Charging connector for vehicle
View Patent ↗Provided is a charging connector for a vehicle including a main body provided with a charging part, a female terminal part installed inside the charging part so as to be electrically connected to an external changer, and a female housing configured to accommodate the female terminal part. The female terminal part includes a plurality of female terminals configured to electrically connect the external charger to a battery of the vehicle and a protection cap disposed outside one side of each of the female terminals to protect the female terminals. Therefore, damage of the female terminals are minimized to provide more improved electrical stability and reliability.
1. A charging connector for a vehicle, comprising:
a main body provided with a charging part;
a female terminal part installed inside the charging part so as to be electrically connected to an external changer; and
a female housing configured to accommodate the female terminal part,
wherein the female terminal part comprises:
a plurality of female terminals configured to electrically connect the external charger to a battery of the vehicle; and
a protection cap disposed outside one side of each of the female terminals to protect the female terminals, wherein
each of the female terminals comprises:
a contact part electrically connected to a male terminal inside the external charger; and
a connection part electrically connected to the battery of the vehicle through a wire,
the protection cap comprises;
a first through-hole defined in an extension direction to surround the contact part;
a second through-hole extending to the inside of the first through-hole; and
a protection rib disposed outside a distal end of the contact part,
the contact part comprises a plurality of contact ribs cut to define a third through-hole communicating with the second through-hole and has a guide surface that is inclined inward so that a cross-sectional area of a distal end of each of the contact ribs is gradually narrowed forward, and
the protection rib comprises
a first protection rib disposed outside a distal end of the contact rib to define the second through-hole; and
a second protection rib extending from the first protection rib in the extension direction and disposed inside the third through-hole,
the second protection rib is bent to protrude inside the second through-hole.
2. The charging connector of claim 1 , wherein the charging part comprises a fourth through-hole communicating with the second and third through-holes and has a plurality of charging spaces, in which the contact parts are installed, respectively, so that the plurality of female terminals have a certain pattern, and
the protection rib is disposed between the charging space and the contact part,
wherein the second through-hole has a size greater than that of the third through-hole.