Charging apparatus for a vehicle

A charging apparatus for charging an energy accumulator of a vehicle via a charging source having a charging plug, the charging apparatus comprising:

• a charging control device of the vehicle;
• an alternating-current charging device of the vehicle;
• a power switching device of the vehicle;
• a charging socket of the vehicle, the charging socket comprising nine physically separate electrically assignable contacts for contacting corresponding charging plug contacts, wherein:
• the first contact is connected as a pilot contact by way of a pilot line with the charging control device,
• the second contact is connected as a proximity contact by way of a proxy line with the charging control device,
• the third contact is connected as a protective grounding conductor contact by way of a ground line with vehicle ground,
• the fourth contact is connected as a neutral conductor contact by way of a neutral line with the alternating-current charging device,
• the fifth contact is connected as a phase 1 contact by way of a phase 1 line with the alternating-current charging device,
• the eighth contact is connectable as a positive directive-current contact by way of a DC+ line and by way of the power separating device with the energy accumulator of the vehicle,
• the ninth contact is connectable as a negative direct-current contact by way of a DC− line and by way of the power separating device with the energy accumulator of the vehicle,
• the sixth contact is connected as a phase 2 low-voltage direct-current contact by way of a phase 2 line with the DC− line, and
• the seventh contact is connected as a phase 3 low-voltage direct-current contact by way of a phase 3 line with the DC+ line.