APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRICAL POWER

• US 20100285674A1
• Filed: 07/25/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Arnon David, Einam Amotz, Yair David
• Inventors: AMOTZ, Einam Yitzhak, DAVID, Arnon Haim
• Granted Patent: US 7,931,472 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/39
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6205 Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/28 Terminal boards

Abstract

An apparatus and method for transferring power from a stationary unit to a mobile unit are introduced in order to improve on the existing methods of supplying power to appliances and mobile devices.

The stationary unit is comprised of multiple magnetic and electromagnetic switches, which are activated only when in close proximity to a mobile unit comprising of a set of magnets of opposite polarity to the magnetic and electromagnetic switches in the stationary unit thus ensuring a safe and easy to use system for supplying power from the stationary unit to the mobile unit.

The stationary unit may be large enough to allow the connection of multiple mobile units on a single stationary unit. Each mobile unit can then adjust the voltage supplied by the stationary unit to fit the requirements of its own appliance or mobile device thus allowing different types of devices to connect to the same source (the stationary unit).

Claims

1. An apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) comprising:

(a) at least one planar stationary unit set (101) including;

(i) a planar stationary unit phase assembly (10), having a predetermined maximum cross section width dimension d1;

(ii) a planar stationary unit zero assembly (11), having a predetermined maximum cross section width dimension d3; and

(iii) a planar stationary unit set body (101a), wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) and said planar stationary unit zero assembly (11) being encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a) aside one another; and

(b) at least one mobile unit set (102) including;

(i) a mobile unit phase assembly (20); and

(ii) a mobile unit zero assembly (21); and

(iii) a mobile unit set body (102a),

wherein said mobile unit phase assembly (20) and said mobile unit zero assembly (21) being encased inside said mobile unit set body (102a), aside one another, and wherein said at least one mobile unit set (102) has a mobile unit set body edge (102b).

2. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 1, wherein each one of said mobile unit phase assembly (20) including:

a mobile unit zero assembly housing (20h);

a mobile unit assembly phase assembly contact element (20a) disposed on said mobile unit zero assembly housing (20h); and

a mobile unit phase assembly magnet (20e) mounted inside said mobile unit zero assembly housing (20h), wherein said mobile unit phase assembly magnet (20e) has a mobile unit phase assembly magnet first magnetic pole (20x) and a mobile unit phase assembly magnet second magnetic pole (20y), wherein said mobile unit phase assembly magnet second magnetic pole (20y) is closer to said mobile unit assembly phase assembly contact element (20a) than said mobile unit phase assembly magnet first magnetic pole (20x), wherein each one of said mobile unit zero assembly (21) including;

a mobile unit zero assembly contact element (21a) disposed on said mobile unit zero assembly housing (21h); and

a mobile unit zero assembly magnet (21e), wherein said mobile unit zero assembly magnet (21e), has a mobile unit zero assembly magnet first magnetic pole (21x), and a mobile unit zero assembly magnet second magnetic pole (21y), wherein said mobile unit phase assembly magnet first magnetic pole (20x) is closer to said mobile unit zero assembly contact element (21a) then said mobile unit zero assembly magnet second magnetic pole (21y).

3. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 2, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is a magnetic switch phase assembly (40), wherein said magnetic switch phase assembly (40) including:

a magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly housing end disk (40i) disposed on said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly contact element (40a) disposed on said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly shaft (40c) mounted inside said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element (40b) mounted on said magnetic switch phase assembly shaft (40c), wherein there is a first gap (40z) between said magnetic switch phase assembly contact element (40a) and said magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element (40b);

a magnetic switch phase assembly magnet (40e) mounted on said magnetic switch phase assembly shaft (40c);

a magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element spring (40g) mounted inside said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h), and between said magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element (40b) and said magnetic switch phase assembly housing end disk (40i); and

a magnetic switch phase assembly magnet spring (40f) mounted inside said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h), and between said magnetic switch phase assembly magnet (40e) and said magnetic switch phase assembly housing end disk (40i).

4. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 3, wherein said at least one planar stationary unit set (101) further including:

(v) a planar stationary unit ground element (12) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a),

and wherein said at least one mobile unit set (102) further including;

(v) a mobile unit ground element (22) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a).

5. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 2, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is an electromagnetic switch assembly (32), wherein said electromagnetic switch assembly (32) including:

an electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly housing end disk (32i) disposed on said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly contact element (32a) disposed on said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c) mounted inside said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element (32b) mounted on said electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c), wherein there is a second gap (32z) between said electromagnetic switch assembly contact element (32a) and said electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element (32b);

an electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet core (32p) mounted on said electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c);

an electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet coil (32q) mounted on said electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c);

an electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element spring (32g) mounted inside said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h) and between said electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element (32b) and said electromagnetic switch assembly housing end disk (32i); and

an electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet spring (32f) mounted inside said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h), and between said electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet core (32p) and said electromagnetic switch assembly housing end disk (32i).

6. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 5, wherein said at least one planar stationary unit set (101) further including:

(v) a planar stationary unit ground element (12) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a),

and wherein said at least one mobile unit set (102) further including;

(v) a mobile unit ground element (22) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a).

7. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 2, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly (34), wherein said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly (34) including:

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h);

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly contact element (34a) disposed on said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h);

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (34jg) disposed on said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h) inside said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h); and

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly magnet (34e) disposed on said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (34jg), wherein there is a third gap (34z) between said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly contact element (34a) and said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly magnet (34e).

8. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 7, wherein said at least one planar stationary unit set (101) further including:

(v) a planar stationary unit ground element (12) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a),

and wherein said at least one mobile unit set (102) further including;

(v) a mobile unit ground element (22) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a).

9. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 2, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is a cantilever version of an electro-magnetic switch assembly (35), wherein said cantilever version of an electro-magnetic switch assembly (35) including:

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h);

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly contact element (35a) disposed on said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h);

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (35jg) disposed on said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h) inside said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h);

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly core (35p) disposed on said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (35jg); and

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly electromagnet coil (35q) mounted around said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly core (35p), wherein there is a fourth gap (35z) between said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly contact element (35a) and said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly core (35p).

10. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 9, wherein said at least one planar stationary unit set (101) further including:

(v) a planar stationary unit ground element (12) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a),

and wherein said at least one mobile unit set (102) further including;

(v) a mobile unit ground element (22) encased inside said planar stationary unit set body (101a).

11. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 2, wherein there is a minimum predetermined distance d4 between said mobile unit phase assembly (20) and said mobile unit zero assembly (21), wherein there is a minimum predetermined distance d2 from said mobile unit phase assembly (20), and from said mobile unit zero assembly (21) to said mobile unit set body edge (102b), wherein said distance d4 is larger than said maximum cross section width dimension d1 and is larger than said maximum cross section width dimension d3, and wherein said distance d2 is larger than said maximum cross section width dimension d1 and is larger than said maximum cross section width dimension d3.

12. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 11, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is a magnetic switch phase assembly (40), wherein said magnetic switch phase assembly (40) including:

a magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly housing end disk (40i) disposed on said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly contact element (40a) disposed on said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly shaft (40c) mounted inside said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h);

a magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element (40b) mounted on said magnetic switch phase assembly shaft (40c), wherein there is a first gap (40z) between said magnetic switch phase assembly contact element (40a) and said magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element (40b);

a magnetic switch phase assembly magnet (40e) mounted on said magnetic switch phase assembly shaft (40c);

a magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element spring (40g) mounted inside said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h), and between said magnetic switch phase assembly voltage element (40b) and said magnetic switch phase assembly housing end disk (40i); and

a magnetic switch phase assembly magnet spring (40f) mounted inside said magnetic switch phase assembly housing (40h), and between said magnetic switch phase assembly magnet (40e) and said magnetic switch phase assembly housing end disk (40i).

13. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 12, wherein said apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) comprising:

(c) a planar stationary unit grid body (201a), wherein said planar stationary unit grid body (201a), connects together a plurality of said at least one planar stationary unit set (101).

14. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 11, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is an electromagnetic switch assembly (32), wherein said electromagnetic switch assembly (32) including:

an electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly housing end disk (32i) disposed on said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly contact element (32a) disposed on said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c) mounted inside said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h);

an electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element (32b) mounted on said electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c), wherein there is a second gap (32z) between said electromagnetic switch assembly contact element (32a) and said electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element (32b);

an electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet core (32p) mounted on said electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c);

an electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet coil (32q) mounted on said electromagnetic switch assembly shaft (32c);

an electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element spring (32g) mounted inside said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h) and between said electromagnetic switch assembly voltage element (32b) and said electromagnetic switch assembly housing end disk (32i); and

an electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet spring (32f) mounted inside said electromagnetic switch assembly housing (32h), and between said electromagnetic switch assembly electromagnet core (32p) and said electromagnetic switch assembly housing end disk (32i).

15. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 14, wherein said apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) comprising:

(c) a planar stationary unit grid body (201a), wherein said planar stationary unit grid body (201a), connects together a plurality of said at least one planar stationary unit set (101).

16. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 11, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly (34), wherein said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly (34) including:

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h);

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly contact element (34a) disposed on said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h);

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (34jg) disposed on said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h) inside said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly housing (34h); and

a cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly magnet (34e) disposed on said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (34jg), wherein there is a third gap (34z) between said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly contact element (34a) and said cantilever version of a magnetic switch assembly magnet (34e).

17. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 16, wherein said apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) comprising:

(c) a planar stationary unit grid body (201a), wherein said planar stationary unit grid body (201a), connects together a plurality of said at least one planar stationary unit set (101).

18. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 11, wherein said planar stationary unit phase assembly (10) is a cantilever version of an electro-magnetic switch assembly (35), wherein said cantilever version of an electro-magnetic switch assembly (35) including:

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h);

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly contact element (35a) disposed on said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h);

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (35jg) disposed on said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h) inside said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly housing (35h);

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly core (35p) disposed on said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly voltage element wire and assembly voltage element spring (35jg); and

a cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly electromagnet coil (35q) mounted around said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly core (35p), wherein there is a fourth gap (35z) between said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly contact element (35a) and said cantilever version of electro-magnetic switch assembly core (35p).

19. The apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) of claim 18, wherein said apparatus for transferring electrical power (100) comprising:

(c) a planar stationary unit grid body (201a), wherein said planar stationary unit grid body (201a), connects together a plurality of said at least one planar stationary unit set (101).