CHARGING COUPLING AND CHARGING COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20130023141A1
• Filed: 07/11/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche Ag
• Inventors: Meyer-Ebeling, Joerg
• Granted Patent: US 8,951,060 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/324
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/32 of electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/34 of parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/639 Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
• 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

Abstract

A charging coupling (1) for a motor vehicle (2) has a receiving device (3) with a receiving section (4) for receiving a charging plug (7) and a locking device (11) having a locking section (13) that can be displaced into the receiving section (4) approximately perpendicularly with respect to an introduction direction (E) of the charging plug (7) into the receiving section (4) for locking the charging plug (7) in the receiving device (3) in a charging position.

Claims

1. A charging coupling for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a receiving device with a receiving section for receiving a charging plug; and

a locking device having a locking section that can be displaced into the receiving section approximately perpendicularly with respect to an introduction direction of the charging plug into the receiving section for locking the charging plug in a charging position in the receiving device.

2. The charging coupling of claim 1, wherein the receiving section is substantially cylindrical.

3. The charging coupling of claim 1, wherein the locking section is displaceable into the receiving section in a direction approximately perpendicular to a center axis of the receiving section.

4. The charging coupling of claim 1, wherein the locking section can be displaced into a correspondingly formed mating locking section of the charging plug.

5. The charging coupling of claim 4, wherein the locking section can be displaced into the mating locking section of the charging plug only when the charging plug is at the charging position in the receiving section.

6. The charging coupling of claim 5, wherein an end face of the charging plug and an end face of the receiving section are in mutual contact when the charging plug is at the charging position.

7. The charging coupling of claim 1, wherein the charging coupling has a cover for closing the receiving section.

8. The charging coupling of claim 7, wherein the cover is engageable in the receiving section of the receiving device.

9. The charging coupling of claim 8, wherein the locking section of the locking device can be displaced into the receiving section to lock the cover in the receiving device.

10. The charging coupling of claim 9, wherein the locking section can be displaced into a correspondingly formed mating locking section of the cover.

11. The charging coupling of claim 7, wherein the cover has a sealing device for sealing the receiving section.

12. The charging coupling of claim 11, wherein the cover and the sealing device are formed in one piece.

13. The charging coupling of claim 1, wherein the locking device has a drive device for displacing the locking section.

14. A charging coupling arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

the charging coupling of claim 1; and

a charging plug configured at least in sections to correspond to the receiving device of the charging coupling.

15. A motor vehicle having the charging coupling of claim 1.