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Vehicle

  • US 9,545,850 B2
  • Filed: 11/25/2011
  • Issued: 01/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle, comprising:

  • a vehicle-mounted component mounted below a floor panel of the vehicle, the vehicle-mounted component is a member selected from the group consisting of a side member, a rear suspension, a front suspension, a fuel tank, a fuel hose, a muffler, an exhaust pipe, a vehicle height sensor, a brake, a brake hose, a battery, and a radiator; and

    an electric power reception coil disposed below said floor panel, the electric power reception coil being configured to receive electric power in a non-contact manner from an electric power transmission device including an externally provided electric power transmission portion, whereinsaid vehicle-mounted component is arranged flush with and around said electric power reception coil,said vehicle-mounted component has a surface region facing a region of said electric power reception coil,at least the surface region of said vehicle-mounted component is a material lower in impedance than another region of said vehicle-mounted component, andthe surface region of said vehicle-mounted component has a shape in conformity with the region of the electric power reception coil so that said surface region of the vehicle-mounted component is arranged at a constant distance from the region of the electric power reception coil.

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