A contact unit for a charging station of an electrically driven vehicle and a related method. The contact unit includes at least two charging contact supports having at least two charging contacts thereon and connected by a parallel linkage having connecting and support rods disposed in parallel, each support rod being connected to the connecting rods in one of two parallel movement planes via connecting hinges forming a parallelogram with the connecting rods, the connecting rods connected to a base support by support hinges spaced apart in a support plane extending in parallel and centrically to the movement planes, each charging contact support being connected to the support rod via a rotary hinge, the rotary hinges being orthogonally disposed with respect to the connecting hinges, each charging contact support mounting the charging contacts coaxially with respect to the axis of rotation.
Contact unit for a charging station and method for contacting
2022-08-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |
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