Charging facility

Abstract

To provide a charging facility capable of protecting privacy during charging without interfering with vehicle travel while not charging.SOLUTION: A charging facility is equipped with a charging machine for charging an electric vehicle and a rectangular charging space in planar view for an electric vehicle to be parked for charging with the charging machine. Along both sides of the charging space, a pair of side partitions are provided that can be raised and lowered. After an electric vehicle parks in the charging space and starts charging with the charging machine, the pair of side partitions is raised, and after charging with the charging machine is completed, the pair of side partitions is lowered.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a charging facility. [Background technology]

[0002] Charging an electric vehicle takes, for example, 30 minutes or more. For this reason, there is a need to ensure privacy at charging facilities when waiting in the car while it is charging. Incidentally, Patent Document 1 discloses a charging facility provided with a partition plate. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2012-172500 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the partition board in the charging facility disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not ensure privacy. In addition, when a partition board is provided to ensure privacy during charging, the partition board needs to be designed not to interfere with the running of the vehicle when not charging.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and provides a charging facility that can ensure privacy during charging without interfering with vehicle travel when not charging. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A charging facility according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: A charger for charging an electric vehicle; A charging facility including: a charging space having a rectangular shape in a plan view in which the electric vehicle is parked to be charged by the charger; A pair of side partition plates are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space in a manner that allows them to be raised and lowered, After the electric vehicle is parked in the charging space and starts charging from the charger, the pair of side partition plates are raised, After charging from the charger is completed, the pair of side partition plates are lowered.

[0007] In the charging facility according to the present disclosure, a pair of side partitions are provided along the boundary line on both sides of the charging space so that the side partitions rise when an electric vehicle parks in the charging space and starts charging from a charger, and the side partitions fall when charging from the charger ends. Therefore, privacy during charging can be ensured without interfering with the running of the vehicle when it is not being charged.

[0008] The pair of side partition plates may be lowered in response to an operation by a passenger of the electric vehicle after charging from the charger is completed. With this configuration, privacy can be further ensured.

[0009] A front partition plate may be provided along the front boundary of the charging space so as to be movable up and down, and the front partition plate may rise together with the pair of side partition plates after charging from the charger starts, and the front partition plate may fall together with the pair of side partition plates after charging from the charger ends. With this configuration, privacy during charging can be further ensured without interfering with vehicle travel when not charging.

[0010] A monitor may be provided on the front partition plate inside the charging space. With this configuration, passengers in the electric vehicle can view images displayed on the monitor during charging.

[0011] A rear partition plate may be provided along the boundary line of the rear of the charging space so as to be able to rise and fall, and play equipment may be provided in an area of ​​the charging space other than the parking space for the electric vehicle so as to be able to rise and fall, and after charging from the charger is started, the rear partition plate rises together with the pair of side partition plates and the front partition plate to surround the four sides of the charging space and the play equipment rises, and after charging from the charger is completed, the rear partition plate and the play equipment may descend together with the pair of side partition plates and the front partition plate. With this configuration, for example, when a child is riding in the electric vehicle, the child can use the play equipment while the electric vehicle is being charged, while being surrounded on all four sides by the partition plates to ensure safety. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The present disclosure makes it possible to provide a charging facility that ensures privacy while charging without interfering with vehicle travel when not charging. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a charging facility according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a charging facility according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a charging facility according to a first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the configuration of a charging facility according to a second embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of a charging facility according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of a charging facility according to a modified example of the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, the following description and drawings are appropriately simplified for clarity of explanation.

[0015] (First embodiment) First, the configuration of a charging facility according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3. Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of the charging facility according to the first embodiment. Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are side views showing the configuration of the charging facility according to the first embodiment.

[0016] The charging facility shown in FIG. 1 includes chargers C1 to C3, charging spaces S1 to S3, and side partitions SP1 to SP4. The charging facility according to this embodiment is, for example, a charging station for charging electric vehicles, but may also be, for example, a charging facility provided in a parking lot of a commercial facility.

[0017] Naturally, the right-handed XYZ Cartesian coordinate system shown in Fig. 1 and other drawings is for the convenience of explaining the positional relationship of the components. In Fig. 1 and other drawings, the positive direction of the Z axis is vertically upward, and the XY plane is a horizontal plane, which is common to all drawings.

[0018] As shown in Fig. 1, charging spaces S1 to S3 are rectangular spaces in a plan view where electric vehicles are parked to be charged by chargers C1 to C3, respectively. In the charging facility shown in Fig. 1, each of the charging spaces S1 to S3 corresponds to a parking space where the electric vehicles to be charged are parked.

[0019] 1, a charger C1 is provided at the corners on the negative X-axis and negative Y-axis sides of charging space S1. Similarly, a charger C2 is provided at the corners on the negative X-axis and negative Y-axis sides of charging space S2, and a charger C3 is provided at the corners on the negative X-axis and negative Y-axis sides of charging space S3.

[0020] 1 is merely an example, and may be different for each charging space. Also, the charging facility according to this embodiment does not need to have multiple charging spaces, but only needs to have at least one charging space.

[0021] Here, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, an electric vehicle parked in charging space S1 is connected to charger C1 and charged. More specifically, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, a connector CN provided at the end of a cable CB extended from charger C1 is connected to a port PT of the electric vehicle, and the electric vehicle is charged by charger C1. Here, chargers C1 to C3 are connected to, for example, a power grid.

[0022] 1 to 3, a pair of side partition plates SP1, SP2 are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space S1 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall. In Figs. 2 and 3, the side partition plate SP2 is omitted. After an electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S1 and begins charging with the charger C1, the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 rise as shown in Fig. 3. Then, after charging with the charger C1 ends, the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 descend as shown in Fig. 2.

[0023] When charging is completed, for example, when a passenger of the electric vehicle pulls out the connector CN from the port PT of the electric vehicle, the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 descend. Alternatively, when charging is completed, the passenger may operate the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 to descend via a predetermined application on the passenger's mobile terminal (e.g., smartphone). In this way, it is preferable from the viewpoint of ensuring privacy that the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 descend in response to the passenger's operation when charging is completed. However, when charging is completed, the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 may automatically descend. In this way, the method of descending the pair of side partitions SP1 and SP2 after charging is completed is not limited in any way. In addition, when charging is completed, the charger C1 may notify the electric vehicle, the passenger's mobile terminal, etc. that charging has been completed.

[0024] Here, Fig. 2 shows the state before charging of an electric vehicle parked in the charging space S1 by the charger C1 is started or after charging is completed. Therefore, in Fig. 2, the pair of side partitions SP1, SP2 are lowered. On the other hand, Fig. 3 shows the state in which an electric vehicle parked in the charging space S1 is being charged by the charger C1. Therefore, in Fig. 3, the pair of side partitions SP1, SP2 are raised.

[0025] 1, a pair of side partition plates SP2, SP3 are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space S2 so as to be able to rise and fall. After an electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S2 and charging by the charger C2 begins, the pair of side partition plates SP2, SP3 rise, and after charging by the charger C2 ends, the pair of side partition plates SP2, SP3 descend.

[0026] Here, the side partition plate SP2 also serves as a side partition plate for both charging spaces S1 and S2. Therefore, when charging from one of the chargers C1 and C2 is completed, if charging from the other of the chargers C1 and C2 is continuing, the side partition plate SP2 does not descend until charging from the other charger is completed. Note that the side partition plate SP2 does not have to serve as a side partition plate for both charging spaces S1 and S2, and separate side partition plates may be provided.

[0027] 1, a pair of side partitions SP3, SP4 are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space S3 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall. After an electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S3 and begins charging with the charger C3, the pair of side partitions SP3, SP4 rise, and after charging with the charger C3 ends, the pair of side partitions SP3, SP4 descend.

