US 12,005,793 B2
Vehicle pass-through charging
Tyler Erikson, Torrance, CA (US); Kyle Underhill, Los Angeles, CA (US); Tyler Jennings Bennett, Long Beach, CA (US); and Trent Warnke, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, L.L.C, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/559,059.
Prior Publication US 2023/0191936 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a drive system;
a rechargeable battery system;
a charging input coupling configured to receive electric power;
a charging output coupling;
a battery system coupling couplable to the rechargeable battery system; and
an electric switching device electrically couplable to the charging input coupling, the charging output coupling, and the battery system coupling, and configured to selectively operate in an operating mode including at least one of a first mode and a second mode, wherein:
in the first mode, the electric switching device directs the electric power to the battery system coupling, and
in the second mode, the electric switching device directs the electric power to the charging output coupling.