Multi-configuration electric vehicle charging adapter
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHeraldo Felicio Stefanon
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Abstract
The present specification describes a charging adapter that is switchable between two configurations. The charging adapter includes a charging station port and a vehicle port. The vehicle port includes 1) a set of alternating current (AC) connectors used during AC charging and 2) a set of direct current (DC) connectors used during DC charging. The charging adapter also includes an input switch to receive selection between AC charging and DC charging. The charging adapter also includes a selector that 1) retracts the set of DC connectors when AC charging is selected and 2) electrically disconnects the set of AC connectors from the charging station port when DC charging is selected.
Claims11
A charging adapter, comprising:
- a charging station port;
- and
- a vehicle port comprising:
- a set of alternating current (AC) connectors used during AC charging;
- and
- a set of direct current (DC) connectors used during DC charging;
- an input switch to receive selection between AC charging and DC charging;
- and
- a selector that:
- retracts the set of DC connectors when AC charging is selected;
- and
- electrically disconnects the set of AC connectors from the charging station port when DC charging is selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.