JP2018082594A - Vehicle protection member and vehicle protection structure formed during connection of charging cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle protection member which can prevent occurence of scratches in a vehicle when a charging cable is connected to the vehicle, and to provide a vehicle protection structure formed when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.SOLUTION: A charging cable 19 which is connectable to a vehicle 17 is provided at a building 10. The vehicle 17 can be charged by supplying electric power from the building 10 side to the vehicle 17 through the charging cable 19. The building 10 is provided with a winding device 30 having a supporting wire 31 supporting the charging cable 19, and a winding part 32 which can wind up or draw the supporting wire 31. A vehicle protection member 40 is attached to the vehicle 17 when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17. The vehicle protection member 40 has: an attachment part 41 attached to a license plate 48 of the vehicle 17; and a hook part 42 which is disposed near a front corner part 17a of the vehicle 17 and supports the support wire 31 at a position separated from the vehicle 17 in a hooking manner in an attachment state of the attachment part 41.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle protection member used by being attached to a vehicle when a charging cable is connected to the vehicle, and a vehicle protection structure using the vehicle protection member.

  In recent years, electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles have been widely used, and various technologies for charging electric vehicle batteries by supplying electric power from the building side such as houses have been proposed for these vehicles. For example, it is considered that an outdoor outlet is provided on the outer wall of a building, and one end of a charging cable is connected to the outdoor outlet in advance. In this case, by connecting the other end of the charging cable to the charging port of the vehicle, it is possible to supply electric power to the vehicle from the building side via the charging cable and charge the in-vehicle battery.

  Here, in the above configuration in which the charging cable is provided on the outdoor side of the building, when the charging cable is not in use, it is desirable that the cable be wound into a predetermined state. Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a winding device for winding (rewinding) a charging cable into a predetermined state. This winding device has a support wire that is fixed to the front end side of the charging cable and supports the charging cable, and a winding unit that can wind or pull out the supporting wire. According to this apparatus, the charging cable is rewound into a predetermined state by winding the support wire by the winding unit. When the charging cable is pulled out from the predetermined state and connected to the vehicle, the support wire is pulled out from the winding unit and the charging cable is supported by the support wire. For this reason, when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, the charging cable can be prevented from coming into contact with the ground and becoming dirty.

Registered Utility Model No. 3200685

  Here, in the above-described configuration including the winding device, there may be a case where a vehicle (for example, a corner portion of the vehicle) exists on a straight line connecting the charging port of the vehicle and the winding unit depending on the parking state of the vehicle. It is done. In that case, when a charging cable is connected to the charging port, it is conceivable that the charging cable is arranged in a bent state at a corner of the vehicle. In this case, since the charging cable comes into contact with the corner of the vehicle, there is a concern that the vehicle is damaged due to the contact.

  Further, it is conceivable that the support wire for supporting the charging cable is also arranged in a bent state along with the charging cable at the corner of the vehicle. Therefore, the support wire also comes into contact with the corner of the vehicle, and there is a concern that the vehicle may be damaged due to the contact. In particular, since the support wire is formed with high strength, there is a greater concern about damage to the vehicle.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can protect the vehicle from being damaged when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, and vehicle protection when the charging cable is connected. The main purpose is to provide a structure.

  In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle protection member of the first invention is a vehicle protection member that is attached to the vehicle and used when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle to charge the vehicle. And an attachment portion attached to the vehicle, the attachment portion being attached to the vehicle and disposed near a corner of the vehicle, and the charging cable being connected to the vehicle. A support wire for supporting the charging cable and a hooking part for hooking and supporting at least one of the charging cable at a position away from the vehicle are provided.

  According to the vehicle protection member of the present invention, the attachment portion is attached to the vehicle, and the hooking portion is disposed near the corner portion of the vehicle in the attachment state of the attachment portion. Then, in a connected state where the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, at least one of the support wire and the charging cable that support the charging cable is hooked and supported by the hook portion at a position away from the vehicle. In this case, it is possible to prevent the support wire or the charging cable from coming into contact with the vehicle when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, and thus it is possible to prevent the vehicle from being damaged due to the contact.

  The vehicle protection member according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vehicle protection member according to the first aspect, wherein the hook portion has a groove portion that opens upward in a state where the attachment portion is attached to the vehicle, and both sides sandwiching the groove portion are Each of the restriction portions is a restriction portion disposed on the outside of the vehicle in a plan view, and one of the restriction portions is closer to the vehicle than the groove portion, and the other restriction portion is closer to the groove portion. Is also located on the side away from the vehicle.

  According to the present invention, since the hook portion has the groove portion opened upward, at least one of the support wire and the charging cable (hereinafter referred to as the support wire) can be hooked and supported in the groove portion. In this case, both sides of the hook portion sandwiching the groove portion are the restriction portions, and one of the restriction portions is closer to the vehicle than the groove portion, and the other restriction portion is closer to the vehicle than the groove portion. Be positioned. Therefore, the one restricting portion is interposed between the support wire and the vehicle hooked in the groove portion and the vehicle. It is possible to suitably prevent contact.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle protection member according to the second aspect, wherein the height of the one restricting portion from the bottom surface of the groove is larger than that of the other restricting portion.

  According to the present invention, the height of the groove portion from the bottom surface of the one restricting portion disposed on the side closer to the vehicle is larger than the other restricting portion disposed on the side away from the vehicle. It is possible to more suitably prevent the support wire or the like from coming into contact with the vehicle in a hooked state where the support wire or the like is hooked in the groove. Also, with respect to the other restricting portion, the height dimension from the bottom surface of the groove portion is smaller than that of the one restricting portion, so that it becomes difficult to hook the support wire etc. into the groove portion or to remove it from the groove portion. While suppressing, the above effect can be obtained.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle protection member according to any one of the first to third aspects, the attachment portion is attached to a license plate of the vehicle, and the hook portion is attached to the attachment portion. It is arrange | positioned in the corner | angular part located in the width direction of the said license plate, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, since the attachment portion is attached to the number plate of the vehicle, it is possible to greatly reduce the possibility that the vehicle main body side is damaged when the attachment portion is attached to the vehicle.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle protection structure when the charging cable is connected, wherein the parking cable for parking the vehicle is provided adjacent to or in the interior, and the charging cable is connectable to the vehicle parked in the parking space. The support wire is applied to a building capable of supplying power to the vehicle and charging the vehicle in a connected state of the charging cable, the tip of which is fixed to the tip side of the charging cable, and the support wire And a winding device having a winding portion attached to an attachment target such as a wall facing the parking space, and a charging cable connected to the vehicle at the charging cable, A vehicle protection member according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention attached to the vehicle, wherein the support wire is pulled by the hook portion. Characterized in that it is over the support.

  According to the present invention, the cable can be bundled such that the charging cable is rewound into a predetermined state by winding the support wire by the winding portion of the winding device. Further, when the charging cable is pulled out from the predetermined state, the support wire is pulled out from the winding unit, and therefore, the cable can be supported by the support wire while the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.

  Here, since the support wire is generally formed with high strength, when the support wire comes into contact with the vehicle, the vehicle is easily damaged. Therefore, in the present invention, the support wire is hooked and supported by the hook portion of the vehicle protection member when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle. Thereby, since it can prevent that a support wire contacts a vehicle, the damage of the vehicle by the contact can be prevented.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle protection structure at the time of connecting a charging cable, wherein a parking space for parking the vehicle is provided adjacent to or inside, and a connector connectable to the vehicle parked in the parking space The charging cable is applied to a building that can supply power to the vehicle when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle and can charge the vehicle, and the tip is fixed to the middle portion of the charging cable. A first support wire as the support wire that is fixed via a portion and supports the proximal end side of the first fixed portion of the charging cable, and the first support wire can be wound or pulled out and the parking A first winding device having a first winding portion attached to a mounting object such as a wall facing the space, and a tip of the first winding device in the middle portion of the charging cable; A second support wire as the support wire that is fixed via a fixing portion and supports the distal end side of the charging cable with respect to the second fixing portion; the second support wire can be wound or pulled out; A second winding device having a second winding portion attached to the connector in the vicinity of the connector in the cable, and a first cable attached to the vehicle when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle. Or the vehicle protection member according to any one of the fourth to fourth aspects, wherein the second fixing portion is positioned closer to the leading end side of the charging cable than the first fixing portion, and the hooking portion is connected to the charging cable. The portion between the fixed portions is hooked and supported.

  According to the present invention, the first support wire is wound up by the first winding portion of the first winding device, whereby the base end side of the charging cable can be rewound and collected. Similarly to this, it is possible to collect the second support wire by rewinding the leading end side of the charging cable by winding the second support wire with the second winding portion of the second winding device. Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to combine the entire charging cable into a predetermined state using two winding devices. In addition, when the charging cable is pulled out from a predetermined state, the first support wire is pulled out from the first winding unit and the second support wire is pulled out from the second winding unit. The charging cable can be supported by these two support wires.

  In this way, the charging cable is supported by the two support wires, and in the present invention, the vehicle is protected between the first fixed portion and the second fixed portion to which the respective support wires are fixed in the charge cable. It is supposed to be hooked and supported by the hook portion of the member. In this case, since the charging cable is hooked and supported at a position away from the vehicle, the charging cable can be prevented from contacting the vehicle. In addition, each support wire that supports the charging cable is disposed on both sides of the support portion that is supported by the hook portion, so that the support wires can be prevented from contacting the vehicle. it can. Therefore, from the above, it is possible to prevent the vehicle from being damaged by the contact between the charging cable and the support wire.

Schematic which shows the electric power feeding installation provided in the building in 1st Embodiment. The top view which shows the arrangement | positioning path | route of the charging cable and support wire at the time of charging cable connection. The perspective view which shows the state in which the vehicle protection member was attached to the vehicle. The perspective view which shows the structure of a vehicle protection member. The top view which shows the state by which the attaching part of the vehicle protection member was attached to the number plate of the vehicle. The figure which shows the charging equipment in 2nd Embodiment. The top view which shows the arrangement | positioning path | route of the charging cable and support wire at the time of charging cable connection.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the building is provided with a power supply facility capable of supplying the building side power (commercial power) to the vehicle, and the vehicle is charged by supplying power to the vehicle through the power supply facility. Is possible. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a power supply facility provided in the building.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a distribution board 11 is provided in a building 10 such as a house. The distribution board 11 is supplied with commercial power of AC 100 V / 200 V through a power transmission line 12 from a power pole (not shown) or the like. An outlet 15 is connected to the distribution board 11 via a power wiring 14. The outlet 15 is an outdoor outlet provided outdoors, and is attached to the outer wall 16 of the building 10. Electric power (commercial power) is supplied from the distribution board 11 to the outlet 15 via the power wiring 14. The outer wall 16 corresponds to an attachment target.

  A charging cable 19 for charging the vehicle is connected to the outlet 15. The charging cable 19 has connectors 19 a and 19 b at both ends thereof. One of the connectors 19 a and 19 b is connected to the outlet 15, and the other connector 19 b can be connected to the vehicle 17. ing.

  A parking space 18 in which the vehicle 17 can be parked is provided on the side of the building 10. The parking space 18 is provided adjacent to the outer wall 16, and in this embodiment, the vehicle 17 is parked in the parking space 18 with the front side facing the outer wall 16 side. The vehicle 17 is an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV). The vehicle 17 includes an engine and a motor (both not shown) as power sources and an in-vehicle battery 21 made of a high-voltage secondary battery.

  The vehicle 17 is provided with a charging port 22 (charging inlet) to which the connector 19b of the charging cable 19 can be connected. The charging port 22 is provided on the side surface of the vehicle 17, specifically, the left side surface, and is electrically connected to the in-vehicle battery 21. When the connector 19 b of the charging cable 19 is connected to the charging port 22, the outlet 15 and the vehicle 17 are electrically connected via the charging cable 19. When power (commercial power) is supplied from the outlet 15 to the vehicle 17 via the charging cable 19 in such a connected state, the vehicle-mounted battery 21 of the vehicle 17 is charged by the power.

  After the in-vehicle battery 21 is completely charged, the connector 19b of the charging cable 19 is removed from the charging port 22 of the vehicle 17, and the charging cable 19 is wound (rewinded) in a predetermined state and collected near the outer wall 16. It is assumed that Here, the main building 10 is provided with a winding device 30 for rewinding the charging cable 19 to the predetermined state. The winding device 30 will be described below.

  The winding device 30 includes a support wire 31 that supports the charging cable 19, and a winding unit 32 that can wind or pull the support wire 31. The support wire 31 is made of a metal material or a resin material, and is formed with flexibility. The support wire 31 has its distal end fixed to the distal end side of the charging cable 19 via a fixture 35.

  A plurality of suspension tools 36 for suspending the charging cable 19 are attached to the support wire 31. These suspension tools 36 have an insertion portion 36a through which the support wire 31 is inserted, and are slidable along the support wire 31 inserted through the insertion portion 36a. Further, these hanging tools 36 have an attachment portion 36 b attached to the charging cable 19. As a result, the charging cable 19 is suspended and supported by the support wire 31 via the hanging tool 36 (and the fixing tool 35). The charging cable 19 is suspended from the support wire 31 while being wound in a spiral shape (coiled shape).

  The winding portion 32 includes a main body portion 37, a winding drum 38 and a winding spring 39 housed in the main body portion 37. The main body 37 is formed in a square box shape and is attached to the outer wall 16. The take-up drum 38 is rotatably provided in the main body 37, and the support wire 31 is taken up or pulled out by the rotation. The take-up spring 39 causes the take-up drum 38 to rotate to the side where the support wire 31 is taken up by its elastic force. That is, the winding spring 39 is a biasing member that biases the winding drum 38 toward the winding side of the support wire 31.

  Further, the winding unit 32 has a lock mechanism (not shown) capable of restricting (locking) the rotation of the take-up drum 38 and releasing the restriction. In this case, when the rotation of the take-up drum 38 is restricted (locked) by the lock mechanism in a state where the support wire 31 is pulled out from the take-up drum 38 by a predetermined length, the support wire 31 is held at the drawn-out length. It has come to be. In the present embodiment, a retractable mechanism is employed as such a locking mechanism. In this case, when the support wire 31 is pulled out from the winding drum 38, when the drawing is stopped, the rotation of the winding drum 38 is restricted by the lock mechanism, and when the support wire 31 is pulled slightly toward the drawing side from the restricted state, the winding drum The 38 rotation regulation is released.

  Next, the operation of the winding device 30 will be described. Here, the operation when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17 and when the charging cable 19 is detached from the vehicle 17 will be described.

  In the normal state (when the charging cable 19 is not used), the winding device 30 is in a state where the support wire 31 is wound by the winding drum 38. In this case, since the support wire 31 is in a wound state, the charging cable 19 is wound (rewinded) in a predetermined state and is bundled in the vicinity of the outer wall 16. The outer wall 16 or the winding unit 32 is provided with a hook portion (not shown) that can hook the charging cable 19, and the charging cable 19 can be hooked on the hook portion in the predetermined state. ing.

  When connecting the charging cable 19 to the vehicle 17, hold the connector 19 b of the charging cable 19 in the hand, pull the charging cable 19 from the predetermined state toward the vehicle 17, and connect the connector 19 b to the charging port 22 of the vehicle 17. Connect to. When the charging cable 19 is pulled out, the support wire 31 fixed to the charging cable 19 is pulled out from the winding drum 38. When the charging cable 19 (connector 19b) is connected to the vehicle 17, the rotation of the take-up drum 38 is restricted (locked) by the lock mechanism, whereby the drawn-out support wire 31 is held in its drawn-out state. In this case, the charging cable 19 connected to the vehicle 17 is suspended and supported by the support wire 31. Therefore, when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17, it is possible to prevent the charging cable 19 from coming into contact with the ground and becoming dirty.

