Charging cable locking device and method for locking a cable
AssigneeRwe AG
InventorsArmin Gaul, Ingo Diefenbach
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Abstract
Charging cable locking device for electric vehicles with a receptacle 2 on the vehicle side to receive a charging cable 4 that can be connected with a charging station 20, and a locking unit 8 arranged at the receptacle 2, wherein the locking unit 8 is arranged for locking and releasing the charging cable 4 with the receptacle 2. Secure charging is possible in that the locking unit 8 is coupled with a closing unit 32 of the vehicle such that on activation of the closing unit 32, the charging cable 4 can be locked with the receptacle 2, and that on deactivation of the closing unit 32, the charging cable 4 can be released from the receptacle 2.
Claims8
Charging cable locking device for electric vehicles with
- a receptacle on the vehicle side to receive a charging cable that can be connected with a charging station, and
- a locking unit arranged at the receptacle,
- wherein the locking unit is arranged for locking and releasing the charging cable with the receptacle,
- wherein
- the locking unit is coupled with a closing unit of the vehicle such that on activation of the closing unit, the charging cable can be locked with the receptacle, and that on deactivation of the closing unit, the charging cable can be released from the receptacle, and
- a signalling unit is coupled with the locking unit, in that the locking unit on activation of the closing unit transmits an activation signal to the signalling unit and in that subsequently the signalling unit transmits a locking signal to the charging station to lock the charging cable to the charging station.
Method for locking a charging cable to electric vehicles in which
- a charging cable is connected with a receptacle on the vehicle side, and
- the charging cable is locked and released with the receptacle by means of a locking unit arranged at the vehicle side on the receiver,
- wherein
- the locking unit is coupled with a closing unit of the vehicle such that on activation of the closing unit, the charging cable is locked with the receptacle, and that on deactivation of the closing unit, the charging cable is released from the receptacle, and
- a signally unit is coupled with the locking unit, such that on activation of the closing unit an activation signal is transmitted from the closing unit to the signally unit and subsequently a locking signal is transmitted from the signalling unit to the charging station to lock the charging cable to the charging station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.