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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Norihiko Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugihara, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Terada, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The purpose is to provide an electric vehicle charging device capable of preventing arc discharge when disconnecting a power supply connector and a vehicle-side connector. An electric vehicle charging device provided with: a power supply connector () for supplying electrical energy from outside the vehicle; a vehicle-side connector () for connecting to the power supply connector () and positioned in the vehicle; a spring () for generating repulsive force in the direction in which the power supply connector () and the vehicle-side connector () separate; and an engaging part () for detecting the disconnection of the power supply connector () and the vehicle-side connector (); wherein the spring () generates repulsive force in the direction in which the power supply connector () and the vehicle-side connector () separate when the engaging part () detects that the power supply connector () and the vehicle-side connector () have disconnected.