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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Sangeun Choi, Simsbury, CT (US);
Martin Krucinski, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Harshang Shah, Bloomfield, CT (US);
William J. Eakins, Coventry, CT (US);
Stefan Rakuff, Windsor, CT (US);
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US);
Sree Shankar Satheesh Babu, Manchester, CT (US);
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
An automatic charging device and method is described that is positionable to access an underside of an electrical vehicle that facilitates hands-free connection of a vehicle-side electrical connector with a floor unit electrical connector. The automatic charging device includes a floor unit, a first slidable carriage disposed in the floor unit, a second slidable carriage disposed in the floor unit, a pivotal link coupled to the floor unit electrical connector, and a lift mechanism connected to the second slidable carriage and the pivotal link. The floor unit electrical connector is arranged to rise away from the floor unit in a direction of the vehicle-side electrical connector to facilitate a mating of the vehicle-side electrical connector and the floor unit electrical connector. The first and the second slidable carriages are configured to move in a linear xy-direction, respectively, and the lift mechanism is configured to move in a linear z-direction.