CHARGING PORT STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A charging port structure comprising:
- a charging port provided inside a port housing in an electric vehicle;
a port lid capable of opening and closing a front opening of the port housing;
a port lid lock mechanism maintains the port lid in a closed state;
a vehicle body opening provided in a vehicle body surface in a vicinity of the charging port;
a body opening lid capable of opening and closing the vehicle body opening;
a body opening lid lock mechanism maintains the body opening lid in a closed state, the body opening lid lock mechanism being unlocked by an operation from inside a passenger compartment;
an electric unlocking mechanism unlocking the port lid lock mechanism by an electric actuator; and
a manual unlocking structure enabling the port lid lock mechanism to be unlocked by a manual operation from the vehicle body opening.
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Abstract
A charging port structure is provided to prevent unauthorized access. The charging port structure includes a charging port, a port lid, a port lid lock mechanism, a body opening lid, a body opening lid lock mechanism, an electric unlocking mechanism and a manual unlocking structure. The port lid opens and closes a front opening of a port housing having the charging port. The port lid lock mechanism maintains the port lid in a closed state. The body opening lid opens and closes a vehicle body opening. The body opening lid lock mechanism maintains the body opening lid in a closed state. The body opening lid lock mechanism is unlocked from inside a passenger compartment. The electric unlocking mechanism unlocks the port lid lock mechanism. The manual unlocking structure enables the port lid lock mechanism to be unlocked by a manual operation from the vehicle body opening.
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1. A charging port structure comprising:
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a charging port provided inside a port housing in an electric vehicle; a port lid capable of opening and closing a front opening of the port housing; a port lid lock mechanism maintains the port lid in a closed state; a vehicle body opening provided in a vehicle body surface in a vicinity of the charging port; a body opening lid capable of opening and closing the vehicle body opening; a body opening lid lock mechanism maintains the body opening lid in a closed state, the body opening lid lock mechanism being unlocked by an operation from inside a passenger compartment; an electric unlocking mechanism unlocking the port lid lock mechanism by an electric actuator; and a manual unlocking structure enabling the port lid lock mechanism to be unlocked by a manual operation from the vehicle body opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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