JP5821007B2 - Electric vehicle charging connector holding device and electric vehicle charging device using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging connector holding device and an electric vehicle charging device using the same.

  In recent years, electric vehicles using an electric motor as a power source, such as a battery-powered electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid vehicle, have been spreading. With the spread of electric vehicles to general users, it is necessary to introduce charging equipment for charging electric vehicles even in ordinary homes. For example, a charging device for an electric vehicle as disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. Yes.

JP 2010-283947 A

  In the charging device for an electric vehicle disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document, a concave charging connection portion storage portion is provided at the center of the front panel, and the charging connection portion is inserted into the charging connection portion storage portion from the front side. The tip end side of the battery is held in the charging connection portion storage portion. However, even when the front end side of the charging connection part is stored in the charging connection part storage part, the handle of the charging connection part protrudes to the near side from the surface of the front panel, and the part of the handle is in the way .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to easily remove the charging connector and to hold the charging connector, and to hold the charging connector while holding the charging connector. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle charging connector holding device capable of reducing the amount of protrusion and an electric vehicle charging device using the same.

In order to solve the above problems, a charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle according to the present application includes a holder portion that holds the charging connector during non-charging, and a holding device body that is provided on the front surface with the holder portion. The charging connector includes a grip portion that is gripped by a person and a connection portion that is provided on the distal end side of the grip portion and is detachably connected to the electric vehicle. The holder portion detachably holds the connection portion, and the first rotation position where the grip portion protrudes forward, and the second rotation position where the grip portion approaches or contacts the front surface of the holding device main body as compared to the first rotation position. The charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle is provided with a lock mechanism for holding the holder portion in a state where the holder portion is rotated to the second rotation position. Is further provided.

  In this charging connector holding device, it is also preferable to include a return mechanism that returns the holder portion from the second rotational position to the first rotational position when the charging connector is attached or detached.

  In this charging connector holding device, there is provided a locking portion that locks the charging connector and prevents the charging connector from coming off while the connection portion is held by the holder portion and the holder portion is rotated to the second rotation position. It is also preferred that

  In this charging connector holding device, a holder portion is provided in a recess provided on the front surface of the holding device body, and the holder portion is housed in the recess by covering the recess with the holder portion rotated to the second rotation position. It is also preferable that a lid covering the charging connector is provided.

  The charging device for an electric vehicle of the present application includes a charging connector, a charging connector connected via a charging cable, a charging control unit that controls charging to the electric vehicle to which the charging connector is connected, and the charging connector when not charging. The charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle to be held is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operation | work which takes out a charging connector and the operation | work which hold | maintains a charging connector is easy, and can reduce the protrusion amount of a charging connector in the state holding the charging connector.

(A) is an external appearance perspective view of the charging device for electric vehicles using the charging connector holding device of Embodiment 1, (b) is a principal part expansion perspective view which shows the holding | maintenance part of a charging connector. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the charging device for electric vehicles same as the above. The charging device for electric vehicles using the charging connector holding device of Embodiment 2 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is sectional drawing seen from the side. (A) is the principal part enlarged view of the state before the latching hook used for the above is latched to the charging connector, (b) is the principal part enlarged view of the state where the latching hook used for the above is latched to the charging connector. is there. The charging connector holding device of Embodiment 3 is shown, (a)-(d) is the top view which looked at the holder part and the rotation control part from the upper side. The form which added the lock mechanism to the same as the above is shown, (a) is the top view which looked at the holder part and the rotation control part from the upper side, (b) is sectional drawing which looked at the holder part and the rotation control part from the front. The other example same as the above is shown, (a) is a plan view of the holder part and the rotation restricting part as seen from above, and (b) is a sectional view of the holder part and the rotation restricting part as seen from the front. The charging connector holding | maintenance apparatus of Embodiment 4 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is sectional drawing seen from the side, (c) is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the structure which accommodates a lid | cover. It is a front view of the wall-mounted electric vehicle charging device using the same charging connector holding device.

