battery, and locking of the wheel by the wheel lock portion. The structure which has the cable fixing | fixed part fixed in the state made is taken.

  According to this configuration, the wheel lock portion locks the wheel, and at the same time, the cable fixing portion fixes the charging cable connected to the connection portion while being connected to the connection portion. Therefore, when the charging unit and the battery are electrically connected by connecting the charging cable to the connecting portion, the wheel locking portion locks the wheel to fix the charging cable and the connecting portion in a connected state. be able to.

  As a result, the electric vehicle itself can be prevented from being stolen, and the battery can be reliably charged without being disconnected from the connection portion due to external force such as mischief during charging of the battery through the charging cable of the charging unit. can do.

  An electric vehicle rental system according to the present invention includes the electric vehicle having the above-described configuration and a charging cable connected to the connection portion of the electric vehicle, and the battery is connected to the connection portion through the charging cable. And a charging device for charging the battery.

  According to this structure, the electric vehicle which has a wheel lock part which can lock a wheel freely, a connection part, and a cable fixing | fixed part, and the charging device which has a charging cable connected to the connection part of an electric vehicle are provided. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the electric vehicle from being stolen and disconnection between the connection portion and the charging cable during the charging operation of the battery of the electric vehicle performed by the charging device. Thereby, this electric vehicle can be lent to the next user in a state where the battery is reliably charged without being stolen.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the locking device for an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle, and the lending system that can be used for an electric vehicle equipped with a battery to prevent theft of the vehicle even during charging and to reliably charge the vehicle. The purpose is to provide.

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a lending system having an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The lending system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a charge management device 200 and an electric vehicle (for example, an electric assist bicycle 300 and an electric motorcycle 300A) that includes a battery charged by the charge management device 200 via charging cables 250 and 290. Have. An electric vehicle is a vehicle that includes a battery and a motor that is driven by electric power supplied from the battery, and travels by the rotation of the motor. The electric vehicle may be any vehicle as long as it is electrically driven using a motor. For example, the electric vehicle may be an electric motorcycle, an electric tricycle, an electric four-wheel vehicle, or the like. In addition, the vehicle is not limited to a battery-assisted bicycle, and may travel using the output of a motor as an auxiliary.

  In this embodiment, the electric vehicle constituting the lending system 100 is a battery-assisted bicycle 300 that reduces a load applied to a pedal by a user by rotating the motor, and an electric motorcycle 300A that travels by rotating the motor. Hereinafter, the battery-assisted bicycle 300 will be mainly described. Further, in the present embodiment, front, rear, left, and right mean front, rear, left, and right when viewed in the state of being seated on the seat of the electric vehicle.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the battery-assisted bicycle in FIG. A battery-assisted bicycle 300 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a battery 302 and a motor 303 driven by power supplied from the battery 302, and a circle lock device 400 that is an example of a lock device for preventing theft.

  The battery 302 is housed in a housing portion 306 disposed along the seat tube 311 between the seat tube 311 and the rear fender 313. In addition, the motor 303 is disposed below the storage unit 306 and in the vicinity of the chain wheel.

  In the battery-assisted bicycle 300, the seat stay 315 extends while descending from the upper end portion of the seat tube 311 and is connected to the rear end 317 at the rear end portion 315b. The circle lock device 400 is attached across the rear fender 313 to the front end portion of the seat stay 315, that is, the end portion 315 a on the joint portion side with the seat tube 311.

  The circle lock device 400 includes a wheel lock portion 410 fixed to the vehicle main body 301 and a charging connector portion 450 that is integrally formed with the wheel lock portion 410 and connected to a battery.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing a circle lock device 400 as an example of a lock device in a battery-assisted bicycle, and shows an unlocked state of the circle lock device. The wheel lock portion 410 includes a lock housing portion 420 that is fixed to the front end portion 315a (see FIG. 2) of the seat stay 315, and a slide bar 430 that protrudes from the lock housing portion 420 and locks (locks) the rear wheel 308. Have. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a locked state of the circle lock device shown in FIG. 3.

  In this embodiment, the lock housing portion 420 has a shape obtained by bending a cylindrical member into a C shape, and both end portions 420a and 420b, which are free ends, are opened. The lock housing portion 420 is formed by inserting a fastening member such as a screw or a bolt into the mounting hole 420d of the rib 420c installed on the inner peripheral surface of the C-shaped cylindrical member at the front end portion 315a. It is fixed (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  Further, the lock housing portion 420 is attached to the front end portion 315a of the seat stay 315 with both end portions 420a and 420b facing downward and a part of the rear wheel 308 positioned between the both end portions 420a and 420b (see FIG. 1 to FIG. 3). That is, both end portions 420a and 420b of the lock housing portion 420 are disposed substantially opposite to each other with the rear wheel 308 interposed therebetween.

  Further, the lock housing portion 420 is formed with a flange portion 421 protruding outward at a portion on the one end portion 420a side, and the charging connector portion 450 and the key cylinder 440 are disposed on the flange portion 421. Has been.

  Further, a C-shaped slide bar 430 formed corresponding to the lock housing portion 420 is slidably provided inside the lock housing portion 420. In the following description, both end portions of the slide bar 430 are referred to as a distal end portion 431 and an opposite end portion is referred to as a proximal end portion 432.

  Here, at least the base end portion 432 side of the slide bar 430 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and an arc-shaped slit 434 that connects the inner surface and the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 432 a of the slide bar 430 to a part of the outer peripheral portion 433. Is formed.

  A latch pin 422 (see FIG. 4) is provided in the slit 434 so as to protrude from a predetermined position on the inner peripheral surface of the lock housing portion 420 into the cylindrical portion 432 a of the slide bar 430. Here, the latch pin 422 is formed at a position from the other end portion 420 b from the substantially central portion of the lock housing portion 420.

  One end 462 of a coil spring 460 that is an urging member with the other end 461 hooked to the base end 432 of the slide bar 430 is hooked to the hook pin 422.

