Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Underbody charging of vehicle batteries
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Application No.: US16900779Application Date: 2020-06-12
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Publication No.: US11541765B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Bryan Emrys Booth , Moritz Boecker , Kyle Matthew Foley , Da Liu , Timothy David Kentley-Klay , Robert Alan Ng
- Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Foster City
- Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foster City
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60L53/14
- IPC: B60L53/14 ; H01R13/10 ; H02J7/00 ; B60L53/12 ; B60L53/31 ; B60L53/60 ; B60L58/12 ; B60L53/39 ; B60L53/16 ; B60L53/36 ; B60L53/66

Abstract:
A system for charging one or more batteries of a vehicle may include a charging box mounted to a vehicle to facilitate connection to a charge coupler from under the vehicle. The charge coupler may be configured to provide an electrical connection between an electrical power source and the charging box. A vehicle including the charging box may maneuver to a position above the charge coupler, after which electrical contacts of the charging box and the charge coupler may be brought into contact with one another. The charge coupler and/or the charging box may be configured to provide electrical communication between the electrical power source and the one or more batteries, so that the electrical power source may charge one or more of the batteries. Thereafter, the electrical contacts may be separated from one another, and the vehicle may maneuver away from the charge coupler.
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