  Below, the charging device for electric vehicles using the charging connector holding device for electric vehicles of this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings. The charging device for an electric vehicle described in the following embodiment is installed near a parking space in a public space such as a commercial facility or a public parking lot or a general house, and used to charge the electric vehicle. . Here, the electric vehicle is a vehicle that travels by obtaining driving force from the electric power stored in the battery. For example, an electric vehicle (EV), a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), a fuel cell vehicle (FCV), or the like. I mean.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electric vehicle charging device (hereinafter abbreviated as a charging device) 1. The charging device 1 includes a charging control unit 2, a display unit 3, an operation input unit 4, a relay R1, a zero-phase current transformer (ZCT) 5, and terminal blocks TB1 and TB2. It is configured to be held by the main body 10A.

  A power cable CB1 for receiving power from an external power source (for example, a commercial AC power supply) is connected to the terminal block TB1, and one end side of the charging cable CB2 is connected to the terminal block TB2. The power cable CB1 is composed of two electric wires L1 and L2 having voltage poles and a ground line L3. Charging cable CB2 includes electric wires L4 for transmitting and receiving a signal (so-called CPLT signal) between two electric wires L1 and L2 having voltage poles, grounding wire L3, and charging circuit 101 provided in electric vehicle 100. Consists of. Note that a charging connector CN1 that is detachably connected to the charging connector CN2 of the electric vehicle 100 is connected to the other end side of the charging cable CB2. The charging connector CN1 includes a main body 110 having a cylindrical connecting portion 111 that is detachably connected to a charging connector CN2 on the vehicle side, and a grip 112 that protrudes obliquely downward from the other end of the main body. (See FIG. 1B). Further, a lock claw 113 is provided on the front end side of the main body 110 to engage with a recess of the charging connector CN2 on the vehicle side and hold the connected state. A lock release button 114 is provided for releasing the lock by leaving.

  The two-pole contacts provided in the relay R1 are connected to the internal wirings connected to the voltage electrode wires L1 and L2, respectively, among the internal wirings connecting the terminals of the terminal blocks TB1 and TB2. The contact of the relay R1 is controlled to be turned on / off by the charging control unit 2. When the contact is turned on, power is supplied to the electric vehicle 100, and when the contact is turned off, power supply to the electric vehicle 100 is cut off. Note that the relay contact of the relay R1 is a normally-off contact, and when a charge start signal is input from the electric vehicle 100 to the charge control unit 2, the charge control unit 2 switches the relay R1 from the open state to the closed state. Then, electric power is supplied to the electric vehicle 100.

  The zero-phase current transformer 5 is used to detect an unbalanced current generated between the voltage electrode wires L1 and L2 when a leakage occurs in the electric circuit closer to the electric vehicle 100 than the relay R1.

  The charging control unit 2 opens or closes the relay R1 based on a signal input from the charging circuit 101 of the electric vehicle 100 via the electric wire L4 to turn on / off the power supply to the electric vehicle 100. Thus, charging of the electric vehicle 100 is controlled. In addition, when the charging control unit 2 detects the occurrence of electric leakage based on the output of the zero-phase current transformer 5 during charging, the charging control unit 2 opens the relay R1 and cuts off the power supply to the electric vehicle 100.

  The display unit 3 includes a display lamp such as a light emitting diode, for example, and the operation state (for example, lighting, blinking, and extinguishing) is switched by the charging control unit 2, and the status display of the charging device 1 (for example, charging, stopping, leakage) Detection).

  The operation input unit 4 is provided, for example, for performing an operation for stopping the power supply to the electric vehicle 100, and the charge control unit 2 performs a predetermined operation in response to a signal input from the operation input unit 4.

  Next, the structure of the charging device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description of each embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the vertical and horizontal directions are defined in the direction shown in FIG. 1A (when installed on the ground), and perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. The direction will be described as the front-rear direction.

  The charging device 1 includes a stand-type charging device main body 10A that is installed in a state of being self-supporting on an installation surface (for example, the ground). The charging device main body 10A is formed in a box shape elongated in the vertical direction, and the inside thereof is divided into a plurality of storage chambers. In the charging apparatus main body 10A shown in FIG. 1, the components of the circuit described in FIG. 2 are stored in the second-stage storage chamber from the upper side, and the charging connector for an electric vehicle that holds the charging connector CN1 on the front surface thereof. A holding device 20 (hereinafter abbreviated as a charging connector holding device) is provided.

