Patent ID: 8597039
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B60L,H01R,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle-side connector to be connected to a charging connector when charging a battery of a vehicle, comprising: a tubular connecting portion having a front end for receiving the charging connector, a rear end opposite the front end and an outer peripheral surface extending rearward from the front end, the connecting portion being sloped so that the front end is higher than the rear end; a mounting flange projecting out from the outer peripheral surface of the connecting portion rearward of the front end; an engaging portion projecting out from a top side of the outer peripheral surface of the connecting portion and spaced forward of the mounting flange; side walls extending toward the mounting flange from opposite sides of the engaging portion so that an outwardly open recess is defined by the side walls, the engaging portion and the mounting flange, the side walls being spaced from the mounting flange to define water drainage paths from the recess.