JP2019064515A - Charge port device of electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a charge port device of an electric vehicle, which allows a charging connector to be connected to a charging inlet even in a parking lot where an obstacle such as a wall or a fence is near and a sufficient distance cannot be secured between the obstacle and the electric vehicle.SOLUTION: A charge port device of an electric vehicle has a charge port opened in the rear side of a vehicle body. The charge port device comprises a frame that is arranged on the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charge port to face the charge port, a slider that is slidably supported on the frame and can be pulled outward in the vehicle width direction from the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charge port, and a charging inlet arranged on either surface in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the slider, to which a charging connector can be connected from the vehicle longitudinal direction by pulling out the slider from the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charge port to the outside in the vehicle width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a charging port device for an electric vehicle.

Patent Document 1 discloses a charging port formed on an outer panel of an electric vehicle. The charging port is provided on the rear side of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and a charging inlet to which a charging connector is connected is provided inside the charging port.
Further, a lid device is provided in the charging port, and the charging port is configured to be openable and closable by the lid device.

JP, 2016-88122, A

  Since the inlet for charging disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing portion (recessed portion) provided in the charging port, an obstacle such as a wall or a ridge approaches and the obstacle and the electric vehicle In a parking lot where a sufficient distance can not be secured, the charging connector (charging gun) can not be connected to the charging inlet.

  In view of the above-described circumstances, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, even in a parking lot where an obstacle such as a wall or a fence is approaching and a sufficient distance can not be secured between the obstacle and the electric vehicle, It is an object of the present invention to provide a charging port device for an electric vehicle in which a charging connector can be connected to the inlet of the connector.

  (1) The charge port device for an electric vehicle according to at least one embodiment of the present invention is a charge port device for an electric vehicle having a charge port at the rear side of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle. A frame disposed to face the charging port inside, a slider slidably supported by the frame, and a slider that can be pulled out from the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charging port toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a vehicle of the slider A charging inlet, which is disposed on any of the front and rear directions, and can be connected to a charging connector from the front and rear direction of the vehicle by pulling out the slider from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port to the outside; Prepare.

  According to the configuration of the above (1), the slider supported slidably on the frame is pulled out from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port to the outer side in the vehicle width direction, whereby the slider is disposed on either side in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A charging connector can be connected to the charging inlet from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. As a result, even in a parking lot where an obstacle such as a wall or a fence approaches and a sufficient distance can not be secured between the obstacle and the electric vehicle, the slider is moved from the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port. By pulling out, the charging connector can be connected from the vehicle longitudinal direction to the charging inlet disposed on either side of the slider in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

(2) In some embodiments, in the configuration of the above (1), the frame has a pair of ridges, and the slider has a pair of grooves that respectively receive the pair of ridges.
According to the configuration of the above (2), the pair of concave grooves of the slider is guided by the pair of convex lines of the frame, and the slider is slidably supported.

(3) In some embodiments, in the configuration of the above (2), the recessed groove is formed in a tapered shape gradually widening from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charge port toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction .
According to the configuration of the above (3), when the slider is pulled out from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, the gap between the ridges and the recessed groove is narrowed, and the slider is stabilized. In addition, when the slider is pushed inward in the vehicle width direction from the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port, the gap between the ridges and the concave groove widens and the slider is accommodated smoothly in the vehicle width direction inner side of the charging port.

(4) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations (1) to (3), the vehicle further includes a lid that is supported on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the charging port and that opens and closes the charging port.
According to the configuration of (4), the lid is supported on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the charging port, and the charging port is opened and closed. Therefore, the charging port can be closed at normal times.