  The coil spring 460 is suspended in a state of extending between the latch pin 422 and the base end portion 432 of the slide bar 430 when the rear wheel 308 is not locked, and the tip end portion 431 of the slide bar 430 is separated from the rear wheel 308. Is positioned.

  The state of the coil spring 460, that is, in the cylindrical portion of the slide bar 430, extends between the latch pin 422 and the base end portion 432 of the slide bar 430, and presses the slide bar 430 clockwise, thereby The state evacuated from is a normal state. That is, the coil spring 460 urges the slide bar 430 in the clockwise direction toward the base end portion 432, that is, within the lock housing portion 420 toward the other end portion 420 b of the lock housing portion 420.

  In the circle lock device 400, as shown in FIG. 3, when the coil spring 460 is in a normal state, the slide bar 430 has a tip 431 spaced from the rear wheel 308 and a predetermined distance from one end 420a of the lock housing 420. It is arrange | positioned in the position which protruded.

  The slide bar 430 slides counterclockwise in the lock housing portion 420 and moves in an arc shape, so that the distal end portion 431 protrudes from the one end portion 420 a of the lock housing portion 420. Thus, the front-end | tip part 431 which protruded from the one end part 420a of the lock housing part 420 passes between the spokes of the rear wheel 308, and is inserted into the opening of the other end part 420b (see FIG. 4).

  As a result, the slide bar 430 forms an annular shape with the lock housing portion 420, and the rear wheel 308 is locked (locked).

  The slide bar 430 is provided with a locking groove portion 435 that engages with a locking piece 472 of the lever 470 disposed in the flange portion 421.

  The locking groove 435 is a locking piece 472 in the slide bar 430 when the tip 431 of the slide bar 430 is inserted into the opening of the other end 420b of the lock housing 420, that is, in the locked state (see FIG. 4). It is formed in the position engaged with.

  The lever 470 is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 424 provided in the flange portion 421 so as to be able to swing. The pressed piece 474 that retracts the locking piece 472 from the moving path of the slide bar 430 when pressed. Have. Here, the lever 470 is formed in an L-shaped cross section that is pivotally supported by the rotation shaft 424 at the substantially central portion, and the end portions thereof serve as a locking piece 472 and a pressed piece 474, respectively. That is, the locking piece 472 and the pressed piece 474 are disposed at positions that are substantially orthogonal to each other about the rotation shaft 424.

  The locking piece 472 is always urged so as to protrude into the moving path of the slide bar 430 by an urging member such as a coil spring (not shown).

  In addition, a pressing portion 442 of the key cylinder 440 is disposed in the vicinity of the pressed piece 474, and the pressed piece 474 is pressed by the rotation of the key cylinder 440, and the engagement between the locking piece 472 and the locking groove 435. Release the combined state.

  The pressing portion 442 is formed integrally with the key cylinder 440 and rotates around a shaft coaxial with the rotation axis of the key 445 by rotating the key 445 (see FIG. 5) inserted into the key hole 444. Move. By the rotation of the pressing portion 442, a part of the outer peripheral surface (here, the circular peripheral surface portion) presses the pressed piece 474. As a result, the locking piece 472 is retracted from the movement path of the slide bar 430.

  Here, the pressing portion 442 has a semicircular cross section, presses the pressed piece 474 with an arcuate circumferential surface, does not contact the pressed piece 474 at the smooth outer surface portion, and does not touch the pressed piece 474 at the smooth outer surface portion. The pressing piece 474 is not in contact with the pressing piece 474. That is, when the smooth outer surface portion faces the pressed piece 474, the locking piece 472 can be retracted from the movement path of the slide bar 430 and can maintain the state in which the locking state with the locking groove 435 is released. .

  The key cylinder 440 has a key hole 444 into which the key 445 (see FIG. 5) is inserted, and the rear wheel 308 is unlocked by the slide bar 430 by the turning operation of the key 445 inserted into the key hole 444. . The key cylinder 440 is configured such that the key 445 can be pulled out when the rear wheel 308 is unlocked by the slide bar 430.

  Further, the slide bar 430 is integrally formed with a slide knob 436 exposed to the outside and a fixing plate 437 for fixing the cable.

  The slide knob portion 436 is fixed to the slide bar 430 through an arcuate slit 425 formed on the surface of the lock housing portion 420. That is, the slide knob portion 436 is exposed on the surface of the lock housing portion 420, and the user can operate the slide knob portion 436.

  Thereby, the slide bar 430 can move in an arc shape toward the one end portion 420a of the lock housing portion 420. By moving the slide knob 436 in this manner, the slide bar 430 is moved toward the one end 420 a against the coil spring 460.

  The fixing plate 437 includes a fixing plate main body 438 disposed on the upper surface of the lock housing portion 420, and a rib (not shown) that protrudes from the back surface of the fixing plate main body 438 and is disposed in the slit 425 on the surface of the lock housing portion 420. Is provided. The fixed plate main body 438 is joined to the slide bar 430 in the lock housing portion 420 via the rib.

  The fixed plate body 438 is attached to the rib in the slit 425 so as to extend in the tangential direction when the lock housing portion 420 is viewed in cross section. Specifically, the fixed plate main body 438 covers the opening 451 of the charging connector 450 when the tip 431 of the slide bar 430 is inserted into the other end 420b of the lock housing 420 with respect to the slide bar 430. Is attached in position. That is, the fixed plate body 438 moves in an arc along the outer periphery of the lock housing 420 as the slide bar 430 moves.

  The fixed plate main body 438 is provided with a notch 439 that opens toward the protruding direction of the slide bar 430. The notch 439 is fitted on the cable body 250a of the charging cable 250 connected to the charging connector 450.

  The charging connector portion 450 is formed corresponding to a charging plug 255 (see FIG. 1) provided at the distal end portion of the cable body 250a in the charging cable 250 of the charger unit 230. The charging connector unit 450 electrically connects the battery 302 and the charger unit 230 when the charging plug 255 is inserted.

  Further, the charging connector unit 450 detects a state where the fixing plate 437 is disposed at a position covering the opening 451 of the charging connector unit 450, and the charge management device via the charging cable 250 to which the detection signal is connected. A fixed state detection unit 480 that outputs to 200 is provided.

  As a configuration of the fixed state detection unit 480, for example, a proximity sensor or the like may be provided to detect the fixed plate 437 at a position covering the opening 451.

  Here, a main body portion 481 of the fixed state detecting portion 480 is provided adjacent to the charging connector 450, and a switch portion 483 that is movable forward and backward from the main body portion 481 toward the opening portion 451 of the charging connector 450 is provided. In a normal state, the switch unit 483 is urged in the protruding direction and is positioned at a position intersecting with the raceway surface of the fixed plate 437. In other words, when the fixed plate 437 moves along an arc locus, the switch unit 483 is pressed by the fixed plate 437 from above. By this pressing operation, the switch unit 483 is retracted, and the fixed state detection unit 480 outputs a reverse signal (fixed state signal) of the switch 483.

  Next, an operation of parking the battery-assisted bicycle 300 in a bicycle parking lot where the charge management device 200 is installed, that is, an operation of returning to the bicycle parking lot will be described.

  5 and 6 are perspective views of the circle lock device showing a state in which the battery and the plug are connected via the circle lock device. FIG. 5 shows the circle lock device with no plug connected, and FIG. 6 shows the circle lock device with the plug connected.

  In the battery-assisted bicycle 300 configured as described above, when parking at the bicycle parking lot where the charge management device 200 is installed, the circle lock device 400 has the key 445 inserted into the keyhole 444 as shown in FIG. It is in a state.

  For the battery-assisted bicycle 300 stopped, the user inserts the charging plug 255 of the charging cable 250 led out from the charging management device 200 into the charging connector portion 450 of the circle lock device 400 (arrow A shown in FIG. 5). Direction) to connect.

  Next, the slide knob 436 of the circle lock device 400 is slid counterclockwise (in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG. 5). As a result, the front end portion 431 of the slide bar 430 moves from the one end portion 420a of the lock housing portion 420 toward the rear wheel 308 side, and is inserted between the spokes of the rear wheel 308 so that the other end portion of the lock housing portion 420 is inserted. Insert into 420b opening.

  As described above, the distal end portion 431 of the slide bar 430 is inserted into the opening of the other end portion 420b of the lock housing portion 420, and the locking piece 472 of the lever 470 is locked to the locking groove portion 435 (see FIG. 4). ). When the locking piece 472 is locked in the locking groove 435, the locked state by the slide bar 430, that is, the state in which the rear wheel 308 is locked by the lock housing portion 420 and the slide bar 430 is maintained. At this time, the key 445 (see FIG. 5) inserted into the key hole 444 of the key cylinder 440 can be pulled out from the key hole 444.

  Further, when the fixing plate 437 is disposed at the locking position, the fixing plate main body 438 presses the switch portion 483. As a result, the fixed state detection unit 480 outputs a fixed state signal to the charger unit 230 via the charging cable 250.

  That is, when the user performs an operation of connecting the charging cable 250 and the charging connector unit 450 in order to charge the battery-assisted bicycle 300, the wheel locking unit of the circle lock device 400 in which the charging connector unit 450 is integrally provided. 410 will necessarily be visually recognized.

  Thus, without forgetting to lock the battery-assisted bicycle 300 itself, the charging plug 255 can be reliably connected to the charging connector portion 450, the circle lock device 400 is locked, and the battery-assisted bicycle 300 can be locked. Theft can be prevented.

  Further, when parking the battery-assisted bicycle 300, even when the user forgets to connect the charging plug 255 and the charging connector 450, the charging connector is used when the rear wheel 308 is locked by the wheel lock 410. The part 450 is necessarily visually recognized.

  Thus, when the battery-assisted bicycle 300 is parked, the charging cable 250 can be connected together with the locking of the rear wheel 308. Therefore, it is possible to prevent theft and to charge the battery 302 of the battery-assisted bicycle 300.

  Further, when the slide bar 430 locks the rear wheel 308, the pressed piece 474 is centered on the rotation shaft 424 as the locking piece 472 of the lever 470 engages with the locking groove 435 of the slide bar 430. It swings and presses the pressing part 442 of the key cylinder 440. As a result, the pressing portion 442 having a semicircular cross section is rotated to release the pressing state on the pressed piece 474. By releasing the pressed state, the key 445 can be pulled out from the key hole 444 of the key cylinder 440 in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIG.

  Further, simultaneously with the locking of the rear wheel 308 by the slide bar 430, the fixing plate 437 moves to a position that covers the opening 451 of the charging connector unit 450. That is, in the fixing plate 437, the notch portion 439 is externally fitted to the connection portion with the plug of the cable body, and the fixing plate body 438 is disposed adjacent to the charging plug 255 in the axial direction of the charging cable 250.

  The fixing plate 437 disposed at this position obstructs the movement of the charging plug 255 with respect to the charging connector 450 in the pulling direction (the direction opposite to the insertion direction with respect to the charging connector 450). That is, the charging plug 255 is interposed between the charging connector 450 and the fixing plate 437 and fixed. As a result, when the charging plug 255 moves in the pulling direction, the fixing plate 437 is locked to the rear end surface, and the movement is suppressed.

  Therefore, in the battery-assisted bicycle 300, the locking device 400 can lock the rear wheel 308 and can fix the charging cable 250 connected to the charging connector portion 450 of the circle locking device 400 to the charging connector portion 450.

  Therefore, according to the battery-assisted bicycle 300, when returning to the bicycle parking lot equipped with the charge management device 200, the connection work for charging and the work of locking the battery-assisted bicycle 300 can be performed. Further, even during charging, the charging cable 250 can be prevented from being disconnected from the charging connector unit 450 due to an external load such as mischief.

