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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg., Blomberg, DE;
Marco Seelig, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Ralf Feldner, Detmold, DE (US);
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a plug connector for electrically connecting an electric vehicle to a charging device, comprising a pug or a socket () and an electromechanically driven locking device (), wherein the plug or the socket () is configured for establishing an electrical connection to a second socket or a second plug of a second plug connector associated with the electric vehicle or the charging device, the locking device () is movable axially to the plug-in direction () of the plug or socket () to mechanically lock and/or unlock an interconnected plug/socket pair (), and the locking device () and/or the plug or the socket () has a centering device () configured in such a way that the locking device () can be detachably fastened in a form-fitting manner to the plug or to the socket () in a position predetermined by the centering device (). A significantly simplified assembly is thus made possible, even where space is restricted.