JP5980640B2 - Electric vehicle charging cabinet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging cabinet for an electric vehicle provided with a power outlet, and more particularly to a charging cabinet for an electric vehicle provided with a holding portion for storing a CCID provided in the middle of a charging cable.

An electric vehicle charging cabinet provided with a CCID holding unit is configured as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. Note that CCID is an abbreviation for Charging Circuit Interrupt Device.
The electric vehicle charging cabinet of Patent Document 1 is configured such that a CCID holding portion is provided below a power outlet and supports and holds the side portion and the lower portion of the CCID.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-1000038

  In the case of the configuration of Patent Document 1, since the CCID is held so as to be sandwiched, it can be held in a stable state without rattling. However, the CCID that can be held has a shape that is limited to a specific size and is not versatile. In addition, the CCID has a display unit that displays the normal charging status, etc., but the CCID is not configured to hold the display unit toward the front of the cabinet. Even if it is configured so that it can be visually recognized, the door must be opened in order to see the display portion.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention has an object to provide a charging cabinet for an electric vehicle that can easily hold CCIDs of different sizes and shapes and that can easily recognize the CCID display portion even when the door is closed. It is said.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a power outlet for connecting a charging cable for charging an electric vehicle in a box that is provided with a front door and can be opened and closed, and a charging cable. A charging cabinet for an electric vehicle including a CCID holding unit for holding a CCID provided in the middle, wherein the CCID holding unit is disposed at an upper part of a CCID accommodation space provided below the power outlet, and from the CCID. A first holding part for holding one of the cables connected to the extended power outlet; and a second holding part for placing the CCID disposed in the lower part of the CCID accommodating space. A holding groove formed by bending at least one step so that the extended cable is inserted and held from the front or side, and the second holding portion is used for mounting the CCID. When, and a back plate for supporting the back of the CCID of mounting, mounting portion insertion grooves provided we are inserting the other cable extending from CCID on, the tip and the insertion groove of the holding groove tip The portion is arranged on a vertical axis, and the door is provided with a window for visually recognizing the accommodated CCID.
According to this configuration, since the cables extending from both ends are held without holding the CCID itself, CCIDs having different sizes and shapes can be easily held. Further, the back plate can prevent the CCID from moving or rotating in the back, and can hold a specific surface of the CCID forward. Therefore, by holding the CCID with the display unit facing forward, the CCID display unit can be viewed from the window provided in the door.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, at least the second holding portion of the first holding portion and the second holding portion is formed with a vertically long elongated hole as a fixing portion that fixes the inside of the box. It can be fixed by changing the vertical position.
According to this configuration, even if there is a large variation in the length of the CCID, it is possible to move at least the second holding portion up and down and hold it in a good state. Therefore, even if the size and shape of the CCID are different, the display unit can be viewed through the window.

  According to the present invention, since cables extending from both ends are held without holding the CCID itself, CCIDs having different sizes and shapes can be easily held. Further, the back plate can prevent the CCID from moving or rotating in the back, and can hold a specific surface of the CCID forward. Therefore, by holding the CCID with the display unit facing forward, the CCID display unit can be viewed from the window provided in the door.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the charging cabinet for electric vehicles which concerns on this invention. (A) is a front view of the cabinet of FIG. 1, (b) is an AA sectional view. The 1st holding | maintenance part single-piece | unit is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from upper direction, (b) is the reverse perspective view. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd holding | maintenance part single-piece | unit. It is the perspective view which removed the charging cable of the cabinet of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an example of a charging cabinet for an electric vehicle according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which the door is opened, and FIG. 2 is a view of the state in which the door is closed, FIG. Is a front view, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA. 1 is a cabinet body which is a box body whose front is opened, 2 is a door which closes the opened front of the cabinet body 1, 3 is a power outlet, 4 is a charging cable, 5 is a charging plug, 6 is CCID, 7 is A charging connector connected to the electric vehicle, 8 is a CCID holding unit, and 9 is a winding holding unit for winding the charging cable 4.
1 and 2 both show a state in which the charging plug 5 of the charging cable 4 is connected to the power outlet 3 and the CCID 6 is held. The cabinet body 1 is provided with a connector holding portion (not shown) for holding the charging connector 7 on the right side of the power outlet 3.

  The charging cable 4 includes a charging plug 5 connected to the power outlet 3 at one end of the cable 4 a and a charging connector 7 connected to the electric vehicle at the other end. A box-like CCID 6 is installed in the middle of the cable 4 a close to the charging plug 5. Has been. And the display part 10 provided with LED etc. which display a charging condition etc. on the specific side surface of this CCID6 is provided. Hereinafter, this surface will be described as the display surface 6a.

