Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Illuminated vehicle charging assembly
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Application No.: US15180639Application Date: 2016-06-13
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Publication No.: US10205338B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: Stuart C. Salter , Paul Kenneth Dellock , James A. Lathrop , Harry Lobo , Jason C. Rogers , Sriram Jala , Terry Padgett
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Jason Rogers
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; H02J7/02 ; F21K2/00 ; F21V9/30 ; B60L11/18 ; F21Y101/02

Abstract:
A wireless vehicle charging system is provided herein. The charging system includes a charging station having a power source and a charging station interface operably coupled to a primary coil assembly. The primary coil assembly includes a primary coil therein for generating a magnetic field. An illumination system is disposed within the primary coil assembly and includes a passive illumination system and an active illumination system. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the passive illumination system and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by an incident light. A vehicle has a secondary coil assembly thereon operably coupled with a rectifier and configured to transmit electrical current from the secondary coil assembly to a battery. A second photoluminescent structure is disposed on a vehicle component and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by a light source on the primary coil assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170358944A1 ILLUMINATED VEHICLE CHARGING ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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