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Vehicle battery charging apparatus

Grant US12580398B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

AMPHENOL TECVOX, LLC

Inventors

Steven F. Selby, Tommy L. Roberts

Abstract

A battery charging apparatus for device charging in a vehicle includes a charging device compartment, a housing, a blower, a charger, and a duct. The charging device compartment is configured to retain at least one device. The housing includes a top member, a bottom member, and an accommodating space. The housing further includes an air-return port. The blower is in the housing and has an input port and an output port. The charger is in the housing and between the top member of the housing and the blower. The duct has an input port and an output port. The input port of the duct is coupled to the output port of the blower, and the output port of the duct is coupled to the air-return port of the housing. The duct forms a barrier between the accommodating space and the air-return port of the housing.

CPC Classifications

H02J 7/0045 H02J 7/00309

Filing Date

2024-06-04

Application No.

18733166

Claims

22