  According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, even in a parking lot where an obstacle such as a wall or a fence is approaching and a sufficient distance can not be secured between the obstacle and the electric vehicle, A connector for charging can be connected to the inlet for charging by pulling out from the inside in the direction of the vehicle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows roughly the electric vehicle to which the charge port apparatus of the electric vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows roughly the charge port apparatus of the electrically-driven vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before pulling out a slider, (b) is after pulling out a slider. It is a figure which shows a state. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the charge port apparatus of the electric vehicle shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the detail of the slider shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation of the charging port apparatus of the electric vehicle shown in FIG. 2, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before pulling out a slider, (b) is a figure which shows the state which raised the knob. (C) shows a state in which the slider is pulled out by gripping the knob, and (d) shows a state in which the slider is pulled out.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, etc. of the components described as the embodiments or shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to this, but are merely illustrative. Absent.
For example, a representation representing a relative or absolute arrangement such as “in a direction”, “along a direction”, “parallel”, “orthogonal”, “center”, “concentric” or “coaxial” is strictly Not only does it represent such an arrangement, but also represents a state of relative displacement with an angle or distance that allows the same function to be obtained.
Further, for example, the expression expressing a shape such as a quadrilateral shape or a cylindrical shape not only represents a shape such as a rectangular shape or a cylindrical shape in a geometrically strict sense, but also an uneven portion The shape including a chamfer etc. shall also be expressed.
On the other hand, the expressions "comprising", "having", "having", "including" or "having" one component are not exclusive expressions excluding the presence of other components.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an electric-powered vehicle to which a charging port device for an electric-powered vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing a charging port device of the electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state before pulling out the slider, and (b) shows the slider It is a figure which shows the state after pulling out. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the charging port device of the electric vehicle shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing details of the slider shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view for explaining the operation of the charging port device of the electric vehicle shown in FIG. 2, wherein (a) shows the state before pulling out the slider, (b) shows the knob raised FIG. 6C is a view showing a state, FIG. 6C is a view showing a state in which a slider is pulled out by gripping a knob, and FIG. 7D is a view showing a state after pulling out a slider.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electric vehicle 100 to which the charging port device 1 of the electric vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied is an electric vehicle in which the charging port 101 is opened at the rear side of the vehicle body. In the electric powered vehicle 100, for example, a charging port 101 is opened in an outer panel 102 that covers the rear side of the vehicle body. The charging port 101 has, for example, a substantially rectangular shape whose length in the vehicle longitudinal direction is slightly longer than the length in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the charging port apparatus 1 of the electric vehicle concerning one Embodiment of this invention is provided with the flame | frame 2, the slider 3, and the inlet 4 for charge.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the frame 2 is a member that divides the recess inward in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 and supports the slider 3 in a slidable manner. Are arranged to face the charging port 101. As shown in FIG. 3, the frame 2 has a frame portion 21, a flange portion 22 and a slider accommodating portion 23 inward in the vehicle width direction from the charging port 101.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the frame portion 21 is a portion that constitutes a partition (side wall) that defines a recess on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 and is an edge that is the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 Close contact is possible. The frame portion 21 is formed of a rectangular frame that is larger than the charging port 101, and is in close contact with the edge of the charging port 101 that is on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. (Sidewall) is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the flange portion 22 is a portion that constitutes a partition (bottom wall) that defines a recess on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and is continuously provided to the frame portion 21. The flange portion 22 is formed of a rectangular plate-like body larger than the frame portion 21 and is continuously provided to the frame portion 21 to form a partition (bottom wall) defining a recess in the vehicle width direction of the charge port 101. Configure. The flange portion 22 also has a slider receiving hole 24. The slider accommodation hole 24 is a hole for slidably accommodating the slider 3 and the charging inlet 4 in the vehicle width direction, and is provided so as to penetrate the flange portion 22 from the vehicle width direction outside to the vehicle width direction inside ing. The slider accommodation hole 24 has the same shape as the shape (projected shape) obtained by projecting the slider 3 and the charging inlet 4 in the vehicle width direction, and the slider 3 and the charging inlet 4 It can be accommodated slidably.