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This invention provides a charging apparatus for an electric vehicle which prevents a charging coupling from becoming overheated and melting upon charging. In the charging apparatus, when a lever 33 provided on a supply connector 2 is grasped, the supply connector 2 is completely fitted to a vehicle

This invention provides a charging apparatus for an electric vehicle which prevents a charging coupling from becoming overheated and melting upon charging. In the charging apparatus, when a lever 33 provided on a supply connector 2 is grasped, the supply connector 2 is completely fitted to a vehicle inlet 1 by a pair of stays 36 connected to the lever 33. A slide switch 42, which serves to open and close a charging circuit in the supply connector 2, is inhibited from being operated by a stopper face on the lever 33 under a normal condition and allowed to be operated when the supply connector 2 is completely fitted to the vehicle inlet 1. When a microswitch 44 associated with the slide switch 42 is turned to ON, a relay 90 in a charger 74 is energized to close the charging circuit, thereby enabling conduction from a power source to a battery.

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A connector assembly for supplying electricity from a source to a receiver thereof through a coupling including an inlet on said receiver and a supply connector electrically connected to said source, said supply connector comprising: a housing containing supply terminals adapted to be detachably cou

A connector assembly for supplying electricity from a source to a receiver thereof through a coupling including an inlet on said receiver and a supply connector electrically connected to said source, said supply connector comprising: a housing containing supply terminals adapted to be detachably coupled to receiving terminals on said receiver; a movable member on said housing for displacement of said inlet and supply connector relative to each other between a partial grip position and a complete grip position; and an enabling connector on said housing including a switch in a circuit effecting an electrical connection between said inlet and said supply connector only when said inlet and supply connector are in said complete grip position.