Patent ID: 9168840
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B60K,B60L,H01R,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A charging port device for an electric vehicle, comprising: a charging port having an engaged part configured to engage an engaging part of a charging connector, the charging port being configured to receive power from an external power supply when the engaging part and the engaged part are in an engaged state; a restricting member that, when the engaging part and the engaged part are in the engaged state, regulates a release operation in which the engaging part separates from the engaged part, so as to restrict the engaged state from being released; and a locking state control device configured to move the restricting member to produce a locked state and an unlocked state, the locked state being a state in which the engaged part and the engaging part overlap when viewed from a direction of separation and in which the release operation on the engaging part is restricted, the unlocked state being a state in which there is no overlap between the engaged part and the engaging member and in which the release operation is enabled, the locking state control device having an electrical driving mechanism and a mechanical driving mechanism, the electrical driving mechanism being configured to electrically impart a torque using a motor to move the restricting member to an inner-side position, the inner-side position being different from a predetermined position, the predetermined position corresponding to one of the locked state and the unlocked state, the mechanical driving mechanism being configured to mechanically impart a torque to move the restricting member from the inner-side position to the predetermined position, and the restricting member including a part configured to overlap the engaging part when viewed from the direction of separation while the restricting member produces the locked state and is disposed at the inner-side position near the predetermined position when the predetermined position corresponds to the locked state.