Feeder connector
First Claim
1. A feeder connector including a feeding-side connector provided on a side of a feeder apparatus and a receiving-side connector provided on a body of a vehicle or the like, said feeding-side connector comprising:
- a casing;
a connector body slidably installed in a front half section inside said casing and accommodating a plurality of terminals;
a hollow-shaped handle that allows lead wires connected to said plurality of terminals to pass therethrough;
a lever at an intermediate portion thereof rotatably supported inside said casing and including an operating portion extending outside said casing, said lever, when rotated, causing said connector body to move forwardly into engagement with said receiving-side connector; and
an electro-magnetic locking means provided at a position offset from a fitting axis of said connector body for restricting the rotation of said lever such that said connector body and said receiving-side connector are maintained engaged with each other.
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Abstract
The feeder connector consists of feeding-side and receiving-side connectors. The feeding-side connector includes a casing consisting of split-type cases fastened to each other, a connector body slidably installed in a front half section of the casing, and a handle movably mounted in a rear half section of the casing such that it advances through rotation of a lever to push the connector body against the receiving-side connector, the handle also serving as lead wires-passing tube. The lever includes a first locking means for locking the connector body in an engaged state with a mating connector body of the receiving-side connector, a second locking means operated through energizing an electro-magnetic coil, and a means for releasing the lever from the locking by the first locking means after the locking by the second locking means is released by deenergizing. The feeder connector prevents the feeding-side and receiving-side connectors from detachment during feeding in charging an electric vehicle and has a simple structure suitable for multi-polarization.
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12 Claims
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1. A feeder connector including a feeding-side connector provided on a side of a feeder apparatus and a receiving-side connector provided on a body of a vehicle or the like, said feeding-side connector comprising:
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a casing; a connector body slidably installed in a front half section inside said casing and accommodating a plurality of terminals; a hollow-shaped handle that allows lead wires connected to said plurality of terminals to pass therethrough; a lever at an intermediate portion thereof rotatably supported inside said casing and including an operating portion extending outside said casing, said lever, when rotated, causing said connector body to move forwardly into engagement with said receiving-side connector; and an electro-magnetic locking means provided at a position offset from a fitting axis of said connector body for restricting the rotation of said lever such that said connector body and said receiving-side connector are maintained engaged with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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