An electric vehicle has a charging flap module. The electric vehicle includes a body having a body interior, which has a body element having an outer skin. The body element has an element opening, in which a charging cradle of the charging flap module is arranged. The charging cradle is designed to be fixed to the body and to incorporate a charging flap. The charging flap is designed to be movable in a guided manner between an open position and a closed position for opening and closing a cradle opening of the charging cradle. For guiding the charging flap, the charging cradle includes at least one guide rail, which is arranged in the charging flap module integrated into the housing so that it is protected against penetrating dirt and/or water.

A charging port housing for selectively connecting a charging cable provided for charging an electrically drivable motor vehicle including a lower shell which can be positioned at a charging opening of a motor vehicle body. The lower shell includes a socket opening for receiving a plug socket for the charging cable, and an upper shell fastened to the lower shell. The upper shell includes a through-opening for passing the charging cable to the plug socket, wherein at least one drain opening bounded by both the lower shell and the upper shell is provided for the gravity-driven drainage of liquid. Configuring the drain opening as a recess between the shells of the charging port housing makes it possible to cost-effectively implement a water drainage of splash water entering via the through-opening, and thus enable a cost-effective protection of electrical components of a motor vehicle against dust and splash water.

A cable connector includes a cable, a cover body, and a sealing member. The cable has multiple core wires and a cover layer. The cover layer covers a part of each core wire. An uncovered part of each core wire defines a naked section. The cover body covers the cover layer and a part of each naked section, and is formed with a hole corresponding to positions of the naked sections. The sealing member is disposed in the hole and seals a gap between any two of the naked sections adjacent to each other. Therefore, liquid such as water may be prevented from infiltrating into the connector along a periphery of each core wire.

An energy supply arrangement for supplying a motor vehicle with electrical energy via a conductive plug connection, includes a stationary charging station and a charging socket which is arranged on board the motor vehicle, the charging station having a charging plug which can be extended in the direction of the motor vehicle. It is provided that the charging plug has a cylindrical base body, on the lateral surface of which multiple electrical contacts are arranged, the base body being encompassed by a protective ring which covers the contacts in a first position and releases the contacts in a second position for contacting counter contacts of the charging socket. A method for operating an energy supply arrangement is also provided.

A plug cap assembly for use on a plug (10) comprises a plug cap (20) configured for releasable arrangement on at least a part of a plug head portion, and comprises a flexible connection member (21) having a first end and a second end, a flexible connection (23) between a cap top portion (26) and said second end, and a connection element (24; 24′) releasably connected to the plug or to a cable (9). The flexible connection member may be moved with respect to the connection element and a suspended length (1) may be adjusted such that it is less than a distance (d) between the suspension structure (25) and an adjacent vehicle body (3).

A charge port illumination system includes, among other things, a first charge port assembly having a charge port, a courtesy lamp assembly configured to selectively activate to illuminate the charge port, and indicators each configured to selectively activate to illuminate and indicate a state of charge of a traction battery. The system further includes a microcontroller that selectively activates the courtesy lamp assembly and selectively activates the plurality of indicators of the first charge port assembly.

The present system generally relates to a tamper resistant cap that prevents unwanted access to a semi-tractor trailer's 7 ways connection. The system includes a controller that can be operated remotely to transmit signals to an actuator within the cap. The actuator operates a lock to secure the cap in the closed position and selectively unlock the lock to allow the cap to be opened.

An electrical connector comprises a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region. A hinge support protrudes from the housing body. A curved wall portion extends outward from the central region. A lid has a hollow portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support. A spring or resilient member is configured to bias the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more electrically conductive terminals in an interior of the electrical socket. A slider is arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be rotationally raised or flipped upward.

A connector with cap includes a connector body and a cap formed of a plastic material that has plasticity before being cured and that cures under a predetermined condition, the cap being cured in a state where the cap is removably closing an opening of the connector body located on a side on which a mating connector is fitted. The connector with cap further includes a protective member formed of an insulating material and arranged inside the connector body on a side of the opening such that the protective member is positioned between the cap and the connector terminal, the protective member being configured to protect the connector terminal from contacting the plastic material.

A connector includes: a terminal fitting; an electric wire connected to the terminal fitting; a housing in which the terminal fitting is stored; a shield shell disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the housing; and a waterproof cover having a tubular shape and made of an elastic material, the waterproof cover being provided so as to surround an outer periphery of the shield shell and configured to be in close contact with the outer periphery of the shield shell. The shield shell is brought into close contact with a close-contact portion of the waterproof cover. The waterproof cover includes at least one protruding strip portion provided at the close-contact portion, the at least one protruding strip portion protruding from a tubular inner surface of the waterproof cover and extending in a peripheral direction.