JP2013091354A - Charging port - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent mischief during charging.SOLUTION: A charging port 10 includes: a lid 12 provided so as to be rotatable with respective to a hood and openably and closably closing a port opening which is provided in the hood, with its inside facing a charging hole; and a cover body 14 disposed in the lid. The cover body 14 is configured to close an opened part between the hood and lid 12 when the lid 12 is opened, while preventing a charging paddle connected to the charging hole from passing therethrough, and to be stored in the port opening when the lid 12 is closed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging port provided with a charging port in an electric vehicle or the like.

  A vehicle that uses electricity as a power source, such as an electric vehicle, is provided with a charging port for charging an in-vehicle battery from an external power source (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The charging port has a charging port connected to the in-vehicle battery and a lid that covers the charging port so that the charging port can be opened and closed. By opening the lid, the charging paddle connected to the external power source is connected to the charging port installed in the vehicle body. Can be inserted.

JP-A-11-318044

  In the charging port disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the lid remains open during charging with the charging paddle inserted into the charging port, there is a risk of tampering such as the charging paddle being pulled out.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve these problems inherent in the charging port according to the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a charging port that can prevent mischief during charging. And

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the charging port of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is
A lid that is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the vehicle body, and that is opened in the vehicle body so as to open and close a vehicle body opening facing the charging port;
A cover body disposed on at least one of the vehicle body side and the lid,
The cover body can shield an open portion between the vehicle body and the lid when the lid is in an open posture so that the charging paddle connected to the charging port cannot pass through the lid body, The gist is that it can be accommodated.
According to the first aspect of the invention, since the open portion between the opened lid and the vehicle body can be shielded by the cover body, the charging paddle connected to the charging port by the lid and the cover body is surrounded by the cover pad. Access from outside can be prevented. Further, since a space surrounding the vehicle body opening is defined outside the vehicle body by the opened lid and the cover body covering the open part, it is not necessary to ensure a large space inside the vehicle body for storing the charging paddle when charging, The charging port can be made compact. In addition, since the cover body can be accommodated in the opening of the vehicle body when the lid is closed, it is not necessary to attach and detach the cover body at the time of charging, and the labor of charging work is not increased.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the said cover body is arrange | positioned so that it may mutually oppose on the back side of the said lid, A pair of fixed cover part displaced with rotation of this lid, and a pair of this fixed cover part A variable cover portion disposed between and displaceable with respect to the lid,
The gist of the present invention is that the variable cover portion is configured to be displaced between an accommodation posture close to the back side of the lid and a shielding posture that closes a pair of fixed cover portions facing outward by opening the lid. To do.
According to the invention of claim 2, since the variable cover portion is configured to be displaceable, the variable cover portion is hardly disturbed when the lid is closed, and the variable cover portion is displaced when the charging paddle is inserted into and removed from the charging port. It can be evacuated.

In the invention according to claim 3, the lid is regulated to be opened in a closed posture in which the vehicle body opening is closed by a lock device provided on the vehicle body side,
The variable cover portion is provided with an engagement portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock device at an edge facing the vehicle body in the shielding posture.
The variable cover portion is characterized in that the engaging portion engages with the lock device and is held in the shielding posture, and is supported by the variable cover portion and the lid is held in an open posture. .
According to the invention of claim 3, since the locking device for restricting the opening of the lid is used to position and hold the variable cover portion, it is possible to make it difficult to access from the outside, and also to use the parts together. The number of parts can be reduced.

The gist of the invention according to claim 4 is that the lid is rotatably supported by the pair of fixed cover portions pivotally supported on the vehicle body side.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the number of parts can be reduced by using parts as well.

In the invention according to claim 5, the pair of fixed cover portions are disposed apart from each other in the axial direction of the shaft that supports the lid with respect to the vehicle body, and the cover body is disposed on the free end side of the lid. The variable cover is pivotally supported so that it can rotate.
A shielding space that can accommodate the charging paddle connected to the charging port is defined between the opened lid and the cover body, and the charging paddle cannot pass through and a cord connected to the charging paddle can pass through. The gist is that a slit is formed in the variable cover portion.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, since a variable cover part can be rotated, when a charging paddle is attached or detached with respect to a charging port, a variable cover part does not become obstructive.

