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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Michael Schreiber, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Stefan Hoffmann, Riedstadt, DE;
Frank Wolf, Dreieich-Sprendlingen, DE;
Manfredo Agresti, Bergheim, DE;
Johannes Heichel, Wiesbaden, DE;
Humayun Yousofzy, Solingen, DE;
Uwe Meinz, Weiterstadt, DE;
Balaji Sevanan Kari, Wiesbaden, DE;
Marco Favilli, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Ingmar Langer, Darmstadt, DE;
Eduardo Rates Garcia, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Dennis Fleischmann, Hofheim, DE;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An electric vehicle charging cable system is provided. The system includes a charging cable assembly having an electric cable and a connector device coupled thereto. The connector device includes a connector housing and a first electric contact arrangement therein. A cable storage device stores the electric cable, and a retainer device includes a retainer housing having a first receiving opening for receiving the connector device and a socket portion arranged adjacent to the first receiving opening for receiving a DC-charging plug of a charging plug. The first receiving opening defines a cross-section corresponding to an outer contact surface of the connector housing. The connector device is positionable in a stowage position in which the connector housing is received within the first receiving opening, and in a detached position to clear the first receiving opening. The socket portion defines a second receiving opening which accommodates a second electric contact arrangement.