Abstract: A method for assisting the positioning of an electric vehicle, provided with energy storage structure, with respect to a recharging station the electric vehicle and the recharging station being arranged in order to form between them a temporary electromechanical coupling allowing a transfer of electrical energy from the recharging station to the storage structure. This method includes, at the level of the recharging station, a phase of detecting a positioning of the electric vehicle that is suitable for a temporary coupling, and at the level of the vehicle, a phase of transmitting a charging command to the station, processing the charging command by the station being conditional on the detection of the positioning and controlling the forming of a temporary coupling, then a transfer of energy.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electric coupling device for an electric vehicle charging station comprising a ram/coupler (310) provided with an extendable arm (320) suitable for being moved between a retracted position and an extended position in which the arm (320) is adapted to provide an electric link and support means (200, 100) for supporting the ram/coupler (310) allowing two degrees of rotational freedom of the ram relative to a support base, about two axes (202, 302) generally transverse to each other and generally orthogonal to the direction of extension (322) of the arm (320), the ram/coupler (310) being placed in a protective housing capable of angular displacement about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis (302) perpendicular to the direction of extension (322) of the arm (320) relative to a support base, the extendable arm (320) being mounted on a means linked to a strand of a belt driven by a geared motor (340), a counterweight (350) being linked to an opposing strand of the belt.