JP6406198B2 - Lighting device for power receiving connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device in a power receiving connector for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle.

  Lighting devices in vehicles such as automobiles are provided at various locations. For example, in an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, an illuminating device that illuminates the operator's hand or feet is provided in the vicinity of a charging connector that charges a battery. The charging connector includes a power feeding side connector and a power receiving side connector (vehicle side inlet).

  The lighting unit disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is a lighting device for a power receiving side connector, and is provided in the vicinity of the charging port so as to illuminate the charging port. The board | substrate which has the light source in this illumination unit is being fixed so that it may be inserted and protruded from the back surface side (vehicle inside) of the design cover which covers the structure inside a vehicle. That is, the substrate is fixed in a so-called cantilever shape so as to be parallel to the connecting / disconnecting direction of the power supply connector.

  In this way, when the substrate of the lighting unit is provided in a so-called cantilever shape, if the substrate is not sufficiently fixed, the light source provided on the substrate, for example, due to vibration during driving of the vehicle, The circuit element may be damaged. Further, if the substrate is displaced due to vibrations when the substrate is attached or when the vehicle is traveling, the light source is also displaced, which may cause the light source to be unable to sufficiently illuminate the charging port or the like.

Patent No. 5684600

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for a power receiving connector that can suppress breakage or displacement of a substrate due to vibration or the like during traveling of a vehicle.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a lighting device for a power receiving connector according to the present invention is provided on a vehicle side power receiving connector for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle, and illuminates a power receiving unit connected to an external power feeding connector. A lighting device for a connector, which includes a substrate having a light source, a substrate fixing member having a holding portion that holds one end of the substrate in a cantilever shape, covers the substrate and the substrate fixing member, and transmits light from the light source An illumination cover having a light transmissive portion, the holding portion is a substrate base on which one side end side of one end portion of the substrate is placed, and a fixed portion base on which the other side end side of one end portion of the substrate is placed, A substrate pressing part that holds one side end of the board placed on the board pedestal facing the board pedestal across the board with the board pedestal, and a fixed part on the other side end of the board placed on the fixed part pedestal Fixed part fixed to the base And having a, the.

  In the lighting device for a power receiving connector of the present invention having the above-described configuration, a board fixing member having a holding part for fixing one end of the board in a cantilever shape is provided. The holding portion includes a substrate base, a fixed portion base, a substrate pressing portion, and a fixing member. One end of the one end of the substrate is placed on the substrate pedestal. The other end side of the one end portion of the substrate is placed on the fixed portion base. The substrate pedestal sandwiches one end of the substrate together with the substrate pressing portion. The fixing portion base is fixed to the other end side of the substrate by a fixing member.

  If it is the illuminating device for power receiving connectors of this invention comprised in this way, the one end part of a board | substrate can be firmly fixed by the both ends of the one side end side and the other side end side. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the displacement and breakage of the substrate due to vibration or the like during traveling of the vehicle. Further, the substrate pressing portion can suppress the jumping of the substrate on the one side end side that may occur when the substrate on the other side end side is fixed using a fixing member such as a screw. Therefore, it is possible to suppress positional deviation that may occur when the substrate is assembled.

  Therefore, the power receiving connector lighting device of the present invention can suppress displacement and breakage of the substrate having the light source due to vibrations or the like when the vehicle travels.

The front view of the power receiving connector 2 with which the illuminating device 1 for power receiving connectors which concerns on this embodiment was applied. The front view of the illuminating device 1 for power receiving connectors which concerns on this embodiment. III-III sectional drawing in FIG. IV-IV sectional drawing in FIG. Explanatory drawing showing the board | substrate fixing member 5 of the illuminating device 1 for power receiving connectors which concerns on this embodiment. Explanatory drawing which represents typically the state which fixed the board | substrate 4 to the board | substrate fixing member 5 of the illuminating device 1 for power receiving connectors which concerns on this embodiment. Explanatory drawing which represents typically the state which fixed the board | substrate 4 to the board | substrate fixing member 5 of the illuminating device 1 for power receiving connectors which concerns on this embodiment. Explanatory drawing showing the other form of the board | substrate fixing member 5 of the illuminating device 1 for power receiving connectors which concerns on this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the illumination device for a power receiving connector of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, right, left, upper, and lower are front-view directions as viewed from an operator facing a charging connector provided on the vehicle side. And the direction used in the said specification means the direction of this operator's front view. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing a state in which the substrate 4 is fixed to the substrate fixing member 5, and are schematic views seen from the upper surface 42 side of the substrate 4. A portion represented by a dotted line in FIG. 7 means one disposed on the lower surface 43 side of the substrate 4.

