Patent ID: 8573998
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: B60L,H01R,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A charging connector to be connected to a vehicle-side connector connected to a battery in a vehicle for charging the battery, comprising: a case body including a connector fitting connectable to the vehicle-side connector; a lock for holding the vehicle-side connector and the charging connector in a connected state by locking to a lock-receiving portion on the vehicle-side connector; a lever shaft in the case body, a water guide provided on a surface of the lever shaft in proximity to the lock; an unlocking portion projecting from an upper surface of the lever shaft for deleting a locked state of the lock and the lock-receiving portion, a downwardly sloped water drain being provided on the upper surface of the lever shaft in proximity to the unlocking portion; and an unlocking hole formed in the case body at a position corresponding to the unlocking portion, wherein the unlocking portion at least partly projects outside of the case body through the unlocking hole and includes at least one recess at a position substantially facing a peripheral edge of the unlocking hole.