  The holding device main body 21 of the charging connector holding device 20 is formed in a box shape having a substantially rectangular bottom wall portion 22 and a side wall portion 23 protruding forward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 22 and having a front surface opened. Yes. The holding device main body 21 is surrounded by a bottom wall portion 22 and a side wall portion 23 and has a recess opened on the front surface side. A storage portion 24 for storing the charging connector CN1 is configured from the recess. A rod-shaped shaft portion 26 is disposed on the left side of the storage portion 24 in FIG. 1A along the vertical direction, and both ends of the shaft portion 26 are fixed to the bottom wall portion 22.

  The storage part 24 is provided with a holder part 25 that detachably holds the connection part 111 of the charging connector CN1. The holder portion 25 has a cylindrical shape with one end closed, and includes a round hole-shaped fitting recess 25a opened at the other end, and the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 is detachable in the fitting recess 25a. To be connected to. A bearing portion 25 b that rotatably supports the shaft portion 26 is provided on a side wall that closes one end side of the holder portion 25, and the holder portion 25 is rotatably supported in the storage portion 24. The holder portion 25 is provided with an engagement groove 25c with which the lock claw 113 is engaged in a state where the connection portion 111 is mounted in the fitting recess 25a.

  Here, the holder portion 25 has a first rotation position in which the fitting recess 25a faces in a direction (front side) substantially orthogonal to the bottom wall portion 22, and a direction in which the fitting recess 25a is substantially parallel to the planar direction of the bottom wall portion 22. And a second rotation position (position shown in FIG. 1 (a)) facing the direction. The lower side wall 23 is provided with a groove 23a for passing the charging cable CB2 connected to the charging connector CN1 in a state where the holder 25 holding the charging connector CN1 is rotated to the second rotation position. It has been. The charging cable CB2 is connected to a terminal block TB1 housed inside the charging apparatus main body 10A, and is drawn to the outside from a through hole provided at a main point of the bottom wall portion 22.

  Next, the operation of the charging device 1 will be described.

  When the charging device 1 is not used for charging the electric vehicle 100, the charging connector CN <b> 1 is held by the holder unit 25 and stored in the storage unit 24. In this stored state, the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position where the fitting recess 25a faces in a direction substantially parallel to the planar direction of the bottom wall portion 22. Therefore, the charging connector CN1 in which the connection part 111 is held by the holder part 25 is arranged so that the grip part 112 and the connection part 111 are arranged along the plane direction of the bottom wall part 22. Therefore, when the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position, the grip portion 112 approaches or contacts the front surface (bottom wall portion 22) of the holding device body 21 as compared to the case where the holder portion 25 is rotated to the first rotation position. And the amount of protrusion of the charging connector CN1 in the forward direction is reduced. Further, if the charging connector CN1 is left on the ground during non-charging, it may be stepped on by a person or a vehicle. However, if the charging connector CN1 is held by the holder portion 25, the charging connector CN1 can be used by a person or a vehicle. The possibility of being stepped on can be reduced. The holder portion 25 is rotatable in the horizontal direction between the first rotation position and the second rotation position, and the charging connector CN1 is stored in the front-rear direction as compared with the case where the holder portion 23 rotates along the vertical direction. Space is small. Therefore, in the case where the storage unit 24 that stores the charging connector CN1 is provided, the depth of the storage unit 24 can be small, and the charging connector holding device can be downsized.

  When charging the electric vehicle 100 using the charging device 1, when the user grasps the grip portion 112 of the charging connector CN <b> 1 stored in the storage portion 24 with his hand and pulls the grip portion 112 toward the front side, the user fits The holder part 25 rotates so that the recessed part 25a faces the front. With the holder portion 25 rotated, the user pushes the lock release button 114 to bring the lock pawl 113 out of the engagement groove 25c, and then pulls the grip portion 112 toward the front side, so that the connection portion 111 is fitted. The charging connector CN <b> 1 is removed from the holder portion 25 by going out of the mating recess 25 a. Then, the user connects the charging connector CN1 removed from the holder portion 25 to the charging connector CN2 of the electric vehicle 100 and completes preparation for charging. Thereafter, when a charging start operation is performed on the electric vehicle 100 side, a charging start signal is output from the charging circuit 101 to the charging control unit 2, and the charging control unit 2 switches the relay R1 from the open state to the closed state. Electric power is supplied to the electric vehicle 100. At this time, in the electric vehicle 100, the charging circuit 101 charges the battery 102, and when the charging of the battery 102 is completed, a charging completion signal is output to the charging control unit 2. When a charging completion signal is input from the charging circuit 101 of the electric vehicle 100, the charging control unit 2 switches the relay R1 from the closed state to the open state, stops the power supply to the electric vehicle 100, and displays the display unit 3 To inform the user that charging is complete. Further, when a leakage occurs during charging, the charging control unit 2 can detect the occurrence of the leakage based on the output of the zero-phase current transformer 5, and when the leakage is detected, by opening the relay R1, The power supply to the electric vehicle 100 is cut off. When the charging device 1 performs the operation as described above, the electric vehicle 100 is charged.