  The drawings used for explanation are schematic diagrams, and the shape, relative positional relationship, size relationship, and the like in fine portions are not necessarily described strictly. In the following description, for the purpose of facilitating the explanation, the same member or a member that expresses the same effect may be given the same reference symbol or a related reference symbol between different embodiments. It is not intended to unnecessarily limit the relationship between the two.

  Further, matters necessary for the implementation of the present invention other than matters specifically mentioned in the present specification can be grasped as design matters of those skilled in the art based on the prior art in this field. The present invention can be carried out based on the contents disclosed in this specification and common technical knowledge in the field.

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The power receiving connector lighting device 1 according to this embodiment is disposed in a power receiving connector (vehicle inlet) 2 provided on a vehicle outer surface (body) of an electric vehicle or the like. A vehicle for driving a motor is mounted on a vehicle such as an electric vehicle. A charging connector is used for charging the battery. The charging connector includes an external power feeding connector that supplies electricity and a power receiving connector 2 that can be coupled to and detached from the power feeding connector.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the power receiving connector 2 is disposed at a predetermined position of a body (not shown), and exposes the power receiving housing chamber 21 which is a recess recessed from the body and the power receiving housing chamber 21 outside the vehicle during charging. It consists of a lid (not shown) that shields the power receiving chamber 21 from outside the vehicle except during charging. The power receiving chamber 21 includes a design cover 22, a power receiving unit 3 that is coupled to or detached from a power feeding connector (not shown), and a power receiving connector illumination device 1 that can illuminate the power receiving unit 3 and the operator's feet. .

  The design cover 22 shown in FIG. 1 is made of resin, and constitutes the bottom surface of the power receiving housing chamber 21 that is recessed from the opening of the body to the inside of the vehicle. The design cover 22 is provided so as to cover the structure inside the vehicle. The design cover 22 is provided with a power receiving opening 33 for exposing the connector 7 connected to the power feeding connector. The connector 7 is disposed further inside the vehicle than the design cover 22. In the present embodiment, the connector 7 includes a first connector 71 for AC power supply and a second connector 72 for DC power supply. Therefore, the power receiving opening 33 includes a first power receiving opening 33 a that exposes the first connector 71 and a second power receiving opening 33 b that exposes the second connector 72. The first power receiving opening 33a and the second power receiving opening 33b are juxtaposed in the left-right direction.

  The power receiving unit 3 includes a power receiving opening 33 and a connector 7. In the embodiment, the power receiving unit 3 includes a first power receiving unit 31 including a first power receiving opening 33a and a first connector 71, and a second power receiving opening 33b. The second power receiving unit 32 includes the second connector 72.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting device 1 for a power receiving connector is erected on the upper end portion of the design cover 22 between the first power receiving portion 31 and the second power receiving portion 32 and is attached from the outside of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 2, the power receiving connector lighting device 1 is an inverted triangle and has a shape in which each vertex is cut off when viewed from the front.

  The side surface of the power receiving connector lighting device 1 includes a first inclined portion 14, a second inclined portion 15, and a lower end horizontal portion 16. The first inclined portion 14 is a left side surface and is inclined in the right direction from the upper side to the lower side. The second inclined portion 15 is a right side surface and is inclined leftward from the upper side to the lower side. The lower end horizontal portion 16 is the lowermost side surface and extends in the left-right direction continuously to the first inclined portion 14 and the second inclined portion 15. The 1st inclination part 14 and the 2nd inclination part 15 have comprised the mutually line-symmetric shape with respect to the line parallel to an up-down direction.

  The first inclined portion 14 is located on the first power receiving portion 31 side, the second inclined portion 15 is located on the second power receiving portion 32 side, and the lower end horizontal portion 16 is located on the vehicle lower side. The first inclined portion 14, the second inclined portion 15, and the lower end horizontal portion 16 are provided with a light transmitting portion 11 b described later.

