US 12,454,192 B2
Elevating operation apparatus and operation method
Daiki Yokoyama, Gotemba (JP); and Toshiya Hashimoto, Miyoshi (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken (JP)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/938,029.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-164250 (JP), filed on Oct. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0107122 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An elevating operation apparatus comprising:
an obtainer configured to obtain a first information and a second information, wherein the first information indicates whether or not one vehicle, which has a power receiving unit for wireless electric power supply, includes an elevating mechanism for moving the power receiving unit in a height direction of the one vehicle, and the second information indicates whether or not a power supply apparatus, which is installed outside the one vehicle and which has a power transmitting unit for wireless electric power supply, includes an elevating mechanism for moving the power transmitting unit in the height direction; and
a determinator configured to determine to move at least one of the power receiving unit and the power transmitting unit in the height direction on the basis of the first information and the second information.