Fabric device for charging

• US 10,243,392 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2016
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Ainsworth, Lucas B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Nghia M
• Application Number:
  US15/282,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20180097393A1
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• Field of Search: 320108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Abstract

An electronic device may include a charging pad have a plurality of metal contacts, and a fiber device having a plurality of non-conductive material and a plurality of conductive material. At least one of the plurality of conductive material may be aligned with at least one of the plurality of metal contacts.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a charging pad having a plurality of metal contacts; and

a fiber device having a plurality of non-conductive threads and a plurality of conductive threads, wherein the plurality of non-conductive threads and the plurality of conductive threads are weaved to form a fabric, and wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive threads is electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of metal contacts via a solder joint.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of conductive threads are arranged in a first direction, and wherein each of the plurality of metal contacts are arranged in the first direction.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads has a first portion of the at least one of the conductive threads located at a top surface of the fiber device and a second portion of the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads located at a bottom surface of the fiber device.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the second portion of the at least one of the conductive threads is electrically coupled to the at least one of the metal contacts via the solder joint.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the solder joint includes solder paste.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a power source, the power source electrically coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of metal contacts.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of metal contacts are located parallel to others of the plurality of metal contacts.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads includes a first conductive thread of the plurality of conductive threads, wherein the at least one of the plurality of metal contacts includes a first metal contact, wherein the solder joint is a first solder joint, wherein the first metal contact is electrically coupled to a positive voltage source of the electronic device, wherein a second metal contact of the plurality of metal contacts is electrically coupled to a ground source of the electronic device, wherein the second metal contact is located adjacent to the first metal contact in an arrangement of the plurality of metal contacts, and wherein a second conductive thread of the plurality of conductive threads is electrically coupled to the second metal contact via a second solder joint.

9. An electronic system comprising:

a power transmitting device to provide power, wherein the power transmitting device includes;

a charging pad having a plurality of metal contacts; and

a fiber device having a plurality of non-conductive threads and a plurality of conductive threads, wherein the plurality of non-conductive threads and the plurality of conductive threads are weaved to form a fabric, and wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive threads is aligned with, and electrically coupled to via a solder joint, at least one of the plurality of metal contacts; and

a receiving device to receive power from the power transmitting device via at least a portion of the plurality of conductive threads when the receiving device is located on the fiber device.

10. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of conductive threads are arranged in a first direction.

11. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads includes a first portion of the at least one of the conductive threads located at a top surface of the fiber device and a second portion of the at least one of the conductive threads located at a bottom surface of the fiber device.

12. The electronic system of claim 11, wherein the second portion of the at least one of the conductive threads contacts the at least one of the plurality of metal contacts.

13. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the solder joint includes solder paste.

14. The electronic system of claim 9, further comprising a power source, the power source electrically coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of metal contacts.

15. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads includes a first conductive thread, wherein the solder joint is a first solder joint, wherein the receiving device includes a plurality of receiving conductive contacts, wherein the plurality of receiving conductive contacts are to contact the first conductive thread and a second conductive thread of the plurality of conductive threads when the receiving device is located on the fiber device, and wherein the second conductive thread is aligned with, and electrically coupled to via a second solder joint, another of the plurality of metal contacts.

16. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the at least one of the plurality of metal contacts includes a first metal contact, wherein the plurality of metal contacts includes a second metal contact located adjacent to the first metal contact in an arrangement of the plurality of metal contacts, wherein the receiving device includes a first receiving conductive contact and a second receiving conductive contact, and wherein a distance between the first receiving conductive contact and the second receiving conductive contact is greater than a distance between the first metal contact and the second metal contact.

17. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of metal contacts are located at a surface of the charging pad, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads is electrically coupled to the at least one of the plurality of metal contacts via the solder joint at a first surface of the fiber device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads extends to a second surface of the fiber device, the second surface of the fiber device opposite to the second surface of the fiber device, and wherein the receiving device is to be located on the second surface of the fiber device to receive power from the power transmitting device.

18. A method of providing an electronic device, comprising:

providing a charging pad having a plurality of metal contacts;

providing a fabric device having a plurality of non-conductive threads and a plurality of conductive threads, wherein the plurality of non-conductive threads and the plurality of conductive threads are weaved to form a fabric; and

providing the fabric device on the charging pad, wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive threads is aligned, and electrically coupled to via a solder joint, at least one of the plurality of metal contacts when the fabric device is provided on the charging pad.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

positioning solder material between the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads and the at least one of the plurality of metal contacts; and

heating the solder material to produce the solder joint.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one of the plurality of conductive threads includes a first conductive thread, wherein the at least one of the plurality of metal contacts includes a first metal contact, wherein the solder joint is a first solder joint, and wherein providing the fabric device on the charging pad includes:

aligning a second conductive thread of the plurality of conductive threads with a second metal contact of the plurality of metal contacts; and

forming a second solder joint between the second conductive thread and the second metal contact, wherein the second solder joint electrically couples the second conductive thread and the second metal contact.