Charging port device for electric vehicle

A charging port device for an electric vehicle comprising:

• a charging port having an engaged part configured to engage an engaging part of a charging connector, the charging port being configured to receive power from an external power supply when the engaging part and the engaged part are in an engaged state;
• a restricting member that, when the engaging part and the engaged part are in the engaged state, regulates a release operation in which the engaging part separates from the engaged part, so as to restrict the engaged state from being released;
• and
• a locking state control device configured to move the restricting member to produce a locked state and an unlocked state, the locked state being a state in which the engaged part and the engaging part overlap when viewed from a direction of separation and in which the release operation on the engaging part is restricted, the unlocked state being a state in which there is no overlap between the engaged part and the engaging member and in which the release operation is enabled,
• the locking state control device having an electrical driving mechanism configured to electrically impart a torque using a motor to move the restricting member to an inner-side position near a predetermined position corresponding to one of the locked state and the unlocked state, and a mechanical driving mechanism configured to mechanically impart a torque to move the restricting member from the inner-side position to the predetermined position, when the restricting member is to be moved to the predetermined position, and
• the restricting member including a part configured to overlap the engaging part when viewed from the direction of separation and when disposed at the inner-side position near the predetermined position corresponding to the locked state, and
• the locking state control device having a dead zone in which the restricting member is not moved by the mechanical driving mechanism, and the restricting member overlaps the engaging member, when viewed from the direction of separation, in the dead zone.

A charging port device for an electric vehicle, comprising:

• a charging port having an engaged part configured to engage an engaging part of a charging connector, the charging port being configured to receive power from an external power supply when the engaging part and the engaged part are in an engaged state;
• a restricting member regulating a release operation when the engaging part and the engaged part are in the engaged state, the release operation being an operation in which the engaging part separates from the engaged part;
• and
• a locking state control device configured to move the restricting member across an actuation range from a locking position to an unlocking position, the locking state control device having an electrical driving mechanism and a mechanical driving mechanism,
• the electrical driving mechanism being configured to electrically impart a torque using a motor to move the restricting member across a first portion of the actuation range, the first portion of the actuation range being smaller than the actuation range,
• the mechanical driving mechanism being configured to mechanically impart a torque to move the restricting member across a second portion of the actuation range that is different from the first portion of the actuation range.