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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE

  • US 20130193923A1
  • Filed: 10/20/2011
  • Published: 08/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electric vehicle charging apparatus comprising:

  • a feeder connector that connects with a vehicle-side connector of an electric vehicle from outside of the electric vehicle and supplies electric energy;

    a repulsion force generation section that generates a repulsion force with such a directionality as to cause the feeder connector and the vehicle-side connector to break off from each other;

    a latch release section that detaches the feeder connector and the vehicle-side connector by being pressed anda disengagement detection section that detects disengagement between the feeder connector and the vehicle-side connector when the latch release section is not in a pressed state, whereinwhen the disengagement detection section detects disengagement between the feeder connector and the vehicle-side connector, the repulsion force generation section causes the feeder connector and the vehicle-side connector to break off from each other by means of the repulsion force.

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