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US5906500A
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Charging connector for electric vehicle
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-03
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Granted: 1999-05-25
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Expires: 2017-10-03
Abstract
Abstract In a charging connector for an electric vehicle for charging a power receiving connector coupled with a power supplying connector, the power supplying connector includes an outer housing to be coupled with said power receiving connector; an inner housing to be slidably mounted on the front half and housing a plurality of terminals; and an air cylinder mounted inside said outer housing inside the rear half of said outer housing and a piston connected to the rear end of said inner housing. Whereby the inner housing is driven toward said power receiving connector by the operation of said air cylinder so that said terminals are connected to corresponding terminals of said power receiving connector. In such a configuration, since the advancing drive of an inner housing in which terminals are housed is carried out using the air cylinder, a small number of components can be used and the piston has only to be connected to the rear end of the inner housing, thus simplifying the production cost and reducing the production cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoki Kakuta
- 👤 Nobuaki Yoshioka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 15:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/633; H01R13/637; B; B60; B60L; B60L53/00; B60L53/10; B60L53/14; B60L53/16; B60L53/18; B60L53/30; B60L53/305; B60L53/31; H01R13/631; B60L2270/00; B60L2270/30; B60L2270/32; B60L2270/34; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/10; Y02T90/12; Y02T90/14; Y02T90/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle for charging a power receiving connector coupled with a power supplying connector, wherein said power supplying connector comprises: an outer housing to be coupled with said power receiving connector; an inner housing to be slidably mounted on the front half and housing a plurality of terminals; and an air cylinder mounted inside the rear half of said outer housing and having a piston whose main shaft is connected to the rear end of said inner housing, whereby said inner housing is driven toward said power receiving connector by the operation of said air cylinder so that said terminals are connected to corresponding terminals of said power receiving connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle for charging a power receiving connector coupled with a power supplying connector, wherein said power supplying connector comprises: an outer housing to be coupled with said power receiving connector; an inner housing to be slidably mounted on the front half and housing a plurality of terminals; and an air cylinder mounted inside the rear half of said outer housing and having a piston whose main shaft is connected to the rear end of said inner housing, whereby said inner housing is driven toward said power receiving connector by the operation of said air cylinder so that said terminals are connected to corresponding terminals of said power receiving connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said inner housing is provided with a rear holder covering an opening of its rear end through which said main shaft is coupled with said inner housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a return spring arranged between a front wall of said air cylinder and said piston shaft and serving to urge said piston shaft toward the side opposite to said inner housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising a return spring arranged between a front wall of said air cylinder and said piston shaft and serving to urge said piston shaft toward the side opposite to said inner housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said air cylinder is provided with a pair of approximate switches for determining the stroke of said piston or said inner housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein said air cylinder is provided with a pair of approximate switches for determining the stroke of said piston or said inner housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said air cylinder is provided with a pair of approximate switches for determining the stroke of said piston or said inner housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A charging connector for an electric vehicle according to claim 4, wherein said air cylinder is provided with a pair of approximate switches for determining the stroke of said piston or said inner housing.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
JPH07192802A
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