Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electric
vehicle charging station.
Background of the Invention
Recently, an electric power-driven vehicle such as
an electric vehicle, an electric motorcycle, or a plug-
in hybrid vehicle (hereinafter, referred to as "electric
vehicle") has been widespread. As the electric vehicle
is widespread, a charging station for charging a
secondary battery mounted in the electric vehicle is
being used. A conventional charging station is
disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application
Publication No. 2010-277855 (JP2010-277855A), for
example.
The conventional charging station, disclosed in
JP2010-277855A, includes: a body having a plurality of
accommodation spaces therein which is erectly installed
on the ground where the electric vehicle is to be
parked; and a cabinet accommodated in the accommodation
space of the body, the cabinet holding a receptacle.
In the conventional charging station, in case that
an electric cable, which constitutes a part of a
charging cable serving as a power feeding path to the
electric vehicle, is accommodated in the body, it is
necessary to, for instance, provide an accommodation
unit extending over two accommodation spaces in the
body. Further, a charging gun (charging connection
part) , which is connected to one end of the electric
cable and adapted to be electrically connected to the
electric vehicle, may be also accommodated in the body
in addition to the electric cable. In this case, the
above accommodation unit is certainly needed to be
provided in the body.
Thus, in such charging station, in cases when the
electric cable or the charging gun which constitutes a
part of the charging cable is accommodated in the body,
especially when the charging gun with a heavy weight is
held in the body, it is necessary to use an unoccupied
space in the body. However, this reduces the number of
power feeding units, such as a receptacle unit, that can
be accommodated in the body, which is a problem. Note
that the power feeding units serve to feed electric
power to the charging cable.
Summary of the Invention
In view of the above, the present invention
provides an electric vehicle charging station capable of
holding a part of the charging cable without reducing
the number of the power feeding units that can be
accommodated in the body.
The electric vehicle charging station includes a
box-shaped body, and a power feeding unit accommodated
in the body, the power feeding unit serving to feed
electric power to a charging cable serving as a power
feeding path, wherein a holding part for holding at
least a part of the charging cable except for an
electric cable of the charging cable is provided on
outer sides of the body.
In the electric vehicle charging station, the
charging cable may have a charging connection part
connected to the electric cable to be electrically
connected to the electric vehicle; and the holding part
may have a holder that is provided on at least one of
the outer sides of the body to hold the charge
connection part.
In the electric vehicle charging station, the
holding part may include a winding part provided on at
least one of the outer sides of the body so that the
electric cable can be wound and held on the winding
part.
In the electric vehicle charging station, the
winding part may be formed integrally with the holder.
In the electric vehicle charging station, the
charging cable may have a charging-circuit interrupt
device (CCID) that is connected to the electric cable to
control power supply to the electric vehicle; and the
holding part may include a CCID holder that is provided
on at least one of the outer sides of the body to hold
the CCID.
In accordance with the present invention, it is
possible to hold the part of the charging cable without
reducing the number of the power feeding units that can
be accommodated in the body.
Brief Description of the Drawings
The objects and features of the present invention
will become apparent from the following description of
embodiments, given in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, in which:
Figs. 1A to 1C show a electric vehicle charging
station in accordance with a first embodiment of the
present invention, wherein Fig. 1A is a perspective view
of the charging station, Fig. 1B is an enlarged view of
a main part of the charging station in the state where a
charging gun is attached, and Fig. 1C is an enlarged
view of the main part of the charging station in the
state where the charging gun is detached;
Figs. 2A to 2E are respectively front, left side,
right side, rear and top views of the electric vehicle
charging station shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a power
feeding unit of the electric vehicle charging station
shown in Fig. 1;
Figs. 4A and 4B show a receptacle unit of the
electric vehicle charging station shown in Fig. 1,
wherein Fig. 4A is a perspective view in the state where
a door body is opened, and Fig. 4B is a schematic block
diagram;
Figs. 5A to 5C are explanatory views describing
operations of holding the charging gun at the electric
vehicle charging station shown in Fig. i, wherein Fig.
5A is a front view of a charging gun holder, Fig. 5B is
a front view of the charging gun, and Fig. 5C is a
perspective view showing the state before the charging
gun is held in the charging gun holder;
Figs. 6A and 6B show usage examples of the electric
vehicle charging station shown in Fig. 1A, wherein Fig.
