Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle charging port arrangement
- Patent Title (中): 车辆充气口布置
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Application No.: US13260640Application Date: 2010-05-25
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Publication No.: US08853996B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Kiyohito Sekido , Satoshi Shigematsu
- Applicant: Kiyohito Sekido , Satoshi Shigematsu
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2009-139895 20090611
- International Application: PCT/IB2010/001231 WO 20100525
- International Announcement: WO2010/143040 WO 20101216
- Main IPC: H02J7/14
- IPC: H02J7/14 ; H02J7/00 ; B60K1/00 ; B60L11/18

Abstract:
A vehicle charging port arrangement is provided with a vehicle body, an electric charging port and a charging-in-progress indicator. The vehicle body includes a vehicle cabin and a vehicle front end portion having an upper surface. The electric charging port is arranged on the vehicle front end portion. The electric charging port is configured to receive an electric charging connector. The charging-in-progress indicator is movably mounted to the vehicle front end portion to move in a vertical direction between a charging port access position that provides access to the electric charging port and a charging port blocking position that prevents access to the electric charging port. The charging-in-progress indicator is visible from inside the vehicle cabin looking over the upper surface of the vehicle front end portion while the charging-in-progress indicator is in the charging port access position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120019206A1 VEHICLE CHARGING PORT ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2012-01-26
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