Automatic charging when driving on a road having contacts

Abstract

This invention is a convenient system to charge an electric vehicle, or a hybrid vehicle, during its travel on a road. What sets this invention apart, is that the electric charging is done during normal driving on a special road. It is a convenient, automatic charge method, wherein the driver does nothing except driving. Many types of electric vehicles can be charged automatically, with the charging fee being done automatically, by a license plate scanner.

Claims

1. Electrical charging of a vehicle during its motion along an electrified fence on the side of a roadway thereby receiving more current, then is used by said vehicles propulsion devises.

2. Electrical charging of a driver-less vehicle during its motion along an electrified fence on the side of a roadway thereby receiving more current, then used by said vehicles propulsion devises, and continuously doing so.

3. Electrical charging according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is driver-less and equipped with automatic speed control and automatic tracking devises.

4. Electrical charging according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is having receiving conductive contacts, which can be extended, and additionally, can be retracted into the vehicles body.

5. Electrical charging according to claim 2 wherein during the vehicles motion, a specified distance from the fence is determined and guided by GPS or soft-ware.

6. Electrical charging according to claim 2 wherein the vehicles receiving contacts are touching supply contacts, inside an enclosure, having contacts, which are attached to a fence.

7. Electrical charging according to claim 2 wherein the vehicles receiving contacts, that are touching the supply contacts, are having a spring type design, assuring god electrical contacting between the two parts.

8. Electrical charging according to claim 2 wherein the vehicle is equipped with one or more cameras or infra-red or GPS devises, and equipped with rubber tires.

9. A method according to claim 2, to continuously making contacts between a moving vehicle's receiving contacts, by contacting supply contacts that are stationary along a roadway.

10. A one-way direction roadway, with a wall on one side, with a fence having a high frequency annoyance signal, and pulsed current for anti-animal deterrent, a non-conducting enclosure containing two stationary electrical contacts, which are supplying current, mating with two electrical receiving conductive contacts in a continuously moving vehicle.

11. Electrical charging according to claim 10 wherein both the supply current contacts and the receiving type contacts are each spring loaded, and also spring loaded together.

12. Electrical charging according to claim 10 wherein the supply type contacts are securely fastened, and interlocked with a supporting fence.

12. Electrical charging according to claim 10 wherein the described contacts are either carrying AC, alternating current or DC, direct current.

13. Electrical charging according to claim 10 wherein the transfer from supply to receive can be made by can be mating primary and secondary inductors that inductively transferring AC power from the primary on the fence, to a secondary inductor in the vehicle, possibly by high frequency, during the vehicle's motion.

14. Electrical charging according to claim 10 wherein the fence is placed between two countries.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] FIG. 1 is showing the vehicle traveling on a charging road with the the receiving contacts in the vehicle extended.

[0024] A supporting corrugated fence, is shown in dashed lines, mounted on the road bed either with cement or with fastener.

[0025] The vehicle is shown with several attached guidance and safety gear.

[0026] FIG. 2 is showing a larger view of the receiving contacts, in center of the charging contacts attached to a fence.

[0027] FIG. 3 is showing the top of the vehicle with its many accessories.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is showing the vehicle 10 traveling on a charging road 12 with the the receiving contacts 14 in the vehicle extended.

[0029] A supporting corrugated fence, 16 is shown in dashed lines, mounted on the road bed 18 either with cement 20 or with fastener.

[0030] FIG. 2 is showing a larger view of the receiving contacts, 40 attached to the non-conducting arm 14 having a spherical attachment point 42 that is fit into a hollow non-conducting spherical cavity in the vehicle 10, not shown. This cavity allows the arm 14 to adjust itself both up and down, as well as side-ways, and also be folded into the body of vehicle 10. The contacts 40 have electrical connections to the vehicle, not shown for reason of clarity of the Figure. At the end of the arm 14 is a spring loaded non-conducting plunger 44 to prevent accidental touch. Along the arm 14 is a non-conducting rectangular top 51 and bottom 52 sheet having attached charging contacts 53 and 54 carrying high charging current.

[0031] The charging contacts are only attached on one side for conformance and flexibility. The non-conducting sheets 51 and 52 has a curvature 55 and 56, and thereby having weak points for flexibility, before they are securely attached at 57 and 58 to fence 16.

[0032] An arrow 60 indicates the possibility of spring loading sheets 51 and 52, as well as opening them for entrance purposes.

[0033] FIG. 3 is showing a multitude of accessories on on the vehicle 10. These signify the several attached guidance and safety gear.

[0034] The above summary is not intended to describe each described embodiments or every implementation of the present invention.

[0035] Figures and the detailed description described herein, is not intended to limit other embodiments