Patent ID: 6123569
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B60L,H01R,H02J,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
A charging connector device for an electric vehicle, said charging connector comprising:a power supply connector, wherein said power supply connector includes a connector housing having a plurality of terminal chambers and a case body connected to said connector housing, said case body including a cable connection portion for a cable to be connected to a charger and a main cable path communicating with said cable connection portion, said main cable path incorporating a plurality of lead wires wrapped together in a bundle for at least a portion of their lengths, said plurality of wrapped lead wires to be connected to a grounding terminal and charging terminal and other terminals located in said plurality of terminal chambers, and at least two wire securing shafts located apart from one another for reducing tension applied to said plurality of wrapped lead wires, said at least two wire securing shafts being arranged on opposite sides of said plurality of wrapped lead wires, one after the other, and said cable connecting portion has a tapered area on a side of an outlet thereof and said grommet has a tapered tube for tightening said cable in cooperation with said tapered area when tension acts on said cable;a power receiving connector, wherein said power supplying connector and said power receiving connector are completely coupled with each other so as to turn-on a supply of electricity to said charging connector device; anda cable protector through which said cable is passed having a grommet fit in said cable connecting portion; anda wire aligning shaft in said case body located in proximity to an opening of said terminal chamber for said grounding terminal in said main cable path for aligning one of said plurality of lead wires to be connected to said grounding terminal at a central position of said opening by straightening said lead wire after it leaves said at least two wire securing shafts prior to entry into said terminal chamber.