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US 11,685,277 B1Granted
Electric vehicle charger for an electric vehicle and a method of use
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorEdward Hall
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Abstract
Electric vehicle charger for an electric vehicle and a method of use is presented in this disclosure. The charger includes a charging cable, a charging connector including an actuator, a cable reel, and a idler drum. The cable reel includes a helical pattern where the charging cable resides during the stowed configuration. The idler drum is parallel to the cable reel.
Claims18
An electric vehicle charger for an electric vehicle, the charger comprising:
- a charging cable;
- a charging connector mechanically connected to the charging cable, the charging connector comprising:
- a rotation mechanism configured to control a pay in and a pay out function of the electric vehicle charger;
- a cable reel comprising a helical pattern and configured to stow the charging cable;
- and
- an idler drum parallel to the cable reel, the idler drum configured to produce a resultant force during the pay out, thereby pushing the charging cable away from the cable reel.
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A method of use for an electric vehicle charger with a reel button for an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- activating, by a rotation mechanism of a charging connector, a pay in and a pay out function of a cable reel;
- paying out, by the cable reel and an idler drum, the charging cable wherein the cable reel comprises a helical pattern;
- providing, by the idler drum, a resultant force during the paying out, thereby pushing the charging cable away from the cable reel;
- and
- connecting, by the charging connector, the charging cable to the electric vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.