6A is a front view in the case where one charging gun
holder is provided, and Fig. 6B is a front view in the
case where a plurality of charging gun holders are
provided;
Figs. 7A to 7D show another electric vehicle
charging station in accordance with a second embodiment
of the present invention, wherein Fig. 7A is a front
view of the electric vehicle charging station, Fig. 7B
is an enlarged front view of a main part of the electric
vehicle charging station, Fig. 7C is a perspective view
of the electric vehicle charging station, and Fig. 7D is
an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the
electric vehicle charging station;
Fig. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a charging
cable used in the electric vehicle charging station
shown in Fig. 7A; and
Figs. 9A to 9D show usage examples of the electric
vehicle charging station shown in Fig. 7A.
Detailed Description of the Embodiment
(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, an electric vehicle charging station
in accordance with a first embodiment of the present
invention will be described in detail with reference to
drawings. Note that, in the following description,
unless otherwise noted, up-down and right-left
directions are defined based on the directions shown in
Fig. 2A, and a front-rear direction is defined as a
left-right direction in Fig. 2C. Further, an electric
cable 41 is omitted in Fig. 1A, Figs. 2A to 2E, and Fig.
6B.
The electric vehicle charging station in accordance
with the present embodiment includes a box-shaped body
1; a power supply unit (power feeding unit) 2
accommodated in the body 1 for feeding electric power to
a charging cable 4 serving as a power feeding path to an
electric vehicle (not shown); and a receptacle unit
(power feeding unit) 3. Further, in the present
embodiment, a holder 5 for holding a charging gun 4 0
described below is provided on a right-hand side of the
body 1, the holder serving as a holding part for holding
a part of the charging cable 4 except for the electric
cable 41. Note that "at least a part of the charging
cable 4 except for the electric cable 41" means, for
example, the charging gun 40 described below and/or a
charging circuit interrupt device (hereinafter, referred
to as "CCID") 43 in a second embodiment of the present
invention, which correspond to a heavy weight part
except for the electric cable 41.
As shown in Figs. 2A to 2E, three metal plates with
an elongated rectangular shape (a left-hand side plate
10, a right-hand side plate 11, and a back plate 12) are
assembled to form a box-like shape whose front, top, and
bottom sides are opened. Further, an annular
fluorescent lamp (not shown) is disposed at the top of
the body 1. A lamp cover 13 made of translucent
material such as an acrylic resin is attached on the top
of the body 1 to cover the fluorescent lamp. Note that
the fluorescent lamp is automatically turned on and off
according to the time or ambient brightness by a
lighting circuit (not shown) accommodated in the body 1.
Further, a rectangular upper panel 1A and a
rectangular lower panel 1B are attached on top and
bottom portions of the front side of the body 1,
respectively. Furthermore, in the body 1, a space
extending from a lower end of the upper panel 1A to an
upper end of the lower panel 1B is separated into a
plurality of accommodation spaces (four in the present
embodiment) provided side by side along a vertical
direction thereof. In the present embodiment, the power
supply unit 2 and the receptacle unit 3 are respectively
accommodated in the upper two accommodation spaces, and
no units are accommodated in the lower two spaces.
Therefore, two intermediate rectangular panels 1C are
attached to the front side of the body 1 corresponding
to the unoccupied two spaces.
As shown in Fig. 1B, the charging cable 4 is
constituted by a multi-core electric cable 41 including
power lines and a signal line, and the charging gun
(charging connection part) 40 connected to one end of
the electric cable 41, the charging gun being adapted to
be electrically connected to the electric vehicle. The
other end of the electric cable 41 is connected to a
terminal block 202 of a CCID 200 provided in the power
supply unit 2 described below.
As shown in Figs. 5B and 5C, the charging gun 40
has a connector 40D adapted to be disconnectably
connected to a charging inlet (receiving connector) of
the electric vehicle, and is integrally formed with a
cylindrical grip 40A adapted to be held by an operator
(driver) easily. The electric cable 41 extends from a
back end (lower end in Fig. 5B) of the grip 40A. Note
that at a lower end of the connector 40D, as shown in
Fig. 5B, a protrusion 40E is provided to protrude
downwardly. The protrusion 40E is adapted to be engaged
with a groove 53B of the holder 5 which will be
described below.
At a tip end portion of the charging gun 40, there
is provided a locking claw 40C adapted to be locked to a
locking part (not shown) formed at a periphery of the
charging inlet of the electric vehicle when the charging
gun 4 0 is connected to the charging inlet. Further, a
manipulation part 40B that can be pressed is provided on
the grip 40A and, by pressing the manipulation part 40B,
the locking claw 40C can be released from the locking
part. Accordingly, when the charging gun 40 is
connected to the charging inlet of the electric vehicle,
the locking claw is locked to the locking part to
prevent the charging gun 40 from being disconnected.
