Compact connector and compact socket for electrically powering a portable device from a fixed network
US10103474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G11/006
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connection assembly between a movable object and a fixed installation, the assembly including the following elements of substantially cylindrical shape, centered around a vertical axis and going downwards: a windlass using a chain to move a rod along the axis; an outlet receiving a plurality of connections and provided with a hawse pipe in which the rod can engage with small clearance; a connector provided with a top endplate receiving, facing the connections of the outlet, the complementary connections; a turnable lid protecting the connections; a guide and locking system for guiding and locking the rod; and having its bottom portion of conical shape; a rod passing downwards in succession through the hawse pipe of the outlet, then the lid, in order to reach a locking system for locking with the connector; and a basket of funnel-shape, with its large opening upwards, its shape being complementary to the bottom portion of the connector, and centering the connector on the axis.
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