METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHARGING STATION DESIGNED AND PROVIDED FOR CHARGING A TRACTION BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC ENERGY, AND THE CORRESPONDING CHARGING STATION

Abstract

A method for operating a charging station designed and provided for charging a traction battery of a motor vehicle with electric energy, wherein the charging station comprises a display device for displaying information and an operating device for receiving a manual input of a user. The display device and the operating device are relocated at least temporarily in relation to a housing of the charging station. A charging station for charging a traction battery of a motor vehicle with electric energy is also provided.

Claims

1. A method for operating a charging station designed and provided for charging a traction battery of a motor vehicle with electric energy, wherein the charging station comprises a display device for displaying information and an operating device for receiving a manual input of a user, the method comprising: relocating the display device and the operating device at least temporarily in relation to a housing of the charging station.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the relocating is done for a height adjustment of the display device and/or the operating device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a target position of the display device and/or a target position of the operating device are determined and an actual position is adjusted to the respective target position by the relocating.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the target position is determined with the aid of a feedback value of a control element of the charging station and/or with the aid of a feedback value of a sensor device of the charging station.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the sensor device comprises a proximity sensor and/or an optical sensor.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the target position of the display device and/or the target position of the operating device are set to a respective starting position after a certain lapse of time.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display device and the operating device are relocated at least temporarily independently of each other.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein the feedback value of the sensor device is used to determine an eye height of the user and the target position of the display device is determined with the aid of the eye height, and/or the feedback value of the sensor device is used to determine a gripping height of the user and the target position of the operating device is determined with the aid of the gripping height.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein the control element is relocated at least temporarily in relation to the housing of the charging station.

10. A charging station for charging a traction battery of a motor vehicle with electric energy, the charging station comprising: a display device for displaying information; and an operating device for receiving a manual input of a user, wherein the charging station is configured to relocate the display device and the operating device at least temporarily in relation to a housing of the charging station.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The present disclosure is explained more closely in the following with the aid of the drawing.

[0041] FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a charging station for charging a traction battery of a motor vehicle as well as a user of the charging station.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a charging station 1, which is designed and provided for the charging of a motor vehicle or a traction battery of the motor vehicle with electric energy. Also shown are the surroundings 2 of the charging station, in which a user 3 of the charging station 1 is present in the example shown. It can be seen that the user 3 is employing a mobility aid 4, for example, a wheelchair. Alternatively, a cane, a walker, or the like can be used as the mobility aid 4.

[0043] The charging station 1 comprises a display device 5 and an operating device 6, which are integrated with each other in the embodiment shown. Thus, the display device 5 and the operating device 6 together consist of a touch screen and a monitor screen with integrated input device. The display device 5, i.e., the monitor screen, serves for displaying information of the charging station 1. The operating device 6, on the other hand, is designed to receive a manual input of the user 3.

[0044] In order to make possible for the user 3 a convenient viewing of information presented by the display device 5 and a comfortable entering of input to the operating device 6, the display device 5 and the operating device 6 are relocatable with respect to a housing 7 of the charging station 1, in particular, they are mounted in relocatable manner on the housing 7. The relocating occurs in motorized manner, i.e., by a drive unit. The relocating of the display device 5 and the operating device 6 is shown by the double arrows 8. The relocating of the display device 5 and the operating device 6 occurs only for a height adjustment in the embodiment shown.

[0045] A target position of the display device 5 and a target position of the operating device 6 are ascertained in the embodiment by a sensor device 9 and/or a control element 10. The sensor device 9 comprises an optical sensor 11 or it is designed as such. The sensor 11 here is present as a camera. There is likewise indicated a visual field 12 of the optical sensor 11, which is pointed toward the surroundings 2 of the charging station 1, namely, such that it recognizes the user 3 and determines at least one physical attribute of the user 3.

[0046] From the physical attribute, the target positions are then determined and the display device 5 and the operating device 6 are relocated such that their respective actual position coincides with the corresponding target position. In addition or alternatively, the determining of the target positions can be done by using the control element 10. For this, the control element 10 is arranged to be conveniently reachable by the user 3. The embodiment shows a configuration of the control element 10 with two buttons 13,14, by which the target positions can be adjusted.

[0047] The described configuration of the charging station 1 enables a motorized relocating of the display device 5 and the operating device 6 such that the needs of the user 3 are satisfied. In particular, the display device 5 and the operating device 6 are relocated in motorized manner such that they are conveniently viewable and reachable by the user 3. Thus, greater usage comfort of the charging station 1 is achieved.

[0048] German patent application no. 10 2022 129146.4, filed Nov. 4, 2022, to which this application claims priority, is hereby incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety.

[0049] Aspects of the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. In general, in the following claims, the terms used should not be construed to limit the claims to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.