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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2011
David W. Baarman, Fennville, MI (US);
Sean T. Eurich, Holland, MI (US);
William T. Stoner, Jr., Ada, MI (US);
Joshua B. Taylor, Rockford, MI (US);
Richard J. Weber, Grand Haven, MA (US);
John J. Lord, Springfield, IL (US);
Wesley J. Bachman, Auburn, IL (US);
Kristen J. Zellers, Springfield, IL (US);
Shawn C. Lord, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
David W. Baarman, Fennville, MI (US);
Sean T. Eurich, Holland, MI (US);
William T. Stoner, Jr., Ada, MI (US);
Joshua B. Taylor, Rockford, MI (US);
Richard J. Weber, Grand Haven, MA (US);
John J. Lord, Springfield, IL (US);
Wesley J. Bachman, Auburn, IL (US);
Kristen J. Zellers, Springfield, IL (US);
Shawn C. Lord, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Access Business Group International LLC, Ada, MI (US);
Abstract
A charging system for an electric vehicle that assists in aligning a primary charging coil and a secondary coil. The system may include a wheel chock that raises the primary coil into alignment with the secondary coil when a tire enters the wheel chock. The system may include a primary that is recessed below the surface supporting the vehicle and is protected by a cover. The secondary coil may be protected and supported by a skid plate mounted to the vehicle. The system may include a charging circuit that is controlled by signals transmitted by a garage door opener transmitter or a garage door opener. The system may include sensors that detect the presence of an animal or object in the space between the primary coil and the secondary coil.