  On the other hand, when removing the charging cable 19 from the vehicle 17, the connector 19b is removed from the charging port 22 with the connector 19b in hand. When the rotation restriction of the winding drum 38 by the lock mechanism is released after the connector 19b is removed, the winding drum 38 is rotated by the elastic force of the winding spring 39, and the supporting wire 31 is wound by the winding drum 38. It is done. Then, as the support wire 31 is wound, the charging cable 19 is rewound to a predetermined state. When the charging cable 19 is rewound, the user holding the connector 19b moves together with the charging cable 19 to the rewinding side.

  Next, an arrangement state of the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an arrangement path of the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 when the charging cable is connected. In FIG. 2, for convenience, the charging cable 19 is indicated by a broken line, and the support wire 31 is indicated by a solid line.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the vehicle 17 is parked in the parking space 18, the vehicle 17 (specifically, the front corner portion 17 a of the vehicle 17 is positioned on a straight line connecting the charging port 22 of the vehicle 17 and the winding unit 32. ) Exists. For this reason, when the charging cable 19 is connected to the charging port 22 of the vehicle 17, the charging cable 19 may be arranged in a bent state at the front corner 17 a of the vehicle 17. is assumed. Similarly, the support wire 31 that supports the charging cable 19 is assumed to be disposed in a bent state at the front corner portion 17a. Therefore, when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17 (charging port 22), the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 may come into contact with the front corner portion 17a, and there is a concern that the vehicle 17 may be damaged due to the contact. The

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the vehicle protection member 40 is attached to the vehicle 17 in order to prevent the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 from contacting the vehicle 17 when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17. Hereinafter, the vehicle protection member 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 in addition to FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle protection member 40 is attached to the vehicle 17. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the vehicle protection member 40. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the attachment portion 41 of the vehicle protection member 40 is attached to the number plate 48 of the vehicle 17. In FIG. 3, only the vicinity of the front bonnet portion 17 b of the vehicle 17 is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the vehicle protection member 40 includes an attachment portion 41 attached to the license plate 48 of the vehicle 17, a hook portion 42 that hooks and supports the support wire 31, the attachment portion 41, and the hook portion 42. And an arm part 43 for connecting the two. As shown in FIG. 5, the attachment portion 41 includes a main body portion 45 and a fixing portion 46 provided on the main body portion 45. The main body portion 45 is formed of a steel plate and has a cover portion 45 a provided so as to cover the surface (outer surface) of the license plate 48. The cover portion 45a has a width (horizontal width) slightly larger than that of the number plate 48, and an engagement portion 45b (hook portion) that engages with an end portion in the width direction of the number plate 48 is provided at one end portion in the width direction. It has been.

  The fixing portion 46 is provided on the other end side in the width direction (the side opposite to the engaging portion 45b) on the back surface (inner surface) of the cover portion 45a. The fixing portion 46 is formed of a steel plate and is fixed to the covering portion 45a with a bolt 47. The bolts 47 are provided at two upper and lower portions, and are screwed into the fixing portion 46 through insertion holes 49 (see FIG. 4) formed in the cover portion 45a. The fixing portion 46 has an engaging portion 46 a (hook portion) that engages with an end portion of the number plate 48 in the width direction. The engaging portion 46a is disposed on the opposite side of the main body 45 from the engaging portion 45b with the number plate 48 interposed therebetween.

  The fixed part 46 is slidable in the width direction (left-right direction) of the cover part 45a with respect to the cover part 45a. Specifically, the insertion hole 49 of the bolt 47 formed in the cover portion 45a is a long hole that is long in the width direction, and the fixing portion 46 extends in the range where the long hole is formed. The main body 45 is slidable in the width direction.

  Here, when attaching the attachment part 41 to the number plate 48, the engaging part 45b of the main body part 45 and the engaging part 46a of the fixing part 46 are fixed in a state where they are positioned on both sides of the number plate 48, respectively. By sliding the portion 46 toward the engaging portion 45b, the number plate 48 is sandwiched between the engaging portions 45b and 46a, and the fixing portion 46 is attached to the main body 45 by tightening the bolt 47 in the sandwiched state. Fix it. In this case, the main body 45 (specifically, the engaging portion 45b) and the fixing portion 46 (specifically, the engaging portion 46a) fix the number plates 48 in a state where the number plate 48 is sandwiched from both sides in the width direction. Thus, the main body portion 45 and the fixing portion 46, that is, the attachment portion 41 are fixed (attached) to the number plate 48. In this way, the attachment portion 41 is detachably attached to the number plate 48.

  One end side of an arm portion 43 that is elongated in the width direction is fixed to the surface (outer surface) of the main body portion 45 (more specifically, the cover portion 45a), and a hook portion 42 is provided at the other end of the arm portion 43. It has been. Both the arm part 43 and the hook part 42 are formed of a resin material or a metal material, and are integrated by being fixed to each other. In addition, the arm part 43 and the hook part 42 may be integrally formed with the resin material.

