Charging port cover assembly and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to a charging port cover assembly and a vehicle. The charging port cover assembly comprises a base provided with a charging port; the cover plate is movably arranged on the base and used for opening or closing the charging port; the actuator comprises a motor and a push rod, and the motor is used for driving the push rod to move, so that the push rod allows or limits the cover plate to open the charging port; and the triggering structure comprises a switch and a triggering piece, the switch and the motor are both used for being electrically connected with a controller of the vehicle, and the triggering piece is arranged on the cover plate and can trigger the switch when the cover plate is pressed. Through the design mode, the opening mode of the charging port cover assembly is diversified, and the charging requirements of users in different scenes can be met.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicle charging structure, in particular to a charging port cover assembly and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] The new energy vehicle has a charging port cover for charging, and the user needs to open the charging port cover to charge the vehicle. In the related art, the opening mode of the charging port cover is relatively single. CONTENT

[0003] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a charging port cover assembly and a vehicle, which has a relatively diverse opening mode, and is beneficial to meet the charging needs of users in different scenarios.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a charging port cover assembly is provided, comprising: a base provided with a charging port; a cover plate movably arranged on the base for opening or closing the charging port; an actuator comprising a motor and a push rod, the motor being configured to drive the push rod to move, so that the push rod allows or restricts the cover plate to open the charging port; and a trigger structure comprising a switch and a trigger piece, the switch and the motor being electrically connected with a controller of a vehicle, and the trigger piece being arranged on the cover plate and capable of triggering the switch when the cover plate is pressed.

[0005] Optionally, the switch is configured as a point-touch type button switch, and the trigger piece is capable of moving to abut against the switch to trigger the switch when the cover plate is pressed.

[0006] Optionally, the switch is configured as a normally-off switch.

[0007] Optionally, the trigger piece is arranged on the inner side of the cover plate and configured as a protrusion.

[0008] Optionally, the protrusion is configured as a taper, and the cross-sectional area of the protrusion gradually increases in the direction close to the cover plate.

[0009] Optionally, the protrusion is also configured as an annular protrusion, and the wall thickness of the annular protrusion gradually increases in the direction close to the cover plate.

[0010] Optionally, the trigger piece is in a first position when the cover plate closes the charging port, and the trigger piece is in a second position when the cover plate is pressed to trigger the switch by the trigger piece, wherein the distance between the first position and the second position is 1mm-3mm.

[0011] Optionally, the charging port cover assembly further comprises a connector, the switch and the motor are electrically connected with the connector, and the connector is configured to be electrically connected with the controller of the vehicle.

[0012] Optionally, the cover plate is rotatably connected with the base through a hinge seat, a torsional spring and a damper are arranged between the hinge seat and the base, and the torsional spring stores an elastic force for opening the charging port by the cover plate.

[0013] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a vehicle is provided, which comprises the charging port cover assembly.

[0014] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: through the above technical solutions, the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure can be directly controlled by the user through the controller when in use, so that the motor drives the push rod of the actuator to move to allow the cover plate to open the charging port, or the user can press the cover plate to trigger the switch, so that the controller can control the motor to drive the push rod of the actuator to move to allow the cover plate to open the charging port after receiving the electric signal of the switch. That is, the charging port cover assembly can be opened by remote control of the controller, or by the user pressing the cover plate, that is, the charging port assembly of the present disclosure has at least the above two ways to open the charging port. Therefore, the opening mode of the charging port cover assembly is more diverse, which is beneficial to meet the charging needs of the user in different scenarios.

[0015] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the subsequent specific embodiments section. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure:

[0017] Figure 1 is an exploded view of the charging port cover assembly provided by the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the charging port cover assembly provided by the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0019] EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0020] 1, base; 11, charging port; 2, cover plate; 3, trigger structure; 31, switch; 32, trigger piece; 4, actuator; 41, push rod; 5, connector; 6, hinge seat; 61, torsional spring; 62, damper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The specific embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit this disclosure.

[0022] In this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, directional terms such as "up" and "down" generally refer to the relative positions of the corresponding components along the direction of gravity in their operating state, with "up" and "down" respectively corresponding to... Figure 2 In this disclosure, "upper" and "lower" refer to the inner and outer dimensions relative to the contours of the corresponding component itself, while "far" and "near" refer to the distance from a comparative reference object. Furthermore, terms such as "first," "second," "third," "fourth," "fifth," and "sixth" are used to distinguish one element from another and do not imply sequentiality or importance. In the following description, when referring to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise explained, the same reference numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The above definitions are for explanation and illustration only and should not be construed as limiting this disclosure.

