Resistor module for a charging inlet assembly

A charging inlet assembly for an electric vehicle comprising:

• a charging inlet housing extending between a front and a rear, the charging inlet housing having a chamber at the rear, the housing having a power connector at the front for receiving a charging connector, the power connector including terminal channels between the front and the rear;
• power terminals coupled to the housing, each of the power terminals including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing;
• a proximity terminal coupled to the housing, the proximity terminal including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin of the proximity terminal positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end of the proximity terminal positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing;
• a ground terminal coupled to the housing, the ground terminal including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin of the ground terminal positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end of the ground terminal positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing;
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• a resistor module including a resistor module housing having an inner cavity, a proximity contact received in the inner cavity and held by the resistor module housing, a ground contact received in the inner cavity and held by the resistor module housing, and a resistor element received in the inner cavity of the resistor module housing, the proximity contact connected to a proximity wire electrically connected to the proximity terminal of the charging inlet assembly, the ground contact connected to a ground wire electrically connected to the ground terminal of the charging inlet assembly, the resistor element being coupled to the proximity contact and the ground contact, wherein the resistor element is electrically connected to the proximity terminal through the proximity wire and the proximity contact, and wherein the resistor element is electrically connected to the ground terminal through the ground wire and the ground contact.

A charging inlet assembly for an electric vehicle comprising:

• a charging inlet housing extending between a front and a rear, the charging inlet housing having a chamber at the rear, the housing having a power connector at the front for receiving a charging connector, the power connector including terminal channels between the front and the rear;
• power terminals coupled to the housing, each of the power terminals including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing;
• a proximity terminal coupled to the housing, the proximity terminal including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin of the proximity terminal positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end of the proximity terminal positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing;
• a ground terminal coupled to the housing, the ground terminal including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin of the ground terminal positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end of the ground terminal positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing;
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• a resistor module including a resistor element electrically connected to the proximity terminal and the ground terminal, the resistor element being located exterior of the charging inlet housing.