INDUCTION CHARGER FOR CHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20100237824A1
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SIP, KIM-YEUNG
• Granted Patent: US 8,129,943 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/103
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

An induction charger for charging an electronic device includes a carrying car, a transmission assembly, a permanent magnet, an alternating current power supply, and an induction coil. The carrying car includes a base defined at least four slots scatted therein, a cover defining a through hole, at least two rotatable shaft, and at least two pairs of wheels positioned on a corresponding rotatable shaft and received in and passed through one corresponding slot. The transmission assembly includes a gear case defining a first through hole and a second through hole, a first hollow shaft non-rotatably fixed to the permanent magnet, and a second hollow shaft being inserted into a corresponding rotatable shaft. The induction coil is positioned in the base and aligned with and substantially parallel to the permanent magnet, and is electrically connected to the alternating current power supply.

Claims

1. An induction charger for charging an electronic device, the induction charger comprising:

a carrying car comprising;

a base defining at least four slots scatted therein;

at least two rotatable shafts; and

at least two pairs of wheels positioned on a corresponding rotatable shaft and received in and passed through one corresponding slot;

a permanent magnet;

a transmission assembly comprising;

a gear case defining a first through hole and a second through hole;

a first hollow shaft non-rotatably fixed to the permanent magnet; and

a second hollow shaft being inserted into a corresponding rotatable shaft;

an alternating current power supply; and

an induction coil positioned in the base and aligned with and substantially parallel to the permanent magnet and electrically connected to the alternating current power supply.

2. The induction charger as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the carrying car further includes a cover;

the cover comprises a front sidewall; and

a through hole is defined in the front sidewall.

3. The induction charger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the carrying car further comprises two connecting members positioned generally at the front sidewall and substantially symmetrical with each other about the through hole.

4. The induction charger as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

the induction charger further comprises a storage battery and a control circuit comprising a DC/AC converter;

the storage battery is electrically connected to the DC/AC converter;

the DC/AC converter is configured for converting direct current from the storage battery into alternating current to the induction coil to generate an alternating magnetic field to generate a magnetic force; and

the magnetic force makes the rotatable shaft rotate and the wheels rotate.

5. The induction charger as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the control circuit is positioned on the base close to the front sidewall; and

half of the length of the permanent magnet is shorter than the distance between the gear case and the control circuit.

6. The induction charger as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the control circuit further comprises a signal receiver; and

when the electronic device has not sufficient power supply, the electronic device sends a guiding signal to the signal receiver to guide the induction charger to the electronic device.

7. The induction charger as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

one of the rotatable shafts comprises a first hexagonal section; and

the second hollow shaft comprises a hexagonal inner cross-section corresponding with the first hexagonal section.

8. The induction charger as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the induction coil comprises an electromagnet and a winding wound around the electromagnet;

the induction coil comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;

the first end is aligned with the through hole; and

the second end is aligned with and substantially parallel to the permanent magnet.

9. The induction charger as claimed in claim 4, wherein the cycle of the DC/AC converter of the control circuit is equal to the time of the permanent magnet rotating 180 degrees.

10. The induction charger as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an electromagnetic clutch electrically connected to the control circuit;

wherein the electromagnetic clutch is positioned between the gear case and the permanent magnet, and is configured for controlling the first hollow shaft and the permanent magnet to engage or disengage with each other to control the wheels to rotate or stop rotating.

11. The induction charger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the induction charger further comprises a cable having enough length and configured for directly connecting to the alternating current power supply.

12. The induction charger as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the permanent magnet defines a third hexagonal through hole generally in the middle thereof;

the transmission assembly further comprises a third hollow shaft;

the third hollow shaft comprises a third hexagonal section; and

the third hexagonal section non-rotatably fits into the third hexagonal through hole.