  In addition, even when the battery-assisted bicycle 300 charged by the charging device is parked on a different road from the bicycle parking lot, the slide knob 436 is slid and the slide bar 430 is protruded from the lock housing portion 420 so that the rear wheel 308 is moved. Can lock. That is, the circle lock device 400 having the above-described configuration can lock the rear wheel 308 by moving the slide bar 430 without connecting the charging plug 255 to the charging connector portion 450. Therefore, the battery-assisted bicycle 300 can prevent theft by locking the rear wheel 308 even while it is lent out from the charge management device.

  Here, an example of the charge management device that charges the battery 302 included in the electric vehicle via the charging cable will be described. The charge management device 200 may have any configuration as long as it has the charging cables 250 and 290 and charges the battery of the electric vehicle via these charging cables 250 and 290.

  The charge management device 200 connects a plurality of charger units having a power input / output unit, a charger connected to the power input / output unit, and a charging cable connecting the charger to the battery in series. Use a configuration that allows power to be exchanged.

  A charge management device 200 shown in FIG. 1 includes a management unit 210, battery-assisted charger units 230-1 to 230-3 for battery-assisted bicycles, and a charger unit for an electric motorcycle having a shape different from that of the charger unit 230. 280-1 to 280-2.

  The management unit 210 and the charger unit 230 are integrally connected in series via connection adapters 262, 264, 266, and 268, and are fixed to the stand 202 so as to extend substantially horizontally.

  The management unit 210 and the charger unit 230 are fixed to the stand 202 so that the user can easily handle them. The stand 202 may be configured in any way as long as it holds the management unit 210 and the charger unit 230 at a height that is easy for the user to handle. In FIG. 1, the stand 202 is illustrated as a plate that is fixed to a side wall that partitions the bicycle parking lot.

  Moreover, the both ends of the charge management apparatus 200 fit the termination adapter 260 and the termination adapter 270 to the left end surface of the management unit 210 that is not connected to other units and the right end surface of the charger unit 280-2, respectively. This prevents water from entering.

  The management unit 210 shown in FIG. 1 includes a card reading device 211, a key information reading device 212, and a key control device 213, and further includes a control device 215 (see FIG. 7).

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining functions of the charge management device for an electric vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the management unit 210, the charger unit 230, and the charger unit 280 are connected in series in this order via connectors included in each. In FIG. 7, a battery mounted on the battery-assisted bicycle 300 is connected to the charger unit 230, and an electric motorcycle is not parked in the charger unit 280.

  The card reading device 211 reads the user ID from an IC card in which a user ID for identifying the user is stored, and provides the user ID to the control device 215.

  When the key information reading device 212 (see FIG. 1) approaches the key, the key identification information stored in an IC tag or the like provided on the key is read and provided to the control device 215.

  When the user selects a vehicle that is desired to be rented out of vehicles that can be rented, the key control device 213 performs control for discharging a key for the vehicle.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a main configuration of the management unit 210. In addition to the card reader 211, the key information reader 212, and the key controller 213, the management unit 210 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped management unit housing 210a in which openings 220a and 220b communicating with the inside are formed on the left and right end faces. Have An AC / DC power source 214, a control device 215, power connectors 216a and 216b, signal connectors 217a and 217b, power cords 218a and 218b, and signal cords 219a and 219b are disposed inside the management unit casing 210a.

  Base ends of power cords 218a and 218b are connected to the AC / DC power source 214, and power connectors 216a and 216b are connected to distal ends of the power cords 218a and 218b. The power connectors 216 and 216b are respectively exposed to the outside from the openings 220a and 220b on the left and right end surfaces of the management unit casing 210a, and are connected to connectors provided in adjacent units.

  The AC / DC power supply 214 converts AC power received from a cable (not shown) into DC power, and supplies the DC power to a unit adjacent to the management unit 210 via the power cord 218 and the power connector 216.

  The control device 215 is connected to the base ends of the signal cords 219a and 219b, and the signal connectors 217a and 217b are connected to the distal ends of the signal cords 219a and 219b. These signal connectors 217a and 217b are respectively exposed to the outside from the openings 220a and 220b on the left and right end surfaces of the management unit casing 210a, and are connected to connectors provided in adjacent units.

  The control device 215 provides a control signal or the like to an adjacent unit via the signal code 219 and the signal connector 217, and receives information from the battery and information from each charger unit.

  In addition, the control device 215 determines the appropriateness of the user by collating the user ID stored in advance with the user ID read from the IC card based on the information from the battery and the information from each charger unit. To do.

  Further, the control device 215 identifies the charger unit that has sent the charge state signal, and when the charge state signal indicates that the battery is fully charged, the controller device 215 terminates the charge to the controller device of the charger unit. Command signal to send. In addition, the control device 215 performs control for identifying a charger unit to which a battery that has been charged is connected based on the charge state signal and notifying the user of the charger unit.

  In addition, the control device 215 stores the battery identification information received from the battery mounted on the vehicle and the key identification information received from the key information reading device 212 at the time of rental when the rental vehicle is returned. It is confirmed that the battery has been properly returned by comparing the battery identification information and the key identification information.

  Next, the charger units 230 and 280 will be described.

  The charger unit 230 and the charger unit 280 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 respectively connect the chargers 231 and 281 and the batteries 302 and 302A mounted on the electric vehicle in addition to the chargers 231 and 281. Power supply means for supplying power. Specifically, the power supply means of these charger units 230 and 280 are a charging cable 250 and a charging plug 255, and a charging cable 290 and a charging plug 295.

  For this reason, since the user can charge the battery-assisted bicycles 300 and 300A with a simple operation of connecting the charging plugs 255 and 295 to the batteries 302 and 302A, the user's work load is reduced. Note that the widths of the housings 230a and 280a in the charger units 230 and 280 are lengths corresponding to the vehicle widths of the battery-assisted bicycle 300 and the electric motorcycle 300A, respectively. As a result, a space for parking in front of the charger unit 230, 280 is defined simply by connecting the charger units 230, 280 as shown in FIG. 1, and the installer can easily charge without being aware of the installation interval. A management device can be constructed.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a main configuration of a battery charger unit 230 for a bicycle with electric assistance. The charger unit 230 has a casing 230a whose width in the connecting direction is a length corresponding to the vehicle width of the bicycle 300 with electric assistance. Inside the casing 230a, a charger 231 and a controller device 232 are provided. It is arranged. Openings 237a and 237b communicating with the inside of the housing are formed on the left and right end surfaces that are separated in the longitudinal direction of the housing 230a.

