Electric door release system
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsDaniel Kowalewski, Matthew Richard Partsch, Pei Chen
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Abstract
An electric door release system and an electric door release method are disclosed. The system and method may be used for releasing a vehicle door when a primary power source of the vehicle is drained. According to certain embodiments, the system includes a power interface configured to receive a direct-current (DC) power from an external mobile device. The system also includes one or more door latches. The system further includes an isolation circuitry configured to prevent the DC power from powering circuitry not included in the electric door release system. The system further includes a controller configured to activate a door latch using the DC power.
Claims17
An electric door release system for releasing a vehicle door when a primary power source of the vehicle is drained, comprising:
- a power interface configured to receive a direct-current (DC) power from an external mobile device;
- a DC-DC converter configured to convert the DC power provided by the external mobile device into a second DC power;
- one or more door latches;
- an isolation circuitry configured to prevent the second DC power from powering circuitry not included in the electric door release system;
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- a controller configured to activate a door latch using the second DC power.
An electric door release method for releasing a vehicle door when a primary power source of the vehicle is drained, comprising:
- receiving, by a power interface, a DC power from an external mobile device;
- converting, by a DC-DC converter, the DC power provided by the external mobile device into a second DC power;
- receiving a selection of a door to be released;
- directing the second DC power to a door latch associated with the selected door, wherein the second DC power is directed away, by an isolation circuitry, from powering electric loads other than releasing a door;
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- activating, by a controller, the door latch using the second DC power.
A vehicle, comprising:
- one or more door latches;
- one or more primary power sources for powering the one or more door latches;
- a power interface configured to receive a DC power from an external mobile device;
- a DC-DC converter configured to convert the DC power provided by the external mobile device into a second DC power;
- a controller configured to activate a door latch using the second DC power after the one or more primary power sources are drained;
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- an isolation circuitry configured to prevent the second DC power from charging the one or more primary power sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.