Charging apparatus for a motor vehicle for charging a vehicle battery

摘要

A charging apparatus (10) for charging a vehicle battery has a charging socket arrangement (12, 112) with a charging socket (15, 115) designed to receive a charging plug connected to a charging cable, and an adapter device (18, 118) for receiving the charging socket (15, 115). The charging apparatus 10 also has a charging cradle (22) for sealing off the charging socket (15, 115) from a body of the motor vehicle, and a reinforcing element (25) designed to receive the charging socket arrangement (12, 112).

主权项

1. A charging apparatus for a motor vehicle for charging a vehicle battery, the motor vehicle having a vehicle body with an outer panel having an outer panel opening through which the charging apparatus is accessible, the charging apparatus comprising:
a universal reinforcing element defining a part of the vehicle body inward of the outer panel and having a first opening defining an inner peripheral edge; a charging socket arrangement having:
an adapter with a universal outer attachment region attached to the reinforcing element outward of the first opening and being formed with a country-specific second opening inward of the inner peripheral edge of the first opening and an inner attachment region inward of the outer attachment region and outward of the second opening, anda country-specific charging socket fastened and positioned to the adapter at the inner attachment region so that the charging socket is inward of the inner peripheral edge of the first opening and at least partly aligned with the second opening so that the charging socket can receive a country-specific charging plug that is connected to a charging cable; a charging cradle having an outer periphery in sealing contact with the outer panel of the motor vehicle at locations in proximity to the outer panel opening and having an inner periphery in sealing contact with the charging socket arrangement.