US 12,237,627 B2
Optimized power cord for transferring power to a transport climate control system
Matthias Gorski, Bochum (DE); Eckardt Augenstein, Essen (DE); Wallace Stephen Hubbard, Chanhassen, MN (US); Matthew Srnec, Minnetonka, MN (US); Philip Lewis Lavrich, Mooresville, NC (US); and Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Bloomington, MN (US)
Assigned to THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/232,548.
Application 17/232,548 is a continuation of application No. 16/565,282, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,985,511.
Prior Publication US 2021/0234319 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 24/28 (2011.01); H01R 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01)
CPC H01R 24/28 (2013.01) [H01R 31/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of transferring power, via a power cord, from an electric charging station to an electrically powered accessory that is configured to be used with at least one of a vehicle and a transport unit, the method comprising:
a controller of the electrically powered accessory sending a request for power to the electric charging station via a ready signal sent through a proximity pilot contact of the power cord; and
the electrically powered accessory receiving power from the electric charging station via the wire portion and the power contact arrangement of the power cord,
wherein the power cord includes:
a single plug; and
a wire portion configured to provide power from the electric charging station to the electrically powered accessory,
wherein the single plug includes:
a power contact arrangement configured to connect to a power port of the electrically powered accessory; and
a communication contact arrangement, that includes a proximity pilot contact, for connecting and communicating with the electric charging station.