IN-VEHICLE CHARGER

• US 20130234660A1
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Moriguchi, Wataru
• Application Number:
  US13/884,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20130234660A1
• 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 50/402 the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• 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

Abstract

An in-vehicle charger includes a case whose one face having an opening, a lid that covers the opening of the case in an openable and closable manner, a charging coil that is provided in an inner portion of the case facing the lid, and an urging portion that is provided on an inner surface side of the lid and urges a mobile device disposed in the case toward the charging coil.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle charger comprising:

a case whose one face having an opening;

a lid that covers the opening of the case in an openable and closable manner;

a charging coil that is provided in an inner portion of the case facing the lid; and

an urging portion that is provided on an inner surface side of the lid and urges a mobile device disposed in the case toward the charging coil.

2. The in-vehicle charger according to claim 1, wherein the urging portion is provided with a plurality of vent holes.

3. The in-vehicle charger according to claim 1, wherein the urging portion is formed by an elastic net.

4. The in-vehicle charger according to claim 1, wherein a viewing window is provided at a portion of the lid facing the charging coil.

5. The in-vehicle charger according to claim 4, wherein vent holes are provided at an outer peripheral portion of the viewing window of the lid.

6. The in-vehicle charger according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the charging coils are disposed in the inner portion of the case.