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Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Guenter Rohr

Thomas E Zielinski

Larry L Neblett

David A Lescamela

An electrical connector assembly has a male and female connector. The male connector has electrical contacts in a housing for conducting AC or DC current. The female connector also includes a housing with electrical contacts to electrically couple with the male electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are coupled between a power source and a rechargeable power user, such as batteries in an electric vehicle. A mechanism to terminate power of the rechargeable power user is coupled with the system to prohibit use of the rechargeable power user during charging.

Universal charge port connector for electric vehicles

An electrical connector assembly has a male connector and a female connector. The male connector has electrical contacts for conducting AC or DC current. The female connector includes electrical contacts for coupling with the male electrical contacts for conducting the AC or DC current. A mechanism to eliminate current arcing during disconnection of the male and female connectors is coupled with at least one of the male or female connectors.

An electrical connector assembly has a male and female connector. The male connector has a housing with electrical contacts to conduct AC or DC current. The female connector also includes a housing to couple with the male housing. The female housing includes electrical contacts to electrically couple with the male electrical contacts. A latch mechanism is associated with the male or female connector housing to releasably couple the male and female connectors together. A lock mechanism is coupled with the latch mechanism to prohibit unauthorized disconnection of the male and female connectors in a coupled position.

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Guenter Rohr