COUPLING BETWEEN A REPLACEABLE BATTERY AND A VEHICLE
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Abstract
A coupling between a replaceable battery and a vehicle in order to produce an electrical contact between the battery and a vehicle electrical system. The coupling includes at least one vehicle-side coupling part and at least one battery-side coupling part, each coupling part having at least one electrical contact site. The contact sites of the coupling parts that are separate from each other until the battery is mechanically fastened to the vehicle can be brought into mutual contact after the battery has been mechanically fastened to the vehicle.
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32 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A coupling between a battery and a vehicle, the coupling comprising:
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at least one vehicle-side coupling part and at least one battery-side coupling part, each coupling part having at least one electrical contact site, wherein in a first position in which the battery is not mechanically fastened to the vehicle, the at least one electrical contact sites of the coupling parts are separate from each, and in a second position in which the battery is mechanically fastened to the vehicle, the at least one electrical contact sites of the coupling parts are in mutual contact. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A vehicle comprising:
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an electrical drive; an electrical system; a battery; a coupling provided spatially below a passenger footwell of the vehicle and which provides a mechanical fastening between the battery and the vehicle to produce an electrical contact between the battery and the electrical system, the coupling including at least one vehicle-side coupling part and at least one battery-side coupling part, each coupling part having at least one electrical contact site; and a service orifice having a cover is arranged spatially above the coupling and which permits access to the coupling, wherein in a first position in which the battery is not mechanically fastened to the vehicle, the at least one electrical contact sites of the coupling parts are separate from each, and in a second position in which the battery is mechanically fastened to the vehicle, the at least one electrical contact sites of the coupling parts are in mutual contact. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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