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slider accommodating portion 23 is a portion that slidably accommodates the slider 3 and the charging inlet 4 in the vehicle width direction, and is continuous with the flange portion 22. The slider accommodating portion 23 is formed in a grooved shape whose front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction is open.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the frame 2 has a pair of ridges 25 and 26. The pair of ridges 25 and 26 is for slidably supporting the slider 3 and is provided along the vehicle width direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the pair of ridges 25 and 26 are provided to face each other in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In addition, each of the pair of ridges 25 and 26 has a T-shaped cross section, as shown in FIG. 3, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slider 3 is slidably supported by the frame 2 and can be pulled out from the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 toward the outside in the vehicle width direction. The slider 3 is formed of a rectangular plate-like body whose length in the vehicle width direction is longer than the length in the vehicle vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slider 3 has a pair of concave grooves 31 and 32 which receive the pair of convex lines 25 and 26 of the frame 2. The pair of concave grooves 31 and 32 are provided along the vehicle width direction, similarly to the pair of convex lines 25 and 26, and the pair of convex lines 25 and 26 are received in the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32. . For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the pair of ridges 25 and 26 are provided to face each other in the vehicle vertical direction, the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32 are also provided to be back to back in the vehicle vertical direction. The pair of convex grooves 25 and 26 are received in the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32, respectively. Therefore, for example, the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32 are provided on the lower surface and the upper surface of the slider 3, and the pair of convex stripes 25 and 26 are received in the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when each of the pair of ridges 25 and 26 has a T-shaped cross section, each of the pair of recessed grooves 31 and 32 has a T-shaped cross section. The pair of convex grooves 25 and 26 are received in the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32.
In this way, since the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32 of the slider 3 are guided by the pair of ridges 25 and 26 of the frame 2, the slider 3 is slidably supported by the frame 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pair of concave grooves 31 and 32 are formed in a tapered shape that gradually widens from the inner side in the vehicle width direction toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction.
In this way, when the slider 3 is pulled out from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, the gap between the ridges 25 and 26 and the recessed grooves 31 and 32 narrows and the slider 3 is stabilized. . In addition, when slider 3 is pushed from the outside in the vehicle width direction of charging port 101 toward the inside in the vehicle width direction of charging port 101, the gap between convex streaks 25 and 26 and recessed grooves 31 and 32 widens and slider 3 becomes smooth. It is accommodated in the vehicle width direction inside of charge port 101 from the vehicle width direction outside of charge port 101.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the slider 3 has a convex 33 at the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The ridges 33 allow insertion of the harness 5 connected to the charging inlet 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a stopper 6 is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the slider 3 slidably supported by the frame 2. The stopper 6 blocks the concave grooves 31 and 32 provided in the slider 3 to prevent the slider 3 from falling out of the frame 2 in the vehicle width direction. The stopper 6 has, for example, an outer shape substantially the same as a shape (projected shape) obtained by projecting the slider 3 in the vehicle width direction. Further, the stopper 6 is thinner than the recess sectioned on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101, and can be accommodated in the recess section. Further, for example, the stopper 6 has a level difference that is high on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction and low on the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the stopper 6 has a knob 7. The knob 7 is a grasping tool that facilitates pulling out the slider 3 from the frame 2 and is supported by, for example, a high step on the front side of the stopper 6 in the vehicle front-rear direction. It is raised when pulling out the slider 3 from the frame 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the charging inlet 4 is a power feeding port to which a charging connector (charging gun) (not shown) can be connected, and is disposed on either side of the slider 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. It is done. The charging inlet 4 is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the slider 3, and by drawing the slider 3 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 to the outer side in the vehicle width direction It becomes. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the surface on the rear side of the slider 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be the front surface of the slider 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Also, the charging inlet 4 is, for example, an inlet for normal charging, but is not limited to the inlet for normal charging, and may be an inlet for rapid charging. Alternatively, an inlet for normal charging may be disposed on one of the front and rear surfaces of the slider 3 and a rapid charging inlet may be disposed on the other of the front and rear surfaces of the slider 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a harness 5 is connected to the charging inlet 4, and the harness 5 passes through the inside of the ridge 33 of the slider 3 and is connected to a driving battery (not shown). There is.

As shown in FIG. 2, the charging port device 1 of the electric vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a lid 8 that opens and closes the charging port 101. The lid 8 is supported on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the charging port 101 and can open and close the charging port 101.
In this way, the lid 8 is supported on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the charging port 101 and opens and closes the charging port 101, so the charging port 101 can be closed at normal times.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the charge port device 1 of the electric vehicle according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the stopper 6 disposed inside the charge port 101 in the vehicle width direction is exposed by opening the lid 8. (See FIG. 5 (a)). Thus, the slider disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port can be pulled out toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the knob 7 can be grasped by raising the knob 7 from the stopper 6 in a state where the stopper 6 disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 is exposed (FIG. 5 (b)).

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the slider 3 is pulled out of the vehicle width direction inside of the charging port 101 by the hand by grasping the knob 7 raised from the stopper 6 by hand, the slider 3 is a car of the charging port 101 It moves outward in the width direction (see FIG. 5C).

As shown in FIG. 5 (c), when the hand is released from the knob 7 raised from the slider 3, the knob 7 falls down (see FIG. 5 (d)).
As a result, the charging connector can be connected from the vehicle longitudinal direction to the charging inlet 4 disposed on any surface (for example, the rear surface) of the slider 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. When the charging connector is connected from the vehicle longitudinal direction to the charging inlet 4 disposed on either side of the slider 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the electric vehicle 100 can be charged from the charger (not shown) It becomes.

  According to the charging port device 1 of the electric vehicle according to at least one embodiment of the present invention described above, the slider 3 slidably supported by the frame 2 is pulled out from the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 to the outside in the vehicle width direction. Thus, the charging connector can be connected from the vehicle front-rear direction to the charging inlet 4 disposed on any surface (for example, the rear surface) of the slider 3 in the vehicle front-rear direction. As a result, even in a parking lot where an obstacle such as a wall or a fence approaches and a sufficient distance can not be secured between the obstacle and the electric vehicle 100, the slider 3 is moved from the inside of the charging port 101 in the vehicle width direction. Connecting the charging connector (charging gun) from the vehicle longitudinal direction to the charging inlet 4 disposed on any surface (for example, the rear surface) of the slider 3 by pulling out outward in the direction be able to.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes the embodiments in which the above-described embodiments are modified, and the embodiments in which these embodiments are appropriately combined.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the user grasps the knob 7 raised from the stopper 6 by hand and pulls the slider 3 from the inside in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 to the outside in the vehicle width direction. Instead, the slider 3 may be moved from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 to the outer side in the vehicle width direction by a motor, an actuator or the like.
In this way, the user can move the slider 3 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 to the outer side in the vehicle width direction only by operating a switch provided on the driver's seat or the charging port device 1 (drawer). Further, with this configuration, the slider 3 moved to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 can be moved to the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port 101 (accommodation) only by operating the switch.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 charge port device 2 frame 21 frame part 22 flange part 23 slider accommodation part 24 slider accommodation hole 25 26, convex line 3 slider 32, 31 concave groove 33 convex line 4 inlet 5 harness 6 stopper 7 knob 8 lid 100 electric vehicle 101 charging Mouth 102 Outer panel

Claims (4)

A charging port device for an electric vehicle, the charging port opening on the rear side of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle,
A frame disposed so as to face the charging port on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port;
A slider slidably supported by the frame and capable of being pulled out from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charge port toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction;
It is disposed on any surface of the slider in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and for charging the connector for charging can be connected from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by pulling out the slider from the inner side in the lateral direction of the charge port to the outer side in the lateral direction. Inlet,
A charging port device for an electric vehicle, comprising: The frame has a pair of ridges,
The charging port device for the electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the slider has a pair of concave grooves respectively receiving the pair of ridges.   The charging port device for an electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the recessed groove is formed in a tapered shape gradually widening from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the charging port toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction.   The charging port device for the electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a lid supported on a front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the charging port and opening and closing the charging port.

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