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CHARGING STATION AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE MEANS IN A VEHICLE

  • US 20180001777A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2015
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A charging station (1) for automatically charging an electrical energy storage means (50) in a vehicle (5), the charging station comprising:

  • a communication device (10) configured to receive vehicle-specific data from the vehicle (5) and to ascertain a position of a charging socket (51) on the vehicle (5) using received vehicle-specific data; and

    a charging robot (20) which includes a contact head (21) having a plurality of contacts, wherein the contacts are connected to a voltage source (30);

    wherein the charging robot (20) is configured to travel to a charging position based on an ascertained position of the charging socket (51) on the vehicle (5), and after reaching the charging position, to insert the contact head (21) into the charging socket (51) of the vehicle (5) and to electrically connect the contacts of the contact head (21) to contacts of the charging socket (51).

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