  The charging port according to the present invention can prevent mischief during charging.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a charging port according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a lid is in a closed position. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the charge port of an Example, Comprising: A lid is in an open attitude | position and a variable cover part is in an accommodation attitude | position. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the charge port of an Example, Comprising: A lid | cover is in an open attitude | position, and a variable cover part is in a shielding attitude | position. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the charge port of an Example, Comprising: The shielding state of the open part between a vehicle body and a lid is shown. It is a principal part enlarged view of the lid of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the holding means of an Example.

  Next, a preferred embodiment of the charging port according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiments, front, rear, left, right, up and down are designated with reference to the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the charging port 10 according to the embodiment is disposed in a hood (vehicle body) F that covers an upper side of a motor room provided in the front portion of the vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the charging port 10 is disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the hood F, and a lid that opens and closes a port opening (vehicle body opening) (not shown) opened in the hood F. 12 and a cover body 14 that can shield an open portion between the lid 12 and the hood F when the lid 12 is opened, and can be accommodated in the port opening when the lid 12 is closed. Here, in the hood F, a box-shaped container 16 is disposed with its box opening 16a aligned with the port opening, and one charging port C disposed in the container 16 faces the inside of the port opening. It is like that. The container 16 is disposed on the back side of the hood F using a space on the motor room side. The charging port 10 can be accessed from the outside with respect to the charging port C connected to the vehicle-mounted battery when the lid 12 is opened. The charging port 10 is connected to the charging port C between the housing 16, the opened lid 12, and the cover body 14 in a shielding state where the open portion between the hood F and the lid 12 is closed by the cover body 14. A shielded space 10a that can accommodate the connected charging paddle (not shown) is defined.

  The lid 12 is a substantially rectangular plate-like body formed in accordance with the port opening, and is supported by a pair of fixed cover portions 18 and 18 described later in the cover body 14 (see FIGS. 2 to 4). ). The lid 12 is configured such that the front end side thereof is largely displaced with respect to the hood F when the lid 12 is opened and closed, and the lid 12 is opened and closed like a hinged door with the rear end as a pseudo pivot and the front end as a free end. Perform the action. Then, the lid 12 rises away from the hood F as it goes from the rear side to the front side in the open posture. That is, the charging port 10 is open so that the front side of the open portion between the hood F and the lid 12 is greatly opened and the lateral side of the open portion is increased from the rear side to the front side in the open posture of the lid 12. . The charging port 10 is set so that there is no gap between the rear end of the lid 12 and the hood F so that a fingertip can enter when the lid 12 is open. In the charging port 10, a lid striker 13 provided on the front end side of the lid 12 is engaged and held by an engaging claw R (see FIG. 4) of a locking device provided on the hood F side, and the lid 12 is opened to the port. The opening is restricted in a closed posture (see FIG. 1). When the engagement claw R comes off the lid striker 13 by the operation of a release switch provided in the passenger compartment, and the lid striker 13 is pressed against the engagement claw R as the lid 12 is closed, The engaging claw R is configured to be retracted once and get over the lid striker 13 and then caught on the lid striker 13.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cover body 14 is disposed on the back side of the lid 12 so as to face each other, and is displaced with the rotation of the lid 12. And a variable cover portion 20 disposed between the pair of fixed cover portions 18 and 18 so as to be displaceable with respect to the lid 12. Each fixed cover portion 18 is pivotally supported so that an arm 19 provided on the lower side of the rear portion can rotate about an axis extending in the left-right direction with respect to the container 16, and an upper end portion of the lid 12 is connected to the lid 12 through a port opening. Connected to the back of the. The pair of fixed cover portions 18 are formed to be spaced apart in the left-right direction (the axial direction of the support shaft 19a (see FIG. 4) supporting the lid 12) and extend back and forth along the side edge of the lid 12. ing. The pair of fixed cover portions 18, 18 extends upward from the port opening as the lid 12 is opened, closes the gap between the opened side edge of the lid 12 and the side edge of the port opening, and closes the lid 12. As it is displaced, it immerses in the back side of the hood F along the side of the container 16 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4).

