CHARGING CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME

摘要

A charging connector for charging a battery in a vehicle has a housing (51) mounted to a vehicle. A tower (60) is in the housing (51) and has at least one accommodating chamber (64) for accommodating at least one terminal fitting (80). The tower (60) is inserted into a mating hole (52) of the housing (51). A seal (70) is between the tower (60) and the housing (51). The accommodating chamber (64) has a fitting (64a) at a rear end for fitting the terminal fitting (80) and an exposed portion (64b) at a front end for exposing a leading contact (82) of the terminal fitting (80) to be contacted with a mating terminal fitting of a mating charging connector on a charging cable. The tower (60) can be assembled and disassembled from the housing (51) with the terminal fitting(s) (80) mounted within the accommodating chamber(s) (64) of the tower (60).

主权项

1. A charging connector for charging a battery installed in a vehicle comprising:
a housing (51) to be mounted in or at a vehicle; at least one tower (60) to be mounted in or to the housing (51) and comprising at least one accommodating chamber (64) for at least partly accommodating at least one terminal fitting (80), the tower (60) being mounted in or to the housing (51) by at least partly inserting the tower (60) into a mating hole (52) of the housing (51); and at least one seal (70) between the tower (60) and the housing (51), wherein said accommodating chamber (64) comprises at or near a rear side thereof a fitting portion (64a) for fitting the terminal fitting (80) and at or near a front side an exposed portion (64b) for exposing a leading contact portion (82) of the terminal fitting (80) to be contacted with a mating terminal fitting of a mating charging connector provided at an end of a charging cable, and wherein the tower (60) can be assembled and disassembled from the housing (51) with the terminal fitting(s) (80) mounted within the accommodating chamber(s) (64) of said tower (60).