An apparatus 301 for charging electric vehicles (EVs) includes: a housing 302 with side panels 303 and top edges 304; a rechargeable battery contained within the housing; a roof 305 attached to the top of the housing; and at least one charging cable 306 that is connectable, via a vehicle connector, to an EV to charge the EV. The roof includes an extension that extends over at least one of the top edges. The charging cable extends down from the extension, the charging cable being configured to support the vehicle connector above ground when not connected to the EV. The charging cable may be of such length that the vehicle connector is supported above ground level, when not connected to an EV, by the charging cable and the extension. The charging cable may be supported by a retractable device 308 which extends upon application of a manual force to facilitate connection to an EV. The retractable device retracts to support the vehicle connector above ground level when the connector is disconnected from the EV and the manual force is removed. A body of the retractable device may be attached to the extension, with a cord retractably extending from the body. The charging cable is movably supported within a ring secured to an extending end of the cord.
Charging electric vehicles
2019-10-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |