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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Dalong Gao, Rochester, MI (US);
Neil David Mckay, Chelsea, MI (US);
Matthew J Reiland, Mequon, WI (US);
Simon Foucault, Quebec, CA;
Marc-antoine Lacasse, Quebec, CA;
Thierry Laliberte, Quebec, CA;
Boris Mayer-st-onge, Quebec, CA;
Alexandre Lecours, Quebec, CA;
Clement Gosselin, Quebec, CA;
David E. Milburn, Highland, MI (US);
Linda Y. Harkenrider, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Dalong Gao, Rochester, MI (US);
Neil David McKay, Chelsea, MI (US);
Matthew J Reiland, Mequon, WI (US);
Simon Foucault, Quebec, CA;
Marc-Antoine LaCasse, Quebec, CA;
Thierry Laliberte, Quebec, CA;
Boris Mayer-St-Onge, Quebec, CA;
Alexandre Lecours, Quebec, CA;
Clement Gosselin, Quebec, CA;
David E. Milburn, Highland, MI (US);
Linda Y. Harkenrider, Shelby Township, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Universite Laval, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A robotic charging station for charging a battery of an electric vehicle includes a base plate, a riser coupled with the base plate and extending substantially transverse to the base plate, and a robotic arm. The robotic arm extends from the riser and supports an end effector. The end effector includes a plurality of electrical contacts configured to couple with a receptacle disposed on the electric vehicle. The robotic arm is configured to move the end effector in three degrees of motion.