Patent ID: 11919409
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A charging inlet assembly for an electric vehicle comprising:
a charging inlet housing extending between a front and a rear, the charging inlet housing having a chamber at the rear, the charging inlet housing including a port open to the chamber, the charging inlet housing having a power connector at the front for receiving a charging connector, the power connector including terminal channels between the front and the rear;
charging terminals coupled to the housing, each of the charging terminals including a mating pin and a terminating end opposite the mating pin, the mating pin positioned in the corresponding terminal channel for mating with the charging connector, the terminating end positioned in the chamber at the rear of the housing; and
a terminal position assurance device received in the port, the terminal position assurance device having a device seal sealing coupled to the charging inlet housing, the terminal position assurance device including a terminal locating plate located in the chamber, the terminal position assurance device including an actuator at an exterior of the charging inlet housing actuated to move the terminal position assurance device between an unlocked position and a locked position, the terminal locating plate interfacing with the terminating ends of the charging terminals in the locked position to retain the charging terminals in the corresponding terminal channels.