Contact-making apparatus having a charging contact element rotatable by a drive motor

摘要

A contact-making apparatus is provided for producing a low-voltage connection between a motor vehicle (1) and a charging apparatus. The contact-making apparatus has at least one motor vehicle contact element (11, 12) associated with the motor vehicle, and with at least one charging contact element (15, 16) associated with the charging apparatus. To simplify the production of a low-voltage connection between a motor vehicle and a charging apparatus, the charging contact element (15, 16) has a charging contact face (17, 18) that can fit on the charging apparatus movably relative to a motor vehicle contact face and has a configuration matched to the configuration of the motor vehicle contact face on the motor vehicle contact element (11, 12).

主权项

1. A contact-making apparatus for producing a low-voltage connection between a motor vehicle and a charging apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
at least one motor vehicle contact element associated with the motor vehicle, the at least one motor vehicle contact element having a motor vehicle contact face; at least one charging contact element mounted rotatably on the charging apparatus, the charging contact element having a charging contact face configured for surface-to-surface contact with the motor vehicle contact face; and at least one drive motor on the charging apparatus and coupled to the at least one charging contact element, the drive motor being configured for rotating the charging contact element while the charging contact face maintains contact with the motor vehicle contact face, whereby rotation of the charging contact element relative to the motor vehicle contact element cleans the motor vehicle contact face and the charging contact face to enhance electrical connection therebetween.