CONTACT APPARATUS AND CHARGING CONTACT UNIT AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A VEHICLE TO A CHARGING STATION
First Claim
1. A contact apparatus for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, wherein the contact apparatus serves to form an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station having a charging contact said contact apparatus comprising:
- a contact device contactable with the charging contact unit,a positioning device positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the positioning device has a pantograph or a swing arm positioning the contact device in the vertical direction relative to the charging contact unit and;
a contact element support having contact elements, wherein the contact elements contact charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, the positioning device having a transverse guide positioning the contact element support transversely relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the transverse guide is arranged at a distal end of the pantograph or of the swing arm.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a contact apparatus (11) and to a charging contact unit (12) for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, in particular electric buses or the like, and to a method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station, wherein the contact apparatus serves to form an electrically conductive connection between the vehicle and the stationary charging station comprising a charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus can be arranged on a vehicle, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a contact device (14), wherein the contact device can make contact with the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus or the charging contact unit comprises a positioning device (15), wherein the contact device can be positioned relative to the charging contact unit by means of the positioning device, wherein the positioning device has a pantograph or a swing arm (19), by means of which the contact device can be positioned in the vertical direction relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the contact device has a contact element support comprising contact elements (17), wherein the contact elements can make contact with the charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, wherein the positioning device has a transverse guide (25), by means of which the contact element support can be positioned transversely relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the transverse guide is arranged at a distal end of the pantograph or of the swing arm (19).
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1. A contact apparatus for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, wherein the contact apparatus serves to form an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station having a charging contact said contact apparatus comprising:
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a contact device contactable with the charging contact unit, a positioning device positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the positioning device has a pantograph or a swing arm positioning the contact device in the vertical direction relative to the charging contact unit and; a contact element support having contact elements, wherein the contact elements contact charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, the positioning device having a transverse guide positioning the contact element support transversely relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the transverse guide is arranged at a distal end of the pantograph or of the swing arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A charging contact unit for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles wherein the charging contact unit serves to form an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station, the vehicle having a contact apparatus and the stationary charging station including the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus is arranged on the vehicle and includes a contact device that can make contact with the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus or the charging contact unit includes a positioning device positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the positioning device has a pantograph or a swing arm positioning the contact device in the vertical direction relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the contact device has a contact element support including contact elements that can make contact with charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, said charging contact unit comprising:
a transverse guide positioning the charging contact unit transversely relative to the contact element support. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station for electrically driven vehicles, comprising a contact apparatus and a charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus is arranged on a vehicle, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a contact device, said method comprising:
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bringing a contact device into contact with a charging contact device of the charging station; positioning the contact device relative to the charging contact unit using a positioning device having a pantograph or a swing arm positioning the contact device in the vertical direction relative to the charging contact unit; bringing contact elements of a contact element support into contact with charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pair; and positioning the contact element support transversely relative to the charging contact unit using a transverse guide forming part of the positioning device during joining of the contact device and the charging contact unit when bringing the contact elements of the contact element support into contact with the charging contact elements. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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