Battery charging apparatus for electric vehicles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKiyotaka Hayashi, Kenji Uchibori, Akiyoshi Yamamoto
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Abstract
When a feeding coupler is pressed by a receiving coupler, the feeding coupler is disengaged by a first engaging member of a fixing mechanism so as to be displaceable along an electric vehicle, and also disengaged by a second engaging member of the fixing mechanism so as to be angularly movable with respect to a displacing mechanism. The feeding mechanism then engages the receiving coupler, and starts charging the battery on the electric vehicle.
Claims6
A battery charging apparatus for supplying electric energy to the battery of a battery-powered electric vehicle through a receiving coupler mounted on the electric vehicle, comprising:
- a feeding coupler for being brought into fitting engagement with the receiving coupler;
- a displacing mechanism for displacing said feeding coupler toward said receiving coupler;
- a fixing mechanism for fixing said feeding coupler to said displacing mechanism, and releasing said feeding coupler from said displacing mechanism when said feeding coupler is pressed against said receiving coupler;
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- a support mechanism for supporting said feeding coupler displaceably with respect to said displacing mechanism when said feeding coupler is released from said displacing mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.