Patent · US Expired

Universal charge port connector for electric vehicles

US6371768B1 · kind B1 · utility

52Cited by

34References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Daimlerchrysler AG · US
Otto Dunkel GmbH · DE

Inventors

Larry L. Neblett · Pinckney, US
David A. Lescamela · Clinton Township, US
Thomas E. Zielinski · Saint Clair, US
Guenter Rohr · Schwindegg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 1999
Grant date	Apr 16, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly has a male and female connector. The male connector has electrical contacts in a housing for conducting AC or DC current. The female connector also includes a housing with electrical contacts to electrically couple with the male electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are coupled between a power source and a rechargeable power user, such as batteries in an electric vehicle. A mechanism to terminate power of the rechargeable power user is coupled with the system to prohibit use of the rechargeable power user during charging.

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