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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hannah Bailey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christopher W. Bell, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); H01M 10/625 (2015.04);
Abstract
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.