Electric power takeout device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425544-B2
Application number	US-201514876977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2015
Priority date	Nov 14, 2014
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

An electric power takeout device includes a protruding wall protruding in such a manner as to surround an electric power takeout section, and a cover covering the protruding wall and the power takeout section. The cover includes a cover wall covering the power takeout section with its outer peripheral edge opposed to the distal end edge of the protruding wall, and a peripheral wall protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall along the protruding wall, the peripheral wall being spaced a given distance from the body to thereby define a water introduction port above the protruding wall. The cover wall has a water discharge port communicating with the water introduction port and opening beneath the protruding wall, and a water guide section extending from the lower edge of the water discharge port to beneath the protruding wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric power takeout device for use in a power supply apparatus for taking out electric power from the power supply apparatus, which comprises:
a protruding wall provided on and protruding from a body of the power supply apparatus in such a manner as to surround an electric power takeout section of the electric power takeout device; and a cover covering the protruding wall and the electric power takeout section,
the cover including: a cover wall covering the electric power takeout section and having an outer peripheral edge opposed to a distal end edge of the protruding wall; and a peripheral wall protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall along the protruding wall, the peripheral wall being spaced a given distance from the body to thereby define a water introduction port above the protruding wall,
the cover wall having: a water discharge port communicating with the water introduction port and opening beneath the protruding wall; and a water guide section extending from a lower edge of the water discharge port to beneath the protruding wall.

2. The electric power takeout device according to claim 1 , wherein the cover wall has a projection projecting from a position of the water guide section, overlapping the protruding wall in a vertical direction, toward the protruding wall.

3. The electric power takeout device according to claim 1 , wherein the water guide section extends in a downward slope from the protruding wall toward the water discharge port.

4. The electric power takeout device according to claim 1 , wherein the cover wall has an insertion opening formed in a portion thereof corresponding to an electrical receptacle of the electric power takeout device, and
the cover includes an elastically deformable, electric cable seal section, the electric cable seal section covering the insertion opening and having a slit or an superimposed portion which an electric cable to be connected to the receptacle can be passed through.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Murakami Hiroko
• Komatsu Takayuki

Classifications

• H01R13/5213 Primary

  Covers · CPC title

• H01R13/5208

  having at least two cable receiving openings · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title