Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. PCT/JP2017/035426, filed Sep. 29, 2017, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a saddle type electric vehicle.

BACKGROUND ART

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electric vehicle including a cord drawing port lid attached to a vehicle body cover to be freely opened and closed, and a charging cord box disposed below the cord drawing port lid and configured to accommodate a charging cord.

RELATED ART DOCUMENT

Patent Document

Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. H07-117492

SUMMARY

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

Incidentally, in an electric vehicle, a charging cord box may be disposed below a rear section of a seat, and it may be difficult to notice a case in which the charging cord has not been accommodated. The charging cord needs to be accommodated when not in use, and it is required to prevent accommodation of the charging cord from being forgotten.

An aspect of the present invention is directed to providing a saddle type electric vehicle capable of preventing accommodation of the charging cord from being forgotten.

Means for Solving the Problem

An aspect of the present invention is a saddle type electric vehicle (1) including: a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply; a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245); and a step floor (9) on which an occupant places his/her legs, wherein a center tunnel (CT) bulging above the step floor (9) is provided in front of a front end of a seat (8) and below a handle (2), and the cord accommodating section (230) is disposed in the center tunnel (CT).

According to this configuration, since the cord accommodating section is disposed in the center tunnel, it is easy to notice the charging cord because the charging code is in front of the seat when the charging cord is not accommodated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent accommodation of the charging cord from being forgotten. In addition, since the charging cord is in front of the seat when the charging cord is not accommodated, the charging cord can be accommodated while sitting on the seat. In addition, when the charging cord is not accommodated, it is easy to notice the charging cord since the charging cord is in the vicinity of the legs even though the charging cord hangs down on the side of the step floor.

In the aspect of the present invention, the saddle type electric vehicle further includes: a lid (240) provided on the cord accommodating section (230) to be opened and closed; a vehicle body cover (5) flush and continuous with the lid (240) when the lid (240) is in a closed state; and a lid opening/closing detection unit (225) configured to detect an open/closed state of the lid (240), wherein the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) determines that the lid (240) is in an open state when a gap generated between the lid (240) and the vehicle body cover (5) is equal to or larger than a minimum outer diameter dimension of the charging cord (245), and determines that the lid (240) is in a closed state when the gap is less than the minimum outer diameter dimension of the charging cord (245).

According to this configuration, since the open/closed state of the lid can be detected by the lid opening/closing detection unit, it is possible to more effectively prevent accommodation of the charging cord from being forgotten.

In the aspect of the present invention, the saddle type electric vehicle further includes a reporting means (226) configured to perform reporting to an occupant on the basis of a detection result of the lid opening/closing detection unit (225).

According to this configuration, the open/closed state of the lid can be reported by the reporting means.

In the aspect of the present invention, the lid (240) is disposed on an upper section of the center tunnel (CT).

According to this configuration, in comparison with the case in which the lid is disposed below the rear section of the seat, it is easy to visually check the open/closed state of the lid. In addition, an opening/closing operation of the lid can be easily performed. In addition, when the charging cord is not accommodated, it is easy to notice the charging cord because the charging cord is on an upper section of the center tunnel. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively prevent accommodation of the charging cord from being forgotten.

In the aspect of the present invention, the saddle type electric vehicle further includes: a lid (240) provided on the cord accommodating section (230) to be opened and closed; a lid opening/closing detection unit (225) configured to detect an open/closed state of the lid (240); a vehicle state detection unit (229) configured to detect a traveling state and a stopped state of the vehicle; and a control part (320) configured to control the vehicle on the basis of detection results of the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) and the vehicle state detection unit (229).

According to this configuration, traveling of the vehicle can be continued or stopped on the basis of an open/closed state of the lid and a traveling state or a stopped state of the vehicle.

In the aspect of the present invention, the control part (320) is configured to prohibit traveling of the vehicle when the vehicle state detection unit (229) detects a stopped state of the vehicle and the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) detects an open state of the lid (240).

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from starting to travel while the lid is open.

In the aspect of the present invention, the control part (320) is configured to prohibit traveling of the vehicle after the vehicle is stopped when the vehicle state detection unit (229) detects a traveling state of the vehicle and the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) detects an open state of the lid (240).

According to this configuration, even when the lid is open during traveling, the charging cord can be accommodated after moved to a safe position and stopped. In addition, after the vehicle is stopped while the lid is open, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from starting to travel while the lid is open.

An aspect of the present invention is a saddle type electric vehicle including: a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply; a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245); a lid (240) provided on the cord accommodating section (230) to be opened and closed; a lid opening/closing detection unit (225) configured to detect an open/closed state of the lid (240); and a control part (320) configured to detect a connection state between the external power supply and the charging cord (245) and determine that the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) has malfunctioned when the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) detects a closed state of the lid (240).

According to this configuration, when it is detected that the lid is closed during charging, since it is determined that the lid opening/closing detection unit has malfunctioned, malfunction diagnosis of the lid opening/closing detection unit can be performed.

In the aspect of the present invention, the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) detects that the lid (240) is in a closed state regardless of whether the lid (240) is open or closed in a state in which the external power supply and the charging cord (245) are not connected, and the control part (320) determines whether the lid opening/closing detection unit (225) has malfunctioned after the state in which the external power supply and the charging cord (245) are not connected is detected.

According to this configuration, it is possible to minimize erroneous determination that the lid opening/closing detection unit has malfunctioned due to delay of the malfunction diagnosis of the lid opening/closing detection unit. For example, it may be detected that the lid is open because the external power supply and the charging cord are connected during charging when the lid opening/closing detection unit is operating normally. Meanwhile, when the charging cord is removed from the external power supply, since power supply of the lid opening/closing detection unit has been lost (power oft), it is detected that the lid is closed even when the lid is actually open. When momentary charging is performed even when the charging cord is removed from the external power supply, since it is detected that the lid is closed during charging, it is erroneously determined that the lid opening/closing detection unit has malfunctioned. On the other hand, according to this configuration, it is possible to minimize erroneous determination that the lid opening/closing detection unit has malfunctioned due to delaying a timing of malfunction diagnosis of the lid opening/closing detection unit after detecting that the external power supply and the charging cord are not connected (after a predetermined time elapses after termination of the charging).

Advantage of the Invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a saddle type electric vehicle capable of preventing accommodation of a charging cord from being forgotten.