  When the charging of the electric vehicle 100 is completed, the user removes the charging connector CN1 from the charging connector CN2 of the electric vehicle 100, inserts the connection portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 into the fitting recess 25a of the holder portion 25, and locks it. The claw 113 is engaged with the engagement groove 25c. Here, by directing the fitting concave portion 25a of the holder portion 25 forward, the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 can be connected to the fitting concave portion 25a from the front side, and the connecting operation of the charging connector CN1 can be easily performed. Can do. Further, the lock claw 113 is engaged with the engagement groove 25c, so that the state where the charging connector CN1 is connected to the holder portion 25 is maintained. Then, in a state where the connection portion 111 is held by the holder portion 25, the user holds the grip portion 112 in his / her hand and pushes it toward the storage portion 24, so that the holder portion 25 is moved in the direction of the arrow D1 in FIG. Rotate. When the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position where the fitting recess 25a is parallel to the plane direction of the bottom wall portion 22, the main body portion 110 including the connection portion 111 and the grip portion 112 are stored in the storage portion 24. In this state, the entire charging connector CN1 can be stored in the storage unit 24. In the state where the charging connector CN1 is stored in the storage unit 24, the charging cable CB2 connected to the charging connector CN1 is inserted into the groove 23a of the holding device main body 21, so that the charging cable CB2 is connected to the holding device main body 21. There is no interference.

  As described above, the charging connector holding device 20 of the present embodiment includes the holder portion 25 that holds the charging connector CN1 during non-charging, and the holding device body 21 that has the holder portion 25 provided on the front surface. Charging connector CN1 includes a grip portion 112 that is gripped by a person, and a connection portion 111 that is provided on the distal end side of grip portion 112 and is detachably connected to electric vehicle 100. The holder portion 25 holds the connection portion 111 in a detachable manner, and the grip portion 112 approaches the front surface of the holding device main body 21 as compared with the first rotation position where the grip portion 112 protrudes forward or the first rotation position. The holding device main body 21 is provided so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction between the second rotating position and the second rotating position.

  Thus, when the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 is attached to and detached from the holder portion 25, the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 from the front side of the holding device body 21 with respect to the holder portion 25 moved to the first rotation position. Since the work of attaching and detaching can be performed, workability is improved. When the holder 25 is positioned at the first rotational position by inserting the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 into the holder 25 from the front side of the holding device body 21 and then rotating the holder 25 to the second rotational position. As compared with the above, the pop-out amount from the bottom wall portion 22 of the charging connector CN1 can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to realize the charging connector holding device 20 for an electric vehicle in which the work of taking out the charging connector CN1 and the work of holding the charging connector CN1 are easy and the protruding amount of the charging connector CN1 is reduced while the charging connector CN1 is held. .

  In the present embodiment, the holder portion 25 is provided in the storage portion 24 formed of a recess provided in the front surface of the holding device main body 1. When the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position, the holder portion 25 is provided. Although the charging connector CN1 attached to the storage unit 24 is stored in the storage unit 24, the storage unit 24 may not be provided. In this case, the charging connector CN1 can be connected to the charging connector CN1 from the front surface of the holding device body 21 in the holding state. The amount of protrusion can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component as Embodiment 1, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and the characteristic part of this embodiment is mainly demonstrated.

  In the charging connector holding device 20 of the present embodiment, the fitting concave portion 25a of the holder portion 25 faces from the direction along the plane direction of the bottom wall portion 22 (the right side direction in FIG. 3A). A return spring for applying a rotational force to the holder portion 25 in a direction in which 25a faces forward (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in the direction shown in FIG. 3A and on the right side in FIG. 3B) ( (Not shown) is provided. And the latching hooks 30 and 30 latched to the main-body part 110 and the holding part 112 of charging connector CN1 in the state which the holder part 25 holding the connection part 111 of charging connector CN1 rotated to the 2nd rotation position are respectively provided. Is provided. The two locking hooks 30 are formed in substantially the same shape, and as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, a bending piece 31 whose one end is fixed to the bottom wall portion 22 and the other end of the bending piece 31. And a latching claw 32 that is provided on the side and latches to the charging connector CN1 (the main body 110 or the grip 112). An intermediate portion of the bending piece 31 is provided with a bellows portion 31a curved in a bellows shape so that the bending piece 31 can be easily bent. Further, a taper surface 33 is formed on the surface of the locking claw 32 so that the protruding amount toward the charging connector CN1 increases as the bottom wall portion 22 is approached.

  Thus, when the user pushes the grip portion 112 toward the storage portion 24 with the connection portion 111 held by the holder portion 25 and rotates the holder portion 25 from the first rotation position to the second rotation position side. As shown in FIG. 4A, the charging connector CN1 comes into contact with the tapered surface 33 of the locking hook 30, and the bending piece 31 is bent in a direction away from the charging connector CN1. Thereafter, when the user brings the grip portion 112 closer to the bottom wall portion 22, the locking claw 32 of the locking hook 30 gets over the charging connector CN 1 as shown in FIG. Returning to the state, the locking claw 32 provided at the tip of the bending piece 31 is locked to the charging connector CN1. Since the locking hook 30 is locked to the charging connector CN1 in this manner, the holder portion 25 is held in a state of being rotated to the second rotation position, and thus is held by the holder portion 25 and stored in the storage portion 24. The charging connector CN1 can be prevented from jumping forward.

  On the other hand, when the charging connector CN1 is taken out from the storage portion 24, when the front end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 4B) of the locking hook 30 is pushed away from the charging connector CN1, the locking claw 32 and the charging connector. The engagement with CN1 is released, and the holder portion 25 is rotated to a position facing forward by the spring force of the return spring. Therefore, the work of attaching / detaching the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 to / from the holder portion 25 from the front side of the holding device body 21 can be performed in a state where the holder portion 25 is rotated to the first rotation position where the fitting recess 25a faces forward. There is an advantage that workability is improved.

  As described above, the charging connector holding device 20 of the present embodiment includes the return mechanism that returns the holder portion 25 from the second rotation position to the first rotation position when the charging connector CN1 is attached or detached. The return mechanism is constituted by a return spring (not shown) that applies a force in a direction to rotate the holder portion 25 to the first rotation position, for example, and the return spring is a conventional torsion coil spring or the like. A known spring may be used.

  Thereby, when the charging connector CN1 is attached / detached, the holder portion 25 is automatically returned to the first rotation position by the return mechanism, so that it is easy to attach and detach the connecting portion 111 to / from the holder portion 25 with the grip portion 112 in hand. Can be done.

  In the charging connector holding device 20 of the present embodiment, the connecting portion 111 is held by the holder portion 25, and the charging connector CN1 is engaged with the charging connector CN1 while the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position. A locking portion (the locking hook 30 described above) for preventing the CN1 from coming off is provided.

  Thereby, the charging connector CN1 can be reliably held in the storage unit 24 by locking the locking portion with the charging connector CN1.

(Embodiment 3)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component as Embodiment 1 or 2, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and the characteristic part of this embodiment is mainly demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, a rotation restricting portion 40 that restricts the rotation of the holder portion 25 while the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position is added to the charging connector holding device 20 described in the first embodiment. Details of the rotation restricting portion 40 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5D show a state in which the holder portion 25 and the rotation restricting portion 40 are viewed from the upper side, and illustrations other than the holder portion 25 and the rotation restricting portion 40 are omitted.

