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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Mark Anthony Mueller, Fenton, MI (US);
David A. Hein, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
David Menzies, Linden, MI (US);
Reinhard Pusch, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mary Mueller, Fenton, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric vehicle charging system in described that includes an electrical energy source that includes a base with a plurality of electrical signal connectors to receive a first electrical signal, a second electrical signal and a ground signal, an adapter having a plurality of outlet connectors configured to electrically connect to at least some of the plurality of electrical signal connectors, wherein the adapter can be placed in a plurality of positions on the base to correctly orient the base to any of plurality of outlet connector orientations, and a locking ring adapted to engage the base to removable fix the adapter to the base in one of the four positions. The system can include a thermistor assembly to sense thermal energy in the source and if thermal energy exceeds a threshold to output a signal. The system can include a charging cord for an electric vehicle having a proper orientation when engaging the source, wherein the adapter is in a correct orientation with the base being in the proper orientation when connected to the socket-outlet.