Universal charge port connector for electric vehicles
US5401174A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An on-board charge port connector for an electrical vehicle positioned within an opening in the vehicle body. The on-board connector includes an electrical unit having a housing and a plurality of terminal pins. The electrical unit is inserted into a backside opening in a modular unit in a snap-type engagement. The modular unit is secured to the opening in the vehicle's body. A lip portion radially extending from an end of the modular unit opposite to the end through which the electrical unit was inserted seats against an outer surface of a rim portion of the vehicle body defining the opening. A plurality of biasing members are secured to the modular unit so that they contact an inside surface of the rim portion. A cap is threadably engageable within the modular unit so as to enclose the terminal pins.
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