IP Library Granted Patent US 10,259,397
Granted Patent B2
US 10,259,397 · App. 15/432,102 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Vehicle

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,259,397
App. No.
15/432,102
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a battery, a charging unit, and a cable groove. The charging unit has a charging cable and a charging gun provided at one end of the charging cable and is configured to supply power to the battery from an external power supply. The cable groove is provided in a vehicle body and capable of accommodating the charging cable. When the charging cable is accommodated in the cable groove, the charging gun is disposed on an outer side of a transmission path, through which a shock load is transmitted to the battery during a collision with an external object.

Claims (1)

1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle accommodating portion that is provided in a vehicle body and has an opening; a battery that is provided below the accommodating portion; a power receiver that is configured to couple to a charging unit and configured to charge the battery with power from an external power supply, the charging unit having a charging cable and a charging gun provided at one end of the charging cable; and a charging unit accommodation portion configured to accommodate the charging unit, wherein the charging unit accommodation portion extends along the opening of the accommodating portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2017
From: ONUKI, YUKIO
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 041251/0544 →