As shown in Fig. 1A, the power feeding unit 2
includes: a cabinet (not shown) accommodated in the
accommodation space, the front side of the cabinet being
opened; and a cover 2 0 covering the opening of the
cabinet. The cover 20 has a through hole 20A through
which the electric cable 41 is extended from the inside
of the cabinet.
As shown in Fig. 3, within the cabinet, there is
provided a CCID 200, which detects a connection state
with the electric vehicle, performs leakage detection,
and interrupts the power feeding path between the
electric vehicle and the power source when detecting
abnormality. The CCID 200 includes two terminal blocks
201, 202, a control circuit 203, and a relay 204. One
terminal block 201 is connected to the power lines
connected to an external power source (not shown), and
the other terminal block 202 is connected to the
electric cable 41. The relay 2 04 is mainly composed of
a relay contact 204A and an exciting coil 204B.
Further, in the relay 204, the relay contact 204A is
closed only when the control circuit 203 allows an
exciting current to flow through the exciting coil 204B,
thereby allowing the electric power to be supplied to
the electric cable 41 from the external power source
through the terminal blocks 201, 202. The control
circuit 203, mainly includes a microcomputer and a
memory, communicates with the electric vehicle through
the signal line of the electric cable 41, and performs
the control functions using the relay 204 as described
above.
Hereinafter, an operation of the CCID 200 will be
described briefly. Firstly, the charging gun 40 is
connected to the charging inlet of the electric vehicle.
Then, when receiving a signal (CPLT signal for notifying
the beginning of charging} transmitted from the electric
vehicle through the signal line, the control circuit 203
allows the exciting current to flow through the exciting
coil 2 04B to close the relay contact 204A. Thus, the
electric power is fed to the electric vehicle from the
external power source through the electric cable 41 and
the charging gun 40, so that the charging is started.
Secondly, after the charging of the secondary battery in
the electric vehicle is ended, when receiving a signal
(CPLT signal for notifying the end of charging)
transmitted from the electric vehicle through the signal
line, the control circuit 203 interrupts the exciting
current flowing through the exciting coil 2 04B to open
the relay contact 204A. Thus, the electric power supply
to the electric vehicle from the external power source
through the electric cable 41 and the charging gun 40 is
stopped, so that the charging is completed.
Note that the functions of the control circuit 203
are not limited to automatically open and close the
power feeding path by detecting the beginning and the
end of charging as described above. For instance, the
control circuit 203 may include the functions of
detecting the leakage of the electric cable 41 to
interrupt the power feeding path, and identifying an
electric vehicle to which the electric cable 41 is
connected to determine whether or not the charging
should be carried out.
As shown in Fig. 4A, the receptacle unit 3 includes
a box-shaped housing 31 having a front opening 31A, and
a door body 30 adapted to open and close the opening
31A. Note that, unlike the power feeding unit 2, the
CCID 200 is not provided in the receptacle unit 3.
Further, unlike the power feeding unit 2, the electric
cable 41 is not connected to the external power source
through the power line previously. In other words, in
the receptacle unit 3, the electric cable 41 is
connected to the external power source through the power
lines by inserting a power plug 42 (see Fig. 8) of the
electric cable 41 into a receptacle 32C described below.
The door body 30 is formed into a flat rectangular
box-shape, and a left end portion of the door body 30 is
pivotally supported on a front left end portion of the
housing 31 through a hinge part 30C. Accordingly, the
door body 30 is allowed to pivot between a closed
position where the opening 31A is closed and an open
position where the opening 31A is opened. Further, a
lock mechanism 30A is attached to the door body 30.
When the door body 30 is in the closed position, the
lock mechanism 30A locks the door body 30. Note that a
lower right-hand corner of the door body 30 is cut out
to form a cutout 30B through which the electric cable 41
can be extended from the inside of the housing 31.
The receptacle block 32 includes the receptacle
32C; a receptacle panel 32A having a round opening 32B
corresponding to insertion ports of the receptacle 32C
and supporting the receptacle 32C; and a receptacle
cover 32D adapted to openably close the round opening
32B of the receptacle panel 32A.
