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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Control Module, Inc., Enfield, CT (US);
James S. Bianco, Suffield, CT (US);
David C. Parmelee, East Hartland, CT (US);
David B. Palmer, Middletown, CT (US);
John Fahy, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Control Module, Inc., Enfield, CT (US);
Abstract
A cable management system for an overhead EVSE employs a lever-latch on the EV connector. A controller and motor mechanism is employed to lower the connector to an ADA compliant position or a pre-established height which is typically four feet. For an overhead system which employs a shuttle which slides along a track, the connector may then be grasped to pull the shuttle to a selected position along the track. The latch is depressible to extend the service cable to the connector so that the connector may be positioned and connected at the EV inlet. When the connector is unlatched from the EV inlet, the latch may be depressed to retract the connector to the pre-established height or ADA position. The latch requires a force of less than 5 lbs. for activation.