System for Charging a Battery in a Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for charging a battery in a motor vehicle, comprising a stationary charging station and a coupling unit that is fixed to the vehicle, wherein the coupling unit that is fixed to the vehicle has a coupling element that is arranged at the vehicle front, at the vehicle rear, or on one of the vehicle sides, and which is electrically coupled, at least in a charging position, to a charging element of the charging station, with the coupling element projecting with respect to a fixed vehicle outer skin section and engaging in the charging element of the charging station, or engaging in the coupling element when the charging element of the charging station is in a charging position, or the coupling element being integrated flush, without any contours or concealed in the vehicle front, at the vehicle rear or on one of the vehicle sides, and being inductively coupled to the charging element of the charging station in a charging position.
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Abstract
A system is proposed for charging a battery in a motor vehicle (10), comprising a stationary charging station (14) and a coupling unit (12) which is fixed to the vehicle. The coupling unit (12) which is fixed to the vehicle has a coupling element (22, 42, 56, 68, 74, 94) which is arranged at the vehicle front, at the vehicle rear or on one of the vehicle sides, and which is electrically coupled, at least in a charging position, to a charging element (30) of the charging station (14), with the coupling element (22, 42, 56, 68, 74, 94) projecting with respect to a fixed vehicle outer skin section and engaging in the charging element (30, 92) of the charging station, or engaging in the coupling element when the charging element of the charging station is in a charging position, or the coupling element being integrated flush, without any contours or concealed in the vehicle front, at the vehicle rear or on one of the vehicle sides, and being inductively coupled to the charging element of the charging station in a charging position.
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- 1. A system for charging a battery in a motor vehicle, comprising a stationary charging station and a coupling unit that is fixed to the vehicle, wherein the coupling unit that is fixed to the vehicle has a coupling element that is arranged at the vehicle front, at the vehicle rear, or on one of the vehicle sides, and which is electrically coupled, at least in a charging position, to a charging element of the charging station, with the coupling element projecting with respect to a fixed vehicle outer skin section and engaging in the charging element of the charging station, or engaging in the coupling element when the charging element of the charging station is in a charging position, or the coupling element being integrated flush, without any contours or concealed in the vehicle front, at the vehicle rear or on one of the vehicle sides, and being inductively coupled to the charging element of the charging station in a charging position.
- 24. A system for charging a battery in a motor vehicle, having a stationary charging station and a coupling unit that is fixed to the vehicle, wherein the coupling unit that is fixed to the vehicle has a coupling element that is arranged on the vehicle floor or on the vehicle roof, and whose relative position with respect to a charging element of the charging station is adjustable.
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