Electric vehicle charging station with reconfigurable electrical installation options and methods

摘要

An electric vehicle charging apparatus is disclosed. The electric vehicle charging apparatus has a housing having a front cavity, rear cavity, and a separating wall having a common electrical passage, wherein the rear cavity is formed by sidewalls with one sidewall having a slot formed therein. A power cord passes through the common electrical passage in the separating wall, and the power cord is configurable to provide a number of electrical connection options, such as an “outside cord option” and a “rear mount option.” Methods of configuring the electric vehicle charging apparatus are provided, as are other aspects.

主权项

1. An electric vehicle charging apparatus, comprising:
a housing having a body having a front cavity having at least one electrical terminal, a rear cavity formed by sidewalls, at least one sidewall having a slot formed therein the slot including a slot opening at a terminal edge of the at least one sidewall, a separating wall separating the front cavity and rear cavity and having a common electrical passage through the separating wall; and a power cord having a cord length, the power cord connected through the common electrical passage, wherein the cord length is configurable to provide installation options including: an outside cord option wherein a portion of the cord length is received in the slot opening and extends from the rear cavity through the slot to a position outside of a footprint of the body and is adapted to electrically connect to an first electrical article located outside of the footprint, and a rear mount option wherein a portion of the cord length is received in the rear cavity and is adapted to electrically connect to a second electrical article located inside of the footprint of the body wherein the installation options are changeable between the outside cord option and the rear mount option without removing the power cord from the common electrical passage.