ELECTRICALLY POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY POWER CABLE AND A GUIDE CABLE FOR SAID CABLE

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric motor vehicle (1) comprising a battery, a body (2) having an opening (3) which is provided with a flap (4) that can be opened, a cable (5) shaped into a cylindrical helix for supplying said battery, said cable being connected to a socket (6), said cable being conformable between a contracted storage conformation and an extended operating conformation, a storage compartment (7) for said cable in its contracted conformation opening through an opening (8), said vehicle further comprising a chute (9) having a plurality of sleeves (10) that slide successively into one another, said chute being actuable between a compacted configuration, allowing it to be housed in a space (11), and an extended configuration, said chute having an anchored end (12) the periphery of which is fixed to the periphery of said opening and a free end,said cable passing through said conduit and exiting through said free end. Figure 2,

Description

Title of the invention: ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY POWER CABLE AND A TRUNK GUIDE FOR SAID CABLE

[0001] The invention relates to an electrically powered motor vehicle equipped with a battery power cable and a guide channel for said cable.

[0002] It is known to produce an electrically powered motor vehicle comprising: - a power supply battery for a propulsion motor of said vehicle, - a body provided with an access orifice, said orifice being provided with a flap operable between a position for closing said orifice and a position for opening said orifice, - an electrical power supply cable for said battery, said cable being connected on either side to said battery and to a power socket intended to be connected to an external device for charging said battery, said cable being conformable between a contracted storage conformation, when it is not in use, and a deployed use conformation, where it extends away from said bodywork to allow the connection of said socket, said cable being shaped as a cylindrical helix and being provided with elasticity allowing it to be returned to the contracted conformation, - a housing for storing said cable in contracted conformation, said housing being located inside said bodywork and opening through an opening opposite said access orifice.

[0003] With such an arrangement, the extraction of the cable risks being accompanied by its catching on the shutter due to the cylindrical helical conformation of said cable, which complicates the operation for an operator.

[0004] Furthermore, the deploying cable risks rubbing, near the access hole, against the bodywork of the vehicle and causing abrasion of its paint.

[0005] Finally, the opening of the cable housing is subject to the risk of intrusion of liquids such as water, which risks causing damage to the vehicle.

[0006] The invention aims to overcome these drawbacks.

[0007] To this end, the invention proposes an electrically powered motor vehicle comprising: - a power supply battery for a propulsion motor of said vehicle, - a body provided with an access orifice, said orifice being provided with a flap operable between a position for closing said orifice and a position opening of said orifice, - an electrical power supply cable for said battery, said cable being connected on either side to said battery and to a power socket intended to be connected to an external device for charging said battery, said cable being conformable between a contracted storage conformation, when it is not in use, and a deployed use conformation, where it extends away from said bodywork to allow the connection of said socket, said cable being shaped as a cylindrical helix and being provided with elasticity allowing it to be returned to the contracted conformation, - a housing for storing said cable in contracted conformation, said housing being located inside said bodywork and opening through an opening opposite said access orifice, said vehicle also having the following characteristics: - it further comprises a chute comprising a plurality of sleeves successively fitting into one another in a sliding manner, so as to form a telescopic chute, said chute being operable between a compacted configuration, allowing it to be housed in a space for receiving said socket when said cable is in contracted conformation, said space extending between said opening and said flap placed in the closed position, and an extended configuration, where it projects from said orifice, said chute having an anchoring end, arranged on a first extreme sleeve, the periphery of which is fixed to the periphery of said opening and a free end, arranged on a second extreme sleeve, located at a distance from said opening when said chute is in the extended configuration, - said cable passes into said chute and exits through said free end, so that said grip projects from said chute so that it can be grasped for the purpose of placing said cable in the deployed configuration and said chute in the extended configuration to facilitate the extraction of said cable and to protect said bodywork at the periphery of said orifice, the internal section of said chute being dimensioned so that said chute is actuated towards its extended configuration by friction of said cable actuated in traction.

[0008] Such an arrangement allows protection of the bodywork, near the opening, against abrasion by friction of the deploying cable.

[0009] Furthermore, the chute in the extended configuration makes it easier to extract the cable by preventing it from catching on the shutter, the cylindrical helical shape of said cable being capable of achieving such catching.

[0010] Finally, the chute placed in the extended configuration can, to a certain extent, limit the risk of intrusion of liquids such as water.

[0011] According to one embodiment, the chute in the extended configuration projects at least 100 mm from the orifice, this dimension being able to be adapted to the size of the flap so as to avoid any interference between the deploying cable and said flap.

[0012] According to one embodiment, the shutter is mounted in rotation relative to the bodywork.

[0013] According to one embodiment, the anchoring end is associated at the periphery of the opening by snap-fastening means.

[0014] According to one embodiment, the sleeves are in the form of hollow truncated cones.

[0015] According to an alternative embodiment, the sleeves are in the form of hollow cylinders, stops being provided on said sleeves so as to prevent said sleeves from being disengaged from each other when the chute is placed in the extended configuration.

[0016] According to one embodiment, the sleeves fit into each other with a clearance allowing the chute in extended configuration to deform in bending, which allows an operator to more easily orient the cable and its plug towards the external battery charging device.

[0017] The invention will be further detailed by describing non-limiting embodiments, and based on the accompanying figures illustrating variants of the invention, in which: [Fig. 1] is a partial schematic cross-sectional representation of a motor vehicle equipped with a cable channel according to one embodiment, said cable channel being in a compacted configuration with the cable in a contracted conformation and the flap in the closed position, [Fig.2] is a representation similar to [Fig.l], said chute being in the extended configuration with said cable in the deployed conformation and said flap in the open position.

[0018] We will now describe, with reference to the figures, an electrically powered motor vehicle 1 comprising: - a battery, not shown, for powering a motor, not shown, for propelling said vehicle, - a body 2 provided with an access opening 3, said opening being provided with a flap 4 that can be operated between a closed position of said opening and an open position of said opening, - a cable 5 for supplying electricity to said battery, said cable being connected on either side to said battery and to a power socket 6 intended to be connected to an external device for charging said battery, said cable being conformable between a contracted storage conformation, when it is not in use, and a deployed use conformation, where it extends away from said bodywork to allow the connection of said plug, said cable being shaped into a cylindrical helix and having elasticity allowing it to return to a contracted shape, - a housing 7 for storing said cable in contracted form, said housing being located inside said bodywork and opening through an opening 8 opposite said access port, said, which also has the following characteristics: - it further comprises a chute 9 consisting of a plurality of sleeves 10 - for example made of molded plastic material - successively fitting one into the other in a sliding manner, so as to form a telescopic chute, said chute being operable between a compacted configuration, allowing it to be housed in a space 11 for receiving said plug when said cable is in contracted conformation, said space extending between said opening and said flap placed in the closed position, and an extended configuration, where it projects from said orifice, said chute having an anchoring end 12, arranged on a first end sleeve 10a, the periphery of which is fixed to the periphery of said opening and a free end, arranged on a second end sleeve 10b, located at a distance from said opening when said chute is in the extended configuration, - said cable passes into said chute and exits through said free end, so that said grip projects from said chute so that it can be grasped for the purpose of placing said cable in the deployed configuration and said chute in the extended configuration to facilitate the extraction of said cable and to protect said bodywork at the periphery of said orifice, the internal section of said chute being dimensioned so that said chute is actuated towards its extended configuration by friction of said cable actuated in traction.

[0019] According to one embodiment, the chute 9 in the extended configuration projects by at least 100 mm from the orifice 3, this dimension being able to be adapted to the size of the flap 4 so as to avoid any interference between the deploying cable 5 and said flap.

[0020] According to one embodiment, the flap 4 is mounted in rotation relative to the bodywork 2.

[0021] According to one embodiment, the anchoring end 12 is associated at the periphery of the opening 8 by snap-fastening means 13, in particular made from material - in particular made from molding - of the first extreme sleeve 10a.

[0022] According to the embodiment shown, the sleeves 10 are in the form of hollow truncated cones.

[0023] According to an alternative embodiment not shown, the sleeves 10 are in the form of hollow cylinders, stops being provided on said sleeves so as to prevent the sleeves from dislodging from one another when the chute 9 is put into confinement. extended guration.

[0024] According to one embodiment, the sleeves 10 fit into each other with a clearance allowing the chute 9 in extended configuration to deform in bending, which allows an operator to more easily orient the cable 5 and its plug 6 towards the external battery charging device.

Claims

1. Claims Electrically powered motor vehicle (1) comprising: - a power supply battery for a propulsion motor of said vehicle, - a body (2) provided with an access orifice (3), said orifice being provided with a flap (4) operable between a position for closing said orifice and a position for opening said orifice, - a cable (5) for supplying electrical power to said battery, said cable being connected on either side to said battery and to a power socket (6) intended to be connected to an external device for charging said battery, said cable being conformable between a contracted storage conformation, when it is not in use, and a deployed use conformation, where it extends away from said bodywork to allow said socket to be connected, said cable being shaped as a cylindrical helix and being provided with an elasticity allowing it to be returned to the contracted conformation, - a housing (7) for storing said cable in the contracted conformation, said housing being located inside said bodywork and opening through an opening (8) opposite said access orifice, said vehicle being characterized in that: - it further comprises a chute (9) comprising a plurality of sleeves (10) successively fitting into one another in a sliding manner, so as to form a telescopic chute, said chute being operable between a compacted configuration, allowing it to be housed in a space (11) for receiving said plug when said cable is in contracted conformation, said space extending between said opening and said flap placed in the closed position, and an extended configuration, where it projects from said orifice, said chute having an anchoring end (12), arranged on a first extreme sleeve (10a), the periphery of which is fixed to the periphery of said opening and a free end, arranged on a second end sleeve (10b), located at a distance from said opening when said chute is in the extended configuration, - said cable passes into said chute and exits through said free end, so that said grip projects from said chute so that it can be grasped for the purpose of placing said cable in the deployed configuration and said chute in the extended configuration to facilitate the extraction of said cable and to protect said bodywork at the periphery of said orifice, the internal section of said chute being sized so that said chute is actuated towards its extended configuration by friction of said cable actuated in traction.

2. Vehicle (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the chute (9) in the extended configuration projects at least 100 mm from the orifice (3).

3. Vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the flap (4) is mounted in rotation relative to the bodywork (2).

4. Vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the anchoring end (12) is associated at the periphery of the opening (8) by snap-fastening means (13).

5. Vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the sleeves (10) are in the form of hollow truncated cones.

6. Vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the sleeves (10) are in the form of hollow cylinders, stops being provided on said sleeves so as to prevent said sleeves from being disengaged from each other when the chute (9) is placed in the extended configuration.

7. Vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the sleeves (10) fit into each other with a clearance allowing the chute (9) in the extended configuration to be able to deform in flexion.

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