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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2022
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Hershey, PA (US);
Hurley Chester Moll, Hershey, PA (US);
Aaron James De Chazal, Rochester, MI (US);
Kevin John Peterson, Kernersville, NC (US);
Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has a DC section includes DC terminal channels configured to receive DC terminals. The housing has an AC section including AC terminal channels configured to receive AC terminals. The DC section configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front. The AC section configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front. The housing includes an indicator opening. The charging inlet assembly includes a human machine interface (HMI) assembly coupled to the rear of the housing. The HMI assembly includes a charging indicator aligned with the indicator opening. The charging indicator is visible from the front of the housing to indicate a charging status of the charging inlet assembly.