JP6002948B2 - Charging cable holding structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a holding structure for a charging cable.

  Charging an electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid car, or the like is performed by connecting these vehicles and the vehicle charging device with a charging cable.

  The charging cable includes a charging connector at the tip, and the charging connector is inserted into a plug portion provided on the vehicle side to charge the vehicle.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a charging connector when not in use is held by a charging connector holding portion provided in a vehicle charging device, and a charging cable is wound around and held by a charging cable support provided in the vehicle charging device. Is disclosed.

  The charging cable generally has a length of about 15 m with a margin added to the length assumed to be necessary during use (usually about 7 m).

  Since it is troublesome to make the required length while winding the charging cable around the charging cable support in order from the other side, it is troublesome to unwind or take it out or charge held by the charging cable support Remove the cables in a bundled state, remove them all together, place the charging cable on the ground, and then prepare the charging by pulling the length required for charging, leaving the extra length on the ground. , Charging.

  However, there is a problem that it becomes a burden on the operator to route a heavy charging cable including the extra length every time charging preparation work is done, and after charging is completed, a dirty charging cable is dragged by the ground. There is a problem that the operator is burdened to wrap and hold the charging cable support including the extra length again.

JP 2011-050125 A

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and is a holding structure for a charging cable that holds a heavy and long charging cable. The charging cable is routed during preparation for charging, and the charging cable is cleaned up after the charging is completed It is to provide a technique capable of reducing the work load.

  The charging cable holding structure of the present invention made to solve the above problems is a charging cable holding structure that winds up the charging cable and holds it on the charging cable support, and the winding of the charging cable on the charging cable support The partition member for partitioning the space is provided to be movable or detachable with respect to the charging cable support.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the charging cable holding structure according to the first aspect, the partition member is configured such that the charging cable held by the charging cable support includes an outer peripheral side use part and an inner peripheral side non-use part. It is characterized by classifying.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the charging cable holding structure according to the second aspect, the partition member is rotatably provided with respect to the charging cable support.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the charging cable holding structure according to the third aspect, the charging cable support is made of a rod-shaped member, and the rod-shaped member is used as a central axis of the rotation. is there.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the charging cable holding structure according to the third aspect, the charging cable support is made of a plate-like member, and the plate-like member has an opening disposed so as to face the opening. The plate-like member left between them is used as the center axis of the rotation.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the charging cable holding structure according to the second aspect, wherein a temporary mounting portion for temporarily mounting the charging cable wound on the outer peripheral side is provided at the tip of the partition member. It is what.

  The charging cable holding structure according to the present invention is a charging cable holding structure in which the charging cable is wound and held by the charging cable support, and the partition member that partitions the charging cable winding space on the charging cable support is provided with the charging cable support. By providing the tool movably or detachably, the total length of the charging cable can be divided into a used part and an unused part by a partition member as required. While being held by the charging cable support, only the used parts can be collected and removed from the charging cable support for use. For this reason, conventionally, a large number of charging cables are unwound and taken out, or the entire length of the charging cable is bundled and removed together, and the charging cable is placed on the ground. Compared to the case where charging is performed with the extra length left on the ground, the load of the charging cable is routed during charging preparation and the charging cable is cleared after charging is completed. Can be reduced.

  As in the second aspect of the invention, the partition member is categorized by dividing the charging cable held by the charging cable support into a use part on the outer peripheral side and a non-use part on the inner peripheral side. .

  As in the invention of claim 3, by providing the partition member so as to be rotatable with respect to the charging cable support, the work of dividing the entire length of the charging cable into the used part and the unused part can be easily performed. Can do. In other words, the lengths of the used part and the unused part can be freely changed as necessary.

  As in the invention of claim 4, the charging cable support is constituted by a rod-like member, and the rod-like member is used as the central axis of the rotation, thereby improving the operability of the partition member attaching / detaching operation and the rotating operation. Can be improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the charging cable support is composed of a plate-like member, the plate-like member has openings that are arranged to face each other, and the plate-like member that is left between the openings is provided. By using the central axis of the rotation, the partition member can be made inconspicuous and a good-looking holding structure can be obtained.