  The hook portion 42 is formed in a U shape and has a groove portion 44 for hooking the support wire 31. The hook portion 42 includes a receiving portion 42 a for receiving the support wire 31 provided on the bottom side of the groove portion 44 and a pair of restricting portions 42 b and 42 c provided on both sides of the groove portion 44. The restricting portions 42b and 42c are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 43 (in other words, the width direction of the attaching portion 41), and the restricting portion 42b of the restricting portions 42b and 42c is positioned on the attaching portion 41 side. The restricting portion 42c is located on the side opposite to the attachment portion 41. Further, the restriction portion 42b has a height dimension H1 from the bottom surface of the groove portion 44 (in other words, a protruding length protruding from the bottom surface of the groove portion 44) larger than a height dimension H2 from the bottom surface of the groove portion 44 of the restriction portion 42c. It has become.

  Next, the configuration of the attachment state in which the vehicle protection member 40 is attached to the vehicle 17 will be described. In the present embodiment, the vehicle protection member 40 (specifically, the attachment portion 41) is attached to the number plate 48 on the front side of the vehicle 17.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in a state where the attachment portion 41 of the vehicle protection member 40 is attached to the number plate 48 on the vehicle front side, the hook portion 42 is disposed near the front corner portion 17 a of the vehicle 17. In this case, the hook portion 42 is disposed on the outside of the vehicle 17 in plan view, and more specifically, is ahead of the front surface portion of the vehicle 17 and side (left side) of the side surface portion (left side surface portion) of the vehicle 17. Placed in. Further, the hook portion 42 is disposed at the same height position as the bonnet portion 17 b of the vehicle 17.

  In the arrangement state of the hook portion 42, the groove portion 44 of the hook portion 42 is opened upward, and the restricting portions 42 b and 42 c on both sides sandwiching the groove portion 44 are arranged in the width direction (left-right direction) of the vehicle 17. Arranged in a state. In this case, among the restricting portions 42 b and 42 c, the restricting portion 42 b is disposed on the side closer to the vehicle 17 than the groove portion 44, and the restricting portion 42 c is disposed on the side farther from the vehicle 17 than the groove portion 44. The restricting portion 42b corresponds to one restricting portion, and the restricting portion 42c corresponds to the other restricting portion.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle protection member 40 when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17 will be described.

  When the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17, as described above, it is conceivable that the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 are bent in the vicinity of the front corner portion 17 a of the vehicle 17. Here, in the present embodiment, when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17, the supporting wire 31 is hooked and supported by the hook portion 42 of the vehicle protection member 40, specifically, the groove portion 44 of the charging cable 19 and the supporting wire 31. It is like that. In this case, since the support wire 31 is hooked and supported by the hook portion 42 at a position separated from the vehicle 17, the support wire 31 can be prevented from contacting the vehicle 17. Further, since the support wire 31 is supported at a position separated from the vehicle 17, the charging cable 19 supported by the support wire 31 is also supported at a position separated from the vehicle 17. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the charging cable 19 from contacting the vehicle 17. Thereby, when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17, the support wire 31 and the charging cable 19 can be prevented from coming into contact with the vehicle 17 and being damaged.

  Note that it is not always necessary to hook only the support wire 31 to the hook portion 42, and the charging cable 19 may be hooked in addition to the support wire 31. In that case, both the support wire 31 and the charging cable 19 are hooked and supported by the hook portion 42 at a position separated from the vehicle 17.

  Subsequently, an operation when the support wire 31 is hooked on the hook portion 42 will be described.

  The operation of hooking the support wire 31 on the hook portion 42 is performed when the cable 19 is pulled out to the vehicle 17 side in order to connect the charging cable 19 to the vehicle 17. When the charging cable 19 is pulled out, first, the charging cable 19 is pulled out to the vicinity of the vehicle protection member 40 previously attached to the vehicle 17, and the leading end side of the charging cable 19 is placed on the hook 42 of the vehicle protection member 40 in the pulled-out state. Hook. At this time, the front end side of the cable is hooked on the hook portion 42 while holding the connector 19b of the charging cable 19 in hand.

  Thereafter, in a state where the charging cable 19 is hooked on the hook portion 42, the charging cable 19 is further pulled out, and the connector 19 b is connected to the charging port 22 of the vehicle 17. In this case, since the charging cable 19 is pulled out with the charging cable 19 (and the support wire 31) being separated from the vehicle 17, the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 come into contact with the vehicle 17 when the charging cable 19 is pulled out. Can be prevented. Moreover, since the charging cable 19 is pulled out in a state where the charging cable 19 is supported by the hook portion 42, it is possible to prevent the charging cable 19 from coming into contact with the ground and getting dirty when the charging cable 19 is pulled out.

  Further, after the charging of the vehicle 17 is completed, when the charging cable 19 is removed from the vehicle 17 and the cable 19 is rewound to a predetermined state, the charging cable 19 is rewound in a state of being hooked on the hook portion 42. In this case, when the charging cable 19 is rewound, the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 can be prevented from coming into contact with the vehicle 17, and the charging cable 19 can be prevented from coming into contact with the ground and becoming dirty. it can.

  As described above, the charging cable 19 is pulled out and rewound in the state where it is hooked on the hook portion 42, so that the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17 and the charging cable 19 is detached from the vehicle 17. Each work can be performed while holding the connector 19b in one hand (one hand). In other words, even if the cable portion of the charging cable 19 is not held with the other hand, the connecting operation to the vehicle 17 and the removing operation can be performed without bringing the charging cable 19 into contact with the ground.

  As mentioned above, according to the structure of this embodiment explained in full detail, the following outstanding effects are acquired.

