Device for establishing and disconnecting a charging connection for a plug-in vehicle in an automated manner
First Claim
1. A charging device for use with a plug-in vehicle having an energy storage device, comprising:
- a charging electrical unit of the plug-in vehicle, the charging electrical unit having a socket with one or more insertion funnels;
a charging station having a charging cable and a guiding mechanism whereinthe charging cable has a plug configured to mate with the socket to form a cable-based charging connection, the plug having one or more insertion pins and the charging cable having a reinforcement section defined such that the charging cable does not bend within the reinforcement section due to gravitational force affecting the plug and charging cable,each insertion pin of the plug is assigned to a specific insertion funnel,information is exchangeable between the charging station and the charging electrical unit when the cable-based charging connection is established,information is exchangeable between the charging station and the vehicle when the cable-based charging connection is not established,the plug and the reinforcement section of the charging cable are moveable via the guiding mechanism of the charging station in a specified spatial direction by way of a coupling movement over a maximum specified coupling length, andthe plug and the reinforcement section of the charging cable are moveable via the guiding mechanism of the charging station in a spatial direction opposite the specified spatial direction in a decoupling movement over the coupling length.
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Abstract
Charging device for the automatic establishment and disconnection of a charging connection for a plug-in vehicle, whereby the charging device of the plug-in vehicle includes a charging electrical unit, a charging station with a charging cable to charge an energy storage unit of the vehicle through a cable-based charging connection. The charging electrical unit comprises a socket and the charging cable a plug. The charging device is designed such that that the socket has one or more insertion funnels, the plug has one or more guide pins, wherein each guide pin is allocated to a specific funnel. Information is exchangeable between the charging station and the charging electrical unit once the charging connection is established. Information between the charging station and the vehicle is exchangeable if the charging connection is not established. The plug and a reinforced section on the charging cable connected to the plug are movable via a guide mechanism in a predefined spatial direction in the form of a coupling movement over maximum predefined coupling length. The plug and reinforced section are also movable opposite the predefined spatial direction in a decoupling movement over the coupling length.
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1. A charging device for use with a plug-in vehicle having an energy storage device, comprising:
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a charging electrical unit of the plug-in vehicle, the charging electrical unit having a socket with one or more insertion funnels; a charging station having a charging cable and a guiding mechanism wherein the charging cable has a plug configured to mate with the socket to form a cable-based charging connection, the plug having one or more insertion pins and the charging cable having a reinforcement section defined such that the charging cable does not bend within the reinforcement section due to gravitational force affecting the plug and charging cable, each insertion pin of the plug is assigned to a specific insertion funnel, information is exchangeable between the charging station and the charging electrical unit when the cable-based charging connection is established, information is exchangeable between the charging station and the vehicle when the cable-based charging connection is not established, the plug and the reinforcement section of the charging cable are moveable via the guiding mechanism of the charging station in a specified spatial direction by way of a coupling movement over a maximum specified coupling length, and the plug and the reinforcement section of the charging cable are moveable via the guiding mechanism of the charging station in a spatial direction opposite the specified spatial direction in a decoupling movement over the coupling length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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