[0028] Here, the side partition plate SP3 also serves as a side partition plate for both charging spaces S2 and S3. Therefore, when charging from one of the chargers C2 and C3 is completed, if charging from the other of the chargers C2 and C3 is continuing, the side partition plate SP3 does not descend until charging from the other charger is completed. Note that the side partition plate SP3 does not have to serve as a side partition plate for both charging spaces S2 and S3, and separate side partition plates may be provided.

[0029] As described above, in the charging facility according to this embodiment, for example, a pair of side partitions SP1, SP2 are provided along the boundary line on both sides of the charging space S1 so as to be able to rise and fall. After an electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S1 and starts charging with the charger C1, the side partitions SP1, SP2 rise, and after charging with the charger C1 ends, the side partitions SP1, SP2 descend. Therefore, privacy during charging can be ensured without interfering with the running of the vehicle when not charging.

[0030] Second embodiment Next, the configuration of a charging facility according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the configuration of a charging facility according to the second embodiment. Fig. 5 is a side view showing the configuration of a charging facility according to the second embodiment.

[0031] The charging facility shown in FIG. 4 includes front partitions FP1-FP3 and rear partitions RP1-RP3 in addition to the chargers C1-C3, charging spaces S1-S3, and side partitions SP1-SP4 included in the charging facility shown in FIG. The charging facility according to this embodiment may include only one of the front partition plates FP1 to FP3 and the rear partition plates RP1 to RP3.

[0032] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, a pair of side partition plates SP1, SP2 are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space S1 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall. Side partition plate SP2 is omitted in Figure 5. Furthermore, in the charging facility shown in Figures 4 and 5, a front partition plate FP1 is provided along the front boundary line of the charging space S1 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall, and a rear partition plate RP1 is provided along the rear boundary line of the charging space S1 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall.

[0033] After an electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S1 and starts charging with the charger C1, the pair of side partitions SP1, SP2, the front partition FP1, and the rear partition RP1 rise as shown in Fig. 5. Then, after charging with the charger C1 ends, the pair of side partitions SP1, SP2, the front partition FP1, and the rear partition RP1 descend as in Fig. 2.

[0034] As shown in Fig. 4, a pair of side partitions SP2, SP3 are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space S2 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall. Furthermore, in the charging facility shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, a front partition FP2 is provided along the front boundary line of the charging space S2 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall, and a rear partition RP2 is provided along the rear boundary line of the charging space S2 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall.

[0035] After the electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S2 and starts charging from the charger C2, the pair of side partitions SP2, SP3, the front partition FP2, and the rear partition RP2 rise. Then, after charging from the charger C2 ends, the pair of side partitions SP2, SP3, the front partition FP2, and the rear partition RP2 descend.

[0036] Similarly, as shown in Fig. 4, a pair of side partitions SP3, SP4 are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space S3 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall. Furthermore, in the charging facility shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, a front partition FP3 is provided along the front boundary line of the charging space S3 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall, and a rear partition RP3 is provided along the rear boundary line of the charging space S3 in a manner that allows them to rise and fall.

[0037] After the electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S3 and starts charging from the charger C3, the pair of side partitions SP3, SP4, the front partition FP3, and the rear partition RP3 rise. Then, after charging from the charger C3 ends, the pair of side partitions SP3, SP4, the front partition FP3, and the rear partition RP3 descend.

[0038] As described above, in the charging facility according to this embodiment, for example, a pair of side partitions SP1, SP2 are provided to be able to rise and fall along the boundary lines on both sides of the charging space S1. Furthermore, a front partition FP1 is provided to be able to rise and fall along the boundary line on the front side of the charging space S1, and a rear partition RP1 is provided to be able to rise and fall along the boundary line on the rear side of the charging space S1.

[0039] After the electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S1 and charging from the charger C1 begins, the side partitions SP1, SP2, front partition FP1, and rear partition RP1 rise, and after charging from the charger C1 is completed, the side partitions SP1, SP2, front partition FP1, and rear partition RP1 descend. Therefore, the vehicle's running is not hindered while charging is not being performed, and privacy during charging can be ensured more than in the first embodiment. The other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0040] (Modification of the second embodiment) Next, a configuration of a charging facility according to a modification of the second embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a side view showing the configuration of a charging facility according to a modification of the second embodiment. 6, in the charging facility according to the modified example of the second embodiment, a monitor MON is provided inside the charging space S1 in the front partition plate FP1. With this configuration, passengers in the electric vehicle can view the image displayed on the large monitor MON from inside the electric vehicle during charging.

