AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE CHARGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle charging system comprising:
- a base plate including an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess; and
an arm arrangement having a base end portion movably attached to the base plate, a vehicle end portion, a spring-loaded element attached to the base end portion and in contact with the base plate, and a primary charge pad attached to the vehicle end portion, wherein the arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base plate, and wherein the spring-loaded element is arranged to move along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions.
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Abstract
A vehicle charging system includes a base plate having an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess, and an arm arrangement having a base end portion movably attached to the base plate, a vehicle end portion, a spring-loaded element attached to the base end portion and in contact with the base plate, and a primary charge pad attached to the vehicle end portion. The arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base plate. The spring-loaded element is arranged to move along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle charging system comprising:
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a base plate including an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess; and an arm arrangement having a base end portion movably attached to the base plate, a vehicle end portion, a spring-loaded element attached to the base end portion and in contact with the base plate, and a primary charge pad attached to the vehicle end portion, wherein the arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base plate, and wherein the spring-loaded element is arranged to move along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle charging system comprising:
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a primary charge pad; a base including an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess; and an arm arrangement movably attached with the base and the primary charge pad and including a spring-loaded element in contact with the base, wherein the arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base and wherein the spring-loaded element is arranged to move along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A charging system comprising:
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a base defining an incline; and an arm arrangement rotatively attached to the base and including a charge pad and a spring-loaded element arranged to move along the incline, the element and incline cooperating to counteract a force applied to the arrangement that causes the arrangement to rotate less than a predetermined amount from an extended position such that the arrangement returns to the extended position when the force is removed.
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