  The variable cover portion 20 has a shaft portion 20a formed at one end portion on the left and right side surfaces so as to protrude outward, and this shaft portion 20a is an upper portion on the front end side of the fixed cover portion 18 (the lid 12 side). (See FIG. 2). As a result, the variable cover portion 20 is supported on the upper portion between the pair of fixed cover portions 18 and 18 and on the front end (free end) side of the lid 12, and in the left-right direction (the support shaft 19 a that supports the lid 12. It can be rotated around an axis extending in the axial direction. The variable cover portion 20 includes an accommodation posture (see FIG. 2) close to the back side of the lid 12 and a pair of fixed cover portions 18, 18 facing the outside of the port opening by opening the lid 12. It is rotated to a shielding posture (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 4) that closes between the front ends. Note that the variable cover portion 20 is elastically moved from the housed posture to the shielded posture by an urging means (not shown) such as a torsion spring disposed in a shaft support portion with respect to the pair of fixed cover portions 18 and 18. It is energized.

  The variable cover portion 20 includes a front plate portion 22 formed such that an intermediate portion swells forward in a shielding posture suspended from the lid 12 in the vertical direction, and rearward in a shielding posture from both side edges of the front plate portion 22. And side plate portions 24 and 24 formed so as to extend (see FIG. 4). The variable cover portion 20 can secure a larger storage space for the charging paddle in the shielding space 10a by the front plate portion 22 bulging forward, and the front end and the front plate portion of the fixed cover portion 18 by the side plate portions 24 and 24. The space between the 22 side edges is closed. Further, the front plate portion 22 of the variable cover portion 20 is formed with a slit 21 which is smaller than the outer dimensions of the charging paddle and larger than the cord connecting the charging paddle and the external power source. The slit 21 passes through the charging paddle. It is impossible to pass through a cord having a diameter smaller than that of the charging paddle. The slit 21 extends so as to open from the midway part of the variable cover 20 to the free end, and is formed so as to expand in the left-right direction from the midway position toward the free end side (see FIG. 4).

  The variable cover portion 20 is provided with a locking piece (not shown) that extends outward at the rear end of each side plate portion 24, and this locking piece is formed inwardly at the front end of each fixed cover portion 18. The flange 18b (see FIG. 2) formed so as to extend to the front is caught in the shielding posture, and the forward rotation beyond the shielding posture is restricted. Further, the variable cover portion 20 is retracted from the lid striker 13 provided at the front end of the lid 12 in the accommodated posture, and makes the lid striker 13 face outward (see FIG. 2), while the lid striker 13 is in the shielding posture. It is comprised so that it may cover (refer FIG. 3).

  The variable cover portion 20 is provided with a cover striker (engagement portion) 26 that removably engages with an engagement claw R of the lock device at a free end (end edge) facing the hood F in the shielding posture. ing. The cover striker 26 is formed in the same shape as the lid striker 13. In the cover state of the opening portion shown in FIG. 4, the variable cover portion 20 has the cover striker 26 engaged and held by the engagement claw R of the lock device, and the movement of the accommodation posture side and the lid 12 in the opening direction is restricted. And is held in a shielding posture. At this time, the lid 12 is supported by the variable cover portion 20 so that the rotation toward the closed posture is restricted, and is held in the open posture. As with the lid striker 13, the cover striker 26 is released from the restricted state by the engaging claws R by operating a release switch provided in the passenger compartment.

