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(43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23749233.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63H 20/00(2006.01) B60L 53/53(2019.01) B63H 21/17(2006.01) B63H 21/38(2006.01) B60L 50/64(2019.01) B63H 20/32(2006.01) H01M 50/204(2021.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B63H 20/007; B63H 20/32; B63H 21/17; H01M 2220/20; B63H 21/383; H01M 50/24; H01M 10/46; H01M 10/625; H01M 10/6568; H01M 10/6554; H02J 2310/42; H02J 7/0042; B60L 2200/32; B60L 53/20; B60L 58/26; B60L 53/302; B60L 2240/36 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/027310 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/015317 (18.01.2024 Gazette 2024/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 12.07.2022 US 202263388373 P 10.07.2023 US 202318349414 (71) Applicant: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION Mettawa, IL 60045 (US)	(72) Inventors: MUELLER, Eric, S. Fond du Lac, WI 54937 (US) BULTMAN, Bruce Zeeland, MI 49464 (US) DE ROO, Chris, A. Ada, MI 49301 (US) BALOGH, Daniel, J. Ada, MI 49301 (US) (74) Representative: Von Rohr Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB  Rüttenscheider Straße 62 45130 Essen 45130 Essen (DE)