US 12,202,363 B2
Vehicle charging port mounting assembly and vehicle
Yuxuan Liu, Shanghai (CN); Hongli Wang, Shanghai (CN); Ming Cheng, Shanghai (CN); Xiaohua Liu, Shanghai (CN); and Wenhui Shi, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed by NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,144.
Claims priority of application No. 202110351429.5 (CN), filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314825 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/30 (2019.02) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle charging port mounting assembly, characterized by comprising a body side outer panel, a charging port component, a charging port mounting component, a rear wheel cover outer panel and a rear wheel cover outer panel reinforcing plate, wherein the rear wheel cover outer panel reinforcing plate is fixedly connected to an inner side of the rear wheel cover outer panel;
the charging port mounting component comprises a mounting bracket and an accommodation support member which is provided with an accommodation chamber, the mounting bracket being disposed in the accommodation chamber and fixedly connected to the accommodation support member, and the accommodation support member being disposed between the body side outer panel and the rear wheel cover outer panel;
the charging port component comprises a charging port cover assembly and a charging socket assembly, the charging port cover assembly being capable of covering the charging socket assembly;
the body side outer panel is provided with a first mounting opening, the charging port cover assembly is disposed in the first mounting opening, and the shape of the first mounting opening matches the shape of an outer side portion of the charging port cover assembly, such that the outer side portion of the charging port cover assembly is capable of covering the first mounting opening and thus covering the charging socket assembly; and
the accommodation support member is provided with a second mounting opening, the rear wheel cover outer panel is provided with a third mounting opening, the rear wheel cover outer panel reinforcing plate is provided with a fourth mounting opening, and the charging socket assembly is capable of successively passing through the fourth mounting opening, the third mounting opening and the second mounting opening and is then fixedly connected to the mounting bracket.