Vehicle wireless electrical connection system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10363889-B2
Application number	US-201715644055-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2017
Priority date	Jul 7, 2017
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

A wireless electrical device interconnect system for a vehicle includes an electrically powered device adapted to be disposed on an interior or exterior surface of the vehicle. A first transceiver is operable to provide a wireless electric power signal, and a second transceiver is operably coupled to the electrically powered device to provide energizing electric power to the electrically powered device to energize the electrically powered service responsive to the wireless electric power signal. A conductive link has a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is disposed adjacent the first transceiver to couple the wireless electric power signal from the first transceiver to the link, and the second coil is disposed adjacent the second transceiver to couple the wireless electric power signal from the link to the second transceiver.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless electrical device interconnect system for a vehicle, the being vehicle provided with a windshield or a backlite having a first surface, the vehicle comprising:
an electrically powered device adapted to be disposed on an interior or exterior surface of the vehicle;
a first transceiver operable to provide a wireless electric power signal;
a second transceiver coupled to the electrically powered device to provide electric power to the electrically powered device to energize the electrically powered service responsive to the wireless electric power signal;
a conductive link having a first coil and a second coil, the conductive link and the first and second coils being disposed on the first surface, the first coil being disposed adjacent the first transceiver to couple the wireless electric power signal from the first transceiver to the conductive link, and the second coil being disposed adjacent the second transceiver to couple the wireless electric power signal from the link to the second transceiver and wherein,
the first coil is disposed on the first surface adjacent the first transceiver, the second coil is disposed on the first surface adjacent the second transceiver, the first transceiver is remote from the second transceiver and the link is a conductor disposed on the surface operatively electrically joining the first coil and the second coil.

2. The system of claim 1 , the first transceiver and the second transceiver operable to communicate data with the wireless electric power signal.

3. The system of claim 1 , the first transceiver including a first processor and the second transceiver including a second processor, wherein the first and second processors are operable to communicate data via the first and second transceivers.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrically powered device comprises a mirror assembly or a lamp assembly.

5. The system of claim 1 , the conductive link being a printed conductive material.

6. A wireless electrical device interconnect system for a vehicle having a body portion having an interior and an exterior and at least one electrically powered system or device adapted to be disposed on a first surface of the exterior or the interior, the vehicle further provided with a windshield or a backlite having a second surface, the system comprising:
a first transceiver operable to provide a wireless electric power signal;
a second transceiver coupled to the electrically powered device to provide energizing electric power to the electrically powered device to energize the electrically powered service responsive to the wireless electric power signal;
a conductive link having a first coil and a second coil disposed on the second surface, the first coil being disposed adjacent the first transceiver to couple the wireless electric power signal from the first transceiver to the conductive link, and the second coil being disposed adjacent the second transceiver to couple the wireless electric power signal from the link to the second transceiver, and wherein,
the first coil is disposed on the second surface adjacent the first transceiver, the second coil is disposed on the second surface adjacent the second transceiver, the first transceiver is remote from the second transceiver and the link is a conductor disposed on the surface operatively electrically joining the first coil and the second coil.

7. The system of claim 6 , the first transceiver and the second transceiver operable to communicate data with the wireless electric power signal.

8. The system of claim 6 , the first transceiver including a first processor and the second transceiver including a second processor, wherein the first and second processors are operable to communicate data via the first and second transceivers.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the electrically powered device comprises a mirror assembly or a lamp assembly.

10. The system of claim 6 , the conductive link being a printed conductive material.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Scheim Kobi J
• Castillo Gregory M

Classifications

• B60R16/023 Primary

  for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems · CPC title

• H04B5/0037

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04B5/0081

  Electricity · mapped topic

• B60R16/03

  for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)} · CPC title

• H04B5/79 Primary

  for data transfer in combination with power transfer · CPC title