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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Stephen R. Hall, Draper, UT (US);
Christopher Johnson, Provo, UT (US);
Jason Simpson, Provo, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Stephen R. Hall, Draper, UT (US);
Christopher Johnson, Provo, UT (US);
Jason Simpson, Provo, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An exchangeable electric vehicle battery receptacle, kiosk is disclosed herein. The kiosk includes a receptacle, a bell crank and solenoid that lock a battery in the receptacle, and circuitry that dispenses the battery. The bell crank includes a first arm extending into the receptacle and a second arm coupled to an extension spring that is coupled to a fixed point on the kiosk. The battery includes a form factor dimensioned to fit at least partially around the first arm. The solenoid has an armature and is positioned adjacent to the second arm. The armature fixes the bell crank and fixes the extension spring in an extended state, thereby locking the battery in the receptacle slot. The circuitry retracts the armature into the solenoid. A retraction force on the second arm by the extension spring rotates the bell crank, at least partially dispensing the exchangeable battery from the receptacle slot.