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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Nasser Noormohammadi, Long Beach, CA (US);
Kevin Sze, Portland, OR (US);
Tyler Jay Erikson, Torrance, CA (US);
Travis Elliot Stewart, Carson, CA (US);
Alexander Michael Kwan, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Kyle Robert Underhill, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kush Upreti, Irvine, CA (US);
Ellen Marie Hilgersom, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Robin John Moore, Colchester, GB;
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A charge coupler with integrated electrical and mechanical disconnect switching can include a first member. A charging coupler can include a first member and a second member. The second member can be coupled at a first end with the first member. A charging coupler can include a first switch disposed at the first member and operable to cause, in response to a movement of the second member to a first angle with the first member that engages the first switch, a charging device to electrically decouple the charging device from a vehicle. A charging coupler can include a second switch disposed at the first member and operable to cause, in response to a movement of the second member to a second angle with the first member that engages the second switch, the charging device to mechanically decouple the charging device from the vehicle.