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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Te Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l., Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H01R 13/5227 (2013.01); H01R 13/6397 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging socket includes a housing formed of an electrically insulating material, a cavity in the housing receiving an electrical contact, and a dual-functional element partially protruding from an outer surface of the housing. The dual-functional element has a fixing component and a drainage component. The fixing component protrudes from the housing and fixes the housing to a mounting bracket. The drainage component has a drainage channel within the housing discharging fluids from the charging socket.