[0023] According to a specific embodiment of this disclosure, refer to Figures 1 to 2 As shown, a charging port cover assembly is provided, including: a base 1 with a charging port 11; a cover 2 movably disposed on the base 1 for opening or closing the charging port 11; an actuator 4 including a motor and a push rod 41, the motor driving the push rod 41 to move so that the push rod 41 allows or restricts the cover 2 from opening the charging port 11; and a trigger structure 3 including a switch 31 and a trigger element 32, both the switch 31 and the motor being electrically connected to the vehicle's controller, the trigger element 32 being disposed on the cover 2 and capable of triggering the switch 31 when the cover 2 is pressed.

[0024] Through the above technical solution, the charging port cover assembly provided in this disclosure allows the user to directly control the motor via the controller, causing the motor to drive the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move, thus allowing the cover 2 to open the charging port 11. Alternatively, the user can press the cover 2 to trigger the switch 31. Upon receiving the electrical signal from the switch 31, the controller can then control the motor to drive the push rod 41 of the actuator 4, allowing the cover 2 to open the charging port 11. In other words, this charging port cover assembly can be opened remotely via the controller or by the user pressing the cover 2. Therefore, the charging port cover assembly of this disclosure has at least two methods for opening the charging port 11. Thus, the charging port cover assembly offers diverse opening methods, which is beneficial for meeting the user's charging needs in different scenarios.

[0025] The principle of selectively restricting the cover plate 2 by the actuator 4 is well known in the art, and will not be elaborated here.

[0026] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, the switch 31 can be configured in any suitable manner. As an exemplary embodiment, the switch 31 can be configured as a point-touch type push button switch, as shown in FIG. 1B. When the cover plate 2 is pressed, the trigger 32 can move to abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31. In this way, the user only needs to press the cover plate 2 to trigger the switch 31 to open the charging port 11, which is convenient to operate. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1B, the switch 31 can be configured as a point-touch type push button switch. When the cover plate 2 is pressed, the trigger 32 can move to abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31. In this way, the user only needs to press the cover plate 2 to trigger the switch 31 to open the charging port 11, which is convenient to operate.

[0027] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, the switch 31 can be configured in any suitable manner. As an exemplary embodiment, the switch 31 can be configured as a point-touch type push button switch, as shown in FIG. 1B. When the cover plate 2 is pressed, the trigger 32 can move to abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31. In this way, the user only needs to press the cover plate 2 to trigger the switch 31 to open the charging port 11, which is convenient to operate.

[0028] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, the switch 31 can be configured in any suitable manner. As an exemplary embodiment, the switch 31 can be configured as a point-touch type push button switch, as shown in FIG. 1B. When the cover plate 2 is pressed, the trigger 32 can move to abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31. In this way, the user only needs to press the cover plate 2 to trigger the switch 31 to open the charging port 11, which is convenient to operate. Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1B, the trigger 32 can be arranged on the inner side of the cover plate 2 and can be configured as a protrusion. The protrusion design can facilitate the trigger 32 to abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31, and can also avoid other parts of the cover plate 2 from triggering the switch 31 by mistake, thereby improving the accuracy of the trigger structure 3.

[0029] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, the switch 31 can be configured in any suitable manner. As an exemplary embodiment, the switch 31 can be configured as a point-touch type push button switch, as shown in FIG. 1B. When the cover plate 2 is pressed, the trigger 32 can move to abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31. In this way, the user only needs to press the cover plate 2 to trigger the switch 31 to open the charging port 11, which is convenient to operate. Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1B, the protrusion can be configured as a tapered shape, and the cross-sectional area of the protrusion can gradually increase in the direction close to the cover plate 2. That is, the cross-sectional area of the end of the protrusion close to the cover plate 2 is greater than the cross-sectional area of the end of the protrusion away from the cover plate 2. In this way, the connection between the protrusion and the cover plate 2 can be prevented from being accidentally broken, thereby improving the service life of the trigger structure 3.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 1B, the protrusion can be configured as a tapered shape, and the cross-sectional area of the protrusion can gradually increase in the direction close to the cover plate 2. That is, the cross-sectional area of the end of the protrusion close to the cover plate 2 is greater than the cross-sectional area of the end of the protrusion away from the cover plate 2. In this way, the connection between the protrusion and the cover plate 2 can be prevented from being accidentally broken, thereby improving the service life of the trigger structure 3.

[0031] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, as an exemplary embodiment, referring to Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 2, when the cover plate 2 closes the charging port 11, the trigger 32 can be in a first position, and when the cover plate 2 is pressed to trigger the switch 31 by the trigger 32, the trigger 32 can be in a second position. The distance between the first position and the second position can be 1-3 mm. In this way, when the user operates the cover plate 2 to move the trigger 32 to the first position, the charging port 11 can be closed; and when the user operates the cover plate 2 to move the trigger 32 to the second position, the charging port 11 can be opened. The distance between the first position and the second position can avoid the user from triggering the switch 31 by mistake when closing the charging port 11.

