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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Tae Woo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling locking of a charging inlet includes a charging inlet including an input device configured to be provided at a position where pressurization is determined based on a type of a connector of a charging cable and to be engaged with the connector, an on board charger (OBC) configured to generate an inlet unlocking signal when the input device is pressurized by the connector, and a controller configured to unlock the charging inlet when the inlet unlocking signal is received.