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US 12,719,226 B2Granted
System and method for disconnecting a charge cable from an electric vehicle
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsUday K Sirasanagandla, William M Burkmyre
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Abstract
A release system for an electric vehicle includes an ejector actuator, a connector latch actuator having a latched position and an unlatched position, a user interface generating a release signal and a controller coupled to the ejector actuator, the connector latch actuator, and the user interface. The controller, in response to the release signal, unlatches the connector latch actuator and controls the ejector actuator to eject a charging connector from a vehicle connector.
Claims12
A release system for an electric vehicle comprising:
- an ejector actuator;
- a connector latch actuator having a latched position and an unlatched position;
- a user interface generating a release signal;
- and
- a controller coupled to the ejector actuator, the connector latch actuator, and the user interface, said controller, in response to the release signal, incrementing a counter corresponding to a number of release signals since a reset, and when the counter is below a count threshold, unlatching the connector latch actuator and controlling the ejector actuator to eject a charging connector from a vehicle connector, and when the count is greater than the count threshold generating a limit message and preventing operation of the ejector actuator.
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A method comprising:
- generating a release signal at a user interface;
- in response to the release signal, incrementing a counter corresponding to a number of release signals since a reset;
- when the counter is below a count threshold, unlatching a connector latch actuator;
- in response to the release signal, controlling an ejector actuator to eject a charging connector from a vehicle connector;
- and
- when the count is greater than the count threshold, generating a limit message and preventing operation of the ejector actuator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.