  The power receiving connector lighting device 1 includes a lighting cover 11, a substrate 4, and a substrate fixing member 5. The illumination cover 11 is a member that covers the substrate 4 and the substrate fixing member 5. The illumination cover 11 includes a resin cover main body portion 11a and a light transmission portion 11b. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, cover engaging claws 13 that engage with fixing portion engaging claws 52 of a substrate fixing member 5 described later are provided on both left and right ends of the illumination cover 11.

  The cover main body 11a covers the light transmissive member 12 so that a part of the light transmissive member 12 described later is exposed from the light transmissive portion 11b. The cover main body portion 11a is a light non-transmissive portion and blocks light from the light source 41. The cover body 11a reflects light so that the light from the light source 41 is emitted from the light transmission part 11b.

  The cover body 11a is provided with a cutout at the periphery of the lower end portion of the illumination cover 11 so as to form a light transmission portion 11b. The notch is provided from the approximate center of the first inclined part 14 of the power receiving connector lighting device 1 to the approximate center of the second inclined part 15 through the lower end horizontal part 16.

  A part of the light transmitting member 12 that transmits light from the light source 41 is disposed in the light transmitting portion 11b. That is, the light transmission part 11 b exposes a part of the light transmission member 12 to the power receiving chamber 21. The light transmitting member 12 is made of, for example, a resin member, and it is desirable that the resin member contains a light diffusing agent so that light is more diffused. As the light diffusing agent, known ones can be applied. Examples thereof include organic particles such as acrylic crosslinked beads and MS crosslinked beads, and inorganic particles such as silica, barium sulfate, and titanium oxide. You may use, and may use it in combination of 2 or more type.

  The light transmissive member 12 has an annular end and is shaped to cover the substrate fixing member 5 and the substrate 4. Further, the portion of the light transmitting member 12 exposed from the light transmitting portion 11 b to the power receiving chamber 21 has a shape that constitutes a part of the outer shape of the power receiving connector lighting device 1.

  The substrate 4 has a lighting circuit that receives power from a battery mounted on the vehicle via the lead 45 and causes the light source 41 to emit light. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the substrate 4 includes a lower surface 43 having a light source 41, an upper surface 42 facing away from the lower surface 43, a right side wall 40a that is orthogonal to the lower surface 43 and the upper surface 42, and located at both ends in the left-right direction. A thin plate having a wall 40b. The light source 41 is configured by an LED lamp, but may be configured by, for example, an organic EL lamp, an incandescent lamp, or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the substrate 4 is provided with a notch recess 46 on the inner side of the left and right ends, that is, on the substrate fixing member 5 side. The cutout recess 46 on the right end side is a first substrate recess 46a that engages with a first positioning portion 64a described later, and the cutout recess 46 on the left end side is a second engagement with a second positioning portion 64b described later. This is a substrate recess 46b. Further, the substrate 4 is provided with a through hole (not shown) through which a fixing member 65 described later is inserted and a through hole (not shown) through which the lead 45 is inserted.

  The substrate fixing member 5 fixes the substrate 4 and the illumination cover 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the substrate fixing member 5 fixes the substrate 4 in a cantilever shape.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the substrate fixing member 5 is a resin member having a shape similar to the outer edge shape of the power receiving connector lighting device 1. The board fixing member 5 is provided with a screw insertion hole 51 above the left and right ends, and a fixing portion engagement claw 52 further outward in the left-right direction than the screw insertion hole 51. As shown in FIG. 3, the screw 53 is screwed into the screw engaging hole 23 provided in the design cover 22 through the screw insertion hole 51 of the substrate fixing member 5, and the substrate fixing member 5 is attached to the design cover 22. It has been. The illumination cover 11 is fixed to the board fixing member 5 by the cover engaging claw 13 and the fixing portion engaging claw 52 engaging with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the substrate fixing member 5 has a holding portion 6 that fixes the substrate 4 in a cantilever shape. The holding part 6 is located in the center part of the board fixing member 5, and includes a board base 61, a fixing part base 62, a board pressing part 63, a positioning part 64, a fixing member 65, and a lead insertion hole 66. Have.