Further, as shown in Fig. 4B, the receptacle unit 3
is provided with an interlock mechanism including an
interlock switch 33 and a relay 34. The relay 34 is
mainly composed of a relay contact 34A and an exciting
coil 34B. Only when the interlock switch 33 is turned
on, the exciting coil 34B is energized- to close the
relay contact 34A, so that the receptacle 32C is
connected to the power lines. In other words, through
the interlock mechanism, the power feeding path from the
external power source to the receptacle 32C is
interrupted when the door body 30 is in the open
position, and the electric current flows through the
power feeding path only when the door body 30 is in the
closed position.
As shown in Fig. 4A, the interlock mechanism has an
actuator 33B activated by being pressed by a drive piece
33A protruding backwardly from a rear surface of the
door body 30. Accordingly, only when the door body 30
is in the closed position, the actuator 33B is pressed
and activated by the drive piece 33A so that the
electric current flows through the power feeding path
from the external power source to the receptacle 32C.
Further, when the door body 30 is not in the closed
position, the actuator 33B is not activated, so that the
power feeding path is interrupted.
As shown in Figs. 5A and 5C, the holder 5 includes
a holder body 50 having a rectangular parallelepiped
portion and a semi-cylindrical portion which are formed
integrally with each other. Front and lower sides of
the holder body 50 in Fig. 5A are partially opened. At
front and rear ends of the holder body 50 in Fig. 5A, a
first flange 51 and a second flange 52, which have a
rectangular plate shape and protrude upwardly, are
formed integrally with the holder body 50 (see Fig 5C) .
The holder 5 is attached to the right-hand side of the
body 1 in such a manner that the second flange 52 is
fixed on the right-hand plate 11 of the body 1 by using
fixing means such as screws. Further, the flanges 51
and 52, and the semi-cylindrical part of the holder body
50 serve as a winding part 55 on which an extra portion
of the electric cable 41 is wound and held.
The holder body 50 has a recess 50A for
accommodating a tip portion of the charging gun 40.
Within the recess 50A of the holder body 50, there is
provided a cylindrical part 53 for holding the connector
40D of the charging gun 40. As shown in Fig. 5A, the
cylindrical part 53 is held by a pair of rod-shaped
supporting bar 54 protruding from left-hand and right-
hand inner side surfaces of the holder body 50
respectively. In a lower inner side of the cylindrical
part 53, there is provided a groove 53B to be engaged
with the protrusion 40E of the charging gun 40.
Further, on an upper outer side of the cylindrical part
53, there is provided a locking protrusion 53A adapted
to be engaged with the locking claw 40C of the charging
gun 40. The locking protrusion 53A is formed integrally
with the cylindrical part 53. As shown in Fig. 5C, the
locking protrusion 53A is formed to have a substantially
triangular shape in cross-sectional view such that its
slope guides the locking claw 40C of the charging gun
40.
Hereinafter, a process of holding the charging gun
40 in the holder 5 will be described with reference to
Fig. 5C. At first, the charging gun 40 is positioned
such that the protrusion 40E of the charging gun 4 0 is
aligned with the groove 53B of the cylindrical part 53,
and then the tip portion of the charging gun 40 is
inserted into the cylindrical part 53. At this time,
the locking claw 40C is elastically deflected upward
while moving along the slope of the locking protrusion
53A. When the charging gun 40 is further inserted into
the cylindrical part 53, the locking claw 40C is
restored to its original position when passing over the
slope of the locking projection 53A and then comes into
engagement with the locking protrusion 53A. Thus, the
charging gun 40 is held in the holder 5.
At this time, as shown in Fig. 6A, the extra
portion of the electric cable 41 is wound on the winding
part 55 to keep the electric cable 41 wound around the
holder 5. In this case, there is no need to prepare any
space for accommodating the electric cable 41 within the
body 1. Accordingly, it is possible to hold the
electric cable 41 without reducing the number of power
feeding units 2 and receptacle units 3 that can be
accommodated within the body 1.
Further, in the case of detaching the charging gun
40 from the holder 5, the locking claw 40C is moved
upwardly in Fig. 5C by pressing the manipulation part
4 0B to release the engagement with the locking
protrusion 53A. Then, the charging gun 40 is taken out
from the cylindrical part 53 in the state where the
manipulation part 40B remains pressed, so that the
charging gun 4 0 is detached from the holder 5.
In the present embodiment, it is possible to hold
the part of the charging cable 4, which includes the
charging gun 40 and the electric cable 41, by using the
holder 5 provided on the outer side of the body 1 as
described above. Accordingly, there is no need to
prepare any space for accommodating the part of the
charging cable 4 within the body 1, thereby making it
possible to hold the part of the charging cable 4
without reducing the number of power feeding units 2 and
receptacle units 3 that can be accommodated within the
body 1.
