A vehicle-side receptacle unit is described that is positionable on an underside of an electrical vehicle (EV) and a method for operating such unit. The vehicle-side receptacle facilitates hands-free connection of a vehicle-side electrical connector with a floor unit electrical connector of a floor-positioned recharging unit. The vehicle-side receptacle unit includes a unit frame including a ground-facing surface, a sliding cover including a leading edge, and a gap containing an interface of the vehicle-side electrical connector. The sliding cover is arranged to linearly slide on a plane parallel with the ground-facing surface to guide, using the leading edge, a shuttle carrying the floor unit electrical connector toward the gap to facilitate a mating of corresponding electrical contacts of the vehicle-side electrical connector and the floor unit electrical connector.
ELECTRICAL VEHICLE BATTERY RECHARGING VEHICLE-SIDE RECEPTACLE UNIT
FAHRZEUGSEITIGE BUCHSENEINHEIT ZUM AUFLADEN EINER BATTERIE EINES ELEKTRISCHEN FAHRZEUGS
UNITÉ DE PRISE DE COURANT CÔTÉ VÉHICULE DE RECHARGE DE BATTERIE DE VÉHICULE ÉLECTRIQUE
15.09.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
ELECTRICAL VEHICLE BATTERY RECHARGING VEHICLE-SIDE RECEPTACLE UNIT
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