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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Bernard Trombetta, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); H01R 13/631 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a battery charging system for an electrified vehicle, and in particular relates to an interface for a cable and a housing. The charging system includes a housing, a first cable including a plug configured to couple to a charging port of the electrified vehicle, and a second cable including a first plug configured to couple to an electrical outlet and a second plug configured to couple to a socket of the housing. Further, the housing includes a projection surrounding the socket and projecting beyond an adjacent exterior surface of the housing.