Battery recharging meter

• US 4,052,655 A
• Filed: 09/10/1975
• Issued: 10/04/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph Vizza
• Original Assignee: Joseph Vizza
• Inventors: Vizza, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Hickey, Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US05/611,989
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 320/2-5, 320/37, 320/38, 194/1 M, 194/4 C, 194/11, 194/17, 194/40, 194/49, 194/64, 180/65 R, 222/14
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/31 Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/003 for electricity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/00 Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 320/18 Indicator or display

Abstract

A meter stand for use in recharging the batteries of battery powered vehicles including a register to indicate the cost of the recharging service and a coin operated locking means preventing disconnection of the vehicle from the meter until the cost of the recharging service has been paid.

Claims

1. A battery recharging meter stand for electric battery operated vehicles comprising a receptacle to which a battery recharging cable from a vehicle is to be connected, a timing device operated by flow of battery charging current to the cable to indicate the time during which such battery charging current has flowed, a register operated by the flow of current to the cable to indicate the cost per unit time times the number of units of time of flow of the battery charging current, means to lock said battery recharging cable from said vehicle to said receptacle, said last named means comprising a fork shaped slideable element to overlie a male connector of said cable, solenoid means, said means to lock being operatively connected to said solenoid means, means upon actuation of said slideable element for making the actual connection between the source of electricity and said cable so that the electrical connection is turned off when the locking means moves to the unlocked position.

2. The device of claim 1 in which said slideable element is held in place after manuel actuation by said solenoid means and is releasable upon payment of money.

3. The device of claim 1 in which there is provided an electric switch in said vehicle connected to said cable to cut off said current to prevent overcharging.