Alignment structure for a wireless charging station
First Claim
1. A wheel guide for a vehicle charging station comprising:
- front and back sides;
a top extending between the front and back sides and defining an aperture sized to circumscribe a wireless transmitter of the charging station; and
a pair of spaced apart wheel slots recessed into the top and each including an entrance defined in the front side and a pair of longitudinal walls extending from the entrance toward the back side, wherein at least a portion of each of the walls is sloped such that a slope of the wall becomes increasingly vertical in a direction towards the back side to guide a wheel of a vehicle towards a centerline of the slot.
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Abstract
A wheel guide for a vehicle charging station includes front and back sides, and a top extending between the front and back sides. The top defines an aperture sized to circumscribe a wireless transmitter of the charging station. The wheel guide further includes a pair of spaced apart wheel slots recessed into the top. Each wheel slot includes an entrance defined in the front side and a pair of longitudinal walls extending from the entrance toward the back side. At least a portion of each of the walls is configured such that a slope of the wall is shallowest at the entrance and becomes increasingly vertical in a direction towards the back side to guide a wheel of a vehicle towards a centerline of the slot.
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19 Claims
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1. A wheel guide for a vehicle charging station comprising:
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front and back sides; a top extending between the front and back sides and defining an aperture sized to circumscribe a wireless transmitter of the charging station; and a pair of spaced apart wheel slots recessed into the top and each including an entrance defined in the front side and a pair of longitudinal walls extending from the entrance toward the back side, wherein at least a portion of each of the walls is sloped such that a slope of the wall becomes increasingly vertical in a direction towards the back side to guide a wheel of a vehicle towards a centerline of the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A charging station for a vehicle comprising:
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a fork-shaped wheel alignment structure defining a pair of wheel slots each having a pair of guide walls extending from an entrance towards a terminal end, wherein a portion of each of the walls is configured such that a slope of the wall is shallowest at the entrance and becomes increasingly vertical in a direction towards the terminal end; and a charging transmitter disposed below the alignment structure. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An alignment structure for a vehicle charging station comprising:
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a front and back, and a top extending therebetween; and a wheel guide recessed into the top and including a pair of spaced apart longitudinal walls that each extend from the front towards the back, wherein a portion of each of the walls is sloped such that a slope of the wall is shallowest at the front and becomes increasingly vertical towards the back. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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