Ejector for electric vehicle charging connectors
AssigneeEVject, Inc.
InventorsErick Vega, Preston Ruff, Kreg Peeler
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Abstract
An ejector for electric vehicle charging connectors is provided. An ejector can be configured to be secured on the inside of the charging port of an EV and to automatically eject or push the charging connector from the charging port. The ejector may include a pusher assembly that can be selectively retracted to allow a charging connector to be plugged into the charging port and can be selectively released to eject the charging connector from the charging port. The ejector can include a retracting assembly for selectively retracting the pusher assembly and a locking assembly for retaining the pusher assembly in the retracted position until it is desired to eject the charging connector.
Claims18
An ejector comprising:
- one or more pusher assemblies that are configured to push a connector from a socket, wherein each of the one or more pusher assemblies comprises a pusher and a shaft;
- one or more retracting assemblies that are configured to move the one or more pusher assemblies into a retracted position, wherein each of the one or more retracting assemblies includes a grabber assembly that interfaces with the shaft of the corresponding pusher assembly to move the pusher assembly into the retracted position;
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- a locking assembly that is configured to retain the one or more pusher assemblies in the retracted position until a signal is received to eject the connector from the socket.
An ejector for a charging connector comprising:
- a housing configured to be secured to a housing of a charging port;
- a pusher assembly having a pusher that is configured to be selectively extended through the housing of the charging port, the pusher being coupled to a shaft;
- a retracting assembly having a grabber assembly and a driving assembly for driving the grabber assembly, the grabber assembly being configured to interface with the shaft to transition the pusher into a retracted position;
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- a locking assembly that interfaces with the shaft to retain the pusher in the retracted position, the locking assembly being configured to release the shaft to thereby enable the pusher to extend through the housing of the charging port to eject a charging connector.
An ejector comprising:
- a housing;
- opposing pusher assemblies, each pusher assembly having a pusher;
- opposing retracting assemblies, each retracting assembly having a grabber assembly that retracts the corresponding pusher assembly into a retracted position;
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- a locking assembly that locks the pusher assemblies in the retracted position, the locking assembly being configured to release the pusher assemblies from the retracted position in response to a signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.