Charger

• US 9,433,113 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2011
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Takeno, Atsuro, Maruyama, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, ERIC D
• Application Number:
  US13/818,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20130148280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,845 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/22 Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4207 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 16/00 Structural combinations of different types of electrochemical generators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• 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 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

Provided is a charger, wherein capability of storing codes connected to the charger is improved. The charger is provided with: a housing case for housing therein a charger body; a wind-around recess section that is formed on the outer circumference of the housing case, and around which a first code to be connected to the charger body can be wound; and a plug recess section that is formed on the housing case, and that is for storing a plug to be connected to the front end of the first code. A housing section that is opened in the upper direction, and that houses therein a second code to be connected to the charger body, is formed on the housing case.

Claims

1. A charger comprising:

a storage case storing a charger unit therein;

a winding groove defined in an outer circumferential surface of the storage case for winding therein a first cord that is connected to the charger unit;

a plug recess defined in the storage case for storing a plug that is connected to a distal end of the first cord,

wherein the storage case includes an upwardly open storage pouch that is formed by the storage case and a storage cover that is joined to the storage case, wherein the storage pouch stores a second cord that is connected to the charger unit,

the first cord comprises a cord for charging a battery,

the second cord comprises a power supply cord, which is thinner and longer than the first cord, and

the storage pouch opens upwardly on one side of the charger along a longitudinal direction of a grip mounted on an upper portion of the charger, and the winding groove is defined in a lower half portion of the charger and extends circumferentially around at least a side surface of the charger,

the second cord extends from the charger unit to outside of the storage pouch via a hole formed through the storage case in the storage pouch; and

a protector having a shape extending along an upper end of the storage cover and being made of resin material for protecting the upper end of the storage cover to reduce scratching caused by abrasive contact between the upper end of the storage cover and the second cord.

2. The charger according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first holder disposed in an upper portion of the storage pouch for holding the second cord.

3. The charger according to claim 2, further comprising:

a protector mounted on the first holder.

4. The charger according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second holder disposed in an upper portion of the storage pouch for holding a plug of the second cord.

5. The charger according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cap mounted on an upper portion of the storage pouch for covering an opening of the storage pouch.

6. The charger according to claim 1, wherein the charger comprises a charger for charging a battery mounted on a saddle-type electric vehicle, the plug of the first cord is connected to a charging connector that is connected to the battery, the second cord is connected to a power outlet, and when the charger charges the battery, the charger is placed on a low floor of the saddle-type electric vehicle.