Support structure for wireless charging pad
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHolly A. Haynes, Christopher Lang, Hiroyasu Takizawa
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Abstract
An electrified vehicle includes a frame with first and second longitudinal members and first and second transverse members, and a front subframe located forwardly of the frame. A wireless charging pad is located rearwardly of the front subframe between the longitudinal and transverse members of the frame. A support structure for preventing damage to the wireless charging pad includes first and second structural support members extending along opposite sides of the wireless charging pad, and a transverse structural support member extending between the first and second structural support members.
Claims9
A charging system for an electrified motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having comprising a frame, having a first longitudinal frame member extending along a first side of the electrified vehicle, a second longitudinal frame member extending along a second side of the electrified vehicle, a first transverse frame member extending between the first longitudinal frame member and the second longitudinal frame member, and a second transverse frame member extending between the first longitudinal frame member and the second longitudinal frame member, and a front subframe member extending longitudinally forward from the first longitudinal frame member and the second longitudinal frame member, comprising:
- a wireless charging pad located longitudinally rearward of the front subframe and between the first and second longitudinal frame members and between the first and second transverse frame members;
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- a support structure for protecting the wireless charging pad, comprising:
- a first structural support member extending longitudinally along a first side of the wireless charging pad;
- a second structural support member extending longitudinally along a second side of the wireless charging pad;
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- a transverse structural support member, extending between the first structural support member and the second structural support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.