  The charger 231 is connected to the controller device 232 via the cord 238. Note that the cord 238 includes a power supply line and a signal line.

  In addition, a charging cable 250 extends from the charger 231, and the charging plug 255 is connected to the tip of the charging cable 250 as described above.

  The charger 231 charges the battery 302 in the storage unit 306 via the charging cable 250 and sends a charging state signal indicating the identification information of the charger, the presence / absence of charging or the progress of charging at regular intervals. To the control device 215 via the controller device 232. In the charger 231, when the charging cable 250 is inserted into the charging connector 450, the controller device 232 communicates between the CPUs, detects the state of the battery 302, and starts charging as necessary.

Further, the charger 231 can detect the fixed state of the battery-assisted bicycle 300 by receiving the fixed state signal from the fixed state detection unit 480. Using this fixed state information, the charge management device 200 can notify the user via a notifying means (not shown). Examples of the notification means include a warning sound generator and a spine indicator. Further, by using a timer provided in the charger 231 or the charging unit 230, it is possible to determine a case where the fixed state signal is not detected even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the charging plug 255 is inserted into the charging adapter 450.
That is, if the user forgets to return the key after plugging the charging plug 255 into the charging adapter 450 and returns home, the rental end processing is not performed and the user is charged for the same. , Can prompt the return of the key.

  In addition to the cord 238, the controller device 232 is connected to power cords 235a and 235b and signal cords 236a and 236b, and to the ends thereof are connected power connectors 233a and 233b and signal connectors 234a and 234b, respectively.

  The power connectors 233a and 233b and the signal connectors 234a and 234b are extended from the openings 237a and 237b to the outside of the housing 230a and connected to connectors provided in adjacent units.

  The power connectors 233a and 233b function as power supply means for receiving power from adjacent units and supplying power to the charger 231 or power distribution means for supplying power to the adjacent units.

  The controller device 232 performs predetermined processing on the battery identification information, the failure information, the charger control information, and the charging frequency / use information received from the battery 302 in the storage unit 306, and provides them to the charger 231 and the management unit 210. Further, the controller device 232 receives the display signal, the charger control information, and the time signal from the management unit 210, performs predetermined processing, and outputs them.

  Further, the controller device 232 performs a predetermined process on the charge state signal received from the charger 231 and provides the same to the management unit 210. In addition, when the controller device 232 receives a command signal to end charging from the control device 215, the controller device 232 performs control to end charging of the battery of the charger 231.

  The charger unit 280 is different in the depth of the housing 280a from the charger unit 230 (see FIG. 1). This is because the power supply by the charger unit 230 is an electrically assisted bicycle 300 that assists the driver with pedaling force with the motor 303, whereas the charger unit 280 only has battery power. This is because the electric motorcycle 300A is traveling. Thus, the charger unit connected to the management unit 210 has a different battery type depending on the vehicle type, and the size of the charger differs according to the size of the battery.

  For this reason, the charger unit 230 and the charger unit 280 differ only in the size of the charger, and the main configuration and operation are the same. Therefore, the charger unit 280 is given the same name as the charger unit 230 and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the charger unit 280 has basically the same configuration as the charger unit 230, and includes a charger 281 and a controller device 282.

  The charger 281 is connected to the controller device 282 via a cord that includes a power line and a signal line. The charger 281 is connected to a proximal end portion of a charging cable 290 (see FIG. 1) having a charging plug 295 at the distal end portion.

  Similar to the charger 231, the charger 281 charges the battery 306A via the charging cable 290, and sends a charging state signal indicating the charger identification information, the presence / absence of charging or the progress of charging for a certain period of time. And transmitted to the control device 215 via the controller device 282.

  The controller device 282 is connected to a power cord and a signal cord having power connectors 283a and 283b and signal connectors 284a and 284b connected to the tip. The power connectors 283a and 283b and the signal connectors 284a and 284b extend to the outside from openings formed at both ends of the housing 280a, like the power connectors 233a and 233b and the signal connectors 234a and 234b.

  The power connectors 283a and 283b and the signal connectors 284a and 284b are connected to the connectors provided in the adjacent units, similarly to the power connectors 233a and 233b and the signal connectors 234a and 234b. The power connectors 283a and 283b also function as power supply means for receiving power from the adjacent units and supplying power to the charger 281 or power distribution means for supplying power to the adjacent units.

  The controller device 282 also has the same function as the controller device 232. That is, the controller device 282 performs predetermined processing on the battery identification information, the failure information, the charger control information, and the charging frequency / use information received from the battery 306 </ b> A, and provides them to the charger 281 and the management unit 210.

  The controller device 282 receives the display signal, the charger control information, and the time signal from the management unit 210, performs predetermined processing, and outputs them. Further, the controller device 282 performs a predetermined process on the charge state signal received from the charger 281, and provides it to the management unit 210. When the controller device 282 receives a command signal to end charging from the control device 215, the controller device 282 performs control to end charging of the battery of the charger 281.

  The materials of the management unit casing 210a, the casing 230a of the charger unit 230, and the casing 280a of the charger unit 280 are not particularly limited, and metals, resins, and the like can be used.

  Next, the operation of the charge management device 200 when the user of the charge management device 200 of the electric vehicle borrows and returns the electric vehicle will be described.

  First, the user brings an IC card storing a user ID for identifying the user closer to the card reader 211. Then, the card reading device 211 reads the user ID from the IC card and gives it to the control device 215. The control device 215 compares the received user ID with a user ID stored in advance, and confirms whether the user is an appropriate user.

