Electrified vehicle including remote terminals accessible via charging port door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548379-B2
Application number	US-202117166007-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2021
Priority date	Feb 3, 2021
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle having remote terminals accessible via a charging port door. An example electrified vehicle a charging port configured to couple to a plug to charge the electrified vehicle, and remote terminals. The electrified vehicle can be jump started via the remote terminals. Further, the electrified vehicle includes a charging port door moveable between a closed position, a normal open position in which the charging port is accessible such that a plug may couple to the charging port to charge the electrified vehicle, and an extended open position in which the charging port door has moved beyond the normal open position. The remote terminals are accessible when the charging port door is in the extended open position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrified vehicle, comprising:
a charging port configured to couple to a plug to charge the electrified vehicle;
remote terminals, wherein the electrified vehicle can be jump started via the remote terminals; and
a charging port door moveable between a closed position, a normal open position in which the charging port is accessible such that a plug may couple to the charging port to charge the electrified vehicle, and an extended open position in which the charging port door has moved beyond the normal open position, wherein the remote terminals are accessible when the charging port door is in the extended open position.

2. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein, when the charging port door is in the closed position, the charging port door covers and prevents access to both the charging port and the remote terminals.

3. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein, when the charging port door is in the normal open position, the remote terminals are inaccessible.

4. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 3 , wherein, when the charging port door is in the closed and normal open positions, a flap covers the remote terminals.

5. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 4 , wherein, when the charging port door is in the extended open position, the flap is permitted to move such that the remote terminals are accessible.

6. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 5 , wherein the flap is biased toward a position in which the remote terminals are accessible.

7. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 6 , wherein the charging port door is moveable relative to the charging port via an arm.

8. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 7 , wherein the remote terminals and the flap are on the arm.

9. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 7 , wherein:
the remote terminals and flap are adjacent the arm, and
the arm includes a tab configured to move the flap to expose the remote terminals as the charging port door moves from the normal open position to the extended open position.

10. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 6 , wherein, when the remote terminals are accessible, the flap covers the charging port such that a plug cannot be plugged into the charging port.

11. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 3 , wherein:
the charging port door is moveable relative to the charging port via an arm,
the arm includes a notch, and
when the charging port door is in the extended open position, the remote terminals are accessible via the notch.

12. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein when the charging port door is in the normal open position, a first set of instructions for moving the charging port door to the extended open position are visible.

13. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 12 , wherein, when the charging port door is in the extended open position, a second set of instructions for jump starting the electrified vehicle via the remote terminals are visible.

14. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the charging port door is rotatable between the closed, normal open, and extended open positions.

15. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 14 , wherein, when in the extended open position, the charging port door is rotated about 30° beyond the normal open position.

16. The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the charging port is electrically coupled to a first battery capable of delivering power to propel the electrified vehicle, and
the remote terminals are electrically coupled to a second battery having a voltage less than the first battery.

17. A method, comprising:
moving a charging port door beyond a normal open position to an extended open position in which remote terminals are accessible, wherein an electrified vehicle can be jump started via the remote terminals.

18. The method as recited in claim 17 , wherein the remote terminals are inaccessible when the charging port door is in the normal open position.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein:
a flap covers the remote terminals when the charging port door is in the normal open position, and
the moving step causes the flap to move such that the remote terminals are accessible.

20. The method as recited in claim 19 , wherein the moving step causes the flap to move such that a charging port is covered by the flap.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Salter Stuart C
• Blischke Michael
• Glickman David Brian
• Budaj John
• Dellock Paul Kenneth
• Howard-Cone Katherine

Classifications

• H01R13/447

  Shutter or cover plate · CPC title

• E05Y2900/534

  Fuel lids, charger lids · CPC title

• B60K2015/0507

  Arrangements for adjusting the inlet cover · CPC title

• H01R13/5213

  Covers · CPC title

• B60K2015/0546

  Arrangements for checking the position of the inlet cover · CPC title