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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Canton, MI (US);
Leslie James Lindeman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Miller, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Marshall Penney, Livonia, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes manual release systems for electrified vehicle charge port locks. In some embodiments, a vehicle key may be used to manually override a position of the charge port lock. In other embodiments, a pull button and cable arrangement may be used to manually override the position of the charge port lock. The pull button may be packaged under a vehicle hood and, in some embodiments, may be mounted to either a cooling system component or a grille support structure.