US 12,071,033 B2
Inlet charging plug detection sensor
Nathan Philip Myer, Middletown, PA (US); Christopher Couch, Troy, MI (US); and Tomas Mockovciak, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to TYCO Electronics Canada ULC, (CA); and TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, (CH)
Filed by Tyco Electronics Canada ULC, Mississauga (CA); and TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/682,767.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/223,573, filed on Jul. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0023420 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging inlet for an electric vehicle, comprising:
a housing defining a catch;
a terminal arranged within the housing for engaging with a corresponding mating terminal of a charging plug; and
a sensor connectable to a monitoring system of the electric vehicle for detecting the presence of a charging plug installed within the charging inlet, the sensor detecting the presence of a latch of the charging plug when the latch is engaged with the catch of the housing in an installed position of the charging plug relative to the housing.