CHARGING CONNECTOR RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

• Main Authors: FUNABASHI TATSUJI, YAMAZAWA HIDETAKE, MIZUKOSHI TAKASHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 12.08.2022
• Subjects: CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

To increase the degree of freedom in the arrangement of members on which charging connectors for an electric vehicle are attached.SOLUTION: A charging connector retaining structure for an electric vehicle includes: a covering portion 31 including a retaining portion 33 capable of retaining a state of being connected to a charging connector 7 by engaging a claw portion 72 formed on the charging connector 7; and a hanging portion 21 connected to the covering portion 31 so as to suspend the covering portion 31. The hanging portion 21 is attached to a structure to make it possible to make the covering portion 31 in a state of being suspended.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】電気車両用の充電コネクタを取り付けておくための部材の配置の自由度を高めること。【解決手段】充電コネクタ７に形成した爪部７２と係合して、充電コネクタ７と接続されている状態を保持可能な保持部３３を備える被覆部３１と、被覆部３１を吊り下げるために被覆部３１と接続された吊り下げ部２１と、を備え、吊り下げ部２１を構造物に取り付けることにより被覆部３１を吊り下げた状態とすることが可能な電気車両用の充電コネクタ保持構造とする。【選択図】図２