  The rotation restricting portion 40 is made of a synthetic resin molded product, and is supported rotatably about a shaft portion 41 fixed to the bottom wall portion 22 or the side wall portion 23. The rotation restricting portion 40 includes a main body 42 that is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 41, a locking piece 43 that is provided on one end side of the main body 42 and that has a tip engaged with the holder portion 25, and the shaft portion 41 of the main body 42. A pressing operation piece 44 provided at a portion opposite to the locking piece 43 is integrally provided. The rotation restricting portion 40 is constantly given a returning force for returning the main body 42 to the return position shown in FIG. 5A by a return spring 45 (for example, a coil spring) provided on the shaft portion 41.

  The holder portion 25 has the same configuration as that described in the first embodiment, and is rotated clockwise (in FIG. 5A) by a return spring 27 (for example, a coil spring) provided on the shaft portion 26. A rotational force rotating in the direction from the second rotational position toward the first rotational position) is applied. Here, the return mechanism described in the second embodiment is configured from the return spring 27. Note that when the holder portion 25 receives the spring force of the return spring 27 and moves to the first rotation position shown in FIG. 5A, the rotation of the holder portion 25 is restricted by an appropriate method so that the holder portion 25 cannot further rotate clockwise. . Further, the holder portion 25 is provided with a locking protrusion 25d that protrudes upward from the upper end surface where the fitting recess 25a opens.

  Here, FIG. 5A shows a state in which the holder portion 25 has moved to the first rotation position, and the holder portion 25 and the rotation restricting portion 40 receive the return force from the return springs 27 and 45, respectively, and FIG. It is held at the position (a).

  In the position shown in FIG. 5 (a), the fitting recess 25a of the holder portion 25 faces forward, so that the operation of connecting the connection portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 to the fitting recess 25a can be easily performed. When the user holds the grip 112 and pushes it toward the storage unit 24 with the charging connector CN1 connected to the holder 25, the holder 25 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the holder 25 is locked. When the protrusion 25d pushes the locking piece 43 upward in FIG. 5B, the rotation restricting portion 40 is rotated clockwise around the shaft portion 41 in the drawing. When the holder portion 25 rotates to a position where the locking projection 25d exceeds the locking piece 43, the rotation restricting portion 40 receives the return force of the return spring 45 and turns counterclockwise in the figure (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5B). ) To return to the return position. Thereafter, when the user releases his / her hand from the grip portion 112, the holder portion 25 receives the return force of the return spring 27 and rotates clockwise in the figure (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5B). At this time, the locking projection 25d is locked to the locking piece 43, so that the holder portion 25 cannot be rotated further clockwise. As shown in FIG. Held in a rotating position.

  Thereafter, when the user removes the charging connector CN1 from the holder portion 25, when the user presses the pushing operation piece 44, the rotation restricting portion 40 resists the restoring force of the restoring spring 45, and the left in FIG. Rotating around, the locking piece 43 moves away from the locking projection 25d. As a result, the locking state between the locking protrusion 25d and the locking piece 43 is released, so that the holder portion 25 rotates about the shaft portion 26 in the clockwise direction in FIG. ) To the first rotation position shown in FIG. Therefore, since the operation of removing the charging connector CN1 from the holder portion 25 can be performed with the fitting recess 25a of the holder portion 25 facing forward, the removal operation of the charging connector CN1 can be easily performed.

  As described above, the charging connector holding device 20 of the present embodiment is provided with the rotation restricting portion 40 that restricts the rotation of the holder portion 25 in a state where the holder portion 25 is rotated to the second rotation position.

  Thereby, since the rotation of the holder part 25 is restricted by the rotation restricting part 40 in a state where the holder part 25 is rotated to the second rotation position, the state where the charging connector CN1 is accommodated in the accommodating part 24 can be maintained. it can.

  Note that a lock mechanism that restricts the rotation of the rotation restricting portion 40 in a state where the rotation restricting portion 40 is engaged with the holder portion 25 may be provided. 6 (a) and 6 (b) show an embodiment in which the lock mechanism is constituted by a cylinder lock 50. FIG. The cylinder lock 50 has a cylindrical lock main body 51 with a key insertion opening 51a opened on the front surface, and the rear surface of the lock main body 51 is rotated by a key (not shown) inserted into the key insertion opening 51a. A shaft 51b is provided. A rectangular plate-like latch plate 52 is attached to the rotating shaft 51b. When a regular key (not shown) inserted into the key insertion slot 51a is rotated counterclockwise or clockwise, the rotation shaft 51b rotates counterclockwise or clockwise according to the rotation of the key, and the rotation shaft 51b. At the same time, the latch plate 52 rotates. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, a key (not shown) inserted into the key insertion port 51 a in a state where the rotation restricting portion 40 is locked to the holder portion 25 in the second rotation position is shown in FIG. Is turned counterclockwise, the latch plate 52 rotates counterclockwise and rotates to a position substantially parallel to the horizontal direction. At this time, since the latch plate 52 is located on the back side of the push operation piece 44, the rotation restricting portion 40 cannot rotate counterclockwise in FIG. Is held in a state of being engaged with the holder portion 25. Therefore, in order to move the holder portion 25 to the first rotation position, the user first inserts a regular key into the key insertion port 51a of the cylinder lock 50 and rotates it clockwise in FIG. The latch plate 52 is rotated to a position that is substantially parallel to the vertical direction. At this time, since the latch plate 52 is disengaged from the rear side of the rotation restricting portion 40, when the user pushes the push operating piece 44 against the restoring force of the return spring 45, the rotation restricting portion 40 is moved to FIG. It rotates counterclockwise and the locked state between the rotation restricting portion 40 and the holder portion 25 is released. When the locked state with the rotation restricting portion 40 is released, the holder portion 25 is rotated so that the fitting recess 25a faces forward by a return force of a return spring (not shown), and the holder portion 25 is connected to the charging connector. The work of attaching / detaching CN1 can be easily performed.

  Further, the rotation restricting portion is not limited to the form shown in FIG. 5, and the rotation restricting portion may be constituted by the cylinder lock 50 as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). The cylinder lock 50 has a cylindrical lock main body 51 with a key insertion opening 51a opened on the front surface, and the rear surface of the lock main body 51 is rotated by a key (not shown) inserted into the key insertion opening 51a. A shaft 51b is provided. A rectangular plate-like latch plate 52 is attached to the rotating shaft 51b. The latch plate 52 is provided with a locking groove 53 for locking with the locking protrusion 25d of the holder portion 25 rotated to the second rotation position. It has been. When a regular key (not shown) is inserted into the key insertion slot 51a and rotated counterclockwise or clockwise in FIG. 7B, the rotation shaft 51b rotates counterclockwise or clockwise according to the rotation of the key. And the latch plate 52 rotates together with the rotating shaft 51b. As shown in FIG. 7B, the latch plate 52 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 7B in accordance with the rotation of the key in a state where the holder portion 25 is positioned at the second rotation position, and is substantially the same as the horizontal direction. When it comes to the parallel position, the locking projection 25d enters the locking groove 53, and the holder portion 25 is held at the second rotational position. On the other hand, when the latch plate 52 rotates clockwise in FIG. 7B in accordance with the rotation of the key, the locking between the locking groove 53 and the locking projection 25d is released, so that the holder portion 25 is moved to the second position. The rotation position can be rotated to the first rotation position.

  Thus, since rotation of the holder part 25 is controlled by the cylinder lock 50 (rotation restricting part) while the holder part 25 is rotated to the second rotation position, the charging connector CN1 is housed in the housing part 24. Can be held.

(Embodiment 4)
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component which is common in Embodiment 1-3, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and the characteristic part of this embodiment is mainly demonstrated.

  In the charging connector holding device 20 of each embodiment described above, the storage portion 24 is configured by a recess provided in the front surface of the holding device main body 21, and in this embodiment, a lid 60 that covers the storage portion 24 so as to be freely opened and closed is provided. I have.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the holding device main body 21 includes a storage portion 24 for storing the charging connector CN1 on the lower side of the front surface. A rectangular plate-shaped lid 60 that covers the storage portion 24 so as to be freely opened and closed is attached to the holding device body 21 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. In the holding device main body 21, a storage concave portion 28 into which a lid 60 that is slid upward to open the storage portion 24 is provided in the upper portion of the storage portion 24. On the end surface of the storage recess 28, there is provided a locking groove 28a for locking a projection 61 provided on the upper back surface of the lid 60. Further, a projecting portion 62 projecting forward is provided on the lower surface of the lid 60, and the lid 60 is opened and closed by pushing the projecting portion 62 upward or downward.

