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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christopher Robert Westfall, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rathi Kannan Munukur, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher W. Bell, Livonia, MI (US);
John Paul Gibeau, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrically-propelled vehicle includes a traction battery and a conductive charging pad disposed beneath the vehicle and electrically coupled to the battery. The charging pad is configured to transfer power from at least one contact extension disposed at a charge station to charge the battery. A height from ground of the charging pad is configured to cause electrical engagement of the contact extension as a result of the vehicle entering a parking space proximate the charge station.