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
2021-09-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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