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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Hartmut Proebstle, Wuerzburg, DE;
Josef Krammer, Holzkirchen, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A charging arrangement includes a vehicle having a charging module in the vehicle underbody, and a stationary charging station with a charging unit, for the inductive charging of a battery of the vehicle. The charging station is disposed close to the ground or in the ground. The charging unit is floatingly disposed in the charging station, within a predefined horizontal movement area. The charging module has at least one localization magnet and the charging unit has at least one positioning magnet. The charging unit is constructed as a primary coil, and the charging module is constructed as a secondary coil.