US 12,142,955 B2
Vehicle battery charging apparatus
Steven F. Selby, Athens, AL (US); and Tommy L. Roberts, Cullman, AL (US)
Assigned to AMPHENOL TECVOX, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed by Amphenol Tecvox, LLC, Madison, AL (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/967,381.
Application 17/967,381 is a continuation of application No. 16/795,383, filed on Feb. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,482,870.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/925,029, filed on Oct. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043857 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 7/00309 (2020.01) [H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle battery charging apparatus for wirelessly charging a device, said apparatus comprising:
a charging device compartment having a tray including a platform for retaining the device;
a battery charger housing for retaining a wireless battery charger, said battery charger housing being separated from said charging device compartment by said tray;
one or more vents in said tray, said one or more vents being sloped away from said platform and the device at a non-perpendicular angle; and
a blower in air communication with said battery charger housing for communicating air with said battery charger housing through said one or more vents to cool the wireless battery charger.