A Device For Automatically Connecting A Vehicle To An Electric Power Supply
First Claim
1. A device for automatically connecting a vehicle via a cable to an electric power supply, said device comprising:
- a turn-over-anchor including a first connector part connected to a free end of said cable;
a docking station including a second connector part configured for mating with said first connector part according to a vertical coupling axis, when said turn-over-anchor is vertically deposited into in said docking station; and
two horizontally spaced vertical guide rods, each of said guide rods being arranged so as to vertically penetrate into a guide opening or guide hole of an opposite element, when said turn-over-anchor is deposited into said docking station, and being dimensioned so as to be self-locking in said guide hole, if said turn-over-anchor is subjected to a significant force that is not aligned with said vertical coupling axis.
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Abstract
A device for automatically connecting a vehicle to an electric power supply, comprises: a turn-over-anchor (48, 210), including a first connect- or part (42, 216) connected to the cable (28, 208); and a docking station (50, 212), including a second connector part (44, 230) configured for mating with the first connector part (42, 216) according to a vertical coupling axis (47, 236), when the turn-over-anchor (48, 210) is vertically deposited into the docking station (50, 212). The device further includes two horizontally spaced vertical rods (58′, 58″, 246′, 246″), each of which is arranged so as to vertically penetrate into a guide opening or hole (62′, 62″, 248′, 248″) of an opposite element (50′, 50″), when the turn-over-anchor (48, 210) is deposited into the docking station (50, 212), and is dimensioned so as to be self-locking in the hole (62′, 62″, 248′, 248″), if the turn-over-anchor (48, 210) is subjected to a significant force that is not aligned with the vertical coupling axis (47, 236).
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24 Claims
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1. A device for automatically connecting a vehicle via a cable to an electric power supply, said device comprising:
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a turn-over-anchor including a first connector part connected to a free end of said cable; a docking station including a second connector part configured for mating with said first connector part according to a vertical coupling axis, when said turn-over-anchor is vertically deposited into in said docking station; and two horizontally spaced vertical guide rods, each of said guide rods being arranged so as to vertically penetrate into a guide opening or guide hole of an opposite element, when said turn-over-anchor is deposited into said docking station, and being dimensioned so as to be self-locking in said guide hole, if said turn-over-anchor is subjected to a significant force that is not aligned with said vertical coupling axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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8. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said the guide comprises:
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lateral guides in said docking station defining a funnel shaped inlet opening for said turn-over-anchor; and guide rolls arranged laterally on said turn-over-anchor for interacting with said lateral guides in said docking station.
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