  When it is confirmed that the user is an appropriate user, the control device 215 determines that the battery 302 has been charged based on the charge state signal received from the charger (here, the charger 231) to which the vehicle is connected. Is connected to the charger unit (here, the charger unit 230). And the control apparatus 215 transmits the signal for lighting the display lamp with which the charger unit is provided to the charger unit via a signal code. The controller device of the charger unit that has received this signal performs control to cause the display lamp included in the charger unit to shine.

  At this time, the control unit 215 sends the charge state signal indicating the full charge among the display lamps provided in the management unit 210 in the vicinity of the key stored in the key control unit 213. The display lamp near the key corresponding to the electric vehicle connected to is controlled to shine.

  Next, the user selects a vehicle by pressing a button of a vehicle (here, the power-assisted bicycle 300) desired to be rented from among the rentable vehicles whose display lamps are shining (here, the key control device). 213 can be selected by pressing the back of the key inserted in the key storage pocket 213), and the key for the vehicle is ejected under the control of the key control device 213, and the key of the rented vehicle is It can be obtained. At this time, the rented key identification information, the battery identification information mounted on the rented vehicle, the user information, the rented time, and the like are stored in a storage device (not shown) provided in the management unit.

  Next, through the above operation, the user removes the charging plug 255 from the battery 302 in the storage unit 306 mounted on the battery-assisted bicycle 300 and uses the battery-assisted bicycle 300 by unlocking with the obtained key. can do.

  Here, when it is not confirmed that the user is an appropriate user in the above operation, or when the user ID check itself is not received, the user removes the charging plug 255 from the battery 302 in the storage unit 306. The management unit 210 senses an abnormality and sounds an alarm. Thereby, an illegal act such as theft of the rental electric vehicle can be prevented.

  Next, when the user returns the bicycle 300 with electric assistance, the user first parks the electric assistance bicycle 300 in front of the charger unit 230. Then, the charging plug 255 is connected to the charging connector portion 450. Thereby, the charger 231 and the battery 302 in the storage unit 306 are electrically connected via the charging plug 255 and the charging connector unit 450. Then, the battery-assisted bicycle 300 is locked by the circle lock device 400 and the key 445 is removed from the keyhole 444.

  When the charging connector unit 450 and the charging plug 255 are connected, the CPU included in the battery 302 in the storage unit 306 sends information about the battery to the controller device 232 of the charger unit 230 and the charging cable 250 and the charging unit. It transmits via the device 231. Here, the battery information includes, for example, battery identification information, battery failure information, charger control information, charging frequency / use information, and the like.

  The controller device 232 performs a predetermined process on the received signal and transmits it to the control device 215 of the management unit 210. In addition, the charger 231 starts charging the battery 302 via the charging cable 250 and transmits a charging state signal indicating that charging is being performed to the control device 215 via the controller device 232 at regular intervals.

  When the user does not perform the work of connecting the charging plug 255 to the battery 302 in the storage unit 306, the management unit 210 does not accept the following key return operation.

  Next, the user brings the key 445 extracted from the power-assisted bicycle 300 close to the key information reading device 212. Then, the key information reading device 212 reads the identification information of the key 445 stored in an IC tag or the like provided in the key 445 and gives it to the control device 215.

  The control device 215 includes the battery identification information received from the battery 302 in the storage unit 306 and the identification information of the key 445 received from the key information reading device 212, and the battery identification information and the key 445 stored at the time of lending. Check the identification information. As a result of the collation, when they match, the management unit 210 specifies the key storage pocket of the key control device 213 corresponding to the place where the vehicle is returned, and prompts the user to store the key 445.

  When the user inserts the key 445 into the key storage pocket of the specified key control device 213, the key 445 is held as it is, and the returned information is stored in a storage device (not shown) together with the identification information of the key 445. Thereby, the return operation of the key 445 ends.

  According to this charge management device 200, it is not necessary to remove and carry the battery 302 of the battery-assisted bicycle 300. When borrowing the battery-assisted bicycle 300, the charging plug 255 provided in the charger unit 230 is simply removed from the charge connector 450. You just have to do it. Further, when the battery-assisted bicycle 300 is returned, a simple work of inserting a plug may be performed, so that the user's work load can be reduced.

  In the circle lock device 400 in the above embodiment, the rear wheel 308 is locked by the user's operation of the slide knob 436. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the slide bar 430 that locks the rear wheel 308 is provided. You may comprise with an electromagnetic solenoid.

  In other words, the charge management device 200 is configured via the charging cable 250 connected by inserting the charging plug 255 into the charging connector portion 450 without providing the key cylinder 440 and by allowing the solenoid to protrude and retract on the rear wheel 308 side. Do it from the side. On the other hand, the charge management apparatus 200 side is configured to output a locking signal to the electromagnetic solenoid via the charging cable 250 after the charging plug 255 is connected to the charging connector unit 450.

  For example, a detection unit that detects a state in which the charge plug 255 and the charge connector unit 450 are connected to the charge management device 200 side, and an electromagnetic solenoid via the charge cable 250 when the connection state is detected by the detection unit. The structure etc. which provided the locking signal transmission part which transmits a locking signal to the are mentioned.

  The electromagnetic solenoid that has received this locking signal locks the rear wheel 308. If comprised in this way, it can charge only by inserting and connecting the charge plug 255 of a charge cable to the charge connector part 450, and can lock the battery-assisted bicycle 300 itself. Note that the solenoid itself of the electromagnetic solenoid may be configured to be movable by a user operation.

  In addition, the circle lock device 400 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the charging connector unit 450 is integrally provided in the wheel lock unit 410, but is not limited thereto. That is, any configuration may be used as long as the fixing plate 437 is fixed in a state where the charging cable 250 is connected to the charging connector 450 in conjunction with the locking of the wheels by the wheel lock unit 410. For example, in an electric vehicle including a lock device, the wheel lock unit 410 and the charging connector unit 450 are provided separately from each other.

  Then, the fixing plate 437 in the circle lock device 400 is separated from the slide bar 430, and the fixing plate 437 connects the charging plug 255 of the charging cable 250 to the charging connector portion 450 in conjunction with the operation of the sliding bar 430. The structure is fixed. At this time, as a mechanism for interlocking the operation of the fixing plate 437 with the operation of the slide bar 430, a mechanical interlocking mechanism may be used, or an interlocking mechanism that is electrically interlocked may be used.