  Both sides of the hook portion 42 sandwiching the groove portion 44 are set as the restriction portions 42b and 42c, and one of the restriction portions 42b and 42c is closer to the vehicle 17 than the groove portion 44, and the other restriction portion 42c is the groove portion. It is arranged on the side farther from the vehicle 17 than 44. In this case, since the restricting portion 42b is interposed between the support wire 31 hooked in the groove portion 44 and the vehicle 17, the support wire 31 is connected to the vehicle 17 in the hooked state where the support wire 31 is hooked in the groove portion 44. It is possible to suitably prevent contact with the surface.

  With respect to the restricting portion 42b disposed on the side close to the vehicle 17, the height dimension H1 from the bottom surface of the groove 44 is made larger than the height dimension H2 of the restricting portion 42c disposed on the side away from the vehicle 17 (H1). > H2) It is possible to more suitably prevent the support wire 31 from contacting the vehicle 17 in the hooked state where the support wire 31 is hooked in the groove 44. Moreover, since the height dimension H2 of the restricting portion 42c is smaller than the height dimension H1 of the restricting portion 42b, it is possible to prevent the work of hooking the support wire 31 on the groove portion 44 or removing it from the groove portion 44 from being difficult. However, the above effects can be obtained.

  Since the attachment portion 41 is attached to the license plate 48 of the vehicle 17, the possibility that the vehicle main body side is damaged when attaching the attachment portion 41 to the vehicle 17 can be greatly reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, two winding devices are provided, and the charging cable 19 is rewound by these two winding devices. In the following, the configuration of this embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a charging facility in the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an arrangement path of the charging cable 19 and the support wire when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, a building 10 is provided with a first winding device 50 and a second winding device 60 as winding devices. Each of these winding devices 50 and 60 has the same configuration as the winding device 30 in the first embodiment. Therefore, a detailed description of each of the winding devices 50 and 60 will be omitted.

  The first winding device 50 includes a first support wire 51 that supports the proximal end side of the charging cable 19, and a first winding unit 52 that can wind or pull out the first support wire 51. The tip of the first support wire 51 is fixed to the middle portion of the charging cable 19 via a fixture 55. Note that the fixing tool 55 corresponds to the first fixing portion.

  A plurality of suspension tools 56 are slidably attached to the first support wire 51, and the base end side of the charging cable 19 is suspended and supported by the first support wire 51 via the plurality of suspension tools 56. . Further, the base end side of the charging cable 19 is suspended from the first support wire 51 in a state of being wound in a spiral shape (coil shape). In addition, the code | symbol 56a in FIG. 6 is an insertion part of the hanger 56, and the code | symbol 56b is an attaching part of the hanger 56. FIG.

  The first winding unit 52 includes a main body 57 attached to the outer wall 16, and a winding drum 58 and a winding spring 59 housed in the main body 57. The first winding unit 52 is also provided with a lock mechanism (not shown) that can restrict (lock) and release the rotation of the winding drum 58.

  The second winding device 60 includes a second support wire 61 that supports the distal end side of the charging cable 19 and a second winding unit 62 that can wind or pull out the second support wire 61. The distal end portion of the second support wire 61 is fixed to the intermediate portion of the charging cable 19 via a fixture 65. In this case, the fixing tool 65 is disposed on the distal end side (connector 19b side) of the charging cable 19 relative to the fixing tool 55 of the first support wire 51. Note that the fixing tool 65 corresponds to the second fixing portion.

  A plurality of suspension tools 66 are slidably attached to the second support wire 61, and the distal end side of the charging cable 19 is suspended and supported by the second support wire 61 via the plurality of suspension tools 66. Moreover, the front end side of the charging cable 19 is suspended by the 2nd support wire 61 in the state wound by the spiral shape (coil shape). In addition, the code | symbol 66a in FIG. 6 is an insertion part of the hanger 66, and the code | symbol 66b is an attaching part of the hanger 66. FIG.

  The second winding unit 62 includes a main body 67 attached to the charging cable 19 in the vicinity of the connector 19 b, and a winding drum 68 and a winding spring 69 housed in the main body 67. . The second winding unit 62 is also provided with a lock mechanism (not shown) that can restrict (lock) and release the rotation of the winding drum 68. The main body 67 may be attached to the connector 19b.

  The winding spring 69 has an elastic force smaller than that of the winding spring 59 of the first winding unit 52. That is, the urging force (elastic force) that urges the winding drum 68 toward the winding side (of the second support wire 61) by the winding spring 69 in the second winding unit 62 is wound in the first winding unit 52. The take-up spring 59 makes the take-up drum 58 smaller than an urging force (elastic force) that urges the take-up drum 58 toward the take-up side (of the first support wire 51).

  Then, the effect | action of each said winding apparatus 50 and 60 is demonstrated.

  In the normal state (when the charging cable 19 is not used), the respective winding devices 50 and 60 are in a state where the respective support wires 51 and 61 are wound by the winding portions 52 and 62, respectively. In this case, the base end side of the charging cable 19 supported by the first support wire 51 is in a state of being rewound to the first winding unit 52 side, and the tip end of the charging cable 19 supported by the second support wire 61. The side is rewound to the second winding unit 62 side. Accordingly, the entire charging cable 19 is brought into a converged state.

