Abstract

A vehicle charging arrangement (10) including at least one substantially elongate charging conductor (14) for connecting with a charge receiving conductor (13) on a vehicle (12), the charging conductor (14) being attached to a movable mount (20) allowing bidirectional movement of the charging conductor towards and away from a vehicle charging zone, in which the elongate charging conductor (14) has at least one end portion (18) forming a continuation of the charging conductor (14) and extending away from the vehicle charging zone, for forcing the charging conductor (14) in a direction away from the vehicle charging zone when the charge receiving conductor (14) moves in a plane perpendicular to the direction towards and away from the charging zone, from a position adjacent the end portion (18) of the charging conductor (14) towards a position adjacent an inner portion (16) of the charging conductor (14).

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 5/20 - Details of contact bow
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells

Abstract

A charging arrangement for a vehicle comprises: ⋅ a charge receiving connector (10) secured to the roof of a vehicle (100) at a fixed height from the roof of the vehicle, the charge receiving connector (10) including at least three elongate charge receiving conductors (12, 14, 16), longitudinal axes of the charge receiving conductors (12, 14, 16) being disposed substantially along the same line; and ⋅ a charging gantry (150) including at least three charging conductors (142, 144, 146), the charging conductors being vertically movable between a raised position in which the charging conductors are clear of the vehicle (100) when the vehicle is under the charging gantry (150), and a lowered position in which the charging conductors (142, 144, 146) make contact with the charge receiving conductors on the roof of the vehicle (100).

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 5/36 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles with means for collecting current simultaneously from more than one conductor, e.g. from more than one phase
• B60L 5/42 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
• B60M 1/36 - Single contact pieces along the line for power supply

Abstract

A vehicle charging arrangement 10 comprises a first vehicle charging connector 12 and a second vehicle charging connector 13, one of the first and second vehicle charging connectors 12, 13 being mountable to a vehicle 200 and the other of the first and second vehicle charging connectors being mountable to a charging gantry 210, the first vehicle charging connector 12 comprising a first elongate conductor 16 and a second elongate conductor 18, each of the first and second elongate conductors 16, 18 having a contact area with a proximal end close to the other conductor and a distal end further from the other conductor, the first and second elongate conductors 16, 18 being disposed parallel to each other and spaced from each other in a direction parallel with longitudinal axes of the conductors 16, 18, the contact area (46) of the second elongate conductor 18 having a longitudinal extent which is shorter than a longitudinal extent of the contact area of the first elongate conductor 16, and the second vehicle charging connector 14 comprising third and fourth elongate conductors 32, 34, the third and fourth elongate conductors 32, 34 having longitudinal axes running parallel with each other, and the third and fourth elongate conductors 32, 34 being spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the third and fourth elongate conductors 32, 34, the spacing between the third and fourth elongate conductors 32, 34 being greater than the distance between the distal end of the contact area (46) of the second conductor 18 and the proximal end of the contact area of the first conductor 16, and being shorter than the distance between the proximal end of the second elongate conductor 18 and the distal end of the first elongate conductor 16.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 5/18 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles using bow-type collectors in contact with trolley wire
• B60M 7/00 - Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• B60L 5/24 - Pantographs
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
• B60L 5/38 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles for collecting current from conductor rails
• B60L 5/42 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line

Abstract

An overhead charging arrangement (10) for a vehicle comprises first, second and third elongate charging conductors (22, 24, 26) for making contact with respective first, second and third receiving conductors (28, 30, 32) on the vehicle, the first and second charging conductors (22, 24) being arranged in-line one behind the other, and insulated from one another, and the third charging conductor (26) being disposed between the first and second charging conductors (22, 24), the third charging conductor (26) being transverse to the first and second charging conductors (22, 24).

IPC Classes  ?

• B60M 7/00 - Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
• B60L 5/00 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles
• B60L 5/36 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles with means for collecting current simultaneously from more than one conductor, e.g. from more than one phase
• B60L 5/42 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line

Abstract

A charging station for a vehicle having supports (3 and 4), each of which holds a charging element (5 and 6), which are positioned such that when the bus is in position, the charging elements are positioned along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and can connect with charge receiving members on the vehicle, which are similarly spaced along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 5/42 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
• B60M 7/00 - Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries