US 2026/0128556 A1Published application

Connector device

AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsTakumi YAMADA, Masaru SASAKI, Hiroshi UKEGAWA

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Abstract

The connector device includes a connector including a first end on which a fitting portion fitted to the inlet and a locking portion for locking the fitting portion are provided, an AC charging cable configured to be detachably attached to a second end of the connector and electrically connected to an external power supply, and an AC discharge connector configured to be detachably attached to the second end and electrically connected to an electrical device. The AC charging cable transmits power from the external power supply to the connector in a state where the AC charging cable is electrically connected to the external power supply and is connected to the second end. The AC discharge connector transmits the power from the connector to the electrical device in a state where the AC discharge connector is electrically connected to the electrical device and is connected to the second end.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A connector device comprising:

a connector member that includes a first side portion provided with an inlet connection portion configured to be connectable to an inlet of a vehicle and a locking portion configured to lock the inlet connection portion connected to the inlet, and a second side portion provided at a position different from the first side portion;
a first connection member configured to be detachable from and attachable to the second side portion and to be electrically connectable to an external power supply;
and
a second connection member configured to be detachable from and attachable to the second side portion and to be electrically connectable to an external device, wherein:
the first connection member is configured to transmit power from the external power supply to the connector member in a state where the first connection member is electrically connected to the external power supply and is connected to the second side portion;
and
the second connection member is configured to transmit power from the connector member to the external device in a state where the second connection member is electrically connected to the external device and is connected to the second side portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/350,356Filed 6 Oct 2025
Priority: JP 2024-1950797 Nov 2024
Published: 7 May 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H01R 13/6691
With built-in electronic circuit: with built-in signalling means
B60L 53/16
Conductive energy transfer: connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
H01R 13/631
Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical…:…
H01R 13/6616
With built-in single component: with resistor

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