CHARGING INLET DEVICE

• US 20150258905A1
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Fukushima, Hirotaka, Sawada, Tsutomu, Sugiyama, Daisuke
• Granted Patent: US 9,463,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/562 Bending-relieving
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/567 Traverse cable outlet or wire connection
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/74 Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/748 using one or more screws H01R13/746 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• 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 charging inlet device (1, 2, 3) includes: an inlet housing (10) fixed to a vehicle body panel (P) with a charging port (11A) open towards an outer side of a vehicle body; a terminal (20) arranged in the charging port (11A); and a rear connector (50) mounted to the inlet housing (10) on an opposite side from the charging port (11A) and having a wire lead-out terminal (52) connecting the terminal (20) and an electrical wire (W) routed through the vehicle body.

Claims

1. A charging inlet device comprising:

an inlet housing fixed to a vehicle body panel with a charging port open towards an outer side of a vehicle body;

a terminal arranged in the charging port; and

a rear connector mounted to the inlet housing on an opposite side from the charging port and having a wire lead-out terminal connecting the terminal and an electrical wire routed through the vehicle body.

2. The charging inlet device according to claim 1, further comprising an inner housing interposed between the inlet housing and the rear connector and securing the terminal, wherein

the inlet housing includes

an inlet body defining the charging port and

a connector housing in which the terminal is arranged.

3. The charging inlet device according to claim 1, wherein

the inlet housing includes

an inlet body defining the charging port and

a connector housing in which the terminal is arranged, and

the terminal is formed integrally with the wire lead-out terminal and is fixed to the rear connector.

4. The charging inlet device according to claim 1, wherein

the rear connector includes a connector housing in which the terminal is arranged, and

the terminal is formed integrally with the wire lead-out terminal and is fixed to the rear connector.