The CCID holding part 8 is composed of a first holding part 8a arranged in the upper part of the CCID accommodation space M provided in the cabinet body 1 and a second holding part 8b arranged in the lower part, and the CCID 6 is an upper and lower end part. Is held and accommodated.
FIG. 3 shows the first holding portion 8a. 3A is a perspective view seen from above, and FIG. 3B is an inverted perspective view. As shown in FIG. 3, the first holding portion 8 a is formed by bending a metal plate (first metal fitting) 11 into an L shape, and the holding surface 11 a is disposed horizontally, and the lower side is orthogonal to the holding surface 11 a. And a fixing surface 11b for fixing to the side surface of the cabinet body 1.

  A holding groove 11c for guiding and holding the cable 4a is formed on the holding surface 11a. The holding groove 11c is formed with a width slightly wider than the cable 4a, is cut out from one side of the holding surface 11a facing forward, and is entirely bent in a U-shape. Further, a screw insertion hole 11d for screwing is formed in the fixed surface 11b.

  The perspective view of FIG. 4 shows the second holding portion 8b. As shown in FIG. 4, the second holding portion 8 b is formed by bending a metal plate (second metal fitting) 12, and is placed horizontally to support the placement surface 12 a on which the CCID 6 is placed and the back portion of the CCID 6. There are provided three surfaces: a back plate 12b erected from the mounting surface 12a and a fixed surface 12c arranged vertically to be fixed to the cabinet body 1. Both the back plate 12b and the fixed surface 12c are formed by bending upward so as to be orthogonal to the placement surface 12a.

  An insertion groove 12d for inserting the cable 4a is formed on the mounting surface 12a with a width slightly wider than the diameter of the cable 4a. A long hole 12e, which is a screw insertion hole for screwing to the cabinet body 1, is formed in the fixed surface 12c. The long hole 12e is formed in a vertically long shape so that it can be fixed by changing the position in the vertical direction according to the size of the CCID 6.

  The first metal fitting 11 and the second metal fitting 12 formed in this manner are attached to the left side plate 1a of the cabinet body 1 by screws. FIG. 5 shows the cabinet from which the charging cable 4 of FIG. 1 is removed. As shown in FIG. 5, the first metal fitting 11 has a fixing surface 11b screwed to a predetermined portion of the left side plate 1a. Moreover, the 2nd metal fitting 12 positions up and down according to the magnitude | size (length) of CCID6 to accommodate, and is screwed to the screw hole provided in the left side board 1a via the long hole 12e.

  The first metal fitting 11 and the second metal fitting 12 which are screwed are installed so that the CCID 6 is held at a position close to the opened front surface of the cabinet body 1 as shown in FIG. Further, the front end portion P1 (shown in FIG. 3) of the holding groove 11c of the first metal fitting 11 and the front end portion P2 (shown in FIG. 4) of the insertion groove 12d of the second metal fitting 12 are attached to the left side plate 1a. Are arranged on the same vertical axis, and the stored CCID 6 is configured to be held upright.

The cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 (b) shows a longitudinal section cut by a vertical axis including both of the front end portions P1 and P2, and the CCID holding portion 8 composed of the first metal fitting 11 and the second metal fitting 12 is shown in FIG. The held CCID 6 is erected in the vertical direction and is arranged in parallel with the door 2. Further, the display surface 6 a provided with the display unit 10 of CCID 6 is arranged in the state of being close to the door 2.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 15 denotes a nut body having a screw hole, and a plurality of nut members 15 for fixing the first metal fitting 11 and the second metal fitting 12 to the left side plate 1a are fixed. The first metal fitting 11 and the second metal fitting 12 are fixed by screwing the screw 16 into 15.

  On the other hand, at a predetermined portion of the door 2 which is the front of the CCID accommodation space M, a window 17 is formed with an opening formed and a transparent synthetic resin plate attached. The window 17 is formed in a vertically long shape in accordance with the CCID accommodating space M, and is formed so that substantially the entire accommodated CCID 6 can be viewed from the front with the door 2 closed.

The operation for assembling CCID 6 is as follows with respect to the cabinet in which the CCID holding unit 8 is provided as described above. The CCID 6 is arranged in the housing portion M with the charging connector 7 side of the CCID 6 facing down and the charging plug 5 side facing up. Then, the lower cable 4a is inserted into the insertion groove 12d of the second metal fitting 12 from the front.
By this operation, the inserted cable 4a is clamped in the insertion groove 12d, and the lower end of the CCID 6 is in close contact with the placement surface 12a by its own weight. Specifically, a flange portion 6b (shown in FIG. 2B) provided on the cable sending portion of the CCID 6 abuts on the periphery of the insertion groove 12d so that the CCID 6 is supported on the placement surface 12a. At this time, the insertion operation is performed with the display surface 6a of CCID 6 facing forward.

Next, if the cable 4a on the upper side of the CCID 6 is inserted into the holding groove 11c of the first metal fitting 11 and the cable 4a is moved to the tip portion P1 of the holding groove 11c, the cable 4a is stabilized at the back of the holding groove 11c. CCID 6 is held in a stable state. Moreover, since the front end portion P1 of the holding groove 11c that accommodates the cable 4a and the front end portion P2 of the insertion groove 12d of the second metal fitting 12 are arranged on the vertical axis, the front end portion P2 of the flange portion 6b below the CCID 6 The CCID 6 is erected and placed upright on the placement surface 12a.
When the door 2 is closed, the display surface 6 a of the held CCID 6 is disposed so as to face the door 2, and the display unit 10 can be viewed well from the window 17.

Thus, since the cable 4a extending from both ends is held without holding the CCID 6 itself, the CCID 6 having a different size and shape can be easily held. And since the backplate 12b prevents the movement and rotation to the back of CCID6, the specific surface of CCID6 can be hold | maintained ahead, and the display part 10 of CCID6 is visually recognized from the window 17 provided in the door 2. It becomes possible to do.
Moreover, even if there is a large variation in the length of the CCID 6, the second holding unit 12 can be moved up and down to be held in a good state, and even if the size and shape of the CCID 6 are different, The display part 10 can be visually recognized.

Note that the shape of the first holding portion 8a and the second holding portion 8b may not be the above-described form. For example, the holding groove 11c formed in the first metal fitting 11 is bent in two steps from the front and cut into a U-shape. However, it may be formed by notching from the side, and the shape may be only bent at least one step and may not be U-shaped. Also, in the case of the second metal fitting 12, the insertion groove 12d may be formed by cutting out from the side. Further, the bending directions of the fixing surfaces 11b and 12c may be opposite to the above-described forms.
Further, the screw insertion hole of the second metal fitting 12 is formed as a vertically long slot 12e, and the second metal fitting 12 is formed to be movable up and down, but the screw insertion hole 11d of the first metal fitting 11 is also movable up and down. A long hole may be used.
Further, the long hole 12e of the second metal fitting 12 may be moved forward and backward by adding a groove in the front-rear direction at a predetermined interval, and can respond to changes in the thickness of the CCID 6. It is possible to arrange the display unit 10 so that the display unit 10 can be easily seen.
Moreover, although the winding holding | maintenance part 9 of the cable 4a is exposed and arrange | positioned under the cabinet, a cabinet may be enlarged and a cable accommodating part may be provided in an inside.

  1 .... Cabinet body, 2 .... Door, 4 .... Charge cable, 5 .... Charge plug, 6 .... CCID, 6a ... Display surface, 7 .... Power connector, 8 .... CCID holding part, 8a ... 1st holding part, 8b ... second holding part, 10 ... display part, 11 ... first fitting, 11c ... holding groove, 12 ... second fitting, 12a ... mounting surface (mounting part) 12b ... Back plate, 12d ... Insertion groove, 12e ... Long hole, 17 ... Window, M ... CCID accommodation space.

Claims (2)

A box provided with a door on the front and capable of opening and closing includes a power outlet for connecting a charging cable for charging an electric vehicle, and a CCID holding unit for holding a CCID provided in the middle of the charging cable. A charging cabinet for an electric vehicle,
The CCID holding unit is disposed in an upper part of a CCID accommodation space provided below the power outlet, and holds a first cable connected to the power outlet extending from the CCID, and the CCID accommodation space. And a second holding part for placing the CCID,
The first holding portion includes a holding groove formed by bending at least one step so that the vertically extending cable is inserted and held from the front or side.
The second holding portion includes a placement portion for placing the CCID and a back plate for supporting the back portion of the placed CCID, and the insertion portion for inserting the other cable extending from the CCID into the placement portion described above. groove is formed, et al. are,
The distal end portion of the holding groove and the distal end portion of the insertion groove are arranged on a vertical axis,
A charging cabinet for an electric vehicle, wherein the door is provided with a window for visually recognizing the stored CCID. At least the second holding portion of the first holding portion and the second holding portion is characterized in that a fixing portion to be fixed in the box is formed by a vertically long hole and can be fixed by changing the vertical position. The charging cabinet for electric vehicles according to claim 1.

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