US 2017/0291496 A1 · Automatic, dual power, inductive and conductive charger for electric cars.

Abstract

Automatic, dual power, inductive and electrical, vehicle charge station. This invention is a convenient, automatic, electric vehicle charge station, where the driver does nothing except driving in. It can have two charge methods: A. Electrical conductive power with magnetic attractive closure in the charge station, for efficient dual contact transfer of either AC or DC to a vehicle. B. Inductive power transfer with mating primary and secondary inductors that inductively transfers power to a vehicle by a transportable charge station. For safety, the charge station has unique E-type laminations located front-to front, unique self releasing electrical contacts, and unique, self closing, safety sleeves in case of angry driver drive-off. No damage to vehicle or station. Many different systems are described for guidance of the vehicle into the charge station.

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Dependent claims

Automatic, dual power, inductive and conductive charge station comprising:

a charge station having a plurality of AC and DC powered electrical conductors, adjacent an energized first inductor, a second inductor located in an adjacent vehicle, having mating type electrical conductors,
wherein inductive magnetic attraction between first and second inductor automatically gets spring loaded contact coupling by magnetic attraction between the powered conductors and the mating type conductors in the vehicle, thereby transferring electrical conductive power to the vehicle.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic, dual power, inductive and conductive charger for electric cars.

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Automatic, dual power, inductive and conductive charger for electric cars.

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