  Further, in the circle lock device 400, when the charging plug 255 of the charging cable 250 is inserted into the charging connector portion 450 and electrically connected, the slide bar 430 protrudes from the lock housing portion 420 and locks the wheel 308. Also good. In this case, since the fixed plate 437 is integrally provided on the slide bar 430, when the user inserts the charging plug 255 into the charging connector portion 450, the charging plug 255 and the charging connector 450 are locked together with the lock of the wheel 308. Are connected so that they cannot be released.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the fixed state detection unit 480 is provided in the charging connector unit 450. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the configuration may be provided in the charging plug 255. An example of this is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the fixed state detection unit. Here, in the circle lock device 400, the main body portion 481 of the fixed state detecting portion 480 is integrated with the charging plug 257, and the switch portion 281 is provided so as to protrude from the rear surface of the charging plug 257. That is, the charging plug 257 has the same configuration and operation as the charging plug 255 except that the charging plug 257 has the fixed state detection unit 480. Therefore, when the charging plug 257 is inserted into the charging connector unit 450, the switch unit 281 </ b> A is disposed at a position that intersects the track surface of the fixed plate 437. Then, when the fixing plate 437 moves to a position adjacent to the rear surface side of the charging plug 257 inserted into the charging connector unit 450, the pressing unit 281A is pressed. As a result, the fixed state signal is output to the charge management device 200 via the charging cable 250.

  An electric vehicle locking device according to a first aspect of the present invention is attached to an electric vehicle including a battery charged by the charging unit via a charging cable included in the charging unit, and freely locks the wheels of the electric vehicle. A locking device for an electric vehicle, wherein the wheel locking portion is configured to freely lock the wheels of the electric vehicle, and the charging cable is detachably connected, and the connecting portion electrically connects the charging cable and the battery. In addition, in conjunction with the locking of the wheel by the wheel lock portion, a configuration having a cable fixing portion that fixes the charging cable in a state of being connected to the connection portion is adopted.

  According to this structure, it attaches to the electric vehicle which has a battery, and at the same time a wheel locking part locks a wheel, a cable fixing part fixes the charging cable connected to the connection part in the state connected to the connection part. Therefore, when the charging unit and the battery are electrically connected by connecting the charging cable to the connecting portion, the wheel locking portion locks the wheel to fix the charging cable and the connecting portion in a connected state. be able to.

  Thereby, the theft of the electric vehicle itself to which the electric vehicle lock device is attached can be prevented. In addition, during charging of the battery through the charging cable of the charging unit, the charging cable does not come off from the connecting portion due to external forces such as mischief, and the battery can be reliably charged.

  The electric vehicle locking device according to a second aspect of the present invention employs a configuration in which, in the above configuration, the connection portion is disposed in the vicinity of the wheel lock portion.

  According to this configuration, since the connecting portion is disposed in the vicinity of the wheel lock portion, the charging cable is used when charging the battery of the electric vehicle to which the lock device for the electric vehicle is attached via the charging cable of the charging unit. The wheel lock part can be confirmed when connecting to the connection part. Alternatively, the connection portion can be confirmed when the wheel is locked.

  That is, when parking an electric vehicle in a bicycle parking lot equipped with a charging unit, the user can check both the locked state of the wheel and the connection of the charging cable to the connecting portion. Thus, the user can park the electric vehicle while preventing theft and reliably charging the battery.

  In the electric vehicle locking device according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration described above, the wheel lock portion is provided so as to be movable from the lock main body portion to the wheel side. A moving part that moves to the wheel side and locks the wheel, the connecting part is disposed in the vicinity of the lock body part, and the cable fixing part is formed integrally with the moving part, When the moving part moves to the locking position of the wheel, the moving part is moved to the connecting part side, and the charging cable connected to the connecting part is fixed to the connecting part.

  According to this configuration, the cable fixing portion is integrally formed with the moving portion that moves from the lock body portion to the wheel side and locks the wheel, and when the moving portion moves to the locking position of the wheel, the lock body It moves to the connection part side arrange | positioned in the vicinity of a part, and fixes a charging cable to a connection part.

  For this reason, in the electric vehicle to which the lock device for the electric vehicle is attached, the charging cable can be fixed to the connecting portion with a simple structure simultaneously with the locking of the wheel by the simple structure in which the moving portion and the fixing portion are integrated. Can be realized.

  Furthermore, since the connection portion is disposed in the vicinity of the lock main body portion, when the charging cable of the charging unit is connected to the connection portion, the moving state of the moving portion relative to the lock main body portion can be confirmed. Alternatively, the connection portion can be confirmed when the wheel is locked. That is, when parking an electric vehicle in a bicycle parking lot equipped with a charging unit, the user can check both the locked state of the wheel and the connection of the charging cable to the connecting portion. Thus, the user can park the electric vehicle while preventing theft and reliably charging the battery.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electric vehicle locking device according to the above-described configuration, wherein the wheel lock portion includes a key cylinder that can rotate to unlock the wheel, and the cable fixing portion includes the A configuration is adopted in which the state where the charging cable is fixed to the connection portion is released in conjunction with the unlocking operation of the key cylinder.

  According to this configuration, the cable fixing portion is rotated to unlock the wheel, and the unlocking operation of the key cylinder is unlocked in conjunction with the unlocking operation of the key cylinder that can unlock the wheel. More easily, the unlocking of the wheel and the release of the connection state of the charging cable can be performed simultaneously.

  An electric vehicle according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a battery that is charged by the charging unit via a charging cable included in the charging unit, and in the electric vehicle that travels by power supplied from the battery, the wheels can be freely locked. The charging cable is detachably connected, the charging cable is electrically connected to the battery, and the charging cable is interlocked with the locking of the wheel by the wheel locking part. And a cable fixing part that fixes the cable while being connected to the connection part.

