公开(公告)号：US20210086640A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US16580648

申请日：2019-09-24

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge ,  Martin Krucinski ,  Alex Riley ,  William J. Eakins ,  Sang Choi

IPC: B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/16

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic charging of electric vehicles in which a plug head of a charging unit is automatically received in a receiving compartment of a vehicle charger actuation device. A push wall of the vehicle charger actuation device is displaced into contact the plug head in a manner that facilitates rotation of the plug head into angular alignment with the plug head receptacle. The charging unit can align a position of the plug head with the plug head receptacle such that continued displacement of the push wall displaces the plug head to a position at which the plug head is electrically coupled to the plug head receptacle. After a charging event, the push wall moves away from the plug head receptacle and engages a pull rod that is coupled to a pin skirt such that the pin skirt is displaced in a direction that ejects the plug head from the plug head receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US11014465B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16580648

申请日：2019-09-24

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge ,  Martin Krucinski ,  Alex Riley ,  William J. Eakins ,  Sang Choi

IPC: B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/14

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic charging of electric vehicles in which a plug head of a charging unit is automatically received in a receiving compartment of a vehicle charger actuation device. A push wall of the vehicle charger actuation device is displaced into contact the plug head in a manner that facilitates rotation of the plug head into angular alignment with the plug head receptacle. The charging unit can align a position of the plug head with the plug head receptacle such that continued displacement of the push wall displaces the plug head to a position at which the plug head is electrically coupled to the plug head receptacle. After a charging event, the push wall moves away from the plug head receptacle and engages a pull rod that is coupled to a pin skirt such that the pin skirt is displaced in a direction that ejects the plug head from the plug head receptacle.