Patent ID: 8183821

Claim:
A charging device for an electric automobile, which charges a storage device that supplies power to an electric motor for driving a vehicle, comprising: a connector having a common connection terminal to which a fast charging line, which is connected to a power supply circuit for supplying the power of the storage device to the electric motor, and a normal charging line, which is connected to the power supply circuit, are respectively connected; first switching means for switching the fast charging line to a connected state when a connection plug of a fast charger having a connection terminal that is connected to the common connection terminal is attached to the connector; second switching means for switching the normal charging line to a connected state when a normal charging connection plug having a connection terminal that is connected to the common connection terminal is attached to the connector; and control means which, when one of the connection plugs is attached to the connector, switch the switching means corresponding to the connection plug to a connected state in accordance with a type of the connection plug.