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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Yazaki Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YAZAKI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 2270/32 (2013.01); B60L 2270/34 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging connector includes a connector housing to be fitted to a power receiving connector, a connector case housing the connector housing, a lock arm arranged to be swingable about a swing fulcrum between a lock position and a release position, and a coil spring located toward a power receiving connector away from the swing fulcrum to bias the lock arm toward the lock position. The lock arm is provided with a spring compartment housing the coil spring in a manner such that the periphery of the coil spring is enclosed. The spring compartment is provided, on a bottom portion thereof, with a penetration hole extending in the lock arm.