CURRENT TRANSMISSION DEVICE

• US 20160185227A1
• Filed: 08/12/2013
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schunk Bahn- und Industrietechnik GmbH
• Original Assignee: Schunk Bahn- und Industrietechnik GmbH
• Inventors: Pachler, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 9,931,941 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 5/30 using springs
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to a current transmission device for stationary charging of electrical energy stores of devices and/or for mobile supplying of electrical drive units of devices having a current transmitter which is embodied as an articulated arm system, and which can swivel between a current-transmitting extended position and a current flow interrupting retracted position, an adjusting drive interacting with the current transmitter as well as a spring system interacting with the current transmitter, wherein the adjusting drive is self-locking-free and has a switchable electromagnetic brake device.

Claims

1. A current transmission device, said current transmission device comprising:

a frame;

a current transmitter arranged on the frame and including an articulated arm system that swivels said current transmitter between a current-transmitting extended position and a current flow interrupting retracted position;

self-locking free adjusting drive driving the current transmitter between the current-transmitting extended position and the current flow interrupting retracted position; and

a spring system biasing the current transmitter toward the current flow interrupting retracted position; and

an electromagnetic brake device, said brake device being switchable, such that said brake device either unblocks swivel movement of the current transmitter or defines a position of the current transmitter.

2. The current transmission device according to claim 1, in which the electromagnetic brake device is a closed-circuit brake and unblocks the swivel movement of the current transmitter by applying voltage.

3. The current transmission device according to claim 2, in which said frame is fixed to a vehicle.

4. The current transmission device according to claim 1, in which the electromagnetic brake device is an open-circuit brake and in that applying voltage defines the position of the current transmitter.

5. The current transmission device according to claim 4, in which said frame is fixed to a stationary charging current device.

6. The current transmission device according to claim 1, in which the brake device has an energy supply that is independent of an energy supply of the adjusting drive.

7. The current transmission device according to claim 1, in which the brake device and the adjusting drive have a common energy supply that interacts with a switching device.

8. The current transmission device according to claim 1, in which the current transmitter can swivel downwardly, upwardly, horizontally, and in an intermediate direction resulting therefrom.

9. The current transmission device according to claim 1, in which the brake device includes a manipulation device manually actuating the brake device.