Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) assembly convertible between a cord set and a charge station
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle supply equipment assembly comprising:
- a charge unit having a first connector of a first type and a control box connected to the first connector;
a charge station sub-assembly having a second connector of a second type and a charge station housing a receiving portion configured to physically receive therein the control box of the charge unit; and
a cord set sub-assembly having a third connector of the second type;
wherein the first connector of the charge unit and the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly directly connect to one another upon the control box of the charge unit being physically received within the receiving portion of the charge station housing, the charge unit being electrically connected to the charge station sub-assembly while the first connector of the charge unit and the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a charge station;
wherein the charge unit electrically connects to the cord set sub-assembly while the first connector of the charge unit and the third connector of the cord set sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a cord set.
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Abstract
An EVSE assembly convertible between a charge cord and a charge station includes a charge unit having a connector of a first type, a charge station sub-assembly having a connector of a second type, and a cord set sub-assembly having a connector of the second type. The connector of the charge station sub-assembly is hard-wired to an (240V) electrical circuit. The charge unit electrically connects to the charge station sub-assembly while the connectors of the charge unit and the charge station sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a (240V) charge station. The cord set sub-assembly further includes a power plug connectable to (one of a 120V and 240V) electrical outlet. The charge unit electrically connects to the cord set sub-assembly while the connectors of the charge unit and the cord set sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a (120V or 240V) cord set.
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18 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle supply equipment assembly comprising:
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a charge unit having a first connector of a first type and a control box connected to the first connector; a charge station sub-assembly having a second connector of a second type and a charge station housing a receiving portion configured to physically receive therein the control box of the charge unit; and a cord set sub-assembly having a third connector of the second type; wherein the first connector of the charge unit and the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly directly connect to one another upon the control box of the charge unit being physically received within the receiving portion of the charge station housing, the charge unit being electrically connected to the charge station sub-assembly while the first connector of the charge unit and the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a charge station; wherein the charge unit electrically connects to the cord set sub-assembly while the first connector of the charge unit and the third connector of the cord set sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a cord set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. The assembly of a wherein:
the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly is hard-wired to an electrical circuit, the charge unit being electrically connected to the electrical circuit while the charge unit and the charge station sub-assembly form the charge station. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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11. An electric vehicle supply equipment assembly comprising:
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a charge unit having a first connector of a first type and a control box connected to the first connector; a charge station sub-assembly having a second connector of a second type, the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly being hard-wired to an electrical circuit, the charge station sub-assembly further having a charge station housing having a receiving portion configured to physically receive therein the control box of the charge unit; and a first cord set sub-assembly having a third connector of the second type and a first power plug connectable to a first electrical outlet; wherein the first connector of the charge unit and the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly directly connect to one another upon the control box of the charge unit being physically received within the receiving portion of the charge station housing, the charge unit being electrically connected to the electrical circuit while the first connector of the charge unit and the second connector of the charge station sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a charge station; wherein the charge unit electrically connects to the first electrical outlet while the first power plug of the cord set sub-assembly is connected to the electrical outlet and the first connector of the charge unit and third connector of the cord set sub-assembly are connected to one another to thereby form a first cord set. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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