  The substrate pedestal 61, the fixed portion pedestal 62, and the substrate pressing portion 63 protrude from the substrate fixing member 5. The lead insertion hole 66 is a through hole through which the lead 45 is inserted. In the present embodiment, the positioning portion 64 includes a first positioning portion 64a, a second positioning portion 64b, and a third positioning recess 64c. The first positioning portion 64 a and the second positioning portion 64 b protrude from the substrate fixing member 5, and the third positioning recess 64 c is a groove-like recess provided in the substrate fixing member 5. The fixing member 65 is, for example, a screw that engages with the fixing portion base 62 via the substrate 4. Each member of the holding part 6 other than the fixing member 65 is formed integrally with the substrate fixing member 5 by injection molding or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the third positioning recess 64 c of the positioning portion 64 has a groove shape that engages with one end portion of the substrate 4 held by the holding portion 6. Specifically, the length in the left-right direction of the third positioning recess 64 c is provided to be slightly larger than the length in the left-right direction perpendicular to the plate thickness direction of one end of the substrate 4. Further, the length in the vertical direction of the third positioning recess 64 c is provided to be slightly larger than the plate thickness of the substrate 4. A board pedestal 61, a fixed part pedestal 62, a board pressing part 63, a first positioning part 64a, and a second positioning part 64b are provided on the peripheral edges of the third positioning recess 64c in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the substrate base 61 is provided at the periphery of the left end of the third positioning recess 64 c so as to place the left end of one end of the substrate 4. The substrate pedestal 61 is in contact with the lower surface 43 of the substrate 4 placed on the substrate pedestal 61.

  The fixed portion base 62 is the right end portion periphery of the third positioning recess 64 c and is provided so as to place the right end side of one end portion of the substrate 4. The fixed portion base 62 is in contact with the lower surface 43 of the substrate 4 placed on the fixed portion base 62.

  The fixing portion base 62 is provided with a fixing member engaging hole 621 that engages with a fixing member 65 that is one of the components of the holding portion 6. The fixing member engaging hole 621 has a shape that is screwed with a fixing member 65 that is, for example, a screw.

  The substrate pressing portion 63 is the periphery of the left end portion of the third positioning recess 64 c and is provided so as to sandwich the left end side of one end portion of the substrate 4 with the substrate base 61. The substrate pressing portion 63 is in contact with the upper surface 42 of the substrate 4 placed on the substrate pedestal 61.

  In the embodiment, a positioning portion 64 having a first positioning portion 64a, a second positioning portion 64b, and a third positioning recess 64c is provided. The first positioning portion 64 a is located on the periphery of the right end portion of the third positioning recess 64 c and is provided so as to contact the right side wall 40 a of the substrate 4. The first positioning portion 64 a is provided integrally with the fixed portion base 62 above the fixed portion base 62. The width of the first positioning portion 64 a in the vertical direction is provided to be the same as the plate thickness of the substrate 4.

  The second positioning portion 64 b is a peripheral edge of the left end portion of the third positioning recess 64 c and is provided so as to contact the left side wall 40 b of the substrate 4. The second positioning portion 64 b is provided integrally with the substrate base 61 above the substrate base 61. The vertical width of the second positioning portion 64 b is provided to be the same as the plate thickness of the substrate 4.

  The substrate 4 is fixed in a cantilever manner to the holding portion 6 of the substrate fixing member 5 as follows. First, the lead 45 inserted through the lead insertion hole 66 of the substrate fixing member 5 through the design cover 22 from the inside of the vehicle is fixed to the substrate 4 by a method such as soldering.

  Next, one end of the substrate 4 is engaged with the third positioning recess 64 c of the holding unit 6. At this time, the left end side of one end portion of the substrate 4 is placed on the substrate pedestal 61, and the right end side is placed on the fixed portion pedestal 62. The first substrate recess 46 a of the substrate 4 is in contact with the first positioning portion 64 a of the substrate fixing member 5, and the second substrate recess 46 b of the substrate 4 is in contact with the second positioning portion 64 b of the substrate fixing member 5. The substrate pressing portion 63 holds the left end side of the substrate 4 together with the substrate pedestal 61.

  Finally, fixing the right end of the substrate 4 with the fixing member 65 completes the attachment of the substrate 4 to the substrate fixing member 5.

