Patent ID: 11888336
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 9:
10. A method of charging and stacking a plurality of electric transport devices, the method including:
providing a charging mat having a plurality of charging terminals, wherein the plurality of charging terminals have a first shape;
placing two or more electric transport devices on top of the charging mat in a stacked arrangement, wherein each electric transport device has a pair of side surfaces including a plurality of connection points, the connection points on one of the side surfaces having a second shape that is configured to conform to the first shape of the plurality of charging terminals;
wherein placing the two or more electric transport devices on the charging mat includes:
aligning the plurality of charging terminals on the charging mat with the connection points of a first electric transport device located on one of the side surfaces having the second shape such that the connection points of the first electric transport device and the charging terminals fit into each other;
arranging the first electric transport device so that the one of the side surfaces including the connection points having the second shape is on top of the charging mat and the connection points are connected to the charging terminals of the charging mat; and
stacking at least one additional electric transport device on top of the first electric transport device.