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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Colin Turner Lieberman, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02);
Abstract
An electrified vehicle charging station according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a charger assembly including a plug connected to a terminal via a charger cable, and a transceiver configured to communicate information to an electrified vehicle which is useable to guide the electrified vehicle to an acceptable parking position. The acceptable parking position is a position in which the plug will reach a charging port of the electrified vehicle. A method is also disclosed.