  According to this configuration, the wheel lock portion locks the wheel, and at the same time, the cable fixing portion fixes the charging cable connected to the connection portion while being connected to the connection portion. Therefore, when the charging unit and the battery are electrically connected by connecting the charging cable to the connecting portion, the wheel locking portion locks the wheel to fix the charging cable and the connecting portion in a connected state. be able to.

  As a result, the electric vehicle itself can be prevented from being stolen, and the battery can be reliably charged without being disconnected from the connection portion due to external force such as mischief during charging of the battery through the charging cable of the charging unit. can do.

  An electric vehicle rental system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes the electric vehicle having the above-described configuration and a charging cable connected to the connection portion of the electric vehicle, and the charging cable connected to the connection portion. And a charging device for charging the battery.

  According to this structure, the electric vehicle which has a wheel lock part which can lock a wheel freely, a connection part, and a cable fixing | fixed part, and the charging device which has a charging cable connected to the connection part of an electric vehicle are provided. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the electric vehicle from being stolen and disconnection between the connection portion and the charging cable during the charging operation of the battery of the electric vehicle performed by the charging device. Thereby, this electric vehicle can be lent to the next user in a state where the battery is reliably charged without being stolen.

  The rental system for an electric vehicle according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the above-described configuration, wherein the charging device includes a fixed state detection unit that detects a fixed state of the charging cable with respect to the connection unit, and the fixed state detection unit. A configuration further includes a power distribution control unit that supplies power to the battery via the charging cable based on a signal indicating the fixed state to be detected.

  According to this configuration, in the charging device, the fixed state detection unit detects the fixed state of the charging cable with respect to the connection unit, and based on the signal indicating the fixed state to be detected, the power distribution control unit transmits the battery via the charging cable. To supply power.

  For this reason, in this lending system, when the electric vehicle is returned, the battery is interlocked with the locking of the wheel when the wheel lock unit locks the wheel after connecting the charging cable to the connection part of the electric vehicle. Can start charging. Specifically, in conjunction with the locking of the wheel by the wheel lock portion, the cable fixing portion fixes the charging cable in a state where the electrical connection is maintained at the connection portion. Along with the operation of the cable fixing portion, the charging device can charge the battery via the charging cable.

  The present invention is used in an electric vehicle equipped with a battery that cannot be removed at the time of use in order to reduce a user's work load, and when charging the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle lock device reliably charges without being stolen. It is useful as an electric vehicle equipped with this and a rental system.

The figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the rental system which has the electric vehicle which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the battery-assisted bicycle in FIG. The front view which shows the circle locking device as an example of the locking device in the battery-assisted bicycle shown in FIG. The front view which shows the locking state of the circle lock apparatus shown in FIG. The perspective view of the circle lock device which shows the state which connects a battery and a plug via a circle lock device The perspective view of the circle lock device which shows the state which connects a battery and a plug via a circle lock device The figure for demonstrating the function of the charge management apparatus of an electric vehicle Diagram showing the configuration of the management unit The figure which shows the structure of the charger unit for bicycles with electric assistance The figure which shows the modification of a fixed state detection part

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Rental system 200 Charge management apparatus 210 Management unit 230,280 Charger unit 231,281 Charger 250,290 Charge cable 250a Cable main body 255,295 Charge plug 300 Electric auxiliary bicycle 301 Vehicle main body 302 Battery 308 Rear wheel 400 Circle lock device 410 Wheel lock section 420 Lock housing section 421 Flange section 422 Latching pin 430 Slide bar 431 Tip section 432 Base end section 433 Outer section 434 Slit 436 Slide knob section 437 Fixing plate 440 Key cylinder 444 Key hole 450 Charging connector section 460 Coil spring

Claims (7)

A locking device for an electric vehicle that is attached to an electric vehicle including a battery that is charged by the charging unit via a charging cable included in the charging unit and that can freely lock the wheels of the electric vehicle,
A wheel lock portion capable of freely locking the wheels of the electric vehicle;
The charging cable is detachably connected, and a connecting portion for electrically connecting the charging cable and the battery;
In conjunction with locking of the wheel by the wheel lock portion, a cable fixing portion for fixing the charging cable in a state of being connected to the connection portion,
An electric vehicle locking device characterized by comprising:   The electric vehicle lock device according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion is disposed in the vicinity of the wheel lock portion. The wheel lock portion is
A lock body attached to the vehicle body;
A movable part that is movably provided on the wheel side from the lock main body part, moves to the wheel side, and locks the wheel;
The connection part is disposed in the vicinity of the lock main body part,
The cable fixing part is formed integrally with the moving part, and when the moving part moves to the locking position of the wheel, the cable fixing part moves to the connecting part side and connects the charging cable connected to the connecting part. The electric vehicle locking device according to claim 1, wherein the electric vehicle locking device is fixed to the connecting portion. The wheel lock portion has a key cylinder that can be rotated to unlock the wheel,
2. The electric vehicle locking device according to claim 1, wherein the cable fixing portion releases the fixing state of the charging cable with respect to the connection portion in conjunction with an unlocking operation of the key cylinder. In an electric vehicle that includes a battery that is charged by the charging unit via a charging cable that the charging unit has, and that travels by power supplied from the battery,
A wheel lock part that can freely lock the wheel;
The charging cable is detachably connected, and a connecting portion for electrically connecting the charging cable and the battery;
In conjunction with locking of the wheel by the wheel lock portion, a cable fixing portion for fixing the charging cable in a state of being connected to the connection portion,
An electric vehicle comprising: An electric vehicle according to claim 5;
A charging device having a charging cable connected to the connecting portion of the electric vehicle, and charging the battery via the charging cable connected to the connecting portion;
An electric vehicle rental system comprising: The charging device includes a fixed state detection unit that detects a fixed state of the charging cable with respect to the connection unit, and
The electric vehicle according to claim 6, further comprising: a power distribution control unit that supplies power to the battery via the charging cable based on a signal indicating the fixed state detected by the fixed state detection unit. Lending system.

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