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US 10,144,345 B2Granted
Illuminated running board
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsScott Stinson, Mark Beilman
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a running board operable between deployed and undeployed positions. The running board includes a light source. An energy storage device is electrically coupled to the light source. An inductive receiving coil is electrically coupled to the energy storage device. A transmitting coil is positioned proximate an exterior surface of the vehicle. The transmitting coil is configured to transmit a magnetic field to the receiver coil.
Claims16
A vehicle comprising:
- a running board operable between deployed and undeployed positions, the running board comprising:
- a light source;
- an energy storage device electrically coupled to the light source;
- and
- an inductive receiving coil electrically coupled to the energy storage device;
- and
- a transmitting coil positioned proximate an exterior surface of the vehicle, wherein the transmitting coil is configured to transmit a magnetic field to the receiver coil, wherein the transmitting coil is configured to transmit the magnetic field to the receiver coil when the running board is in the undeployed position and not transmit the magnetic field to the receiver coil when the running board is in the deployed position.
4 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a running board operable between deployed and undeployed positions, comprising:
- a light source;
- and
- an energy storage device electrically coupled to the light source;
- and
- a wireless charging system comprising a transmitter coil, and a receiver coil electrically coupled to the energy storage device, wherein moving the running board from the deployed position to the undeployed position enables the transmitter coil to transmit a magnetic field to the receiver coil.
3 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a light source positioned on a running board;
- and
- a wireless charging system configured to power the light source, the wireless charging system having a transmitter coil configured to not transmit a magnetic field to a receiver coil electrically coupled with the light while the running board is in a deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.