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US 12,030,354 B2Granted
Electrified vehicle winch and winch operating method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, William Wurz, Ryan J. O'Gorman, Peter Phung, David Brian Glickman
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Abstract
An electrified vehicle winch includes, among other things, a winch and a charge port connector that connects to a charge port of an electrified vehicle. The winch is powered through the charge port connector. A winch operating method includes, among other things, operating a winch to move a load and, during the operating, powering the winch through a charge port of the electrified vehicle.
Claims18
An electrified vehicle winch assembly, comprising:
- a winch;
- a charge port connector that connects to a charge port of an electrified vehicle, the winch powered through the charge port connector;
- and
- a cord electrically connecting the winch to the charge port connector, the cord outside the electrified vehicle when the winch is powered through the charge port connector.
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An electrified vehicle winch assembly, comprising:
- a winch;
- a charge port connector that connects to a charge port of an electrified vehicle, the winch powered through the charge port connector;
- and
- an external power source that is external to the electrified vehicle, the external power source provides power to the winch through the electrified vehicle.
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A winch operating method, comprising:
- operating a winch to move a load;
- during the operating, powering the winch through a charge port of an electrified vehicle;
- and
- electrically connecting the winch to the charge port using a cord and a charge port connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.