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US 11,897,352 B2Granted
Plug inlet for storing electrical vehicle plug
AssigneeSolaredge Technologies Ltd.
InventorMichael Raikh
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Abstract
A method includes plugging a plug into a socket, wherein the plugging includes pushing the plug into the socket at least up to a point that a latch clicks into the plug and locks the plug in place. Pressing down on a lever that rotates around an axis causes the lever to be pushed down. This results in the latch moving away from the plug and unlocking the plug from the socket, to thereby allow the plug to be separated from the socket.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a base comprising:
- a first magnet,
- a socket configured to receive a plug;
- and
- a lever comprising:
- an axis of rotation coupling the lever to the base;
- a second magnet, wherein a distance between the first magnet and the second magnet is determined by a repulsion force between the first magnet and the second magnet;
- and
- a latch configured to be inserted into and removed from a mortise of the plug;
- wherein when the plug is inserted into the socket, the latch is configured to be pushed aside by the plug, thereby pushing the first magnet and the second magnet towards each other, and wherein when the plug is fully inserted into the socket the latch is configured to enter the mortise thereby locking the plug in the socket.
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A method comprising:
- plugging a plug into a socket of a base, wherein the plugging includes pushing the plug into the socket at least up to a point that a latch of a lever is inserted into a mortise of the plug, thereby locking the plug in place, wherein the lever is coupled to the base by an axis of rotation;
- receiving a wireless signal, by a controller, to unlock the plug;
- and
- releasing, by the controller, the latch from the mortise and unlocking the plug from the socket, thereby allowing removal of the plug from the socket.
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A system comprising:
- a plug comprising a mortise;
- a plug inlet, the plug inlet comprising:
- a base comprising:
- a first magnet,
- a socket configured to receive the plug;
- and
- a lever comprising:
- an axis of rotation coupling the lever to the base;
- a second magnet, wherein a distance between the first magnet and the second magnet is determined by a repulsion force between the first magnet and the second magnet;
- and
- a latch configured to be inserted into and removed from the mortise;
- wherein when the plug is inserted into the socket, the latch is configured to be pushed aside by the plug, thereby pushing the first magnet and the second magnet towards each other, and wherein when the plug is fully inserted into the socket the latch is configured to enter the mortise thereby locking the plug in the socket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.