ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH SECONDARY CHARGE CORD RELEASE MECHANISM
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- an electric engine coupled to a battery source;
a hood assembly having a hood latch;
a charging port configured to receive a charging cord for charging the battery source and having a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port;
a first cable coupled to the hood latch; and
a second cable coupled to the lock bolt and a sheath of the first cable.
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Abstract
A secondary (backup) release (unlocking and unlatching) of a charge cord for plug-in electric vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles is provided. A charging port is configured to receive a charging cord and includes a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port during charging. The vehicle also includes a hood assembly having a hood latch with a first cable coupled to the hood latch. A second cable is coupled to the latch bolt and a sheath of the first cable for unlocking the lock bolt. A retainer is coupled to the hood assembly and is configured to limit movement of the second cable until the hood latch has released the hood assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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an electric engine coupled to a battery source; a hood assembly having a hood latch; a charging port configured to receive a charging cord for charging the battery source and having a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port; a first cable coupled to the hood latch; and a second cable coupled to the lock bolt and a sheath of the first cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle, comprising:
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an electric engine coupled to a battery source; a hood assembly having a hood latch; a charging port configured to receive a charging cord for charging the battery source and having a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port; a first cable coupled to the hood latch, the first cable including a sheath; a second cable coupled to the lock bolt and the sheath of the first cable; and a retainer coupled to the hood assembly configured to limit movement of the second cable until the hood latch has released the hood assembly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle, comprising:
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an electric engine coupled to a battery source; a hood assembly having a hood latch moveable from a latched position to an unlatched position; a charging port configured to receive a charging cord for charging the battery source and having a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port in a locked position and being movable to an unlocked position; a first cable coupled to the hood latch, the first cable having a sheath; a second cable coupled to the lock bolt and the sheath of the first cable; and a retainer coupled to the hood assembly configured to prevent the second cable from moving the lock bolt from the locked position to the unlocked position until the first cable has moved the hood assembly from the latched position to the unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle, comprising:
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an electric engine coupled to a battery source; a charging port configured to receive a charging cord for charging the battery source and having a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port; a latch assembly configured to move from a latched position to an unlatched position; a dual-pull cable release assembly having a first cable coupled to the latch assembly and a second cable coupled to a sheath of the first cable; and a retainer configured to limit movement of the second cable until the first cable has moved the latch assembly to the unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification