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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Hrecznyj, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US);
Scott Nydam, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Clay Wesley Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Chris Robert Sculthorpe, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A coupling assembly for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one first port in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one second port is disposed on a wall of the compartment and is in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. A connection assembly is between the container and the wall. The connection assembly includes a positioning feature configured to align the at least one first port with the at least one second port. The connection assembly further includes a securing feature configured to bias the container toward the wall when the container is coupled with the wall to maintain fluid communication between the interior and the climate control system.