Wireless Charging Apparatus For Vehicle

• US 20130088195A1
• Filed: 09/07/2012
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: YOON, Young Seok, KIM, Eung Ju
• Application Number:
  US13/607,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20130088195A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/124 Detection or removal of foreign bodies
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/36 by positioning the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• 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

Abstract

Disclosed is a wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle includes: a cavity type charging receiving part formed on a dashboard of a vehicle so as to charge a portable terminal; a pair of streamlined elastic fixing parts mounted in the cavity type charging receiving part to press and fix the portable terminal; and a charging module mounted on a rear surface of the cavity type charging receiving part and mounted with a primary side coil transmitting a wireless power signal so as to automatically align and charge the primary side coil at aligning a position of a secondary side coil of the portable terminal, whereby the position of the primary side coil is automatically aligned to correspond to the position of the secondary side coil, thereby improving the wireless power transmission efficiency.

Claims

1. A wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a cavity type charging receiving part formed on a dashboard of a vehicle to have an opening part thereon so as to charge a portable terminal;

a pair of streamlined elastic fixing parts mounted in the cavity type charging receiving part, while being spaced apart from each other so as to correspond to each other, to press and fix the portable terminal; and

a charging module mounted on a rear surface of the cavity type charging receiving part and mounted with a primary side coil transmitting a wireless power signal so as to automatically align and charge the primary side coil at a position of a secondary side coil of the portable terminal.

2. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bottom end of the opening part of the cavity type charging receiving part serves as a separation prevention bump fixed so as to prevent the portable terminal from being separated.

3. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein each streamlined elastic fixing part includes:

a first distal end opened left and right to have elasticity so that the portable terminal is inserted and pressing and fixing the top end of the portable terminal;

a second distal end fixed to the bottom end in the cavity type charging receiving part; and

a plurality of bending portions formed between the first and second distal ends and so as to press and fix the side of the portable terminal.

4. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein each streamlined elastic fixing part is a wire type of elastic member or a plate type of elastic member.

5. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the charging module includes:

a coil position automatic aligning unit mounted with the primary side coil to automatically align the position of the primary side coil so as to correspond to the position of the secondary side coil of the portable terminal; and

a charging circuit unit charging the portable terminal by generating the wireless power signal at the time of the maximum matching of the primary side coil and the secondary side coil by the coil position automatic aligning unit.

6. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 5, wherein the coil position automatic aligning unit includes:

a coil mounting part mounted on a rear surface of the cavity type charging receiving part to slidably mount the primary side coil in a vertical direction so as to correspond to the position of the secondary side coil of the portable terminal; and

a coil transfer unit sliding the primary side coil mounted on the coil mounting part so as to be vertically transferred.

7. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 6, wherein the coil mounting part includes:

a base body having a first sliding unit provided on one surface thereof in a vertical direction and fixedly mounted on the rear surface of the cavity type charging receiving part; and

a moving body mounted with the primary side coil and mounted with a second sliding unit corresponding to the first sliding unit of the base body to slide the primary side coil in a vertical direction.

8. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first sliding unit is a guide groove formed on one surface of the base body and the second sliding unit is a guide protrusion formed on one surface of the moving body to correspond to the guide groove.

9. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first sliding unit is a guide protrusion formed on one surface of the base body and the second sliding unit is a guide groove formed on one surface of the moving body to correspond to the guide protrusion.

10. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 6, wherein the coil transfer unit is a motor.

11. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 5, wherein the charging circuit unit includes:

an oscillation circuit generating the wireless power signal at the time of the maximum matching of the primary side coil and the secondary side coil;

a power amplifier amplifying the generated wireless power signal; and

a primary side coil transferred to the maximum matching position by the coil position automatic aligning unit to transmit the amplified wireless power signal to the portable terminal.

12. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 11, wherein the charging circuit unit further includes a current/voltage sensor detecting a charging state of the portable terminal from the wireless power signal transferred through the primary side coil.

13. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a sensing sensor mounted between the pair of streamlined elastic fixing parts to detect whether the portable terminal is mounted.

14. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 13, wherein the sensing sensor is a mechanical sensing sensor or an electronic sensing sensor.

15. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 14, wherein the mechanical sensing sensor is a push switch.

16. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 14, wherein the electronic sensing sensor is an infrared sensor.

17. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a status display device formed on the front surface of the cavity type charging receiving part to display the charging state of the portable terminal for each step.

18. The wireless charging apparatus for a vehicle as set forth in claim 17, wherein the status display device is a light emitting diode (LED).