Automotive vehicle charge system
First Claim
1. A vehicle charging system comprising:
- a base plate including an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess; and
an arm arrangement having a base end portion movably attached to the base plate, a vehicle end portion, a ball-roller attached to the base end portion and in contact with the base plate, and a primary charge pad attached to the vehicle end portion, wherein the arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base plate, wherein the ball-roller rolls along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions, and wherein the inclined surface and ball-roller are arranged to cooperate with a force applied to the arm arrangement that causes the arm arrangement to rotate more than a predetermined amount from the extended position such that the arm arrangement continues to move toward the retracted position when the force is removed.
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Abstract
A vehicle charging system includes a base plate having an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess, and an arm arrangement having a base end portion movably attached to the base plate, a vehicle end portion, a spring-loaded element attached to the base end portion and in contact with the base plate, and a primary charge pad attached to the vehicle end portion. The arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base plate. The spring-loaded element is arranged to move along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle charging system comprising:
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a base plate including an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess; and an arm arrangement having a base end portion movably attached to the base plate, a vehicle end portion, a ball-roller attached to the base end portion and in contact with the base plate, and a primary charge pad attached to the vehicle end portion, wherein the arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base plate, wherein the ball-roller rolls along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions, and wherein the inclined surface and ball-roller are arranged to cooperate with a force applied to the arm arrangement that causes the arm arrangement to rotate more than a predetermined amount from the extended position such that the arm arrangement continues to move toward the retracted position when the force is removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle charging system comprising:
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a primary charge pad; a base including an inclined surface defining at least a portion of a recess; and an arm arrangement movably attached with the base and the primary charge pad, and including a ball-roller in contact with the base, wherein the arm arrangement has a retracted position in which at least a portion of the primary charge pad is disposed within the recess and an extended position in which the primary charge pad is spaced away from the base, wherein the ball-roller rolls along the inclined surface as the arm arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions, and wherein the inclined surface and ball-roller are arranged to cooperate with a force applied to the primary charge pad or arm arrangement that causes the arm arrangement to rotate more than a predetermined amount from the extended position such that the arm arrangement continues to move toward the retracted position when the force is removed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
an arm arrangement movably attached with a base and a primary charge pad, and including a ball-roller in contact with the base, the arrangement having a retracted position with the pad being in a recess of the base and an extended position with the pad being spaced away from the base, the ball-roller rolling along an inclined surface of the recess as the arrangement moves between the retracted and extended positions, and the inclined surface and ball-roller being arranged to cooperate with a force applied to the arrangement that causes the arrangement to rotate more than a predetermined amount from the extended position such that the arrangement continues to move toward the retracted position when the force is removed.
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