Device for automatically decoupling a connector inserted in a socket of an electric vehicle
US10938159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed device equips a connection unit including a connector, on the cable side of the recharging station, and a socket, on the electric vehicle side. It includes an active part mounted on an element from among the connector and the socket, and a passive part mounted on the other element, the active part including an actuator and a plurality of rods forming plungers capable of being translated by the actuator to bear on the passive part of the decoupling device so as to generate a force in order to separate the connector from the socket.
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