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US 2025/0083548 A1Published application
Vehicle charging system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Keith Weston, Mark J. Ferrel, Ryan O'Gorman, Rob Anthony Richardson, Brendan Diamond
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Abstract
Methods and systems for charging an electric energy storage device of a vehicle are described. In one example, the electric energy storage device is charged via a receiving coil that may be placed in a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation during charging of the electric energy storage device via the receiving coil.
Claims20
A vehicle charging system, comprising:
- a vehicle including an electric energy storage device;
- and
- a tail lift including a receiving coil for charging the electric energy storage device.
A method for charging an electric energy storage device of a vehicle, comprising:
- adjusting a position of a tail lift relative to a charging coil;
- receiving electric charge from the charging coil to a receiving coil, the receiving coil mechanically coupled to the tail lift.
A vehicle charging system, comprising:
- a vehicle including an electric energy storage device;
- a tail lift including a receiving coil for charging the electric energy storage device;
- and
- a controller including executable instructions that prevent the tail lift and the vehicle from moving while the electric energy storage device is receiving charge via the receiving coil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.