Connection system for charging an electric vehicle
First Claim
1. Electric connection system for an electric drive vehicle to allow the electric connection of electric energy storage means of the vehicle with an electric source for the purpose of charging thereof, comprising:
- at least one electrically conductive bar extending so that it is accessible from underneath the vehicle between front and rear regions thereof, the or each electrically conductive bar comprising an electrically conductive active surface electrically connected to the electric energy storage means of the vehicle, the active surface being intended to come into contact with mating means of the electric source; and
protection means to protect the active surface of the electrically conductive bar, said protection means comprising at least one cover adapted so that it can move by pivoting about a pivot axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bar, the pivot axis and the longitudinal axis lying vertical to each other, the bar and the protection means being capable of moving relative to one another between a charging position, in which the active surface of the bar is released from the protection means, and a non-charging position in which the active surface of the bar is covered by the protection means.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electrical connection system for a motor vehicle with electric drive so as to make it possible to electrically connect means of electrical energy storage of the vehicle to an electrical source with a view to their charging, characterized in that it comprises: at least one electrically conducting bar extending in such a way as to be accessible from beneath the vehicle between front and rear regions thereof, each electrically conducting bar comprising an electrically conducting active surface connected electrically to the means of electrical energy storage of the vehicle, the active surface being intended to come into contact with complementary means of the electrical source, protection means for protecting the active surface of the electrically conducting bar, the bar and the protection means being able to move relative to one another between a so-called charging position where the active surface of the bar is disengaged from the protection means and a so-called off-charge position where the active surface of the bar is covered by the protection means.
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37 Claims
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1. Electric connection system for an electric drive vehicle to allow the electric connection of electric energy storage means of the vehicle with an electric source for the purpose of charging thereof, comprising:
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at least one electrically conductive bar extending so that it is accessible from underneath the vehicle between front and rear regions thereof, the or each electrically conductive bar comprising an electrically conductive active surface electrically connected to the electric energy storage means of the vehicle, the active surface being intended to come into contact with mating means of the electric source; and protection means to protect the active surface of the electrically conductive bar, said protection means comprising at least one cover adapted so that it can move by pivoting about a pivot axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bar, the pivot axis and the longitudinal axis lying vertical to each other, the bar and the protection means being capable of moving relative to one another between a charging position, in which the active surface of the bar is released from the protection means, and a non-charging position in which the active surface of the bar is covered by the protection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electric drive vehicle comprising electric energy storage means, and to allow the electric connection of electric energy storage means of the vehicle with an electric source for the purpose of charging thereof, comprising:
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at least one electrically conductive bar extending so that it is accessible from underneath the vehicle between front and rear regions thereof, the or each electrically conductive bar comprising an electrically conductive active surface electrically connected to the electric energy storage means of the vehicle, the active surface being intended to come into contact with mating means of the electric source; and protection means to protect the active surface of the electrically conductive bar, said protection means comprising at least one cover adapted so that it can move by pivoting about a pivot axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bar, the bar and the protection means being capable of moving relative to one another between a charging position, in which the active surface of the bar is released from the protection means, and a non-charging position in which the active surface of the bar is covered by the protection means. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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