JP5842213B2 - Vehicle charging device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle charging device.

In recent years, interest in vehicles such as electric vehicles has been increased from the viewpoint of increasing oil-removal fuel and CO ₂ emission reduction needs, and the spread of vehicle charging devices has been demanded.

  Generally, a charging device for a vehicle is provided with a charging cable having a charging connector at the tip, and when charging, the charging connector is removed from the charging device for the vehicle and connected to a connector provided on the vehicle. (Patent Document 1).

  In the future, it is expected that the demand for miniaturization of the vehicle charging device will increase as the installation rate of the vehicle charging device in general households increases, and the applicant of the present invention also relates to an invention relating to a vehicle charging device having a small and simple structure. An application has been filed (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, demands for design that does not impair the appearance of each house are expected to increase with the demand for miniaturization of vehicle charging devices, but the members that make up vehicle charging devices are strong and weather resistant. -It is essential to provide each function of insulation. However, it is difficult to provide various types of charging devices for vehicles that have strength, weather resistance, and insulation functions, and also take into consideration design characteristics. There was a problem that became a barrier to the spread of the device.

JP 2010-226817 A

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a vehicle charging device having a small and simple structure suitable for installation in a general home, which has functions of strength, weather resistance, and insulation. Furthermore, it is providing the vehicle charging device excellent in the designability.

The vehicle charging device of the present invention made to solve the above-described problem includes a charging connector connected to the vehicle during charging of the vehicle, and a charging cable having a charging cable having the charging connector at the tip. The vehicle charging device includes a main body portion in which a power feeding means is housed in a housing having a front opening, a lid portion covering the front opening, and a cover covering the front surface of the lid portion. And a cable winding portion for holding the charging cable while being wound around the outer peripheral side surface of the main body portion or the lid portion, and the lid body stores the charging connector for holding the charging connector during non-charging. A through-hole for exposing the charging connector housing portion is formed in the cover, and a ventilation space extending vertically is formed between the lid portion and the cover. is there.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicular charging apparatus according to the first aspect, the cover is configured such that a plurality of types of covers can be freely changed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicular charging apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the lid and the cover are formed by bending in the vertical direction .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle charging device according to the fourth aspect, an air inlet and an exhaust port communicating with the ventilation space are formed in the lid portion.

A vehicle charging device according to the present invention includes a main body portion in which a power feeding means is housed in a housing having a front opening, a lid portion covering the front opening, and a cover covering the front surface of the lid portion. And a cable winding portion for holding the charging cable while being wound around the outer peripheral side surface of the main body portion or the lid portion, and the lid body stores the charging connector for holding the charging connector during non-charging. A charging device for a vehicle with a structure in which a through-hole exposing the charging connector housing portion is formed in the cover and a ventilation space extending vertically is formed between the lid body portion and the cover. According to the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to provide a vehicular charging device having a design that fits the appearance of various houses by changing the design of only the cover.

  By forming a ventilation space that extends vertically between the lid and the cover, it is possible to promote heat dissipation of the internal device of the vehicle charging device.

It is a whole perspective view of the charging device for vehicles of this embodiment. It is the whole perspective view which abbreviate | omitted the cable for charging of FIG. 1 and was seen from the back side. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 2. It is a disassembled perspective view of the charging device for vehicles of this embodiment. It is a whole perspective view of a main-body part. It is a whole perspective view of a lid part. It is the whole cover perspective view.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
1-4, 1 is a vehicle charging device, 2 is a main body, 3 is a lid, 4 is a cover, 5 is a charging connector, and 6 is a charging cable.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the charging device 1 for the vehicle according to the present embodiment is formed with a charging cable 6 having a charging connector 5 at the tip on the side surface of the main body 2 of the charging device 1 for the vehicle. It has a structure of being wound and held along the peripheral wall 14 formed. As another embodiment, the charging cable 6 may be wound around the side surface of the lid portion 3 and held.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main body 2 is composed of a housing having a front opening, and the internal space of the housing is used as a device housing portion 7 that houses electrical devices and control devices. In the present embodiment, the shape of the housing is substantially circular and is slightly vertically long. However, the shape is not particularly limited, and may be circular, oval, square having an arc shape, or other rectangular shape. The upper part may have an arc shape or the like.

