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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2023
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Hershey, PA (US);
Kevin John Peterson, Kernersville, NC (US);
Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Aaron James De Chazal, Rochester, MI (US);
Joshua T. Shoemaker, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear having a DC section configured for mating with a DC charging connector and an AC section configured for mating with an AC charging connector. The charging inlet assembly includes an AC charging module coupled to the rear of the housing at the AC section having an AC terminal holder holding AC terminals. The AC charging module is removable from the housing wherein the AC terminals are removed from the housing with the AC terminal holder. A DC charging module is coupled to the rear of the housing at the DC section having a DC terminal holder holding DC terminals. The DC charging module is removable from the housing wherein the DC terminals are removed from the housing with the DC terminal holder.