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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hajime Kato, Shizuoka, JP;
Suminori Arima, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Aichi, JP;
Atsushi Mizutani, Aichi, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hajime Kato, Shizuoka, JP;
Suminori Arima, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Aichi, JP;
Atsushi Mizutani, Aichi, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
To provide a charging connector to prevent the charging connector from removing while a lock system is locked by helping a user recognize thatthe lock system is locked. A charging connector B including: a leverreceived in a connector case main body, and of which center part is pivotally supported; a locking clawintegrally formed with one end of the lever; and a release buttondisposed at the other end of the lever, whereinwhen the charging connector B is completely fitted into a secondary battery-side connector, the locking clawis locked with a locking projectionprovided at the secondary battery-side connector, and wherein when the release buttonis pushed down, the locking between the locking claw and the locking projection is unlocked, and the charging connector B further including: a locksystemhaving a lock device; and an operation regulatorwhich is moved to a preventing position to prevent the release buttonfrom being pushed down when the lock deviceis in a locking state, and moved to an allowing position to allow the release buttonto be pressed down when the lock deviceis in an unlocking state.