[0041] For example, in the charger C1, it is possible to select whether or not to view video using the monitor MON. When an occupant of an electric vehicle wishes to view video displayed on the monitor MON during charging, the occupant selects viewing of video on the charger C1 when starting charging or during charging. Alternatively, the occupant may operate viewing of video displayed on the monitor MON via a specific application on a mobile terminal (e.g., a smartphone) of the occupant. In this way, the method of viewing video displayed on the monitor MON is not limited in any way. The other configurations are the same as those in the second embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0042] (Other embodiments) Next, other embodiments will be described. For example, in the second embodiment shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the charging space S1 may be larger than the parking space for the electric vehicle, and the play equipment may be provided in an area other than the parking space so as to be able to rise and fall.

[0043] For example, when an electric vehicle is not parked in the charging space S1 and is not charging, the play equipment is stored under the openable floor. On the other hand, when an electric vehicle is parked in the charging space S1 and is charging, the floor opens and the play equipment rises. The play equipment is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a slide, a sandbox, a swing, a spring play equipment, etc.

[0044] More specifically, for example, in the charging space S1, after charging from the charger C1 starts, the side partitions SP1, SP2, front partition FP1, and rear partition RP1 rise to surround the charging space S1 on all four sides, and the play equipment rises. Then, after charging from the charger C1 ends, the play equipment descends together with the side partitions SP1, SP2, front partition FP1, and rear partition RP1. With this configuration, for example, when a child is riding in the electric vehicle, the child can use the play equipment while charging, while being surrounded on all four sides by the partitions to ensure safety.

[0045] For example, at the charger C1, it is possible to select whether or not to use the play equipment. If a passenger of an electric vehicle wants to use the play equipment while charging, the passenger selects whether or not to use the play equipment at the charger C1 when starting charging or during charging. The other configurations are the same as those in the second embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0046] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. This disclosure will also promote the use of electric vehicles and contribute to carbon neutrality, decarbonization, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] C1~C3 charger CB Cable CN Connector FP1~FP3 Front partition plate MON Monitor PT Port RP1~RP3 Rear partition plate S1~S3 Charging space SP1~SP4 Side partition plate

Claims

1. A charger for charging an electric vehicle; A charging facility including: a charging space having a rectangular shape in a plan view in which the electric vehicle is parked to be charged by the charger; A pair of side partition plates are provided along both side surfaces of the charging space in a manner that allows them to be raised and lowered, After the electric vehicle is parked in the charging space and starts charging from the charger, the pair of side partition plates are raised, After charging from the charger is completed, the pair of side partition plates are lowered. Charging facilities.

2. After charging from the charger is completed, the pair of side partition plates are lowered in response to an operation by a passenger of the electric vehicle. The charging facility according to claim 1 .

3. a front partition plate is provided along a front boundary of the charging space in a manner that allows it to be raised and lowered; After the charging from the charger is started, the front partition plate rises together with the pair of side partition plates, After charging from the charger is completed, the front partition plate is lowered together with the pair of side partition plates. The charging facility according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A monitor is provided inside the charging space in the front partition plate. The charging facility according to claim 3.

5. A rear partition plate is provided along a rear boundary of the charging space so as to be movable up and down. A playground equipment is provided in an area of ​​the charging space other than the parking space for the electric vehicle, and the playground equipment is provided in an ascending and descending manner, After the charging from the charger is started, the pair of side partitions and the front partition are raised together with the rear partition to surround the charging space on all four sides, and the play equipment is raised. After charging from the charger is completed, the pair of side partitions and the front partition are lowered together with the rear partition and the play equipment. The charging facility according to claim 3.

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