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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Nobuhiko Hara, Hamamatsu, JP;
Nobuhiko Hara, Hamamatsu, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An object is to provide a charge connector that can close an inner lid section and an outer lid section by one action to reliably avoid forgetting to close the inner lid section. A charge connectorincludes: an opening sectionarranged on a vehicle; a connector connection sectionto which a cable for charging a battery is connected; an inner lid sectionthat seals a connector connection section in the opening section; an inner lid hingethat is arranged in an opening and that rotates the inner lid section; an outer lid sectionthat seals the opening section from outside of the vehicle; and an outer lid hingethat is installed on an opposite side of the inner lid hinge around the connector connection section and that rotates the outer lid section in a same plane as the inner lid section, wherein the outer lid section includes a ribthat projects inside of the opening section on a surface closer to the opening section, the rib can be in contact with the inner lid section, and when the rib is in contact with the inner lid section, the rib is formed so that a normal line at a point of contact with the inner lid section in the plane, in which the inner lid section rotates, passes on a side of the inner lid hinge closer to the outer lid hinge.