Patent ID: 9533587
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60L,H01R,H02J,Y02T

Claim:
1. A charging device for use with a plug-in vehicle having an energy storage device, comprising: a charging electrical unit of the plug-in vehicle, the charging electrical unit having a socket with one or more insertion funnels; a charging station having a charging cable and a guiding mechanism wherein the charging cable has a plug configured to mate with the socket to form a cable-based charging connection, the plug having one or more insertion pins and the charging cable having a reinforcement section defined such that the charging cable does not bend within the reinforcement section due to gravitational force affecting the plug and charging cable, each insertion pin of the plug is assigned to a specific insertion funnel, information is exchangeable between the charging station and the charging electrical unit when the cable-based charging connection is established, information is exchangeable between the charging station and the vehicle when the cable-based charging connection is not established, the plug and the reinforcement section of the charging cable are moveable via the guiding mechanism of the charging station in a specified spatial direction by way of a coupling movement over a maximum specified coupling length, and the plug and the reinforcement section of the charging cable are moveable via the guiding mechanism of the charging station in a spatial direction opposite the specified spatial direction in a decoupling movement over the coupling length.