Ryan Pascal Watts

US Patent:

20170182898, Jun 29, 2017

Filed:

Dec 28, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/980697

Inventors:

- Greenville SC, US
Ryan P. WATTS - Simpsonville SC, US

Assignee:

Proterra Inc. - Greenville SC

International Classification:

B60L 11/18

Abstract:

A charging station for charging an electric vehicle may include a charge head movably attached to a charge head assembly and at least one head landing switch including a lever and a contact element. A first end of the lever may be rotatably coupled to the charge head and an opposite second end of the lever may be rotatably coupled to the contact element. At least a bottom surface of the contact element may be positioned below the bottom surface of the charge head such that the contact element can contact the roof of the electric vehicle before the bottom surface of the charge head can contact the roof. And, a width of the contact element may be greater than a width of the seam on the charging interface.