A charge control system for a battery mounted on a vehicle configured to perform charge in a state where a charge lid is opened, the charge control system including: a vehicle stop determination unit configured to determine that the vehicle is stopped at a charge site: a charge necessity determination unit configured to determine necessity of charging the battery; a charge lid automatically opening unit configured to perform an automatic opening operation of automatically opening the charge lid; and an automatic opening operation control unit configured to control the automatic opening operation of the charge lid automatically opening unit based on an intention of a user.

A vehicular electric charging system includes a power charge flap disposed at a vehicle. The power charge flap conceals a charging connector when the power charge flap is in a closed position and reveals a charging connector when the power charge flap is in an open position. A transmitter is disposed at the power charge flap and wirelessly communicates with a receiver disposed within an electric charging wand of a charging station. The charging system, based on communications between the transmitter and the receiver, determines when the electric charging wand enters a flap detection zone. The charging system, based on communications between the transmitter and the receiver, determines when the electric charging wand enters a flap activation zone from the flap detection zone, and, responsive to determining that the electric charging wand enters the flap activation zone, adjusts the power charge flap from the closed position to the open position.

An embodiment system includes an actuator mounted in a housing and configured to be operated in response to a connection state of a charging cable, a lever arm rotatably provided outside the housing and configured to be rotated in conjunction with operation of the actuator, a debris removal unit configured to remove debris on the lever arm, and a controller configured to control the operation of the actuator in response to the connection state of the charging cable being a connected state or a released state and to control the debris removal unit to remove the debris on the lever arm in response to an operational state according to the operation of the actuator deviating from a normal range.

A vehicle system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle system includes an electronic control unit configured to receive a signal from a key fob, and determine whether the key fob is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle based on the received signal. Upon determination that the key fob is within the predetermined distance from the vehicle, the electronic control unit determines whether a predetermined action has been performed by a user based on an output from one or more vehicle sensors. Upon determination that the predetermined action has been performed, the electronic control unit causes a component of the vehicle to at least one of unlock and open.

A motor-driven covering device for covering and exposing a charging connection arranged on the body of an electric vehicle with respect to a vehicle exterior can include a cover flap for covering the charging connection in a closed state and for exposing the charging connection in an open state, a motor operatively connected to the cover flap for driving an opening movement and a closing movement of the cover flap, a power transmission device for transmitting a motor power of the motor for performing the opening movement and the closing movement of the cover flap, and a guide element for guiding the cover flap along a movement path during the opening movement and the closing movement of the cover flap.

A plug cover hinge of a charging connection of an electric vehicle includes a cover or cover flap for selectively covering a socket or plug of the charging connection, and a four-joint hinge. The four-joint hinge defines two flap-side joints attached to the cover flap, and two fastening-side joints attachable to a frame. The four-joint hinge includes two joint elements, with each joint element connecting one of the flap-side joints to one of the fastening-side joints.

A forward/backward movement device includes: a case; a guide member that is housed in the case and includes a shaft and a protrusion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft; and a forward/backward movement member having a cylindrical shape. The forward/backward movement member includes a groove that is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the forward/backward movement member and moves forward and backward with respect to the case while rotating by being guided by the protrusion. The groove is a portion where the protrusion slides. Thereby the forward/backward movement device can be miniaturized while preventing the intrusion of water.

Vehicle assemblies are provided that include movable door assemblies. Examples of vehicle assemblies with movable door assemblies include charge port housing assemblies and fuel fill housing assemblies. An exemplary vehicle assembly may include an override retainer. The override retainer may include a flexible flap or clip that is configured to deflect or otherwise distort to release a latching assembly from the door assembly when a manual override force is applied to the door assembly.

A fuel door opener assembly for a push type fuel door includes a pop-up part installed inside a housing and a locking part installed inside the housing. The pop-up part includes a plunger installed to be slidable inside the housing in a state of being elastically supported, a door catch connected to the fuel door, installed to pass through the housing, disposed coaxially with the plunger, brought into contact with an end portion of the plunger, and configured to pop up the fuel door, a cam being selectively restrained by the locking part and configured to restrain sliding of the door catch when restrained by the locking part, and a plunger spring configured to elastically support the plunger toward the door catch inside the housing.

This vehicle lid device includes: a box attached to a vehicle-body side surface portion, and including a storage space storing a vehicle-energy supply port, a communication hole for the storage space and a vehicle-body deep side to communicate with each other, and an opening for exposing the supply port to a vehicle-body outside; a lid to open/close between opening-closed/opened positions; and an open/close mechanism interposed between the box and the lid, for opening/closing the lid relative to the box about an axis line on an upper-periphery side of the opening. The open/close mechanism includes a plate-shaped hinge arm extending in a direction including an axial direction of the axis line, and covering a box-lid gap formed above the opening in a lid-opened state. Both axial-direction ends of the hinge arm are respectively located on axial-direction outer sides relative to axial-direction periphery ends of the supply port or the communication hole.