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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2018
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US);
William J. Eakins, Coventry, CT (US);
Martin Krucinski, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Sangeun Choi, Simsbury, CT (US);
Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US);
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A connector arrangement for charging an electric vehicle includes a first connector disposed adjacent a slide surface and having a pin extending from the first connector. A second connector has a second connector body and is moveable along the slide surface by a linkage mechanism. A socket extends through the second connector body between two opposed openings, and at least one sensor is associated with the second connector body. The at least one sensor provides information indicative of a location of the second connector body on the slide surface to the linkage mechanism.