US 12,294,170 B2
System for charging electrical micromobility vehicles
Kamil Suda, Cracow (PL)
Assigned to MICROMOBILITY SOLUTIONS SP. Z O.O., Cracow (PL)
Filed by Micromobility Solutions Sp. z o.o., Cracow (PL)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,351.
Claims priority of application No. 438607 (PL), filed on Jul. 27, 2021; and application No. 22157794 (EP), filed on Feb. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0029793 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/04 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/31 (2019.01); H01R 13/10 (2006.01); H01R 13/453 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/10 (2013.01) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/31 (2019.02); H01R 13/04 (2013.01); H01R 13/4534 (2013.01); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); B60L 2200/12 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for charging electrical micromobility vehicles comprising:
a plug to be mounted on the electrical micromobility vehicle,
a post,
a socket that is located in the post and comprises:
a longitudinal opening arranged vertically, the longitudinal opening having a height (H) larger than a height (h) of the plug,
a socket first contact means for providing electrical contact along a first vertical line,
a socket second contact means for providing electrical contact along a second vertical line distanced from the first vertical line, and
retractable elements for covering the opening of the socket;
a locking bar for securing the plug inside the socket, wherein the plug comprises a plug notch for receiving the locking bar, and wherein the retractable elements comprise a blocking notch for receiving the locking bar,
wherein the plug further comprises:
a plug first contact means arranged correspondingly to the socket first contact means, and
a plug second contact means arranged correspondingly to the socket second contact means,
wherein when the plug is inserted into the socket at any position along the height (A) of the longitudinal opening of the socket, the socket first contact means form an electrical connection with the plug first contact means and the socket second contact means form an electrical connection with the plug second contact means.