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METHOD FOR POSITIONING A MOTOR VEHICLE, SYSTEM WITH SUCH A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE

  • US 20140035565A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2013
  • Published: 02/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for positioning a motor vehicle in relation to a primary element of a charging device disposed on a side of a roadway of the motor vehicle for contactless charging of an electric storage device of the motor vehicle, comprising:

  • moving a secondary element of the charging device arranged on the motor vehicle and interacting with the primary element relative to the primary element by moving the motor vehicle on the roadway relative to the roadway into a predetermined charging position, anddetermining with at least one sensor embodied as a distance sensor and with at least one positioning element having at least two mutually different markers, when the secondary element has reached the predetermined charging position, by detecting the markers with the sensor,wherein one of the markers is raised relative to another of the markers, and wherein the distance sensor detects different distances between the distance sensor and the respective markers for determining when the charging position has been reached.

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