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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Christopher Anthony Danowski, Rochester, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/447 (2006.01); H01R 13/717 (2006.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/447 (2013.01); H01R 13/717 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided herein. The electrical connector includes a base member disposed within an exterior panel on a vehicle. A port is disposed within a surface of the base member. A wireless transceiver disposed within the vehicle. A controller is configured to selectively activate the port based on a location of an electronic device in relation to the port.