Charging apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsIn Hwang, SoYeon Park, ByungJoo Lee, Kiwon Kim, Byounghaan Choi
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Abstract
A charging apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing accommodating a charging portion, a case mounted to the housing, a PCB disposed inside the case and having a light source, a light guide plate configured to guide light emitted from the light source, a reflection plate configured to reflect the light through the light guide plate, a lens coupled to the case to form a region for accommodating the light guide plate and the reflection plate, and a cover hinged to the housing to open or close the housing.
Claims18
A charging apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing accommodating a charging portion;
- a case mounted to the housing;
- a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed inside the case and having a light source;
- a light guide plate guiding a light emitted from the light source;
- a reflection plate reflecting the light through the light guide plate;
- a lens coupled to the case, the lens and case forming a region for accommodating the light guide plate and the reflection plate in the lens and case;
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- a cover hinged to the housing to open or close the housing.
A charging apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a cover hinged to a housing;
- an indicator device having an arc shape with first and second end portions separated apart and disposed in the housing;
- a switch configured to transmit an electrical signal to the indicator device wherein the indicator device performs a lighting function;
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- a hinge pin configured to emit a light of the indicator device by turning on the switch and being interlocked with opening of the cover,
- wherein the indicator device includes,
- a light source configured to emit the light of different colors depending on when the vehicle is being charged and when the charging of the vehicle is completed, and
- a lens configured to protect the light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.