Patent ID: 9132732
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B61G,B62J,B62K,H01M,H01R,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A charging port structure comprising: a charging port fixedly disposed within a recess provided in a wall member; a base end part of a cover member, capable of closing the charging port, is pivotably supported at a position adjacent to the charging port; a lid capable of closing the recess so as to cover the cover member from the outside is pivotably supported on the wall member; wherein the charging port structure including a retainer operable in response to the lid being closed to retain a closed state of the lid; a releasing mechanism operable so as to release the retention of the closed state of the lid by the retainer; and a coupler operable in association with operation of the retainer when closing the lid to pivot the cover member toward a closed position of the cover member, wherein the relative positions of the cover member and the lid are set so that the pivot trajectory of an extremity part of the cover member does not touch or interfere with the lid in the closed state.