US 12,233,727 B2
Charging connector for an electric vehicle
Francisco Garcia-Ferre, Baden (CH); Adam Michalik, Bibice (PL); Artur Zawadzki, Cracow (PL); and Clemens Van-der-Veer, Zaandam (NL)
Assigned to ABB E-mobility B.V., Delft (NL)
Filed by ABB E-mobility B.V., Delft (NL)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,348.
Claims priority of application No. 21163123 (EP), filed on Mar. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297554 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/37 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/30 (2019.02); B60L 53/37 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/62 (2013.01); H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); H01R 13/6691 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging connector for a vehicle charging station, comprising:
a latch configured to secure mechanical connection of the charging connector to a vehicle-side socket, the charging connector further comprising a sensor configured to indicate the correct secured mechanical connection of the charging connector,
wherein the charging connector further comprises a first casing being an external casing enclosing a second casing, the second casing being a closed inner casing;
the first and the second casing enclose a charging connector interface to the vehicle-side socket;
the second casing encloses a charging cable and a cable of the sensor; and
wherein the sensor is arranged outside the second casing.