BATTERY OPERATED VEHICLE LIFTS WITH WIRELESS CHARGING
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1. A vehicle lift with a wireless charging system, the vehicle comprising:
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a carriage configured for receiving a wheel of a vehicle;
a lift actuator configured to vertically raise and lower said carriage relative to said base;
a battery configured to provide electrical power to said vehicle lift;
a receiver electrically coupled with said battery; and
a transmitter for transmitting electrical power to said receiver.
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Abstract
A portable vehicle lift with a wireless charging system. The vehicle lift comprises a base, a carriage configured for receiving a wheel of a vehicle, a lift actuator configured to vertically raise and lower the carriage relative to the base, and a battery configured to provide electrical power to the vehicle lift. The vehicle lift additionally includes a receiver electrically coupled with the battery, and a transmitter for transmitting electrical energy to the receiver.
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1. A vehicle lift with a wireless charging system, the vehicle comprising:
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a base; a carriage configured for receiving a wheel of a vehicle; a lift actuator configured to vertically raise and lower said carriage relative to said base; a battery configured to provide electrical power to said vehicle lift; a receiver electrically coupled with said battery; and a transmitter for transmitting electrical power to said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless charging system for vehicle lifts, the system comprising:
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at least one vehicle lift including— a base, a carriage configured for receiving a wheel of a vehicle, a lift actuator configured to vertically raise and lower said carriage relative to said base, a battery configured to provide electrical power to said vehicle lift; a plurality of transmitters for transmitting electrical power, wherein said transmitters are generally arranged in a circular pattern; a receiver for receiving at least a portion of the electrical power transmitted by said transmitters, wherein said receiver is associated with said vehicle lift and electrically coupled with said battery; and a power control system for conditioning the electrical power received by said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for wirelessly providing power to a portable vehicle lift, wherein said method includes the following steps:
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(a) arranging two or more transmitters for wirelessly emitting electrical energy through a charging space (b) positioning the vehicle lift within the charging space; (c) wirelessly providing electrical energy from the transmitter to a receiver associated with the vehicle lift and directing the energy to a battery associated with the vehicle lift (c) providing instructions to an electronic control system of the vehicle lift to raise a carriage associated with the vehicle lift, wherein the carriage is raised in response to the instructions provided in step (c); and (d) providing instructions to the electronic control system of the vehicle lift to lower the carriage associated with the vehicle lift, wherein the carriage is lowered in response to the instructions provided in step (d), wherein the electronic control system is powered by the battery associated with the vehicle lift. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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