Charging connector and method of mounting the same

A method of mounting a charging connector for charging a battery installed in a vehicle comprising the steps of:

• providing a housing (51) to be mounted in or at a vehicle;
• mounting at least one tower (60) in said housing (51), said tower (60) comprising at least one accommodating chamber (64) for at least partly accommodating at least one terminal fitting (80), wherein said tower (60) is to be mounted in said housing (51) by at least partly inserting the tower (60) into a mating hole (52) of said housing (51);
• providing at least one seal member (70) between the tower (60) and the housing (51);
• and
• fitting the terminal fitting (80) in a fitting portion (64a) of said accommodating chamber (64), wherein said fitting portion (64a) is provided at or near a rear side of said accommodating chamber (64), and there is further provided, at or near a front side of said accommodating chamber (64), an exposed portion (64b) for exposing a leading contact portion (82) of the terminal fitting (80) to be contacted with a mating terminal fitting of a mating charging connector provided at an end of a charging cable, and wherein the tower (60) can be assembled and disassembled from said housing (51) with the terminal fitting(s) (80) mounted within the accommodating chamber(s) (64) of said tower (60).