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US 2023/0406128 A1Published application
Charging station
OwnerSebastian VAHLEinventor
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Abstract
A system for a charging station having an integrated and extendable warning bollard and a charging cable protector, and a method for its operation.
Claims10
A charging station, comprising:
- an integrated warning bollard, which can move between a first position in which the warning bollard is at least mostly situated inside the charging station, and a second position in which the warning bollard is situated entirely outside the charging station, wherein the warning bollard in the first position can be locked by a locking mechanism in the charging station.
A method for operating a charging station having an integrated warning bollard which can move between a first position in which the warning bollard is at least mostly situated inside the charging station, and a second position in which the warning bollard is situated entirely outside the charging station, wherein the warning bollard in the first position can be locked by a locking mechanism in the charging station, the method comprising:
- unlocking the warning bollard using the locking mechanism which has been previously locked in the charging station when a user reports to the charging station;
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- transferring the warning bollard from the first position to the second position with an integrated charging cable secured on the warning bollard to enable the integrated charging cable to be connected to a charging socket of an electric vehicle to be charged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.