Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle charging station having a dual position locking door
- Patent Title (中): 车辆充电站具有双位锁定门
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Application No.: US12177062Application Date: 2008-07-21
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Publication No.: US07804274B2Publication Date: 2010-09-28
- Inventor: David Baxter , Milton T. Tormey
- Applicant: David Baxter , Milton T. Tormey
- Applicant Address: US CA Campbell
- Assignee: Coulomb Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Coulomb Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Campbell
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; B60K1/00 ; B60L1/00 ; B65G1/00

Abstract:
A vehicle charging station including a compartment having a door, a receptacle disposed within the interior of the compartment for receiving a charging cord from a vehicle, and a door mechanism. The door mechanism includes a first latch for locking and unlocking the door from a closed position. The first latch locks the door in the closed position without drawing power and keeps the door locked in the closed position if power is lost to the vehicle charging station. The door mechanism also includes a second latch for locking and unlocking the door in a second position such that the door is ajar allowing the cord to pass from the vehicle to the interior of the compartment. The second latch allows the door to open beyond its ajar position to allow the cord to be removed if power is lost to the vehicle charging station while the door is locked in the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100013433A1 VEHICLE CHARGING STATION HAVING A DUAL POSITION LOCKING DOOR Public/Granted day:2010-01-21
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