Deployable vehicle inductive charging assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- an inductive charge plate assembly mounted within a cavity of the vehicle and includinga swing arm pivotally secured to a mounting surface, anda charge plate pivotally secured to the swing arm such that the charge plate changes orientation from on-end to on-side when the assembly moves between a retracted position within the cavity and a deployed position under the cavity.
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Abstract
A charge plate receiver assembly for an electric vehicle includes an inductive charge plate receiver and a swing arm pivotally secured to a mounting surface. The charge plate receiver is pivotally secured to the swing arm such that the charge plate receiver travels along an arc defined by a length of the swing arm when the assembly moves between a retracted position and a deployed position. When retracted, the charge plate receiver may retract into a cavity, defined by under-body components. The charge plate receiver has a planar surface and the planar surface is generally perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the vehicle in the retracted position and parallel with the horizontal plane of the vehicle in the deployed position.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
an inductive charge plate assembly mounted within a cavity of the vehicle and including a swing arm pivotally secured to a mounting surface, and a charge plate pivotally secured to the swing arm such that the charge plate changes orientation from on-end to on-side when the assembly moves between a retracted position within the cavity and a deployed position under the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle comprising:
an inductive charge plate assembly including a swing arm pivotally secured to a mounting surface and a charge plate receiver, including a planar surface, pivotally secured to the swing arm such that the charge plate receiver is disposed within a cavity defined by an under-body of the vehicle when the assembly is retracted, and travels along an arc defined by a length of the swing arm when the assembly moves between retracted and deployed positions, wherein the planar surface is generally parallel to a horizontal plane of the vehicle when the assembly is in the deployed position and wherein the planar surface is generally perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the vehicle when the assembly is in the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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