A connector unit 100 for a vehicle (e.g. EV, HEV) includes: a bracket that surrounds a first connector (e.g. AC connector) 110 and a second connector (e.g. DC connector) 120; and a sliding door 130 which is supported by the bracket. The sliding door is movable, relative to the bracket, between a first position, for covering only the first connector, and a second position, for covering only the second connector. The sliding door may be biased to move away from an intermediate position towards either the first or second position. The bracket may have spring-biased first and second latches to engage with respective cooperating features of the sliding door, to releasably hold the sliding door in place when in the first or second position respectively. An actuator (e.g. electric motor), mechanically coupled to the sliding door, may move the sliding door between first and second positions. Movement of the sliding door may be triggered by pushing against the door in a direction perpendicular to the movement. The actuator may have: a first spring, connected between the sliding door and a first side of the bracket, adjacent the first position; and a second spring, connected between the sliding door and a second side of the bracket, adjacent the second position.
Sliding charging inlet cover
15.05.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / H01R Elektrisch leitende Verbindungen , ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS |
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