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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1997
Heiji Kuki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Sho Miyazaki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Tsutomu Tanaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kunihiko Watanabe, Yokkaichi, JP;
Shuichi Kanagawa, Yokkaichi, JP;
Tomohiro Keishi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hiroshige Deguchi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Shuji Arisaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
To facilitate the charging of an electric automotive vehicle, a primary coil 31 connected with a charging power source is so provided as to project from a wall surface W of a parking space. An electric automotive vehicle E is advanced toward the wall surface W and parked in a position where the primary coil 31 is accommodated in a receptacle 11 provided below a front bumper B of the vehicle E. Then, a pressure switch 40 provided in a shock absorbing material 39 operates to detect the presence of the vehicle E, and the primary coil 31 is excited. A secondary coil 14 is provided above the receptacle 11. A voltage is generated in the secondary coil 14 by action of electromagnetic induction, thereby charging a battery 19.