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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Kraeuter, Gaimersheim, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01R 13/447 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 2270/32 (2013.01); B60L 2270/34 (2013.01); H01R 13/447 (2013.01); H01R 13/6397 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a vehicle having a battery-powered drive assembly, the charging socket for recharging the battery can be closed by a flap connected to the central locking system of the vehicle. When the charging plug is removed from the charging socket, the lock of the flap is temporarily opened by the control device of the central locking system, such that said flap can be moved into the lockable closed position and is then locked automatically.