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Methods and apparatus to charge a vehicle and to facilitate communications with the vehicle

  • US 10,106,045 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2014
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for use on a vehicle to facilitate charging a battery of the vehicle, comprising:

  • a first charging interface to communicatively couple with a second charging interface of a charging station;

    a first communication interface actuatable between a stored position in the vehicle and a deployed position, the first communication interface including a first radio frequency waveguide, the first radio frequency waveguide to physically engage a second radio frequency waveguide of a second communication interface of the charging station to form an electromagnetically sealed waveguide, the electromagnetically sealed waveguide to guide radio frequency communication signals between the first communication interface and the second communication interface; and

    an interface controller to automatically deploy the first communication interface from the stored position in response to at least one of the first charging interface being proximate the second charging interface, or the first communication interface being proximate the second communication interface.

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