ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING TWO OPPOSITE ELECTRIC CHARGING HATCHES

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric or hybrid motor vehicle comprising a first housing and a second housing, each housing comprising a hatch (1a, 1b), each hatch (1a, 1b) comprising a first light-emitting diode (2a, 2b) configured to emit a first color and a second light-emitting diode (3a, 3b) configured to emit a second color, characterized in that said vehicle comprises: means for controlling the opening of each hatch (1a, 1b); means for controlling the position of each hatch (1a, 1b); means for activating said first light-emitting diode (2a, 2b) or said second light-emitting diode (3a, 3b); means for locking one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the open position or for unlocking one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position. The invention also relates to a method and an associated computer program. Figure 1

Description

Title of the invention: ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING TWO OPPOSITE ELECTRIC CHARGING HATCHES

[0001] The invention relates to the field of electric or hybrid motor vehicles, and more particularly to the electric charging hatches of said vehicles.

[0002] Known from the prior art is a patent application US10461548 which describes a motor vehicle which can be recharged by a first induction recharging means or by a second recharging means by a conventional recharging socket. However, the simultaneous recharging of said vehicle by induction and by said socket must be prevented in order not to damage the battery of said vehicle. For this purpose, said vehicle comprises a controller configured to control whether access to the first recharging means or to the second recharging means is authorized. When recharging is not authorized, that is to say when said vehicle is already receiving electrical energy by said first recharging means or by said second recharging means, access is locked by a locking mechanism. A first display unit in the passenger compartment of said vehicle is present to warn a user that said vehicle is already being recharged.A second display unit, also present in the passenger compartment, informs the user of the status of the locking device of said first recharging means or said second recharging means. However, disadvantages remain. Firstly, if the user is outside said vehicle and wishes to have access to said first recharging means or said second recharging means, he must enter the passenger compartment of said vehicle to check the information regarding the status of said locking device on the first display unit or on the second display unit. Furthermore, it is the reception of electrical energy by the first recharging means, for example, which causes said second recharging means to be locked. Consequently, when the vehicle is not being recharged, both accesses can be simultaneously open.Thus, if the first means of recharging is carried out, there is no device causing the closing of said second means of recharging before its locking. The user can then proceed to the simultaneous use of said first means of recharging and said second means of recharging. In this way, the life of the battery of said vehicle is reduced.

[0003] The objective of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a motor vehicle capable of preventing the simultaneous opening of two hatches, while by informing the user of the locking status of a hatch directly from outside the said vehicle.

[0004] To achieve this objective, the invention proposes an electric or hybrid motor vehicle comprising a first housing and a second housing, each housing comprising a hatch, said first housing and said second housing being arranged on either side of said vehicle, each housing comprising an electric charging socket, each hatch being capable of having an open position or a closed position, said closed position being the position in which a socket is covered by the corresponding hatch, said open position being the position in which a socket is uncovered, each hatch comprising a first light-emitting diode configured to emit a first color and a second light-emitting diode configured to emit a second color, said first color indicating that the other hatch is in the closed position and said second color indicating that the other hatch is in the open position,said vehicle comprises: , - a means for controlling the opening of each hatch; - a means of controlling the open or closed position of each hatch; - means for activating said first light-emitting diode of one of the hatches when the other hatch is in the closed position or said second light-emitting diode of one of the hatches when the other hatch is in the open position; - a means for locking one of the hatches when the other hatch is in the open position or for unlocking one of the hatches when the other hatch is in the closed position.

[0005] Thanks to the invention, the simultaneous opening of the two hatches is not permitted. In addition, the user can know whether the other hatch is open or not from the hatch he wishes to open without having to move around said vehicle.

[0006] Preferably, said means for controlling the opening is a push-button device.

[0007] Advantageously, said means for controlling the opening is a lever.

[0008] Advantageously, said means for controlling the opening is a lock.

[0009] Advantageously, said means for locking or unlocking is of the type mechanical.

[0010] Advantageously, said means for locking or unlocking comprises an indexing finger.

[0011] Preferably, said means for locking or unlocking is of the electrical type.

[0012] Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for controlling access to a hatch for the electrical recharging of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle previously described, said method comprising the following steps: - a step of controlling the opening of one of the hatches by a user; - a step of controlling the position, open or closed, of the other hatch by said control means; - a step of activating said first light-emitting diode of one of the hatches when the other hatch is in the closed position or said second light-emitting diode of one of the hatches when the other hatch is in the open position; - a locking or unlocking step, one of the hatches being locked when the other hatch is in the open position and one of the hatches being unlocked when the other hatch is in the closed position.

[0013] Furthermore, the invention also relates to a computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer, cause the latter to implement the steps of said method for controlling access to an electric charging hatch of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle as previously described.

[0014] The invention will be further detailed by the description of non-limiting embodiments, and on the basis of the appended figures illustrating variants of the invention, in which: - [Fig.l] schematically illustrates an electric or hybrid motor vehicle according to one embodiment of the invention; - [Fig.2] schematically illustrates, in the form of a flowchart, a process access control to a charging hatch of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle according to the invention.

