Patent ID: 9509095
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B60L,H01R,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A charging connector comprising: a connector case that houses a connector fitting portion that is fitted to a counterpart connector; a locking arm in which a locking claw retractable from an outer peripheral surface of the connector fitting portion is provided at a tip, and that rocks centering around a rocking shaft between a locking position where the locking claw engages with the counterpart connector and a releasing position where engagement of the counterpart connector and the locking claw is released; and a biasing member that biases the locking arm toward the locking position, wherein the locking arm includes a lock releasing portion that is inserted into a through hole formed in the connector case, and with which the locking arm can be operated to the releasing position from an outside of the connector case with the locking arm rocking centering around the rocking shaft and supported by the rocking shaft, and the locking arm is pivotally supported around the through hole via the lock releasing portion.