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US 12,611,952 B2Granted
Electric truck with an electric tailgate
OwnerSteven Dicke, Gregg Kromreyinventors
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Abstract
One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric truck with an electric tailgate is disclosed.
Claims20
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a primary power system, the primary power system including a primary battery pack and an auxiliary battery, where the auxiliary battery pack is at a voltage different than the primary battery pack;
- a vehicle control unit in communication with the primary power system, where the vehicle control unit controls operation of the primary power system;
- an electric tailgate having a tailgate power system located therein, the tailgate power system including a secondary power system having a secondary battery pack, where the secondary power system is located in a vehicle location different form the primary power system, adjacent to an exterior panel of the electric tailgate, and a comprises a panel battery.
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a primary power system, the primary power system including a primary battery pack and an auxiliary battery, where the auxiliary battery pack is at a voltage different than the primary battery pack;
- a vehicle control unit in communication with the primary power system, where the vehicle control unit controls operation of the primary power system;
- an electric tailgate having a tailgate power system located therein, the tailgate power system including a secondary power system including a secondary battery pack, where the secondary power system is located in a vehicle location different from the primary power system, adjacent to an exterior panel of the electric tailgate, and comprises a panel battery that is a flexible battery pack, where upon impact due to an external force the flexible battery pack operates to flex in a predefined manner to mitigate damage to the secondary power system due to the external force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.