Especially, in the case where the power feeding
unit with a built-in CCID 200, such as the power supply
unit 2, is accommodated in the body 1, a space for the
built-in CCID 200 is required, which limits the space
for accommodating the part of the charging cable 4. In
the present embodiment, however, even if the power
supply unit 2 is accommodated in the body 1, it is
possible to hold the part of the charging cable 4 on the
body 1 without reducing the number of the power supply
unit 2 that can be accommodated within the body 1.
Further, there is no need to add any structure for
holding the part of the charging cable 4 to the power
supply unit 2, thereby reducing production cost of the
power supply unit 2.
Note that, the number of holders 5 in accordance
with the present embodiment is not limited to one as
described above, but a plurality of holders may be
provided depending on the number of power supply units
2. For instance, in cases where the body 1 has four
power supply units 2, two holders 5 may be provided on
each of the left-hand and right-hand sides of the body 1
as shown in Fig. 6B. The holders 5 are, of course, not
limited to be provided on the left-hand and right-hand
sides of the body 1, but may be provided on at least any
one of the outer sides of the body 1.
Further, in the present embodiment, the winding
part 55 is formed integrally with the holder 5, but may
be formed separately from the holder 5. In cases where
the electric cable 41 is short and the winding part 55
is not necessary, the winding part 55, of course, may be
omitted.
(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, an electric vehicle charging station
in accordance with a second embodiment of the present
invention will be described in detail with reference to
Figs. 7A to 9. Note that, since the second embodiment
has fundamentally the same structure as that of the
first embodiment, the same reference numerals are
assigned to the same components and redundant
description thereof will be omitted.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the
receptacle unit 3 does not include the built-in CCID
20 0. As shown in Fig. 8, the charging cable 4 of the
present embodiment includes the charging gun 40, the
electric cable 41, the power plug 42, and a CCID 43. As
shown in Fig. 9A, the CCID 43 includes a rectangular
parallelepiped casing 430 in which the terminal blocks
201 and 202, the control circuit 203 and the relay 204
are accommodated. That is, the CCID 43 has the same
configurations as those of the CCID 200 in the first
embodiment except for the casing 430.
As shown in Fig. 8, the CCID 43 is disposed in a
middle portion of the electric cable 41. Further, the
power plug 42 is connected to the terminal block 201 of
the CCID 43 through the electric cable 41; and the
charging gun 40 is connected to the terminal block 202
of the CCID 43 through the electric cable' 41.
In cases where the electric vehicle is charged by
using the receptacle unit 3, firstly, the power plug 42
is inserted into the receptacle 32C of the receptacle
unit 3. Thus, the electric cable 41 is connected to the
external power source through the power feeding path.
After that, the charging gun 40 is connected to the
charging inlet of the electric vehicle and then the
electric power is supplied to the electric vehicle from
the external power source, whereby the charging of the
secondary battery in the electric vehicle is started.
By the way, while the charging of the electric
vehicle is carried out, the CCID 43 is suspended at the
outside of the body. For this reason, when a user
wishes to use a lower receptacle unit located below an
upper receptacle unit 3 that is being in use, the CCID
43 suspended from the upper receptacle unit 3 in front
of the lower receptacle unit 3 may hinder the use of the
lower receptacle unit 3.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, a CCID holder
6 for holding the CCID 43 is provided on the right-hand
side of the body 1 as shown in Figs. 7A to 7D, the CCID
holder 6 serving as a holding part for holding a part of
the charging cable 4 except for the electric cable 41.
As shown in Fig. 7D, the CCID holder 6 includes an
attachment plate 60 having a substantially rectangular
shape and a support piece 60A, having a substantially
triangular shape when seen from the front side of the
body 1, is provided at a front end portion of the
attachment plate 60 to protrude rightward (see Fig. 7B).
The attachment plate 60 is fixed to the right-hand side
plate 11 of the body 1 through fixing means such as
screws, so that the CCID holder 6 is attached on the
right-hand side of the body 1.
A hinge part 64 for pivotally supporting a main
piece 61 with a substantially rectangular plate shape is
provided on an upper end of the support piece 60A. The
main piece 61 is extended to protrude beyond the front
surface of the body 1 in the state where it is developed
in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the
body 1. A front end portion of the main piece 61 is
bent upwardly to form a side piece 62 and further bent
backwardly. Further, at a middle portion of the support
piece 60A, a protrusion piece 63 with a substantially
rectangular plate shape is provided to protrude
upwardly. Then, the CCID 4 3 can be interposed and held
between the side piece 62 and the protrusion piece 63.
