Rapid charging system and method for electrically connecting a vehicle to a charging station

US11584244B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SCHUNK TRANSIT SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Nils Heieis · Lich, DE
• Matthias Domes · Bad Nauheim, DE
• Timo Staubach · Herbstein, DE
• Peter Schneider · Dublin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A fast charging system for electrically driven vehicles and a method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station, the fast charging system having a contact device, a charging contact device and a positioning device, said contact device or said charging contact device being disposeable on a vehicle, said charging contact device being electrically contacted using the contact device when in a contact position, said contact device being positioned in a longitudinal and/or transverse direction with respect to the charging contact device as well as being moved to the contact position by means of the positioning device, said charging contact device comprising a charging-contact-element carrier having charging contact elements, said charging contact elements each forming a strip-shaped charging contact surface, said contact device comprising a contact element carrier having contact elements, said contact elements each forming a contact surface which is smaller than the charging contact surfaces, said contact elements being electrically contacted with the charging contact elements for forming contact pairs in each instance when in th…