[0032] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, as an exemplary embodiment, referring to Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 2, the charging port cover assembly can further include a connector 5, and the switch 31 and the motor can be electrically connected with the connector 5, which can be used to be electrically connected with a controller of the vehicle. In this way, the length of the wire harness for connecting the switch 31 and the controller, or for connecting the connector 5 and the controller, can be shortened, and the arrangement of the wire harness can be simplified.

[0033] In the charging port cover assembly provided by the present disclosure, as an exemplary embodiment, referring to Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 2, the cover plate 2 can be rotatably connected with the base 1 through a hinge seat 6, and a torsional spring 61 and a damper 62 can be arranged between the hinge seat 6 and the base 1. When the cover plate 2 closes the charging port 11, the torsional spring 61 can store an elastic force for opening the charging port 11 by the cover plate 2. In this way, when the push rod 41 allows the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11, the elastic force released by the torsional spring 61 can drive the cover plate 2 to rotate relative to the base 1, so that the charging port 11 is exposed to the user. The damper 62 can slow down the opening speed of the cover plate 2 during the opening process of the cover plate, so that the cover plate 2 can be slowly opened, thereby improving the user experience.

[0034] On the basis of the above technical solutions, the present disclosure further provides a vehicle including the charging port cover assembly. Therefore, the vehicle includes all the beneficial effects of the charging port cover assembly, which will not be described herein again.

[0035] The vehicle can further include a Bluetooth module, and the Bluetooth module can be electrically connected with the charging gun and the controller respectively. The charging gun can have a switch, and the user can operate the switch of the charging gun to trigger the Bluetooth module. The controller can control the motor to drive the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move to allow the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11 after receiving the electrical signal of the Bluetooth module.

[0036] In addition, the vehicle can further comprise a voice control module, the voice control module can be electrically connected with the controller, so that the user can operate the voice control module, and the controller can control the motor to drive the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move to allow the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11 after receiving the electrical signal of the voice control module.

[0037] In addition, the vehicle can further comprise a button, the button can be electrically connected with the controller, so that the user can operate the button, and the controller can control the motor to drive the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move to allow the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11 after receiving the electrical signal of the button.

[0038] On this basis, the controller of the vehicle can be further electrically connected with the mobile phone software, so that the user can operate the mobile phone software, and the controller can control the motor to drive the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move to allow the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11 after receiving the electrical signal of the mobile phone software.

[0039] The specific implementation principle of the embodiment of the present disclosure is that when the charging port 11 needs to be charged, the user presses the cover plate 2 to drive the trigger 32 to move to the second position, at this time the trigger 32 can abut against the switch 31 to trigger the switch 31, so that the controller controls the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move to allow the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11, at this time the elastic force released by the torsional spring 61 can drive the cover plate 2 to rotate relative to the base 1 to expose the charging port 11, then the user inserts the charging gun into the charging port 11 to charge the charging port 11; after the charging is completed, the user separates the charging gun from the charging port 11, and then presses the cover plate 2 to rotate the cover plate 2 to the first position relative to the base 1, at this time the controller controls the push rod 41 of the actuator 4 to move to restrict the cover plate 2 to open the charging port 11, so that the charging port 11 can be hidden under the cover plate 2.

[0040] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon considering the description herein, together with the attached drawings. The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure following, in general, the principles of the present disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure that come within known

[0041] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise structures herein described and illustrated in the drawings and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the appended claims rather than by the description and figures.

Claims

1. A charging port cover assembly, characterized in that, include: The base has a charging port. A cover plate is movably disposed on the base for opening or closing the charging port; An actuator, including a motor and a push rod, wherein the motor drives the push rod to move such that the push rod allows or restricts the cover from opening the charging port; as well as The triggering structure includes a switch and a trigger element. Both the switch and the motor are used for electrical connection with the vehicle's controller. The trigger element is disposed on the cover plate and can trigger the switch when the cover plate is pressed.

2. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The switch is constructed as a point-contact push button switch. When the cover is pressed, the trigger can move to abut against the switch to activate it.

3. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The switch is constructed as a normally closed switch.

4. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The trigger is located on the inner side of the cover plate and is constructed as a protrusion.

5. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The protrusion is conical, and its cross-sectional area gradually increases along the direction close to the cover plate.

6. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that, The protrusion is also configured as an annular protrusion, and the wall thickness of the annular protrusion gradually increases along the direction close to the cover plate.

7. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, When the cover closes the charging port, the trigger is in the first position. When the cover is pressed down to trigger the switch, the trigger is in the second position. The distance between the first position and the second position is 1mm-3mm.

8. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The charging port cover assembly also includes a connector, to which the switch and the motor are electrically connected, and the connector is used for electrical connection with the vehicle's controller.

9. The charging port cover assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cover plate is rotatably connected to the base via a hinge seat. A torsion spring and a damper are provided between the hinge seat and the base. When the cover plate closes the charging port, the torsion spring stores the elastic force that causes the cover plate to open the charging port.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle includes a charging port cover assembly according to any one of claims 1-9.

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