  As in the invention of claim 6, by providing a temporary placement portion for temporarily placing the charging cable wound on the outer peripheral side at the tip of the partition member, before using or storing the charging cable, The used portion of the charging cable can be temporarily placed at a height that is easy for an operator to handle.

1 is an overall perspective view of Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the first embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged view of other embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged view of other embodiment. 6 is an overall perspective view of Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a main part of the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a main part of the third embodiment.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a charging connector holding portion (not shown) is provided inside the housing of the vehicle charging device 1, and the charging cable support 2 is provided at the lower portion of the housing of the vehicle charging device 1. Provided.

  A charging cable 3 when not in use is wound and held on the charging cable support 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the charging cable support 2 includes a first vertical portion 4 starting from both ends of the rod-like member, and a horizontal portion formed by bending the left and right first vertical portions 4 toward each other. 5, a second vertical part 6 formed by bending the left and right horizontal parts 5 upward, and a horizontal shaft part 7 connecting the two right and left second vertical parts 6.

  The horizontal shaft portion 7 is provided with a partition member 8 having the horizontal shaft portion 7 as a rotation center axis so as to be detachable and rotatable.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the partition member 8 can divide the entire length of the charging cable 3 into a normal use portion and a normal non-use portion. During charging, the non-use portion is the horizontal portion 5 of the charge cable support 2. While being held on, only the normal use parts can be collected and removed from the charging cable support 2 for use.

The operation of dividing the entire length of the charging cable 3 into a used part and an unused part is as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the charging cable support 2 with the partition member 8 rotated in the direction of the second vertical part 6. Then, the unused portion is wound on the horizontal portion 5 and then the partition member 8 is rotated in the direction of the first vertical portion 4 as shown in FIG. Wrap it. As described above, the partitioning member 8 is used to divide the charging cable winding space up and down. In the lower space, the charging cable 3 is wound on the horizontal portion 5, and in the upper space, the charging cable 3 is placed on the partition surface 9. The entire length of the charging cable 3 held by the charging cable support 2 is set to be equal to that of the outer peripheral side by using a structure in which the charging cable in the upper space is wound around the charging cable 3 in the lower space. It can be clearly divided into unused portions on the circumferential side.
In this embodiment, the charging cable support 2 is configured to be positioned at the upper part of the state where the charging cable 3 is wound. However, it may be provided at two locations on the left and right sides. And is divided into a used part on the outer peripheral side and a non-used part on the inner peripheral side in an inclined or vertical manner.

  The second vertical portion 6 of the charging cable support 2 has a function as a drop restricting portion that prevents the charging cable 3 held by the charging cable support 2 from dropping to the near side.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, since the partition member 8 is rotatably provided, the work of dividing the entire length of the charging cable 3 into a used part and an unused part can be easily performed. In other words, the lengths of the used part and the unused part can be freely changed as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a temporary placement portion 10 that can temporarily place the charging cable 3 wound in the upper space at a height that can be easily handled by the operator is formed at the tip of the partition member 8. Has been. Since the charging cable 3 is heavy, an operator can change the length of the used / unused part, charge preparation work or charging cable storage work with the normal use part of the charging cable 3 placed on the ground. However, the workability in these operations can be improved by temporarily placing the charging cable 3 on the temporary placement portion 10 and performing the work.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the temporary placement unit 10 of the present embodiment temporarily places the partition member 8 in the second vertical portion 6 direction so that the partition surface 9 of the partition member 8 is vertical. Although the tip of the portion 10 is formed to face the front side, as another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the entire partition member 8 is substantially U-shaped, that is, the partition surface 9 of the partition member 8. It is also possible to form the temporary placement portion 10 so that the tip of the temporary placement portion 10 faces in the back direction.

