US 11,858,409 B2
Spotlight modular assembly for charging inlets
Demis Spincich, Turin (IT); and Arianna Spolverato, Turin (IT)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l., Turin (IT)
Filed by TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l., Turin (IT)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,085.
Claims priority of application No. 102021000002699 (IT), filed on Feb. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250534 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/0017 (2013.01) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/30 (2019.02); B60Q 1/0088 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spotlight modular assembly for providing external illumination to a charging inlet, comprising:
a first frame having:
a plurality of locking devices securing the spotlight modular assembly to the charging inlet;
a base wall; and
a plurality of sidewalls defining an opening opposite the base wall;
a second frame formed of a transparent material and arranged over and covering the opening of the first frame; and
a circuit carrier and an illumination source electrically connected to the circuit carrier, the circuit carrier and the illumination source are arranged within the opening and encapsulated within the first frame and the second frame, a light of the illumination source comes out through the second frame, the spotlight modular assembly is removably attached to the charging inlet with the light of the illumination source directed toward the charging inlet.