  When connecting the charging cable 19 to the vehicle 17, hold the connector 19 b of the charging cable 19 and pull out the charging cable 19 toward the vehicle 17. First, the leading end side of the charging cable 19 is pulled out. In this case, the second support wire 61 is pulled out from the second winding portion 62 as the leading end of the charging cable 19 is pulled out. More specifically, the urging force that urges the take-up drum 58 toward the take-up side (of the first support wire 51) by the take-up spring 59 in the first take-up portion 52 is used in the second take-up portion 62. Since the urging force for urging the take-up drum 68 toward the take-up side (of the second support wire 61) is increased by 69, the base end side of the charging cable 19 is pulled out (deployed) in this case. The leading end side of the charging cable 19 is pulled out while being suppressed.

  When the distal end side of the charging cable 19 is pulled out to a predetermined length, the proximal end side of the charging cable 19 is subsequently pulled out. In this case, the first support wire 51 is pulled out from the first winding unit 52 with the drawing. Then, after the charging cable 19 is pulled out to a predetermined length, the connector 19 b of the charging cable 19 is connected to the charging port 22 of the vehicle 17. In this case, the charging cable 19 is supported by the first support wire 51 and the second support wire 61 in the connected state. Therefore, when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17, it is possible to prevent the charging cable 19 from coming into contact with the ground and becoming dirty.

  When removing the charging cable 19 from the vehicle 17, the connector 19 b is removed from the charging port 22 with the connector 19 b in hand. After removing the connector 19b, the first support wire 51 is wound up by the winding drum 58, and the second support wire 61 is wound up by the winding drum 68. As the support wires 51 and 61 are wound up, the charging cable 19 is rewound into a predetermined state.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle protection member 40 when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, for convenience, the charging cable 19 is indicated by a broken line, and the first support wire 51 and the second support wire 61 are indicated by a solid line. The vehicle protection member 40 is the same as that in the first embodiment, and the mounting configuration of the vehicle protection member 40 to the vehicle 17 is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle 17, the portion between the fixtures 55 and 65 in the charging cable 19 is the hooking portion 42 (groove portion 44) of the vehicle protection member 40. It is designed to be hooked and supported. In this case, since the charging cable 19 is hooked and supported by the hooking portion 42 at a position away from the vehicle 17, the charging cable 19 can be prevented from contacting the vehicle 17. In addition, the first support wire 51 and the second support wire 61 that support the charging cable 19 are disposed on both sides of the support portion supported by the hook portion 42, respectively. 61 can be prevented from contacting the vehicle 17. Thereby, the damage to the vehicle 17 by the contact of the charging cable 19 and the support wire 31 can be aimed at.

  Further, the charging cable 19 that is hooked and supported by the hook portion 42 is arranged in a bent state at the support portion, whereas the first support wire 51 and the first wire arranged on both sides of the support portion are arranged. Since the two support wires 61 are both arranged in a straight line, the support function of the charging cable 19 by the support wires 51 and 61 can be suitably exhibited.

  In addition, the operation | work which hooks the charging cable 19 with respect to the hook part 42 is performed when pulling out the said cable 19 to the vehicle 17 side in order to connect the charging cable 19 to the vehicle 17, like the case of the said 1st Embodiment. For this reason, the description is omitted here.

  As mentioned above, according to the structure of this embodiment explained in full detail, the following outstanding effects are acquired.

  As in the first embodiment, since the regulating portion 42b is interposed between the charging cable 19 hooked in the groove 44 and the vehicle 17, the charging cable in the hooked state where the charging cable 19 is hooked in the groove 44. It can prevent suitably that 19 contacts the vehicle 17. FIG. Further, since the height dimension H1 of the restricting portion 42b is made larger than the height dimension H2 of the restricting portion 42c, the contact of the charging cable 19 with the vehicle 17 can be more suitably prevented.

  Since the charging cable 19 is rewound by the two winding devices 50 and 60, in other words, the charging cable 19 is supported by the two support wires 51 and 61, the length of the charging cable 19 can be increased accordingly. It becomes possible. For example, compared to the case of the first embodiment, the length of the charging cable 19 can be increased by about twice.

  Further, the charging cable 19 can be lengthened in this way, and when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17, the middle of the charging cable 19 is hooked and supported by the hooking portion 42 of the vehicle protection member 40. Thereby, even when the length of the charging cable 19 is long, the charging cable 19 can be prevented from coming into contact with the ground and becoming dirty.

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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

  In each of the above embodiments, the mounting portion 41 of the vehicle protection member 40 is mounted by sandwiching the number plate 48 of the vehicle 17 from both sides in the width direction. However, the mounting method of the mounting portion 41 to the number plate 48 is not necessarily this. Not limited to. For example, a hook portion that can be hooked on the upper end portion of the number plate 48 may be provided in the mounting portion 41, and the hook portion may be hooked on the upper end portion to attach the mounting portion 41 to the number plate 48.

  Further, the attaching portion 41 is not necessarily attached to the number plate 48 of the vehicle 17, and may be attached to a portion other than the number plate 48 in the vehicle 17 such as a side mirror of the vehicle 17.

  In each of the above embodiments, it is assumed that the vehicle 17 is parked in the parking space 18 with the front side facing the outer wall 16, but the vehicle 17 may be parked in the parking space 18 with the rear side facing the outer wall 16. is assumed. Therefore, in such a case, the vehicle protection member 40 may be used by being attached to the number plate 48 on the rear side of the vehicle 17. In this case, since the hook portion 42 is disposed in the vicinity of the rear corner portion of the vehicle 17, the support wire 31 and the like passing through the rear corner portion can be hooked and supported by the hook portion 42.

