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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Luis Pablo Rivera Paredes, Alvaro Obregon, MX;
David Paul Marshman, Walnut, CA (US);
Miguel Angel Ortiz Fragoso, Cuautitlan Izcalli, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A power bank system is provided for a motor vehicle. That power bank system includes a power bank charging module that is integrated into a body interior of the motor vehicle. The power bank charging module includes a dedicated receiver for a portable power bank. Further the power bank system includes a portable power bank that is displaceable between a charging position within the dedicated receiver and a mobile use position withdrawn from the dedicated receiver. Advantageously, the portable power bank may be utilized to power a portable electronic device of a user outside of the motor vehicle for an extended period of time.