Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric vehicle charging station
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Application No.: US14275954Application Date: 2014-05-13
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Publication No.: US09770993B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Xiang Zhao , Dalong Gao , Roland J. Menassa
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; H02J7/14 ; B60L11/18

Abstract:
A vehicle charging station includes a track configured to extend across a plurality of vehicle parking spaces and a movable charging apparatus supported by the track. The movable charging apparatus is translatable along the track between the plurality of vehicle parking spaces to charge one or more vehicles. The movable charging apparatus includes a base slidably coupled with the track, an end effector in mechanical communication with the base and configured to electrically couple with an electric vehicle disposed within one of the plurality of vehicle parking spaces, and a power delivery circuit configured to receive an electrical charge from a power source and to controllably provide the electrical charge to the electric vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140354229A1 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION Public/Granted day:2014-12-04
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