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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
May. 05, 1994
Hisashi Konoya, Mie Pref., JP;
Heiji Kuki, Mie Pref., JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle charging connector used for charging a power battery of an electric vehicle includes connector holder and a display section mounted in an upper portion of the connector holder. The display section includes red and green light-emitting diodes and a seven-segment two-digit numeric display including light-emitting diodes. The red light-emitting diode is turned on while the power battery is being charged. The green light-emitting diode is turned on instead of the red light-emitting diode when charging has been completed. Either the time elapsed after the charging operation has been initiated or the remaining capacity of the power battery is displayed by the numeric display.