Plug socket with a locking element which is movable in the plug-in direction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10946755-B2
Application number	US-202016803061-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2020
Priority date	Aug 28, 2017
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

A plug socket includes a recess receiving a charging plug in a plug-in direction and a locking element movable from a plug-in position into a blocking position. The recess terminates in an insertion opening in the plug-in direction and has an undercut acting in the plug-in direction to latch a latching element of the charging plug. The locking element in the plug-in position is located in the recess and overlaps the undercut transverse to the plug-in direction. The blocking position is spaced apart from the plug-in position in the plug-in direction and the locking element is located closer to the insertion opening in the blocking position than in the plug-in position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A plug socket, comprising:
a recess receiving a charging plug in a plug-in direction, the recess terminates in an insertion opening in the plug-in direction and has an undercut acting in the plug-in direction to latch a latching element of the charging plug; and
a locking element movable from a plug-in position into a blocking position, the locking element in the plug-in position is located in the recess and overlaps the undercut transverse to the plug-in direction, the blocking position is spaced apart from the plug-in position in the plug-in direction and the locking element is located closer to the insertion opening in the blocking position than in the plug-in position.

2. The plug socket of claim 1 , wherein, in the blocking position, the locking element is located in the recess between the undercut and a wall opposite the undercut transverse to the plug-in direction.

3. The plug socket of claim 1 , wherein the locking element is held movably in the plug-in direction and in a form-fitting manner transverse to the plug-in direction.

4. The plug socket of claim 1 , wherein the locking element crosses a bottom of the recess that is opposite to the insertion opening.

5. The plug socket of claim 1 , wherein the locking element is pin-shaped at least in a region that is movable into the recess.

6. The plug socket of claim 1 , further comprising a drive member.

7. The plug socket of claim 6 , wherein the drive member generates an ejection force onto the locking element towards the insertion opening in the plug-in position and/or in a locking element intermediate position between the plug-in position and the blocking position.

8. The plug socket of claim 6 , wherein the drive member is spaced apart from the recess.

9. The plug socket of claim 6 , wherein the drive member is connected to the locking element via a deflection device.

10. The plug socket of claim 9 , wherein a direction of movement of the deflection device at a drive side has a different direction than a direction of movement of the locking element from the plug-in position into the blocking position.

11. The plug socket of claim 9 , wherein the deflection device has a slotted guide.

12. The plug socket of claim 11 , wherein the slotted guide has a roller guided into a slot.

13. The plug socket of claim 11 , wherein the slotted guide is formed in a slider that is linearly guided in the plug socket.

14. A locking module for a plug socket, comprising:
a drive member;
a locking element linearly movable by the drive member; and
a deflection device arranged between the drive member and the locking element and connected to the drive member and the locking element, a direction of movement of the deflection device at a drive side has a different direction than a direction of movement of the locking element, the deflection device has a slotted guide, the slotted guide had a roller guided into a slot.

15. A locking module for a plug socket, comprising:
a drive member;
a locking element linearly movable by the drive member; and
a deflection device arranged between the drive member and the locking element and connected to the drive member and the locking element, a direction of movement of the deflection device at a drive side has a different direction than a direction of movement of the locking element, the deflection device has a slotted guide, the slotted guide is formed in a slider that is linearly guided in the plug socket.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Schwan Ralf

Classifications

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• H01R13/6271

  Latching means integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• B60L53/16 Primary

  Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title

• Y02T90/14

  Plug-in electric vehicles · CPC title