Since the side piece 62 is bent upwardly and further
backwardly as described above, the side piece 62 can
elastically clamp the CCID 43 in cooperation with the
protrusion piece 63 to prevent the removal of the CCID
43. Further, the main piece 61 has a substantially
rectangular through hole 61A to avoid the interference
with the protrusion 63 when it is pivoted and developed
in the direction parallel to the bottom surface of the
body 1.
Hereinafter, a process of holding the CCID 43 in
the CCID holder 6 will be described with reference to
Fig. 9D. Firstly, the main piece 61 is pivoted forward
about the hinge part 64 to be developed in the direction
parallel to the bottom surface of the body 1. After
that, the casing 430 of the CCID 43 is inserted into
between the side piece 62 and the protrusion piece 63
from above, so that the side piece 62 and the protrusion
piece 63 elastically clamp the device body 430
therebetween. In this way, the CCID holder 6 can hold
the CCID 43 substantially in parallel with the bottom
surface of the body 1. In cases where the CCID 43 is
detached from the CCID holder 6, the casing 430 may be
lifted up.
Note that, when the CCID holder 6 is not in use,
the main piece 61 is pivoted backward about the hinge
part 64 to be folded in a direction perpendicular to the
bottom face of the body 1, so that the main piece 61 is
not protruded beyond the front surface of the body 1.
In accordance with the present embodiment, as
described above, the CCID 43 can be held by the CCID
holder 6 provided on the outer side of the body 1.
Accordingly, the CCID 43 is not suspended at the front
side of the body 1, so that the CCID 43 does not hinder
the use of another receptacle unit 3.
It is noted that the number of the CCID holder 6 in
the present embodiment is not limited to one as
described above, but a plurality of CCID holder 6 may be
provided depending on the number of receptacle units 3.
For instance, two retainers 6 may be provided on each of
the left-hand and right-hand sides of the body 1. The
CCID holder 6 are, of course, not limited to be provided
on the left-hand and right-hand sides of the body 1, but
may be provided on at least any one of the outer sides
of the body 1.
Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed
that the power supply unit 2 having the built-in CCID
200 is not employed, but the power supply unit 2 having
the built-in CCID 200 may be accommodated in the body 1.
Thus, in cases where the power supply unit 2 and the
receptacle unit 3 are employed together, both the
charging gun holder 5 of the first embodiment and the
CCID holder 6 of the second embodiment may be provided
on the outer sides of the body 1 depending on the number
of power supply units and receptacle units if necessary.
While the invention has been shown and described
with respect to the embodiments, it will be understood
by those skilled in the art that various changes and
modification may be made without departing from the
scope of the invention as defined in the following
claims.
We claim:
1. An electric vehicle charging station comprising:
a body with a box-like shape; and
a power feeding unit accommodated in the body, the
power feeding unit serving to feed electric power to a
charging cable serving as a power feeding path to the
electric vehicle;
wherein a holding part for holding at least a part
of the charging cable except for an electric cable of
the charging cable is provided on an outer side of the
body.
5. The electric vehicle charging station as set
forth in Claim 1, wherein
the charging cable has a charging connection part
connected to the electric cable to be electrically
connected to the electric vehicle; and
the holding part has a holder that is provided on
at least one of outer sides of the body to hold the
charging connection part.
3. The electric vehicle charging station as set forth
in Claim 2, wherein
the holding part comprises a winding part provided
on at least one of the outer sides of the body so that
the electric cable can be wound and held on the winding
part.
4. The electric vehicle charging station as set forth
in Claim 3, wherein
the winding part is provided integrally with the
holder.
5. The electric vehicle charging station as set
forth in any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein
the charging cable has a charging circuit interrupt
device (CCID) that is connected to the electric cable to
control power supply to the electric vehicle; and
the holding part has a CCID holder that is provided
on at least one of the outer sides of the body to hold
the CCID.

ABSTRACT

A electric vehicle charging station includes a body with a box-like shape, and a power feeding unit
accommodaled in the body. The power feeding unit serves to feed electric power to a charging cable
serving as a power feeding path to the electric vehicle. A holding part for holding at least a part of the
charging cable except for an electric cable of the charging cable is provided on an outside of the body.
Accordingly, it is possible to hold the part of the charging cable without reducing the number of the
power feeding units that can be accommodated in the body.