Patent ID: 8917056

Claim:
An electric vehicle charging apparatus to recharge an electric vehicle having a vehicle coil connected to a charging circuit connected to a storage battery, the electric vehicle charging apparatus comprising: a parking stop arranged on a parking lot surface to receive contact from a tire of the vehicle while enabling the tire to continuously maintain contact with the parking lot surface, and to obstruct movement of the vehicle; a stop coil arranged within the parking stop to generate an induced current in the vehicle coil when the vehicle coil is arranged in a vicinity of the stop coil; and an operation unit connected to the stop coil to move the stop coil away from the parking stop and toward the vehicle coil, the operation unit comprising: a first rack gear arranged within the parking stop to raise the stop coil above the parking stop and to lower the stop coil back within the parking stop; a first pinion gear that engages with the first rack gear; a second pinion gear that rotates together with the first pinion gear; and a second rack gear adapted to move horizontally upon application of force, adapted to protrude from a side of the parking stop and capable of being forced within the parking stop, the second rack gear being engaged with the second pinion gear.