  As described above, the peripheral wall 14 of the device storage portion 7 is used as a cable winding portion that holds the charging cable while winding it. Further, a cable support 14 a that supports the charging cable 6 can be formed on the outer periphery of the peripheral wall 14. By supporting the charging cable 6 on the cable support 14a, the vehicle is charged with a part of the charging cable 6 left in the cable winding portion, and the charging cable 6 has heat. Even in this case, it is possible to effectively avoid the temperature rise in the device housing portion 7 due to the influence of heat generated by the charging cable 6.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a charging connector housing portion 8 that holds the charging connector 5 at the time of non-charging is formed on the lid portion 3 that covers the front opening of the main body portion 2. The charging connector housing portion 8 has a structure protruding in a bag shape toward the device housing portion 7 of the main body portion 2 and is integrally formed with the lid body portion 3.

  The main body 2 and the lid 3 are made of a material that satisfies the strength and electrical strength, such as ABS, and is necessary for the vehicle charging device 1 by applying the lid 3 to the main body 2. Satisfies the waterproof function and structural strength.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cover 4 that covers the front surface of the lid 3 has a through hole 9 in the lower part. The through hole 9 is formed at a position where the charging connector storage portion 8 of the lid portion 3 is exposed. That is, the charging connector 5 is housed in the charging connector housing portion 8 through the through hole 9.

  The cover 4 is detachably formed with the lid 3 so that the cover 4 can be replaced according to the appearance of the building where the vehicle charging device 1 is installed. When the vehicular charging device 1 is installed on the wall surface of a house, conventionally, it is necessary to prepare a vehicular charging apparatus having a plurality of variations in order to adapt to the appearance of various houses, which is a factor of high cost. However, according to the present invention, it is possible to respond by replacing only the cover 4, and it is possible to provide a vehicle charging device having a design that fits the appearance of each house at a lower cost.

  The cover 4 is preferably provided with a light-shielding property, and is preferably made of a material that satisfies the weather resistance and appearance properties such as polycarbonate. Thereby, it can respond also to the temperature of the outdoor environment of summer.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 4 is held by being lifted several mm from the front surface of the lid body portion 3, and forms a ventilation space 10 extending vertically between the lid body portion 3 and the cover 4. Heat generated from the electrical equipment and control equipment stored in the equipment storage section 7 is transmitted to the lid body section 3 and radiated to the ventilation space 10. In addition, by holding several millimeters above the front surface of the lid 3, the cover 4 serves as a light shielding plate, and the temperature rise of the device storage 7 due to solar radiation can be prevented.

  In order to promote the ventilation of the ventilation space 10, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper end portion of the lid body portion 3 is cut out to form the exhaust port 12, and the rear surface of the lower end portion of the lid body portion 3 is formed. An intake port 13 is formed on the side. In the present embodiment, the exhaust port 12 and the intake port 13 are formed in the lid portion 3, and the front surface of the lid portion 3 is covered with the cover 4, so that the exhaust port 12 and the intake port 13 are connected to the vehicle charging device 1. As a structure that is not visually recognized from the front, the design is improved. As another embodiment, a cutout serving as an exhaust port and an intake port may be formed on the upper side of the cover 4.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle charging device 2 Main-body part 3 Cover body part 4 Cover 5 Charging connector 6 Charging cable 7 Equipment storage part 8 Charging connector storage part 9 Through-hole 10 Ventilation space 12 Exhaust port 13 Intake port 14 Perimeter wall

Claims (4)

A vehicle charging device comprising: a charging connector connected to a vehicle when charging the vehicle; and a charging cable having the charging connector at a tip thereof,
The vehicle charging device includes a main body portion in which a power feeding unit is housed in a housing having a front opening, a lid body covering the front opening, and a cover covering the front of the lid body.
The outer peripheral side surface of the main body part or the lid part is provided with a cable winding part for holding the charging cable while being wound,
The lid portion has a charging connector housing portion that holds a charging connector during non-charging,
Forming a through hole in the cover to expose the charging connector housing;
A charging device for a vehicle , wherein a vertical ventilation space is formed between the lid portion and the cover .   The vehicle charging device according to claim 1, wherein the cover can freely change a plurality of types of covers. The charging device for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the lid portion and the cover are curved in the vertical direction .   4. The vehicle charging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet communicating with the ventilation space are formed in the lid.

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