  In each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the winding devices 30, 50, 60 for rewinding the charging cable 19 are provided, in other words, the charging cable 19 is a support wire when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17. Although the vehicle protection member 40 of the present invention is applied to the configuration supported by 31, 51, 61, the vehicle protection member 40 is not necessarily applied only to such a configuration. For example, the vehicle protection member 40 of the present invention may be applied to a configuration in which the charging cable 19 is provided independently without being supported by a support wire or the like. Even in that case, the charging cable 19 can be prevented from coming into contact with the vehicle 17 by hooking the charging cable 19 on the hooking portion 42 of the vehicle protection member 40 when the charging cable 19 is connected to the vehicle 17. It is possible to prevent the vehicle 17 from being damaged.

  In the second embodiment, the elastic force of the winding spring 69 of the second winding unit 62 is greater than the elastic force of the winding spring 59 of the first winding unit 52. The force may be equal to or greater than the elastic force of the winding spring 59.

  In each of the above embodiments, the parking space 18 of the vehicle 17 is provided adjacent to the building 10, but the parking space 18 of the vehicle 17 may be provided as an inner garage inside the building 10. Therefore, in such a case, the vehicle protection structure of the present invention may be applied to the parking space 18 made of the inner garage.

  In each of the above embodiments, the winding portions 32 and 52 of the winding devices 30 and 50 are attached to the outer wall 16 of the building 10, but the winding portions 32 and 52 may be attached to an attachment target other than the outer wall 16. For example, when providing the parking space 18 with the cover part (roof part) which covers the space 18 from upper direction, it is possible to attach the winding parts 32 and 52 to the lower surface of the cover part.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Building, 16 ... Outer wall as attachment object, 17 ... Vehicle, 17a ... Front side corner as corner, 18 ... Parking space, 19 ... Charging cable, 19b ... Connector, 30 ... Winding device, 31 ... Support wire 32 ... Winding part, 40 ... Vehicle protection member, 41 ... Mounting part, 42 ... Hook part, 42b, 42c ... Restriction part, 44 ... Groove part, 48 ... Number plate, 50 ... First winding device, 51 ... First DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support wire, 52 ... 1st winding part, 55 ... Fixing tool as 1st fixing part, 60 ... 2nd winding apparatus, 61 ... 2nd supporting wire, 62 ... 2nd winding part, 65 ... 2nd Fixing tool as a fixing part.

Claims (6)

A vehicle protection member that is attached to the vehicle and used when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle to charge the vehicle.
An attachment portion attached to the vehicle;
At least one of the support wire and the charging cable that is disposed near the corner of the vehicle with the attachment portion attached to the vehicle, and that supports the charging cable with the charging cable connected to the vehicle. A vehicle protection member comprising: a hook portion that hooks and supports any one of them at a position away from the vehicle.   The hook portion has a groove portion that opens upward in a state in which the attachment portion is attached to the vehicle, and both sides sandwiching the groove portion are arranged on the outside of the vehicle in plan view. One of the restricting portions is located closer to the vehicle than the groove, and the other restricting portion is located farther from the vehicle than the groove. The vehicle protection member according to claim 1.   The vehicle protection member according to claim 2, wherein the one restricting portion has a height dimension from the bottom surface of the groove portion larger than that of the other restricting portion. The attachment portion is attached to a license plate of the vehicle,
The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hooking portion is disposed in the vicinity of the corner portion that is positioned in a lateral width direction of the license plate to which the attachment portion is attached. Protective member. A parking space for parking the vehicle is provided adjacently or inside, and the charging cable is connectable to the vehicle parked in the parking space, and the vehicle is powered by the charging cable in a connected state. Applied to buildings where the vehicle can be charged
A winding having the support wire having a distal end fixed to the distal end side of the charging cable, and a winding unit capable of winding or pulling the support wire and attached to an attachment target such as a wall facing the parking space. Take-off device,
The vehicle protection member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vehicle protection member is attached to the vehicle when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.
The vehicle protection structure when a charging cable is connected, wherein the support wire is hooked and supported by the hook portion. A parking space for parking the vehicle is provided adjacent to or inside the vehicle, and the charging cable having a connector that can be connected to the vehicle parked in the parking space is provided at the tip, and the charging cable is connected to the vehicle. Applied to a building capable of supplying power to the vehicle in a connected state and charging the vehicle,
A first support wire as a support wire, the distal end of which is fixed to an intermediate portion of the charging cable via a first fixing portion and supports the base end side of the charging cable relative to the first fixing portion, and the first support wire A first winding device having a first winding portion capable of winding or pulling the wire and attached to an attachment target such as a wall facing the parking space;
A second support wire as the support wire, the tip of which is fixed to the middle portion of the charging cable via a second fixing portion and supports the tip side of the charging cable with respect to the second fixing portion, and the second support wire A second winding device having a second winding portion attached to the connector in the vicinity of the connector or the connector in the charging cable, and
The vehicle protection member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vehicle protection member is attached to the vehicle when the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.
The second fixing portion is located on the distal end side of the charging cable from the first fixing portion,
The vehicle protection structure when the charging cable is connected, wherein the hooking portion hooks and supports a portion between the fixed portions of the charging cable.

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