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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Shinji Ichikawa, Toyota, JP;
Yoshinori Fujitake, Miyoshi, JP;
Shigeo Mori, Makinohara, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Makinohara, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Toyota, JP;
Yoshinori Fujitake, Miyoshi, JP;
Shigeo Mori, Makinohara, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Makinohara, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charging connector and a charging cable unit that are capable of driving a load while being maintenance-free and simply constructed is provided. The charging cable unit includes: a charging cable that includes a signal line for sending a control signal, and an electric power line for sending electric power, and that is provided for connecting the vehicle and an electric power source when the vehicle is charged; and a charging connector connected to an end of the charging cable. The charging connector includes: an electric power terminal to which electric power is supplied from the electric power line; a signal terminal to which the control signal is transmitted from the signal line; and a lighting capable of being driven by the control signal from the signal line.