Charging inlet assembly having a proximity resistor assembly

A charging inlet assembly comprising:

• a housing extending between a front and a rear, the housing having a DC section including DC terminal channels, the housing having an AC section including AC terminal channels, the AC terminal channels extending along axes, the DC section configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front, the AC section configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front, the housing including a resistor receptacle in an end wall at the rear;
• AC terminals received in the corresponding AC terminal channels for mating with the DC charging connector, the AC terminals including a proximity terminal and a ground terminal, the proximity terminal including a terminating end, the ground terminal including a terminating end;
• DC terminals received in the corresponding DC terminal channels for mating with the DC charging connector;
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• a proximity resistor assembly received in the resistor receptacle, the proximity resistor assembly including a plug body holding a resistor, a first resistor conductor and a second resistor conductor, the plug body being side loaded into the resistor receptacle in a loading direction generally perpendicular to the axes of the AC terminal channels, the resistor having a first lead and a second lead, the first resistor contact terminated to the first lead and having a mating end coupled to the terminating end of the proximity terminal, the second resistor contact terminated to the second lead and having a mating end coupled to the terminating end of the ground terminal.

A charging inlet assembly comprising:

• a housing extending between a front and a rear, the housing having a DC section including DC terminal channels, the housing having an AC section including AC terminal channels, the DC section configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front, the AC section configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front, the housing including a resistor receptacle in an end wall at the rear, the resistor receptacle being open to at least two of the AC terminal channels;
• AC terminals received in the corresponding AC terminal channels for mating with the AC charging connector, the AC terminals including a proximity terminal and a ground terminal, the proximity terminal including a terminating end, the ground terminal including a terminating end;
• DC terminals received in the corresponding DC terminal channels for mating with the DC charging connector;
• a proximity resistor assembly received in the resistor receptacle to interface with the proximity terminal and the ground terminal in the corresponding AC terminal channels, the proximity resistor assembly including a plug body holding a resistor, a first resistor conductor and a second resistor conductor, the plug body including a seal to seal off the resistor receptacle and the corresponding AC terminal channels, the first resistor conductor being coupled between the resistor and the terminating end of the proximity terminal, the second resistor conductor being coupled between the resistor and the terminating end of the ground terminal.