Wireless charger having automatic alignment function and method thereof
First Claim
1. A wireless charger having an automatic alignment function, the wireless charger comprising:
- a charge sensor sensing charging of a portable device disposed on a wireless charging pad within a vehicle;
a position regulator regulating positions of the portable device and the charge sensor;
a position sensor sensing the position of the portable device; and
a controller configured to move the portable device to a plurality of reference positions on the wireless charging pad sequentially, to detect a charging position on the wireless charging pad based on an induced voltage that is measured in each of the plurality of reference positions, and to move the portable device to the charging position,wherein the plurality of reference positions are used for detecting position information of the charging position, andwherein the wireless charging pad comprises;
a wireless charging board;
a first moving board on which the portable device is disposed;
a second moving board on which the charge sensor is mounted; and
a partition preventing the portable device from being separated.
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Abstract
A wireless charger having an automatic alignment function includes: a charge sensor sensing charging of a portable device disposed on a wireless charging pad within a vehicle; a position regulator regulating positions of the portable device and the charge sensor; and a position sensor sensing the position of the portable device. A controller is configured to move the portable device to a plurality of reference positions on the wireless charging pad sequentially, to detect a charging position on the wireless charging pad based on an induced voltage that is measured in each of the plurality of reference positions and to move the portable device to the charging position.
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1. A wireless charger having an automatic alignment function, the wireless charger comprising:
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a charge sensor sensing charging of a portable device disposed on a wireless charging pad within a vehicle; a position regulator regulating positions of the portable device and the charge sensor; a position sensor sensing the position of the portable device; and a controller configured to move the portable device to a plurality of reference positions on the wireless charging pad sequentially, to detect a charging position on the wireless charging pad based on an induced voltage that is measured in each of the plurality of reference positions, and to move the portable device to the charging position, wherein the plurality of reference positions are used for detecting position information of the charging position, and wherein the wireless charging pad comprises; a wireless charging board; a first moving board on which the portable device is disposed; a second moving board on which the charge sensor is mounted; and a partition preventing the portable device from being separated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for aligning a portable device in a wireless charger, the method comprising:
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moving, by a controller, a portable device, which is disposed on a wireless charging pad within a vehicle, to a plurality of reference positions sequentially; measuring, by a charge sensor, an induced voltage in each of the plurality of reference positions; detecting, by the controller, a charging position on the wireless charging pad based on the measured induced voltage; and moving, by the controller, the portable device to the charging position, wherein the plurality of reference positions are used for detecting position information of the charging position, and wherein the wireless charging pad comprises; a wireless charging board; a first moving board on which the portable device is disposed; a second moving board on which the charge sensor is mounted; and a partition preventing the portable device from being separated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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