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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Armin Gaul, Selm, DE;
Ingo Diefenbach, Unna, DE;
Inventors:
Armin Gaul, Selm, DE;
Ingo Diefenbach, Unna, DE;
Assignee:
RWE AG, Essen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a plug device for a charging cable for connecting an electric vehicle to a charging station, comprising a housing, electrical contacts associated with the housing for connecting to a connecting device in the charging station or in the electric vehicle, and a coding means arranged in the housing for the value of the amperage which may be transmitted via the charging cable. The invention further relates to a system consisting of a charging cable and a charging station and/or an electric vehicle as well as a charging cable equipped with the plug device.