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US 2023/0234447 A1Published application
Charging port heater
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsPaul MERRYWEATHER, Christopher Thomas SCHAAFSMA
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Abstract
An assembly includes a movable door assembly and a heating element. The movable door assembly is configured to be disposed on an exterior of a vehicle. The heating element is coupled to the movable door assembly, and is configured to receive energy from a battery disposed on the vehicle and to heat at least a portion of the movable door assembly.
Claims20
A heated energy port assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to be coupled to a surface of a vehicle;
- a movable door assembly coupled to the housing and configured to move from a closed position in which the movable door assembly forms a closed compartment with the housing and an open position in which the movable assembly moves at least partially away from the housing to expose the contents of the housing;
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- a heating element coupled to the energy port assembly, the heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the energy port assembly.
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A heated energy port assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to be disposed along an exterior of a vehicle, the housing defining a cavity configured to accept an external power source for insertion into a port disposed within the cavity;
- a movable door assembly comprising a movable door coupled to the housing;
- a seal interposed between the movable door and the housing;
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- a heating element coupled to at least one of the housing, the movable door, or the seal, the heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the at least one of the housing, the movable door, or the seal.
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A heated energy port assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to be disposed along a vehicle, the vehicle having at least a top, a bottom, and a side connecting the top and bottom, the housing disposed along the side of the vehicle, the housing defining a cavity configured to accept an external power source for insertion into a port disposed within the cavity;
- a movable door assembly comprising a movable door coupled to the housing;
- a seal interposed between the movable door and the housing;
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- a heating element coupled to at least one of the housing, the movable door, or the seal, the heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the at least one of the housing, the movable door, or the seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.