[0015] [Fig.l] schematically illustrates an electric or hybrid motor vehicle. The vehicle comprises a first housing and a second housing. The first housing and the second housing are located on either side of said vehicle. Each housing comprises an electric charging socket and a hatch 1a, 1b. Each hatch 1a, 1b is capable of having an open position or a closed position, said closed position being the position in which the socket is covered by the corresponding hatch, and said open position being the position in which the socket is uncovered. The vehicle comprises a body and, when the hatch 1a, 1b has a closed position, said hatch 1a, 1b is flush with the body of said vehicle. Each hatch 1a, 1b comprises a first light-emitting diode 2a, 2b and a second light-emitting diode 3a, 3b.The first light-emitting diode 2a, 2b is configured to emit a first light having a first color and said second light-emitting diode 3a, 3b is configured to emit a second light having a second color. For example, the first light is green and the second color is red. Thus, when one of the hatches, for example the hatch 1b, is closed, said first light-emitting diode 2a present on the other hatch 1a emits a green light. When one of the hatches is open, for example. example the hatch 1b, said second light-emitting diode 3a present on the other hatch 1a emits a red light. The user therefore does not have to move around said vehicle to check whether the other hatch 1b is open or closed. The vehicle comprises a means for controlling the opening of each of the hatches 1a, 1b. The means for controlling the opening is chosen from a push-button device, a lever or a lock. In the case of the push-button device, the user exerts a force on the hatch 1a, 1b to control the opening of said hatch 1a, 1b. In the case of the lever, said lever is arranged in the passenger compartment of said vehicle. The user pulls the lever in order to control the opening of the hatch 1a, 1b. When said means for controlling the opening is a lock, the insertion of a key, different or not from the key used to start said vehicle, constitutes the opening command.Furthermore, said vehicle comprises a means for controlling the position of the other hatch 1a, 1b and a means for activating said first light-emitting diode 2a, 2b or said second light-emitting diode 3a, 3b present on the hatch 1a, 1b that the user wishes to open in order to inform the user of the position of the other hatch 1a, 1b without having to move around said vehicle. Furthermore, said vehicle comprises a means for locking a hatch 1a, 1b when the other hatch 1a, 1b is open or for unlocking a hatch 1a, 1b when the other hatch 1a, 1b is closed. The means for locking or unlocking is of the mechanical type or of the electrical type. In the case of a mechanical means for locking or unlocking of the mechanical type, said means for locking or unlocking preferably comprises an indexing finger. The indexing finger is a centering element allowing the locking or unlocking of a hatch 1a, 1b. .

[0016] [Fig. 2] illustrates, in the form of a flowchart, a method for controlling access to a charging hatch of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle according to the invention. During an opening control step E1, a user wishes to open the hatch. To do this, the user actuates said opening control means. During a control step E2, said control means detects the position of the hatch located opposite the hatch that the user wishes to open. During an activation step E3, said means for activating said first light-emitting diode 2 or said second light-emitting diode 3 informs the user of the position of the hatch located opposite the hatch that he wishes to open. During a locking or unlocking step E4, one hatch is locked when the other hatch is open and one hatch is unlocked when the other hatch is closed.Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program capable of implementing the steps of said method previously described.

Claims

Claims

1. An electric or hybrid motor vehicle comprising a first housing and a second housing, each housing comprising a hatch (1a, 1b), said first housing and said second housing being arranged on either side of said vehicle, each housing comprising an electric charging socket, each hatch (1a, 1b) being capable of having an open position or a closed position, said closed position being the position in which a socket is covered by the corresponding hatch (1a, 1b), said open position being the position in which a socket is uncovered, each hatch (1a, 1b) comprising a first light-emitting diode (2a, 2b) configured to emit a first color and a second light-emitting diode (3a, 3b) configured to emit a second color, said first color indicating that the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position and said second color indicating that the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position.1b) is in the open position, characterized in that said vehicle comprises: - means for controlling the opening of each hatch (1a, 1b); - means for controlling the open or closed position of each hatch (1a, 1b); - means for activating said first light-emitting diode (2a, 2b) of one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position or said second light-emitting diode (3a, 3b) of one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the open position; - means for locking one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the open position or for unlocking one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position.,

2. Vehicle according to claim 1 characterized in that said means for controlling the opening is a push-button device.

3. Vehicle according to claim 1 characterized in that said means for controlling the opening is a lever.

4. Vehicle according to claim 1 characterized in that said means for controlling the opening is a lock.

5. Vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4 characterized in that said means for locking or unlocking is of the mechanical type.

6. Vehicle according to claim 5 characterized in that said means for

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9. lock or unlock has an index finger. Vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said means for locking or unlocking is of the electrical type. Method for controlling access to a hatch (1a, 1b) for the electrical recharging of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said method comprises the following steps: - a step of controlling the opening (El) of one of the hatches (la, 1b) by a user; - a step (E2) of controlling the position, open or closed, of the other hatch (1a, 1b) by said control means; - a step of activating (E3) said first light-emitting diode (2a, 2b) of one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position or said second light-emitting diode (3a, 3b) of one of the hatches (1a, 1b) when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the open position; - a locking or unlocking step (E4), one of the hatches (1a, 1b) being locked when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the open position and one of the hatches (1a, 1b) being unlocked when the other hatch (1a, 1b) is in the closed position. Computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer, cause the latter to implement the steps of said method for controlling access to a hatch (1a, 1b) for recharging an electric or hybrid motor vehicle according to claim 8.

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