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Granted Patent B2
US 12,179,612 · App. 17/270,092 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Caravan having electrical comfort functions

Inventors: Marcus Metzler (Bad Waldsee, DE); Rainer Buck (Wangen i. Allgau, DE); Günter Dorn (Schlier, DE); Wilhelm Müller (Sassenberg, DE)
Assignee: Thor Tech, Inc.
B60L50/66B60L1/003B60L1/02B60L58/18B60L2200/16B60L2200/28
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Patent No.
US 12,179,612
App. No.
17/270,092
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a camper having a battery and electric comfort functions, the battery has a great capacity for supplying electricity to a travel drive of a towing vehicle, and/or is designed for an optional travel drive of the camper during trailer operation in road traffic, and the electric comfort functions are supplied with electricity from the battery.

Claims (26)

1. A camper comprising a camper travel drive, a rechargeable battery, electric comfort functions, further electricity consumers, and a controller, wherein:

the rechargeable battery has a capacity of greater than 50 kWh for supplying electricity to a towing vehicle travel drive and the camper travel drive during trailer operation in road traffic;

the rechargeable battery supplies electricity to the electric comfort functions through a voltage transformer and to the further electricity consumers;

the controller enables autarchic operation of the electric comfort functions under power supplied by the rechargeable battery;

the electric comfort functions and the further electricity consumers are divided into different electrical circuits; and

the controller prioritizes certain of the electric comfort functions by turning on, turning off, or reducing power to the different electrical circuits to extend an autarchic operation period of the electric comfort functions.

2. The camper according to claim 1 , wherein:

the rechargeable battery is arranged below a floor of the camper, as an under-floor battery.

3. The camper according to claim 2 , wherein:

the rechargeable battery divided into a front battery and a rear battery between which an axle is arranged.

4. The camper according to claim 3 , wherein:

the electric comfort functions comprise at least one or more of the following: air conditioner, electric heater, electric hotplates, electric oven, electric hot-water heater, ventilation, TV/radio systems, electric outdoor grill, air compressors for pneumatic suspension, water pumps, and maneuvering drive for the camper.

5. The camper according to claim 2 , wherein:

the electric comfort functions comprise at least one or more of the following: air conditioner, electric heater, electric hotplates, electric oven, electric hot-water heater, ventilation, TV/radio systems, electric outdoor grill, air compressors for pneumatic suspension, water pumps, and maneuvering drive for the camper.

6. The camper according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electric comfort functions comprise at least one or more of the following: air conditioner, electric heater, electric hotplates, electric oven, electric hot-water heater, ventilation, TV/radio systems, electric outdoor grill, air compressors for pneumatic suspension, water pumps, and maneuvering drive for the camper.

7. The camper according to claim 6 , wherein:

the electric heater is an electric space heater.

8. The camper according to claim 1 , wherein:

the rechargeable battery can be charged from a public power grid, by way of a charger.

9. The camper according to claim 8 , wherein:

power consumption of the charger can be restricted.

10. The camper according to claim 1 , wherein:

the voltage transformer comprises 230 V alternating current.

11. The camper according to claim 1 , wherein:

the rechargeable battery is a lithium ion battery.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2024
From: ERWIN HYMER GROUP SE
To: THOR TECH, INC.
Reel/Frame 069074/0190 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2024
From: METZLER, MARCUS; BUCK, RAINER; DORN, GÜNTER; MÜLLER, WILHELM
To: ERWIN HYMER GROUP SE
Reel/Frame 068964/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 120 676.3 · Aug 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220105814A1 · Apr 7, 2022
Cited By (1)
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