US 12,280,682 B2
Ejector for electric vehicle charging connectors
Erick Vega, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Preston Ruff, Draper, UT (US); and Kreg Peeler, Draper, UT (US)
Assigned to EVject, Inc., American Fork, UT (US)
Filed by EVject, Inc., American Fork, UT (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/565,096.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/282,671, filed on Nov. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158902 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H01R 13/633 (2006.01); H01R 13/635 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [H01R 13/6335 (2013.01); H01R 13/635 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ejector comprising:
one or more pusher assemblies that are configured to push a connector from a socket, wherein each of the one or more pusher assemblies comprises a pusher and a shaft;
one or more retracting assemblies that are configured to move the one or more pusher assemblies into a retracted position, wherein each of the one or more retracting assemblies includes a grabber assembly that interfaces with the shaft of the corresponding pusher assembly to move the pusher assembly into the retracted position; and
a locking assembly that is configured to retain the one or more pusher assemblies in the retracted position until a signal is received to eject the connector from the socket.