  As shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the charging port 10 has a holding means 28 that holds the variable cover portion 20 in an accommodation posture against the urging by the urging tool. The holding means 28 includes a holding claw 30 that is swingably disposed on the back side rear portion of the lid 12, and a coil spring that urges the holding claw 30 toward the front (on the shaft portion 20 a side of the variable cover portion 20). And an operating piece 34 that swings the holding claw 30 backward (on the side away from the shaft portion 20a of the variable cover portion 20) against the urging force of the urging member 32. The holding claw 30 is configured to swing around an axis extending in the left-right direction with respect to the lid 12. The holding claw 30 has a variable cover portion 20 in an accommodation position in which the holding claw 30 is accommodated between the pair of fixed cover portions 18 and 18 with its free end facing the rotation fulcrum side of the lid 12 by a tip portion formed in a bowl shape. The cover striker 26 is engaged and held. The holding means 28 is swung so that the holding claw 30 is retracted from the cover striker 26 by the operation of the operation piece 34 facing the outside of the one (right side) fixed cover portion 18, and the variable cover portion 20 is moved to the shielding posture side. It is designed to allow rotation.

(Effects of Example)
Next, the operation of the charging port 10 according to the embodiment will be described. In a state where the lid 12 is closed, the pair of fixed cover portions 18, 18 are immersed in the back side of the hood F on the lateral side with the charging port C interposed therebetween, and the variable cover portion is in a housing posture along the back side of the lid 12. 20 is accommodated above the charging port C in the container 16. At this time, the lid striker 13 is held by the locking device, and the lid 12 is restricted from being opened. When charging, the lock switch is released by operating the release switch in the passenger compartment, and the lid 12 is lifted to open the port opening. The lid 12 is configured to open larger than a shielded state (see FIG. 4) in which the cover striker 26 of the variable cover portion 20 can be engaged with the lock device (see FIG. 4), so that the posture can be maintained in this open position. It has become. By operating the operation piece 34 of the holding means 28 and removing the holding claw 30 from the cover striker 26, the variable cover portion 20 is rotated from the accommodation posture to the shielding posture by the urging force of the urging tool. The locking piece of the cover part 20 is hooked on the flange 18b, and the position is regulated in the shielding posture. After connecting the charging paddle to the charging port C, the lid 12 is rotated in the closing direction, and the cover striker 26 of the variable cover portion 20 is engaged with the engaging claw R of the locking device, so that the lid 12, the hood F, The open part between them is closed by the cover body 14. Note that the cord connected to the charging paddle connected to the charging port C comes out through the slit 21 of the variable cover portion 20.

  As described above, the charging port 10 has an open portion between the opened lid 12 and the hood F covered with the cover body 14, and a shielding space 10 a surrounded by the lid 12 and the cover body 14 is defined. The Since the charging paddle connected to the charging port C at the time of charging is accommodated in the shielded space 10a, it is blocked by the lid 12 and the cover body 14 and cannot be accessed such as inserting and removing the charging paddle from the outside. That is, according to the charging port 10, it is possible to prevent mischief such as the charging paddle being pulled out during charging. In the charging port 10, the lid striker 26 is held by the lock device in the shielded state, and the opening and closing of the lid 12 and the rotation of the variable cover part 20 are restricted. Therefore, the charging port 10 has access to the charging paddle accommodated in the shielding space 10 a. It can be blocked more reliably. In addition, since the lock device is configured to be unlocked by a release switch in the passenger compartment, the lock device cannot be unlocked outside, and can more suitably prevent mischief. Here, since the locking device that holds the lid 12 in the closed posture is also used as means for holding the variable cover portion 20, the number of parts can be reduced.

  The charging port 10 is shielded so as to protrude outside the hood F by a lid 12 that is open so as to rise outside the hood F and a cover body 14 that covers an open portion between the lid 12 and the hood F. 10a is defined. That is, since a space for storing the charging paddle can be secured outside the hood F during charging, there is no need to secure a large space for storing the charging paddle inside the hood F, and the internal space of the housing 16 is set small. This makes it possible to make the container 16 compact. Thus, since the charging port 10 can be made compact, the space inside the hood F is not compressed.

  For example, when the cover body is configured to be attached to and detached from the lid, there are problems such as forgetting or losing the cover body when going out, and requiring a space for storing the removed cover body. The configuration in which the cover body is attached to and detached from the lid complicates the configuration for holding the cover body. According to the charging port 10 of the embodiment, since the cover body 14 is disposed on the lid 12, it is not necessary to attach and detach the cover body 14 during charging, the configuration can be simplified, and the above-described problems do not occur. In addition, since the charging port 10 of the embodiment is configured to be able to accommodate the cover body 14 in the port opening when the lid 12 is closed, a space for storing the cover body 14 in the passenger compartment or the luggage compartment is required. First, don't get in the way. Here, the cover body 14 is accommodated in the port opening by folding the variable cover portion 20 close to the lid 12, so that the space for housing the cover body 14 is minimized. Can do. In addition, since the charging port 10 of the embodiment does not require the trouble of attaching and detaching the cover body 14, the charging operation can be easily performed.

  Since the charging port 10 is configured so that the variable cover 20 can be rotated, the charging port 10 can be retracted by rotating the variable cover 20 when the charging paddle is inserted into and removed from the charging port C. When the charging paddle is attached to and detached from C, the variable cover portion 20 is unlikely to get in the way. Further, since the fixed cover portions 18 and 18 are configured to block the open portion of the lid 12 and the hood F as well as to open and close the lid 12 and to be immersed in the port opening, there is no need to operate the fixed cover portions 18 and 18. It does not take. Since the lid 12 is supported by the fixed cover portion 18, the number of parts can be reduced by using parts as well.

(Change example)
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, and can be modified as follows, for example.
(1) The location of the charging port is not limited to the front part of the vehicle body, but may be the side surface or the rear part of the vehicle body.
(2) In the embodiment, one charging port faces the port opening, but a plurality of charging ports may be provided for quick charging or normal charging.
(3) Although the configuration in which the lid is supported by the fixed cover portion is illustrated, a configuration in which the lid is directly supported on the vehicle body side or a configuration in which the lid is supported by an arm different from the cover body may be employed.
(4) The object for disposing the cover body is not limited to the lid, but may be on the vehicle body side such as a container.

10a shielding space, 12 lid, 14 cover body, 18 fixed cover part,
19a Support shaft (shaft), 20 Variable cover part, 21 Slit,
28 Cover striker (engagement part), C charging port, F body

Claims (5)

A lid that is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the vehicle body, and that is opened in the vehicle body so as to open and close a vehicle body opening facing the charging port;
A cover body disposed on at least one of the vehicle body side and the lid,
The cover body can shield an open portion between the vehicle body and the lid when the lid is in an open posture so that the charging paddle connected to the charging port cannot pass through the lid body, A charging port characterized in that it can be accommodated in a battery. The cover body is disposed on the back side of the lid so as to face each other, and is positioned between the pair of fixed cover portions and a pair of fixed cover portions that are displaced along with the rotation of the lid. And a variable cover portion disposed so as to be displaceable,
The variable cover portion is configured to be displaced between an accommodation posture close to the back side of the lid and a shielding posture that closes a pair of fixed cover portions facing outward by opening the lid. Charging port. The lid is regulated to be opened in a closed posture in which the vehicle body opening is closed by a lock device provided on the vehicle body side,
The variable cover portion is provided with an engagement portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock device at an edge facing the vehicle body in the shielding posture.
3. The variable cover portion according to claim 2, wherein the engaging portion engages with the lock device and is held in the shielding posture, and is supported by the variable cover portion and the lid is held in an open posture. Charging port.   The charging port according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the lid is rotatably supported by the pair of fixed cover portions pivotally supported on the vehicle body side. The cover body is spaced apart in the axial direction of the shaft that supports the lid with respect to the vehicle body, and the pair of fixed cover portions are disposed, and the variable cover portion is rotatable on the free end side of the lid. Pivoted,
A shielding space that can accommodate the charging paddle connected to the charging port is defined between the opened lid and the cover body, and the charging paddle cannot pass through and a cord connected to the charging paddle can pass through. The charging port according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a slit is formed in the variable cover portion.

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