# US 9,434,265 B2 · Motor vehicle with plug-in charging device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,434,265 B2 - Document ID: US9434265B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/202,541 - Filed: 2014-03-10 - Published: 2014-09-11 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-11 - Assignees: Man Truck & Bus AG - Applicants: MAN Truck & Bus AG - Inventors: Florian Mayer; Marcel Hessel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9434265B2 ## CPC - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60L 1/14: to electric lighting circuits - B60L 3/0069: {relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current} - B60L 50/16: with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion - B60L 50/62: charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries, e.g. range extenders - B60L 53/16: Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles - B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC] - B60Q 1/543: {for indicating other states or conditions of the vehicle (indicating taxis' state of hire or fare G07B13/045)} - B60L 2200/18: Buses - B60L 2200/36: Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks - B60L 2250/10: by alarm - B60L 2250/16: by display - B60Y 2200/14: Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses - Y02T 10/62: Hybrid vehicles - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a storage device for storing electrical energy for an electric machine of the motor vehicle, a charging device having a charging interface for connecting a charging component for externally charging the storage device and a side bodywork section. The side bodywork section includes a vehicle door for opening and closing a person entry region which leads into a driver and/or passenger accommodating space of the motor vehicle. The charging interface is arranged in the lateral direction of the motor vehicle behind the side bodywork section, so that it can be protected by the side bodywork section against environmental influences and/or unauthorized access. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A motor vehicle, comprising: a storage device storing electrical energy for an electric machine of the motor vehicle; a charging device having a charging interface for connecting the charging device to an external power source for charging the storage device; and a side bodywork section comprising a vehicle door for opening and closing a person entry region of the motor vehicle, the person entry region leading into a driver accommodating space or a passenger accommodating space of the motor vehicle, the charging interface arranged in a lateral direction of the motor vehicle behind the side bodywork section, whereby the charging interface is protected against environmental influences and unauthorized access, wherein the person entry region has a step structure with at least one step facilitating entry of a person into the driver accommodating space or the passenger accommodating space, the step structure has a step offset, and the charging device is installed in the step offset. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle of claim 1, wherein the charging device is installed in the entry region. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle of claim 1, wherein the charging device is installed in the lateral direction behind the vehicle door. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle of claim 1, wherein the side bodywork section has a through-opening for the charging component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The motor vehicle of claim 4, wherein the through-opening passes through the vehicle door at least in certain sections. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The motor vehicle of claim 4, wherein the through opening comprises a gap between a bottom edge of the vehicle door and a step in the person entry region, in a closed state of the vehicle door. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The motor vehicle of claim 4, wherein the through-opening permits charging of the storage device when the vehicle door is closed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle has a display device for visually communicating a state of charge of the storage device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The motor vehicle of claim 8, wherein the display device comprises at least one of vehicle exterior lighting and vehicle interior lighting. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The motor vehicle of claim 8, wherein the display device comprises a vehicle exterior lighting including at least one of a flashing indicator light device that serves to indicate a direction of travel, a front light, and a rear light of the motor vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The motor vehicle of claim 8, wherein the display device is installed in a dashboard or on the charging device itself. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle of claim 1, wherein the electric machine is an electric motor for driving the motor vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle of claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle is one of an electric vehicle, a battery-operated vehicle, a range extender vehicle, and a plug-in hybrid vehicle.