ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND CHARGE RECEIVING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE
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Abstract
A charging station for a vehicle having supports (3 and 4), each of which holds a charging element (5 and 6), which are positioned such that when the bus is in position, the charging elements are positioned along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and can connect with charge receiving members on the vehicle, which are similarly spaced along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
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1-28. -28. (canceled)
- 29. A vehicle charging station comprising at least one pair of conducting elements for connecting with charge receiving members on a vehicle, support means for said conducting elements which holds said conducting elements in position relative to a vehicle which is to receive a charge, the conducting elements of the at least one pair being arranged with their longitudinal axes in axial alignment one behind the other, and insulated from one another, in use, the conducting elements being substantially in line with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in a charging position relative to the support.
- 39. A charge receiving arrangement for a vehicle, said charge receiving arrangement comprising at least one pair of charge receiving members, each charge receiving member being connected to a support that can be attached to a vehicle, said pair of charge receiving members being positioned on the vehicle and arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, such that in use, the charge receiving members and at least one pair of conducting elements come into contact in line along the length of the vehicle.
- 43. A charging system for an electric vehicle comprising firstly, at least one pair of conducting elements to provide a power source to a vehicle, and secondly at least one pair of charge receiving members positionable on a vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said conducting elements having support means to hold the conducting elements in relation to the vehicle to allow electrical contact between the conducting elements and the charge receiving members when on the vehicle, the conducting elements of the at least one pair being insulated from one another and being arranged with their longitudinal axes in axial alignment one behind the other and in a longitudinal direction along the length of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in position relative to the conducting elements, the at least one pair of conducting elements and the at least one pair of charge receiving members are connected substantially in line with the longitudinal axis along the length of the vehicle.
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