  8A and 8B show a state in which the lid 60 is closed, and the entire charging connector CN1 accommodated in the accommodating portion 24 can be covered. Further, when the protrusion 62 is pushed upward and the lid 60 is pushed upward, the projection 60 of the lid 60 is engaged with the engagement groove 28a as shown in FIG. 8C, whereby the lid 60 is opened. The charging connector CN1 can be easily attached and detached.

  Thus, in the charging connector holding device 20 of the present embodiment, the holder portion 25 is provided in the recess (housing portion 24) provided on the front surface of the holding device body 21, and the holder portion 25 rotates to the second rotation position. In this state, the cover 60 is provided to cover the charging connector CN1 housed in the recess by covering the recess.

  Thereby, since the charging connector CN1 accommodated in the recess is covered with the lid 60, rainwater and dirt are hardly attached to the charging connector CN1. In addition, it is possible to reduce the possibility that another person will steal power using the charging connector CN1 without permission, or that the charging connector CN1 may be mischievous.

  In addition, the electric vehicle charging device 1 of each embodiment includes a charging connector CN1 and a charging control unit that controls charging to the electric vehicle 100 to which the charging connector CN1 is connected and the charging connector CN1 is connected thereto. 2 and a charging connector holding device 20 for an electric vehicle that holds the charging connector CN1 during non-charging.

  Thus, when the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 is attached to and detached from the holder portion 25, the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 is connected to the holder portion 25 moved to the first rotation position from the front side of the holding device body 21. Since the attaching / detaching work can be performed, the workability is improved. When the holder 25 is positioned at the first rotational position by inserting the connecting portion 111 of the charging connector CN1 into the holder 25 from the front side of the holding device body 21 and then rotating the holder 25 to the second rotational position. As compared with the above, the pop-out amount from the bottom wall portion 22 of the charging connector CN1 can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to realize the electric vehicle charging device 1 in which the operation of taking out the charging connector CN1 and the operation of holding the charging connector CN1 are easy and the amount of protrusion of the charging connector CN1 is reduced while the charging connector CN1 is held.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the charging connector holding device 20 of the present invention is applied to the stand-type charging device 1A. However, each embodiment is applied to the charging device 1B attached to the wall of the building as shown in FIG. The charging connector holding device 20 described in the above may be applied.

In each of the embodiments described above, the charging connector holding device 20 is provided in the charging device 1. However, the charging connector holding device 20 may be formed separately from the charging device 1 and installed in a place different from the charging device 1. In this charging connector holding device, it is also preferable that a rotation restricting portion for restricting the rotation of the holder portion in a state where the holder portion is rotated to the second rotation position is provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charging apparatus for electric vehicles 20 Charging connector holding apparatus 21 Holding apparatus main body 24 Storage part 25 Holder part 100 Electric vehicle 111 Connection part 112 Holding part CN1 Charging connector

Claims (5)

A holder portion that holds a charging connector that is held by a person and a charging connector that is provided on a distal end side of the gripping portion and that is detachably connected to the electric vehicle;
A holder body provided on the front surface of the holder part,
The holder portion detachably holds the connection portion and causes the gripping portion to protrude forward, and the gripping portion approaches the front surface of the holding device main body compared to the first rotation position. Provided in the holding device main body so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction between the second rotational position and the second rotational position in contact ;
A charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle , further comprising a lock mechanism for holding the holder portion in a state where the holder portion is rotated to the second rotation position .   The charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a return mechanism that returns the holder portion from the second rotation position to the first rotation position when the charging connector is attached or detached.   An engagement portion is provided that retains the connection portion on the holder portion and engages the charging connector to prevent the charging connector from coming off while the holder portion is rotated to the second rotation position. The charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, The holder portion is provided in a recess provided on the front surface of the holding device body, and the holder portion is stored in the recess by covering the recess in a state where the holder portion is rotated to the second rotation position. The charging connector holding device for an electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a lid that covers the charging connector. The charging connector, the charging connector is connected via a charging cable, a charging control unit that controls charging of the electric vehicle to which the charging connector is connected, and the charging connector is held during non-charging. An electric vehicle charging device comprising: the electric vehicle charging connector holding device according to any one of 4;

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