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US 12,654,576 B2Granted
Charge port cover for electric vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorDavid Boyd
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Abstract
An electric vehicle (EV) includes a battery pack, at least one DC charge port to connect to a DC voltage source and charge the battery pack, and a cover that covers the at least one DC charge port. The cover includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is connected to the fixed portion. The movable portion is movable about an axis. A receptacle of the at least one DC charge port is on a side of the axis spaced away from the fixed portion of the cover.
Claims19
An electric vehicle (EV) comprising:
- a battery pack;
- at least one DC charge port to connect to a DC voltage source and charge the battery pack;
- and
- a cover that covers the at least one DC charge port;
- wherein
- the cover includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is connected to the fixed portion;
- the movable portion is movable about an axis;
- a receptacle of the at least one DC charge port is on a side of the axis spaced away from the fixed portion of the cover;
- the axis extends in a left-right direction of the EV;
- and
- the receptacle of the at least one DC charge port extends below the axis in an up-down direction.
8 more elements
An electric vehicle (EV) comprising:
- a battery pack;
- at least one DC charge port to connect to a DC voltage source and charge the battery pack;
- and
- a cover that covers the at least one DC charge port;
- wherein
- the cover includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is connected to the fixed portion;
- the movable portion is movable about an axis;
- a receptacle of the at least one DC charge port is on a side of the axis spaced away from the fixed portion of the cover;
- the fixed portion of the cover and the movable portion of the cover are connected by a hinge;
- the at least one DC charge port includes a first DC charge port and a second DC charge portion that are adjacent to each other and separated by a gap therebetween and are covered by the cover;
- each of the first DC charge port and the second DC charge port includes a receptacle to receive a cable or a wire harness;
- at least a connection portion of the hinge is located between the first DC charge port and the second DC charge port;
- and
- a distance d between a center of the cable or the wire harness connected to the first DC charge port and a center of the cable or the wire harness connected to the second DC charge port is greater than a width h of the connection portion of the hinge that is located between the first DC charge port and the second DC charge port.
11 more elements
An electric vehicle (EV) comprising:
- a battery pack;
- three DC charge ports each to connect to a DC voltage source to charge the battery pack;
- and
- a cover that covers the three DC charge ports;
- wherein
- the cover includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is connected to the fixed portion;
- the movable portion is movable about an axis;
- and
- a bottom edge of a receptacle of the at least one DC charge port is below a bottom edge of the fixed portion of the cover in an up-down direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.