Patent ID: 8344692

Claim:
A charging device for charging a secondary battery installed in a vehicle via a power receiving connector provided in said vehicle, comprising: a main body portion housing a power converter; a current carrying cable, one end side of which is connected to said power converter; a power feeding plug that is provided on the other end side of said current carrying cable and can be connected to a power receiving plug of said power receiving connector; a power feeding connector that is provided on said other end side of said current carrying cable and can be connected to said power receiving connector; an air duct provided in alignment with said current carrying cable such that air flows through an interior thereof; an air nozzle that is provided in said power feeding connector and blasts said air flowing through said air duct to prevent said power feeding plug from becoming wet; an air supply source provided on one end side of said air duct to supply said air to said air duct; a connector holding portion provided in said main body portion to hold said power feeding connector removably; an operation switch that is provided between said power feeding connector and said connector holding portion and operated when said power feeding connector is removed from said connector holding portion; and a controller housed in said main body portion to activate said air supply source on the basis of an operation of said operation switch.