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US 12,583,342 B2Granted
Charging cable with charging plug
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorSebastian Vahle
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Abstract
A charging cable is provided having a charging plug for electrically driven motor vehicles. A method for its operation is also provided.
Claims10
A vehicle charging cable, comprising:
- a vehicle charging plug configured to charge an electrically driven motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle charging plug includes:
- at least one warning light integrated in the vehicle charging plug;
- and
- a brightness sensor which is adapted to measure an ambient brightness and to activate the at least one warning light of the charging plug when the measured ambient light falls below a limit value to illuminate the at least one warning light during charging of the electrically driven motor vehicle.
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A method for charging an electrically driven motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- making use of a vehicle charging cable that comprises a vehicle charging plug including at least one integrated warning light and a brightness sensor which is adapted to measure an ambient brightness and to activate the at least one warning light when the measured ambient light falls below a limit value;
- activating the at least one warning light integrated in the vehicle charging plug of the vehicle charging cable when the ambient brightness is less than the limit value;
- and
- charging the vehicle via the vehicle charging cable while the at least one warning light is activated.
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A method for charging an electrically driven motor vehicle making use of a charging cable with charging plug including at least one integrated warning light and a brightness sensor which is adapted to measure an ambient brightness and to activate the at least one warning light when the measured ambient light falls below a limit value, the method comprising:
- moving a warning cover sleeve of the charging cable to a position of the charging cable where the charging cable constitutes a particularly dangerous place for passers-by, and securing the warning cover sleeve there.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.