  Thus, when the board | substrate fixing member 5 in the said embodiment has the holding | maintenance part 6, the operator can make positioning of the board | substrate 4 easy. In other words, the substrate 4 can be held by the substrate base 61 and the fixing portion base 62 before the substrate 4 is fixed by the fixing member 65. Further, the substrate pedestal 61 and the fixed portion pedestal 62 enable the substrate 4 to be positioned in the vertical direction. In addition, the first positioning portion 64a and the second positioning portion 64b enable positioning in the left-right direction before the substrate 4 is fixed. In addition, the third positioning recess 64c enables positioning in the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and the left-right direction, that is, the direction of the vehicle outer side and the vehicle inner side. Therefore, it is possible to suppress positional deviation when the substrate 4 is attached to the substrate fixing member 5. Further, even after the substrate 4 is fixed, the positioning function of the holding unit 6 can suppress a positional shift due to vibrations or the like when the vehicle travels, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, in this embodiment, in order to reduce the number of parts and simplify the fixing operation, the fixing of the substrate 4 by the fixing member 65 is performed at one place on the right end side. It is done in At this time, in order to achieve strong fixation, the left end side opposite to the fixing portion base 62 that is the fixing portion of the fixing member 65 is pushed upward in the direction opposite to the fixing direction (downward). There is a risk of jumping. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the substrate pressing portion 63 is provided in order to suppress this jumping. Therefore, even if the substrate 4 is firmly fixed by the fixing member 65, it is possible to suppress a positional shift due to the substrate 4 jumping up. Further, the substrate pressing portion 63 also functions for positioning in the vertical direction.

  Thus, in this embodiment, even if the substrate 4 is fixed to the substrate fixing member 5 in a cantilever shape, the substrate 4 can be firmly fixed, and when the substrate 4 is assembled to the substrate fixing member 5 or after the assembly. Misalignment can be effectively suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the light receiving unit 3 and the like from being sufficiently illuminated because the light source 41 is displaced due to the breakage of the substrate 4 having the light source 41 or the displacement of the substrate 4.

  In this embodiment, the place where the substrate 4 is fixed to the substrate fixing member 5 by the fixing member 65 is desirably the right end side of the substrate 4 positioned on the second power receiving unit 32 side, not on the first power receiving unit 31 side. . That is, as shown in FIG. 5, it is desirable that the fixing portion base 62 is located on the periphery of the right end portion of the third positioning recess 64 c provided in the holding portion 6 of the substrate fixing member 5.

  By the way, means for charging a battery of a vehicle such as an electric vehicle includes charging means using a power supply connector from a household power supply (AC power supply) and charging means using a power supply connector in an electric vehicle charging stand (DC power supply). The electric vehicle charging station is generally a bright place so that an operator can easily perform a charging operation. However, when the operator charges with the power supply connector of the home power supply installed in the parking lot at home, the operator performs the charging operation in a situation where there is not enough lighting equipment and the operator's hands and feet are dark It can also be considered. Therefore, it is desirable to illuminate the first power receiving unit 31 side, which is coupled to the power supply connector of the household power source, in the power receiving connector 2 brighter than the second power receiving unit 32 side.

  The fixed portion base 62 is designed to be larger than the substrate base 61 in the downward direction by which the fixing member 65 is inserted. In other words, the light from the light source 41 is more likely to be blocked by the fixed portion base 62 than by the substrate base 61. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the fixed portion base 62 that is larger than the substrate base 61 is disposed on the second power receiving unit 32 side for the DC power source. As a result, more light from the light source 41 reaches the first power receiving unit 31 for AC power than the second power receiving unit 32 for DC power. That is, even if the operator is a parking lot at home where the operator's hands and feet are not enough, the first power receiving unit 31 is illuminated more brightly. Therefore, the operator can easily couple the power supply connector of the household power supply to the first power receiving unit 31, and the charging operation is easy for the operator.

  The power receiving connector lighting device 1 of the embodiment is assembled to the power receiving connector as follows. First, the substrate 4 is fixed to the substrate fixing member 5 as described above. The substrate fixing member 5 to which the substrate 4 is fixed is fixed to the design cover 22 from the outside of the vehicle, that is, from the power receiving chamber 21 side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the board fixing member 5 is designed so that the screw insertion holes 52 provided at the left and right ends of the board fixing member 5 and the two screw engaging holes 23 of the design cover 22 communicate with each other. Arranged on the cover 22. Then, the screws 53 are respectively screwed into the two screw engaging holes 23 via the substrate fixing member 5.