  The temporary placement unit 10 is not an essential component of the present invention, and a partition member 8 that does not have the temporary placement unit 10 can be used as shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the partition member 8 is detachably and pivotably provided. However, a detachable partition member 8 that does not rotate may be used. Further, the turning direction is not limited.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the charging cable support 2 is provided at the lower part of the housing of the vehicle charging device 1. However, the installation location of the charging cable support 2 in the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. Moreover, it can also be directly provided on the wall surface on which the vehicle charging device 1 is installed.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, the charging cable support 2 of the present embodiment includes a wall surface mounting bracket 11 for mounting on a wall surface.

  The main body of the charging cable support 2 includes a first vertical portion 4 starting from both ends of the rod-shaped member, a horizontal portion 5 formed by bending the left and right first vertical portions 4 toward each other, and two left and right horizontal portions. The second vertical portion 6 formed by bending the portions 5 upward, the horizontal shaft portion 7 connecting the two right and left second vertical portions 6, and the horizontal shaft portion 7 as the rotation center axis The partition member is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the charging cable support 2 as in the first embodiment.

  A fitting portion 12 that fits between the first vertical portions 4 is provided at the tip of the partition member 8 of the present embodiment.

  A locking hole 13 is formed in the fitting portion 12. The theft of the charging cable 3 can be prevented by inserting a padlock into the locking hole 13 and locking the first vertical portion 4 and the partition member 8.

(Embodiment 3)
The charging cable support 2 of this embodiment is comprised from a plate-shaped member as shown in FIGS. 10-11, and has the backplate part 14, the bottom face plate part 15, and the front plate part 16. As shown in FIG.

  The back plate portion 14 has openings 17 arranged opposite to each other at two upper and lower portions, and a partition member 8 having a plate-like member 18 positioned between the openings 17 as a rotation center axis is detachable and rotatable. It is provided freely.

  The point which partitions a charging cable winding space up and down with the partition member 8 is the same as that of the said embodiment.

  According to this embodiment, in the lower space, the charging cable 3 is wound on the bottom plate 15, and in the upper space, the charging cable 3 is wound on the partition surface 9 and held by the charging cable support 2. The total length of the charging cable 3 can be clearly divided into a use part on the outer peripheral side and a non-use part on the inner peripheral side.

  A locking hole 19 for locking the partition member 8 is formed in the back plate portion 14 further above the opening 17. When the partition member 8 is not used, the back plate portion 14 is stood parallel to the back plate portion 14 and locked. It has a structure that can be done.

  According to the present embodiment, the partition member 8 is not conspicuous both in use and in non-use, and the holding structure can be made clean and attractive.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle charging device 2 Charging cable support 3 Charging cable 4 First vertical part 5 Horizontal part 6 Second vertical part 7 Horizontal shaft part 8 Partition member 9 Partition surface 10 Temporary mounting part 11 Wall mounting bracket 12 Fitting part 13 Locking hole 14 Back plate 15 Bottom plate 16 Front plate 17 Opening 18 Plate member 19 Locking hole

Claims (6)

A charging cable holding structure for winding the charging cable and holding it on the charging cable support,
A charging cable holding structure, wherein a partition member for partitioning a charging cable winding space on the charging cable support is provided so as to be movable or detachable with respect to the charging cable support.   2. The charging cable holding structure according to claim 1, wherein the partitioning member divides the charging cable held by the charging cable support into a use part on the outer peripheral side and a non-use part on the inner peripheral side.   The charging cable holding structure according to claim 2, wherein the partition member is rotatably provided with respect to the charging cable support.   4. The charging cable holding structure according to claim 3, wherein the charging cable support is made of a rod-shaped member, and the rod-shaped member is used as a central axis of the rotation.   The charging cable support is made of a plate-like member, the plate-like member has openings arranged to face each other, and the plate-like member left between the openings is used as a central axis of the rotation. The charging cable holding structure according to claim 3.   The charging cable holding structure according to claim 2, wherein a temporary placement portion for temporarily placing the charging cable wound on the outer peripheral side is provided at a tip of the partition member.

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