Vehicle charging system
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1. A method, comprising:
- automatically aligning a charging device of a charging system relative to a receiving device of an electrified vehicle using motion of the electrified vehicle to move the charging device, wherein automatically aligning the charging device includes engaging wheel guides of the charging system along inner surfaces of wheels of the electrified vehicle as the electrified vehicle is moved in a direction toward the charging system; and
moving a slidable bar in a lateral direction as the wheel guides engage the inner surfaces of the wheels to position the charging device over top of the receiving device.
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Abstract
A system includes a slidable bar, a connecting bar attached to the slidable bar, and a charging device carried by the connecting bar and movable with the slidable bar. The charging device may be automatically aligned to a receiving device of an electrified vehicle using motion of the electrified vehicle to move the charging device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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automatically aligning a charging device of a charging system relative to a receiving device of an electrified vehicle using motion of the electrified vehicle to move the charging device, wherein automatically aligning the charging device includes engaging wheel guides of the charging system along inner surfaces of wheels of the electrified vehicle as the electrified vehicle is moved in a direction toward the charging system; and moving a slidable bar in a lateral direction as the wheel guides engage the inner surfaces of the wheels to position the charging device over top of the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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