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Charging apparatus for a vehicle

US9845017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Robert Weber · Burbank, US
Torsten Herzog · Munich, DE
Josef Krammer · Holzkirchen, DE
Michael Respondek · Mengkofen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2014
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

A charging apparatus for a vehicle having an energy accumulator includes a charging socket with nine electrically assignable contacts by which the user of the vehicle may establish a charging connection independently of the type of charging supported by the charging source and the used plug.

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