Charging port locking device
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTsuyoshi Nakajima
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Abstract
A charging port locking device is provided with an engagement member provided in a charging connector, for regulating the removal of the charging connector by engagement with an engagement part provided in a charging port, a restriction member provided in a vehicle, for restricting the disengagement of the engagement member, and a lock actuator for driving the restriction member. By virtue of the charging port locking device, the unintentional disconnection of the charging connector from the charging port can be avoided during charging in a state in which the charging port and the charging connector are connected.
Claims5
A charge port lock device comprising:
- a charge port that is provided on the vehicle and to which a charge connector for supplying charging power to a battery installed on a vehicle is connectable;
- an engagement member that is provided on the charge connector, and that restricts, while the charge connector is connected to the charge port, disconnection of the charge connector from the charge port by being engaged with an engagement portion provided on the charge port and allows the disconnection of the charge connector from the charge port by being disengaged with the engagement portion by a release operation;
- a restriction member that is provided on the vehicle, and that can switch the engagement member between a restricted state to restrict disengagement from the engagement portion and an unrestricted state not to restrict disengagement from the engagement portion;
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- a lock actuator that drives the restriction member between a lock position for putting the restriction member in the restricted state and an unlock position for putting the restriction member in the unrestricted state, wherein
- the engagement member and the restriction member are not contacted with each other in the restriction state of the engagement member.
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A charge port lock device comprising:
- a charge port that is provided on the vehicle and to which a charge connector for supplying charging power to a battery installed on a vehicle is connectable;
- an engagement means that is provided on the charge connector, and that restricts, while the charge connector is connected to the charge port, disconnection of the charge connector from the charge port by being engaged with an engagement portion provided on the charge port and allows the disconnection of the charge connector from the charge port by being disengaged with the engagement portion by a release operation;
- a restriction means that is provided on the vehicle, and that can switch the engagement means between a restricted state to restrict disengagement from the engagement portion and an unrestricted state not to restrict disengagement from the engagement portion;
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- a lock actuator that drives the restriction means between a lock position for putting the restriction means in the restricted state and an unlock position for putting the restriction means in the unrestricted state, wherein
- the engagement means and the restriction means are not contacted with each other in the restriction state of the engagement means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.