Charging inlet with a drainage port in a peripheral wall
A charging inlet 10 disclosed by this specification includes a plate 50 provided with a connector insertion hole 51 , and an inlet body 20 having a connector fitting portion 22 to be inserted into the connector insertion hole 51 , the inlet body 20 being fixed to the plate 50 . The connector fitting portion 22 includes a peripheral wall 25 having a cylindrical shape and a lock portion 34 provided on an outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 25 . The connector insertion hole 51 includes a peripheral wall accommodation space 56 having the peripheral wall 25 accommodated therein and a lock portion accommodation space 57 having the lock portion 34 accommodated therein. The peripheral wall 25 is provided with drainage ports 39 allowing communication between the lock portion accommodation space 57 and the inside of the peripheral wall 25.
1. A charging inlet, comprising:
a plate provided with a connector insertion hole; and
an inlet body including a connector fitting to be inserted into the connector insertion hole, the inlet body being fixed to the plate;
wherein:
the connector fitting includes a peripheral wall having a cylindrical shape and a lock provided on an outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall;
the connector insertion hole includes a peripheral wall accommodation space having the peripheral wall accommodated therein and a lock accommodation space having the lock accommodated therein; and
the peripheral wall is provided with a drainage port allowing communication between the lock accommodation space and an inside of the peripheral wall.
2. The charging inlet of claim 1 , wherein the inlet body includes a base plate and the peripheral wall provided to project on the base plate, and the drainage port is provided at a position in contact with the base plate.
3. The charging inlet of claim 2 , wherein the drainage port is provided in a lower end part of the lock portion accommodation space in the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall.