VEHICLE

• US 20140073147A1
• Filed: 05/12/2011
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Ohno, Yoshikazu
• Granted Patent: US 9,033,076 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/34
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0416 Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2015/0638 the fuel tank is arranged in the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2306/01 Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/44 Means for preventing access to live contacts making use of a switch actuated by engagement of counterpart H01R13/7036
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A vehicle in which trouble at the time of charging after a collision can be suppressed is provided. The vehicle is a vehicle (100) capable of being charged from an external power supply, including a vehicle body (200) having a charge port (90), and a guide rail (404) provided around the charge inlet in such a manner that upon experiencing an external shock, it deforms to cover the charge inlet.

Claims

1. A vehicle (100) capable of being charged from an external power supply, comprising:

a vehicle body (200) having a charge inlet (90); and

a guide member (404) provided around said charge inlet in such a manner that upon experiencing an external shock, it deforms to cover the charge inlet.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said guide member is a guide rail.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein

said guide rail is manufactured by twisting a plate-shaped member.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said charge inlet is provided on a front of said vehicle body.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said charge inlet includes a first charge port (90A) for high-voltage charging and a second charge port (90B) for low-voltage charging.