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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Toussaint Carpenter, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01); H01R 13/717 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60Q 3/30 (2017.02); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/7175 (2013.01); H01R 13/74 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charge port illumination system includes, among other things, a first charge port assembly having a charge port, a courtesy lamp assembly configured to selectively activate to illuminate the charge port, and indicators each configured to selectively activate to illuminate and indicate a state of charge of a traction battery. The system further includes a microcontroller that selectively activates the courtesy lamp assembly and selectively activates the plurality of indicators of the first charge port assembly.