US 12,466,284 B2
Bridge structure for vehicles and associated methods
Yu-Jung Wang, Taoyuan (TW); Chen-Hsin Hsu, Taoyuan (TW); and Zih-Wei Chen, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to GOGORO INC., Hong Kong (CN)
Filed by Gogoro Inc., Hong Kong (CN)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/523,992.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,259, filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0149548 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/65 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H04B 5/20 (2024.01)
CPC B60L 53/65 (2019.02) [H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01); H04B 5/20 (2024.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bridge for connecting an external battery, comprising:
a connecting platform comprising an abutting surface opposite to a bottom surface;
an electrical connector disposed on the connecting platform and used to electrically connect to the external battery when the external battery abuts against the abutting surface;
a connection detector disposed on and extending through the connecting platform from the abutting surface to the bottom surface;
a wireless communication module disposed on the connecting platform and configured to receive a wireless signal from the external battery; and
a processing unit configured to:
carry out a verification process on information included in the wireless signal; and
allow the electrical connector to transmit power when the verification process on the information turned out to be true, wherein the verification process comprises determining whether a charging history data included in the information meets a standard for number of charging times,
wherein the connection detector comprises:
a detecting switch disposed on the connecting platform and extending from the abutting surface to the bottom surface.