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Inductive Pick-Up Arrangement for an Electric Vehicle and Method of Operating an Electric Vehicle

  • US 20150090552A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2013
  • Published: 04/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inductive pick-up to be mounted on an electric vehicle which shall be operated with electric energy produced by the inductive pick-up by magnetic induction, wherein:

  • the inductive pick-up comprises a pick-up portion comprising at least one electric inductance for receiving a magnetic field and for producing the electric energy,the inductive pick-up comprises a mounting portion to be mounted on the vehicle,the inductive pick-up comprises an actuator for actuating movement of the pick-up portion relative to the mounting portion,the mounting portion and the pick-up portion are moveably connected to each other by at least two connecting portions,wherein a distance from the pick-up portion to the mounting portion in a vertical direction can be varied by the actuator,whereinthe actuator comprises a prolongable section which can be prolonged and shortened by operating the actuator and which extends from a first bearing attached to the mounting portion to a second bearing attached to the pick-up portion,the prolongable section comprises a first operating state in which the prolongable section is shorter than in a second operating state, so that the distance from the pick-up portion to the mounting portion is smaller in one of the first and second operating states than in the other of the first and the second operating states.

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