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US 2026/0084561 A1Published application
Rotatable charging system
OwnerChiraag M. HEBBAR, Jason Yuuki Miyata WOODRUFF +2inventors
InventorsChiraag M. HEBBAR, Jason Yuuki Miyata WOODRUFF, Joern VICARI, Alejandro Enrique VALLEJO
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Abstract
A system having a rotating front plate defining a charge port, a motor configured to provide powered rotational movement, and a rotation assembly configured to rotate the rotating front plate using the motor. The rotating front plate is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. The first position can be 180°from the second position.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a rotating front plate defining a charge port in an electric vehicle charging station;
- a motor configured to provide powered rotational movement;
- and
- a rotation assembly configured to rotate the rotating front plate relative to the electric vehicle charging station using the motor;
- wherein the rotating front plate is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a charge plug having a charge handle, the charge plug configured to be retained in the charge port.
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A method comprising:
- rotating a rotating front plate and a charge handle of a charge plug in an electric vehicle charging station from a first position to a second position relative to the electric vehicle charging station using a rotation assembly and a motor;
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- rotating the rotating front plate and the charge handle of the charge plug from the second position to the first position using the rotation assembly and the motor;
- wherein the first position is configured to enable the storage of the charge plug, and wherein the second position is configured to enable use of the charge plug.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.