Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Terry Padgett

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

Harry Lobo

James A Lathrop

Sriram Jala

Glenn Richard Reed

Jason C Rogers

A wireless vehicle charging system is provided herein. The charging system includes a charging station having a power source and a charging station interface operably coupled to a primary coil assembly. The primary coil assembly includes a primary coil therein for generating a magnetic field. An illumination system is disposed within the primary coil assembly and includes a passive illumination system and an active illumination system. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the passive illumination system and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by an incident light. A vehicle has a secondary coil assembly thereon operably coupled with a rectifier and configured to transmit electrical current from the secondary coil assembly to a battery. A second photoluminescent structure is disposed on a vehicle component and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by a light source on the primary coil assembly.

Illuminated vehicle charging assembly

A wireless vehicle charging system is provided herein. The charging system includes a charging station having a power source and a charging station interface operably coupled to a primary coil assembly. The primary coil assembly includes a primary coil therein for generating a magnetic field. An illumination system is disposed within the primary coil assembly and includes a passive illumination system and an active illumination system. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the passive illumination system and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by an incident light. A second photoluminescent structure is disposed within the active illumination system and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by a light source. A vehicle having a secondary coil assembly thereon is operably coupled with a rectifier and is configured to transmit electrical current from the secondary coil assembly to a battery.

Illuminated vehicle charging system

A multiple contact switch assembly is provided and may be characterized as a four-way rocker switch or as a two axis rocker switch. The switch assembly comprises a rocker body that is supported on a carrier bridge for pivotal movement about one axis. The carrier bridge and rocker body subassembly is attached to a pocket in a bezel for pivotal movement about an axis that is perpendicular to the axis about which the rocker body pivots relative to the carrier bridge. A button face of the rocker body contacts a switch contact dome when the button face is contacted in one of the four quadrants. Contacting the button face between two quadrants is ineffective to make contact with any of the switch contact domes.

Four-way rocker switch

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New Boston, MI, United States of America

Terry Padgett