Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Hannah Bailey

Christopher Westfall

Christopher W Bell

Jacob Mathews

Adil Nizam Siddiqui

Ryan J O'Gorman

Brad Alan Ignaczak

David Charles Weber

Emil G Serban

Ankur Sharma

Aparna Velampudi

A vehicle charging station includes a shroud configured to guide a vehicle charge plug that is lowered from a vehicle toward a charge connector as the vehicle moves toward the charging station. The vehicle charge plug and the charge connector have contacts arranged on a connector face that is generally perpendicular to a surface on which the vehicle charging station rests.

System for hands-free electrified vehicle charging with connector attachment mechanism

An indicator assembly includes, among other things, a vehicle model that is configured to communicate with a vehicle. The indicator assembly further includes an indicator portion of the vehicle model. The indicator portion is configured to indicate a status of the vehicle based on a communication sent to the vehicle model.

Vehicle status indicator assembly and indicating method

A vehicle charging system includes a vehicle charge port having a first connector with one or more first magnets and a plurality of first terminals arranged in a first array. A charge station for the vehicle includes a support and a second connector attached to the support by an articulating mechanism that permits movement of the second connector relative to the support. The second connector has one or more second magnets and a plurality of second terminals arranged in a second array that matches the first array so that the first terminals are connectable to the second terminals when the first and second connectors aligned. The first and second magnets are arranged to move the second terminals, via the articulating mechanism, into alignment with first terminals when the first and second connectors are within a magnetic-coupling range.

Vehicle charging system

System for hands-free electrified vehicle charging

An automated charging system for a vehicle includes a telescoping mechanism configured to move a charge connector in a vertical direction. The charging system includes a rack and pinion mechanism that is configured to move the telescoping mechanism. The charging system is configured to translate horizontal motion of the rack to vertical motion of the telescoping mechanism.

Automatic, hands-free conductive charging system for electric vehicle applications

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