EASY-TO-CLEAN STORAGE DEVICE FOR A CHARGING CABLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

A storage device (20) is provided for a charging cable that can charge an electrically drivable motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a trunk (10) with side wall (16). A recess (22) for receiving the charging cable is formed in the side wall (16) and a receiving unit (24) is fastened detachably in the recess (22). The receiving unit (24) can be moved from a closed position, in which the receiving unit (24) is received in the recess (22), to an open position, in which the receiving unit (24) is positioned at least partially out of the recess (22). A receiving opening (26) of the receiving unit (24) is covered by the side wall (16) in the closed position and is accessible for the charging cable in the open position. The separate and detachable receiving unit (24) permits simple storing of a charging cable in an easy-to-clean storage device (20).

Claims

1. A storage device (20) for storing a charging cable for charging an electrically drivable motor vehicle that has a trunk (10), a side wall (16) forming part of the trunk (10) of the motor vehicle, a recess (22) formed in the side wall (16), the storage device comprising: a receiving unit (24) detachably fastened in the recess (22) for receiving the charging cable, the receiving unit (24) being moveable between a closed position, in which the receiving unit (24) is received in the recess (22) and an open position in which the receiving unit (24) is positioned at least partially out of the recess (22), the receiving unit (24) having a receiving opening (26) covered by the side wall (16) in the closed position and accessible for the charging cable in the open position.

2. The storage device (20) of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit (24) can be moved by a translational movement between the closed position and the open position.

3. The storage device (20) of claim 2, wherein the receiving unit (24) can be moved by a pivoting movement about a pivot axis between the closed position and the open position, wherein the pivot axis is oriented in an X-direction or in a Z-direction of the vehicle.

4. The storage device (20) of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit (24) is fastened to the side wall (16) via a guide device (28) in the closed position and in the open position.

5. The storage device (20) of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit (24) has a bag made of a flexible material, and the bag is connected detachably to the guide device (28).

6. The storage device (20) of claim 5, wherein the bag is made of a machine-washable material.

7. The storage device (20) of claim 1 wherein the charging cable can be clamped and/or fixed between the side wall (16) and the receiving unit in the closed position.

8. The storage device of claim 1, further comprising a drive motor for moving the receiving unit (24) between the closed position and the open position, the drive motor can be actuated via a manually operable switch and/or a proximity sensor and/or a trunk opening sensor.

9. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit (24) has a receiving contour for holding a charging plug of the charging cable.

10. A motor vehicle with a rear and/or front trunk (10), wherein at least one side of the trunk (10) is formed by the storage device (20) of claim 1.

11. An electrically drivable motor vehicle having opposite front and rear ends, the electrically drivable motor vehicle comprising: a trunk (10) at one of the front and rear ends of the motor vehicle, the trunk having a floor panel (12) and side walls (16) extending up from the floor panel (12), a recess (22) formed in one of the side walls (16); a receiving unit (24) detachably fastened in the recess (22), the receiving unit (24) being moveable between a closed position, in which the receiving unit (24) is received in the recess (22) and an open position in which the receiving unit (24) is positioned at least partially out of the recess (22), the receiving unit (24) having a receiving opening (26) covered by the side wall (16) when the receiving unit (24) is in the closed position, and the receiving opening (26) being accessible at the trunk (10) when the receiving unit (24) is in the open position; and a charging cable positioned in the receiving unit (24) and being selectively removable from the receiving unit (24) for charging the electrically drivable motor vehicle. 122.

12. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 11, wherein the recess (22) and the receiving unit (24) are configured to permit a translational movement of the receiving unit (24) transverse to a front-rear direction of the electrically drivable motor vehicle and between the closed position and the open position.

13. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 11, wherein the receiving unit (24) is pivotable about a pivot axis between the closed position and the open position pivoting movement about a pivot axis between the closed position and the open position, the pivot axis being oriented in a front-rear direction of the electrically drivable motor vehicle.

14. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 11, wherein the receiving unit (24) is fastened to the side wall (16) via a guide device (28) in the closed position and in the open position.

15. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 11, wherein the receiving unit (24) comprises a selectively removable bag made of a flexible material and configured for enclosing the charging cable.

16. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 11, wherein the side wall (16) and the receiving unit (24) are configured to clamp and/or fix the charging cable between the side wall (16) and the receiving unit (24) in the closed position.

17. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 11, further comprising a drive motor for moving the receiving unit (24) between the closed position and the open position, the drive motor can be actuated via a manually operable switch and/or a proximity sensor and/or a trunk opening sensor.

18. The electrically drivable motor vehicle of claim 17, wherein the receiving unit (24) has a receiving contour for holding a charging plug of the charging cable.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a trunk with a receiving unit in the open position.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the trunk of FIG. 1 with the receiving unit in the closed position.

[0026] FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a second embodiment of a trunk with a receiving unit in the open position.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the trunk of FIG. 3 with the receiving unit in the closed position.

[0028] FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of a third embodiment of a trunk with a receiving unit in the open position.

[0029] FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of the trunk of FIG. 5 with the receiving unit in the closed position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The trunk 10 shown in FIG. 1 may be part of an electrically drivable motor vehicle and can be provided at the rear and/or at the front. The trunk 10 has a floor panel 12 on which objects can be placed and transported in the trunk 10. A hollow space for receiving a spare wheel or the like may be provided below the floor panel 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the trunk 10 is provided at the rear of the motor vehicle and is delimited in the direction of travel by a rear bench seat 14. In the transverse direction, the trunk 10 may be delimited by side walls 16, each of which extends along a wheel case 18. One of the side walls 16 is part of a storage device 20 and has a recess 22 formed in the side wall 16. A receiving unit 24 can project from the side wall 16 and in the open position shown in FIG. 1 the receiving unit 24 forms an upper receiving opening 26 that is freely accessible. A possibly soiled charging cable C can be stored in the receiving unit 24 via the receiving opening 26.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving unit 24 can thereafter be pushed into the recess 22 via a translational movement in a manner comparable to a drawer. In the closed position, the receiving opening 26 is covered by the material of the side wall 16 delimiting the recess 22, such that soiling by the charging cable C can be avoided. The receiving unit 24 is detachably fastened to the side wall 16 so that the receiving unit 24 can be cleaned easily when in the separated state.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 3, the receiving unit 24 also can be moved relative to the side wall 16 by a pivoting movement. In the illustrated embodiment, the pivot axis is at the lower edge of the receiving unit 24 and extends in the direction of travel. The receiving unit 24 may have a triangular cross-section with a rectangular receiving opening 26. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the receiving unit 24 is produced in a bag-like manner from an elastic textile, in particular a machine-washable material and is guided, for example, via guide rollers, in a guide device 28 designed as a guide rail.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 4, in the closed position, the textile material of the receiving unit 24 may essentially immovably fix and/or clamp the charging cable received in the receiving unit 24. In particular, in the closed position, the receiving unit is locked to the side wall 16 so that sufficient contact pressure can be applied by the receiving unit 24 to the charging cable in order to clamp and retain the charging cable between the side of the receiving unit 24 facing the volume of the trunk 10 and the side wall 16.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 5, the receiving unit 24 can also be moved about a pivot axis running vertically. In this case, the receiving opening 26 may be triangular.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 6, in the closed position, the receiving unit 24 can be to a large extent submerged in the recess 22 of the side wall 16. However, it is also possible for a portion of the receiving unit 24 to project somewhat from the recess 22 so that manually moving the receiving unit 24 from the closed position to the open position by a translational movement and/or a pivoting movement is simplified.