SLIDING WIRELESS CHARGING TRAY FOR INDUCTIVE CHARGING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20130154555A1
• Filed: 11/28/2012
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Rana, Paresh, Miller, Thomas Anthony, Nienhuis, Jeremiah Phillip
• Application Number:
  US13/686,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20130154555A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sliding tray comprising: a base panel; a top panel at least partially offset from the base panel, creating a local pocket therebetween; a battery recharging system disposed within the local pocket and adapted to provide one or more electromagnetic fields capable of transferring an electrical charge to a properly equipped portable electrical device; an electrical connection feature adapted to electrically connect the battery recharging system to a host; a tray sliding feature disposed on the base panel, the top panel, or both adapted to mate with a bin sliding feature of a bin and allowing for the sliding tray to move relative to the bin.

Claims

1. A sliding tray comprising:

a) a base panel;

b) a top panel at least partially offset from the base panel, creating a local pocket therebetween;

c) a battery recharging system disposed within the local pocket and adapted to provide one or more electromagnetic fields capable of transferring an electrical charge to a properly equipped portable electrical device;

d) an electrical connection feature adapted to electrically connect the battery recharging system to a host;

e) a tray sliding feature disposed on the base panel, the top panel, or both adapted to mate with a bin sliding feature of a bin and allowing for the sliding tray to move relative to the bin.

2. The sliding tray according to claim 1, wherein the battery recharging system has a thickness such that it fits into the local pocket and the local pocket has a maximum internal sectional thickness of no greater than 25 mm.

3. The sliding tray according to claim 1, wherein the battery recharging system has a thickness such that it fits into the local pocket and the local pocket has a maximum internal sectional thickness of no greater than 15 mm.

4. The sliding tray according to claim 1, wherein the battery recharging system further comprises a power conditioner.

5. The sliding tray according to claim 1, wherein the top panel includes one or more through holes adapted to receive one or more portions of the battery recharging system.

6. The sliding tray according to claim 1, wherein the sliding tray includes a power conditioner component, a data exchange system, or both.

7. An article comprising:

a sliding tray assembly and a bin assembly;

the sliding tray assembly comprising;

a) a base panel;

b) a top panel at least partially offset from the base panel, creating a local pocket therebetween;

c) a battery recharging system disposed within the local pocket and adapted to provide one or more electromagnetic fields capable of transferring an electrical charge to a properly equipped portable electrical device;

d) an electrical connection feature adapted to electrically connect the battery recharging system to a host; and

e) one or more tray sliding features disposed on the base panel, the top panel, or both;

the bin assembly comprising;

an outer shell portion creating a bin pocket therebetween and including one or more open areas; and

one or more bin sliding features adapted to mate with the one or more tray sliding features and allowing for the sliding tray to move to and from the one or more open areas.

8. The article according to claim 7 wherein the bin assembly is integrated into a vehicle.

9. The article according to claim 7 wherein the bin assembly is integrated into a vehicle instrument panel or a vehicle console.

10. The article according to claim 7 wherein the bin assembly is integrated into a vehicle console which is mounted on the floor of the vehicle or mounted to the headliner of a vehicle.

11. The article according to claim 7, wherein the battery recharging system has a thickness such that it fits into the local pocket and the local pocket has a maximum internal sectional thickness of no greater than 25 mm.

12. The article according to claim 7, wherein the battery recharging system has a thickness such that it fits into the local pocket and the local pocket has a maximum internal sectional thickness of no greater than 15 mm.

13. The article according to claim 7, wherein the battery recharging system further comprises a power conditioner.

14. The article according to claim 7, wherein the top panel includes one or more through holes adapted to receive one or more portions of the battery recharging system.

15. The article according to claim 7, wherein the sliding tray, the bin assembly, or both include a power conditioner component, a data exchange system, or both.