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US 2017/0282718 A1Published application
Wireless power transfer to a tailgate through capacitive couplers
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHadi Malek, Jacob Mathews, Sara Dadras
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Abstract
Systems to wirelessly power transfer to a tailgate are disclosed. An example disclosed vehicle includes a transmitting circuit in a body of the vehicle configured to transmit power via wireless capacitive transfer. The example vehicle also includes a receiving circuit in a tailgate of the vehicle configured to receive power via wireless capacitive transfer.
Claims13
A vehicle comprising:
- a transmitting circuit in a body of the vehicle configured to transmit power via wireless capacitive transfer;
- and
- a receiving circuit in a tailgate of the vehicle configured to receive power via wireless capacitive transfer.
A vehicle comprising:
- first conductive plates in a body of the vehicle;
- second conductive plates in a tailgate of the vehicle, the second conductive plates aligning with the first conductive plates when the tailgate is closed;
- a transmitting circuit in the body of the vehicle;
- and
- a receiving circuit in the tailgate of the vehicle, the transmitting circuit to transfer power to the receiving circuit when the first and second conductive plates are aligned.
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