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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Hiroshi Kojima, Makinohara, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Makinohara, JP;
Michitake Masuda, Makinohara, JP;
Hiroshi Kojima, Makinohara, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Makinohara, JP;
Michitake Masuda, Makinohara, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Configuration of a hinge for avoiding likely collection of water provides a connector to prevent difficulty of opening or closing a cover by freezing of the hinge. A connector mounted in an electric vehicle and connected with a connector of a charging cable is provided with a housing, a cover rotatively pivoted about the housing so as to open or close the cover, and a shaft. The cover is provided with a pair of cover side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing the shaft therethrough, and the housing is provided with a pair of housing side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing a shaft therethrough, and positioning the pair of cover side mounting plates therebetween. The pair of cover side mounting plates is provided with a boss cylindrically upstanding from each of faces opposite to the pair of housing side mounting plates, and passing the shaft therethrough.