CONTACT APPARATUS AND CHARGING CONTACT UNIT AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A VEHICLE TO A CHARGING STATION
First Claim
1. A contact apparatus for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, wherein the contact apparatus forms an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station having a charging contact unit, said contact apparatus comprising:
- a contact device contactable with the charging contact unit;
a positioning device positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit; and
a contact element support having contact elements, wherein the contact elements contact charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, wherein the contact elements are arranged on the contact element support relative to the charging contact elements in such a manner that a defined order is maintained when forming the contact pairs when the contact device and the charging contact unit are joined.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a contact apparatus (11) and to a charging contact unit (12) for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, in particular electric buses or the like, and to a method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station, wherein the contact apparatus serves to form an electrically conductive connection between the vehicle and the stationary charging station comprising a charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus can be arranged on a vehicle, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a contact device (14), wherein the contact device can make contact with the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus or the charging contact unit comprises a positioning device (15), wherein the contact device can be positioned relative to the charging contact unit by means of the positioning device, wherein the contact device has a contact element support (16) comprising contact elements, wherein the contact elements can make contact with the charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, wherein the contact elements are arranged on the contact element support relative to the charging contact elements in such a manner that a defined order is maintained when forming contact pairs when the contact device and the charging contact unit are joined.
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21 Claims
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1. A contact apparatus for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, wherein the contact apparatus forms an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station having a charging contact unit, said contact apparatus comprising:
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a contact device contactable with the charging contact unit; a positioning device positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit; and a contact element support having contact elements, wherein the contact elements contact charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, wherein the contact elements are arranged on the contact element support relative to the charging contact elements in such a manner that a defined order is maintained when forming the contact pairs when the contact device and the charging contact unit are joined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A charging contact unit for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, wherein the charging contact unit serves to form an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station, the vehicle having a contact apparatus and the stationary charging station including the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus is arranged on the vehicle and includes a contact device that can make contact with the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus or the charging contact unit includes a positioning device positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit, said charging contact unit comprising:
charging contact elements that form contact pairs with contact elements of a contact device, the charging contact elements being arranged on the charging contact unit relative to the contact elements in such a manner that a defined order is maintained when forming contact pairs when the contact device and the charging contact unit are joined. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station for electrically driven vehicles comprising a contact apparatus and a charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus is arranged on a vehicle, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a contact device, said method comprising:
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bringing a contact device into contact with a charging contact device of the charging station; positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit using a positioning device forming part of the contact apparatus or the charging contact unit; bringing contact elements forming part of the contact device into contact with charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, the contact device and the charging contact unit being joined in such a manner that a defined order is maintained when contact pairs are formed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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