  Next, the light transmission member 12 is welded to the substrate fixing member 5 so as to cover the holding portion 6 of the substrate fixing member 5. Specifically, it is desirable to weld the entire circumference of the end of the light transmitting member 12 where the light transmitting member 12 and the substrate fixing member 5 are in contact with the substrate fixing member 5. Thereby, it can suppress that the board | substrate 4 accommodated in the light transmissive member 12 is exposed to the water by rainwater. The welding method is not particularly limited, and ultrasonic welding, vibration welding, high frequency welding, laser welding, thermal welding, and the like are used.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 3, the illumination cover 11 is attached to the substrate fixing member 5 so as to cover the light transmission member 12 so that a part of the light transmission member 12 is exposed from the light transmission portion 11 b of the illumination cover 11. Install. The lighting cover 11 and the substrate fixing member 5 are attached by engaging the cover engaging claw 13 of the lighting cover 11 with the fixing portion engaging claw 52 of the substrate fixing member 5. Thus, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the power receiving connector lighting device 1 in which a part of the light transmitting member 12 is exposed to the power receiving housing chamber 21 from the light transmitting portion 11 b of the lighting cover 11 is formed on the design cover 22. It is assembled.

  The power receiving connector lighting device 1 according to this embodiment is attached to the design cover 22 from the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, for example, even when a defect occurs in the substrate 4 or the light source 41 provided on the substrate 4 and they are replaced, the operator can easily perform the replacement operation from the outside of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the light transmitting portion 11 b of this embodiment is located so as to face the first power receiving portion 31, the second power receiving portion 32, and the lower outside of the vehicle. Can fully illuminate the operator's hand and feet.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not particularly limited to the above embodiments. For example, even if the positioning part 64 provided in the holding part 6 of the substrate fixing member 5 in the above-described embodiment includes a first positioning part 64a and a third positioning recess 64c, as shown in FIG. The same effect can be expected. Moreover, even if the 3rd positioning recessed part 64c provided in the holding | maintenance part 6 of the board | substrate fixing member 5 in the said embodiment is not provided, the effect similar to the said embodiment can be anticipated.

  In addition, the light transmitting member 12 in the above embodiment is welded to the substrate fixing member 5 at the entire end thereof for the purpose of waterproofing. However, instead of the welding means, a member such as a rubber washer (packing) is interposed between the substrate fixing member 5 and the entire circumference of the end of the light transmitting member 12 in contact with the substrate fixing member 5. A similar waterproof effect can be expected. With this configuration, the substrate 4 can be more easily exposed to the power receiving chamber 21 when, for example, the substrate 4 is replaced.

1: Lighting device for power receiving connector 11: Lighting cover 11b: Light transmission part
2: Power receiving connector 3: Power receiving unit 31: First power receiving unit 32: Second power receiving unit 4: Substrate 41: Light source 5: Substrate fixing member
6: Holding part 61: Substrate base 62: Fixed part base 63: Substrate pressing part 64: Positioning part 65: Fixed member

Claims (3)

A power receiving connector illumination device (1) for illuminating a power receiving unit (3) connected to an external power feeding connector provided on a vehicle side power receiving connector (2) for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle,
A substrate (4) having a light source (41);
A substrate fixing member (5) having a holding portion (6) for holding one end of the substrate in a cantilever shape;
An illumination cover (11) that covers the substrate and the substrate fixing member and has a light transmission part (11b) that transmits light from the light source;
The holding portion includes a substrate pedestal (61) on which one side end side of one end portion of the substrate is placed, a fixed portion pedestal (62) on which the other side end side of one end portion of the substrate is placed, and the substrate A substrate pressing portion (63) that opposes the substrate pedestal across the substrate and sandwiches one side end side of the substrate placed on the substrate pedestal together with the substrate pedestal, and the substrate placed on the fixed portion pedestal And a fixing member (65) for fixing the other side end side to the fixing portion base.   2. The lighting device for a power receiving connector according to claim 1, wherein the substrate fixing member has a positioning portion (64) that determines a fixing position of the substrate in a direction orthogonal to a plate thickness direction of the substrate. The power receiving unit includes a first power receiving unit (31) for an AC power source and a second power receiving unit (32) for a DC power source,
The light from the light source illuminates the first power receiving unit and the second power receiving unit, and the board base is configured to illuminate the first power receiving unit side more than the second power receiving unit side. The power receiving connector illumination device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixed base that is provided on the first power receiving unit side and is larger than the board base is provided on the second power receiving unit side.

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