Cooled electric charging system and electric cable assembly
AssigneeCAES Systems LLC
InventorBryan Kathol
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Abstract
An electric cable assembly is provided. The electric cable assembly includes an electric cable and a connector. The connector includes an interface portion and a pivotable member. The interface portion includes an electrical interface and a fluid coupling. The pivotable member includes an arm that is configured to be engageable with the fluid coupling of the interface portion. The fluid coupling is configured to be removable from the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station when the arm of the pivotable member is engaged with the fluid coupling.
Claims20
An electric cable assembly comprising:
- an electric cable;
- and
- a connector that is configured to be in electrical communication with the electric cable, the connector comprising:
- an interface portion comprising:
- an electrical interface;
- and
- a fluid coupling configured to be coupled with a fluid socket of an electric device or a charging station;
- and
- a pivotable member comprising an arm, the arm configured to be engageable with the fluid coupling,
- wherein when the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station, the fluid coupling is configured to be decouplable from the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station when the arm of the pivotable member is engaged with the fluid coupling.
An electric cable assembly comprising:
- an electric cable comprising:
- a sheath;
- an electric line positioned within the sheath;
- and
- a fluid line positioned within the sheath, the fluid line defining at least partially a fluid pathway;
- and
- a connector that is configured to be in electrical communication with the electric line of the electric cable, the connector comprising:
- an interface comprising:
- an electrical interface;
- and
- a fluid coupling that is configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid line of the electric cable, the fluid coupling configured to be removably coupled with a fluid socket of an electric device or a charging station;
- and
- a pivotable member comprising an arm, the arm configured to be engageable with the fluid coupling,
- wherein when the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station, the fluid coupling is configured to be removable from the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station when the arm of the pivotable member is engaged with the fluid coupling.
An electric charging system for charging an electric device,
- the electric charging system comprising:
- a charging station comprising a reservoir;
- an electric cable comprising:
- a sheath;
- an electric line positioned within the sheath;
- and
- a fluid line positioned within the sheath, the fluid line defining at least partially a fluid pathway;
- and
- a connector that is mechanically coupled to the electric cable, wherein the connector comprises:
- an electrical interface in electrical communication with the electric line;
- a fluid coupling configured to be coupled with a fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station, the fluid coupling being in fluid communication with the fluid line of the electric cable and with the reservoir of the charging station-;
- and
- a pivotable member comprising an arm, the arm configured to be engageable with the fluid coupling,
- wherein when the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station, the fluid coupling is configured to be removable from the fluid socket of the electric device or the charging station when the arm of the pivotable member is engaged with the fluid coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.