Portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system

• US 10,027,148 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2016
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Connolly, Brittany, Jala, Sriram, Curry, Susan, Gibeau, John Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Siek, Vuthe
• Application Number:
  US15/060,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20170256966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/18 Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

An electrified vehicle includes a surface, an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system attachable to the surface, and a retention assembly configured to removably secure the EVSE system to the surface. The retention assembly includes a first segment affixed to the surface and a second segment affixed to the EVSE system.

Claims

1. An electrified vehicle, comprising:

a surface;

a portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system; and

a retention assembly configured to removably secure said EVSE system to said surface, said retention assembly including a first segment affixed to said surface and a second segment affixed to said EVSE system;

said first segment including a magnetic plate or a metallic plate and said second segment including the other of said magnetic plate and said metallic plate.

2. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said surface is a wall located inside the electrified vehicle.

3. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said surface is a wall of a cargo area of the electrified vehicle.

4. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said EVSE system includes coupler, a plug, a control box, a first wire extending between said coupler and said control box, and a second wire extending between said plug and said control box.

5. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 4, wherein said EVSE system includes a cable management system having a reel for storing said first wire and said second wire.

6. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1, comprising at least one hook that protrudes from said surface, said at least one hook configured to receive wiring of said EVSE system.

7. An electrified vehicle comprising:

a surface;

an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system attachable to said surface; and

a retention assembly configured to removably secure said EVSE system to said surface, said retention assembly including a first segment affixed to said surface and a second segment affixed to said EVSE system;

wherein said first segment includes one of a male part and a female part of a snap fastener system and said second segment includes the other of said male part and said female part;

wherein said male part protrudes from said surface and extends through an opening of said EVSE system, and said female part snaps onto an end of said male part that protrudes from said opening.

8. An electrified vehicle, comprising:

a surface;

a portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system mountable to said surface;

a first touch fastener on said surface; and

a second touch fastener affixed on a control box, a reel, or a coupler of said EVSE system and configured to temporarily bind to said first touch fastener when said first touch fastener and said second touch fastener are pressed together.

9. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein said first touch fastener and said second touch fastener include hooks or loops of material that are engageable to one another to bind said first touch fastener and said second touch fastener together.

10. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein said surface is a wall of a cargo area of the electrified vehicle.

11. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 8, wherein said first touch fastener is integrated into said surface.

12. A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system, comprising:

a coupler configured to plug into a vehicle charging port;

a plug configured to plug into an external power source;

a control box;

a reel configured for storing wires connected to the coupler and the plug;

a hook and loop touch fastener affixed to the coupler, the control box, or the reel and adapated for removably securing the EVSE system to a vehicle surface.