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Motor vehicle with an electrical contact-making unit

US12103413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Alexander EWALD · Munich, DE
Bernhard Hoess · Munich, DE
Manfred Holzmann · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 17, 2020
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle has an electrical contact-making unit, which is fixed to the vehicle, for making electrical contact with an external charging cable. The contact-making unit includes electrical contacts and a movable cover which can be moved between a protective position, in which the cover covers the electrical contacts and thereby protects them against soiling and/or water, and a charging position, in which the electrical contacts are accessible from the area surrounding the vehicle. The cover here is cuboidal and in the protective position it at least partially surrounds the electrical contacts. In the charging position, the cover is located next to the electrical contacts, wherein the cover can be moved between the charging position and the protective position in a manner operated by external force.

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