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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Joshua Willard Ferguson, Alameda, CA (US);
Daryl Zalan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Dai, Acton, MA (US);
Troy Adam Nergaard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, San Carlos, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joshua Willard Ferguson, Alameda, CA (US);
Daryl Zalan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Dai, Acton, MA (US);
Troy Adam Nergaard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, San Carlos, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A fuel delivery system and method of use are provided that may be used to open the door covering the charge port of an electric vehicle, or the door covering the fuel filler port of a conventional vehicle. The system includes a fuel coupler (e.g., a charging connector or a gas nozzle) designed to transfer fuel from the source to the vehicle via the vehicle's fuel port. The fuel coupler includes a switch that when toggled, causes a control signal to be wirelessly transmitted over a short distance. Upon receipt of the control signal by a receiver integrated into a vehicle that is in close proximity to the fuel port, an unlatching actuator within the vehicle unlatches the port door, thereby allowing it to open and provide port access.