COMBINED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AND WIRELESS CHARGING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER, COMBINED RFID AND WIRELESS CHARGING WIRELESS ANTENNA INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

• US 20150116178A1
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nanomag Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nanomag Company Limited
• Inventors: Kim, Ki Hun, Park, Yong Bok
• Application Number:
  US14/384,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20150116178A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/842
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07777 the antenna being of the inductive type
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10336 the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2208 associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/521 reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 17/00 Devices for absorbing waves radiated from an antenna; Combinations of such devices with active antenna elements or systems
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/00 Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49016 Antenna or wave energy "plumbing" making

Abstract

A combined RFID and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber, a combined RFID and wireless charging wireless antenna including same, and a method for manufacturing same. The electromagnetic wave absorber not only performs separate functions of RFID and wireless charging and provides stable operating characteristics, but also has a structure in which an electromagnetic wave absorber and a wireless antenna are integrally coupled so as to maximize the respective performance thereof. Despite a structure in which the two functions of RFID and wireless charging are combined, the thickness of the antenna can be reduced, such that it can be very useful when adopted in and applied to a mobile device, thereby contributing greatly to reducing the thickness of a smartphone.

Claims

1. A wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber comprising:

a first absorbing sheet which blocks and absorbs electromagnetic waves to improve a wireless identification function, including radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC); and

a second absorbing sheet which blocks and absorbs electromagnetic waves to improve the wireless identification function, wherein the second absorbing sheet is positioned inside and coplanar with the first absorbing sheet, whereby a thickness of the electromagnetic wave absorber is reduced.

2. The wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber according to claim 1, wherein the first absorbing sheet has an accommodation hole in a central portion, the accommodation hole comprising a cut in the central portion of the first absorbing sheet, whereby the second absorbing sheet is allowed to be fitted into the accommodation hole and coupled with the first absorbing sheet, and wherein an inner circumference of the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet and an outer circumference of the second absorbing sheet are distanced from each other, thereby defining a space therebetween.

3. The wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber according to claim 2, wherein a width of the space ranges from 2 to 5 mm between the first absorbing sheet and the outer circumference of the second absorbing sheet.

4. The wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber according to claim 1, further comprising an iron sheet or a heat dissipation sheet selectively disposed on a bottom surface of the second absorbing sheet, wherein the iron sheet removes eddy current loss, thereby improving efficiency and performance of wireless charging, and the heat dissipation sheet achieves a heat dissipation effect.

5. The wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber according to claim 2, further comprising a blocking layer disposed within the space, the blocking layer being made of a synthetic resin having a low dielectric constant.

6. The wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber according to claim 1, further comprising a protective sheet laminated on bottom surfaces of the first and second absorbing sheets which are disposed coplanar, the protective sheet functioning to enhance a coupling force between the first and second absorbing sheets and protect the first and second absorbing sheets, wherein the protective sheet comprises one selected from the group consisting of a double-sided tape, a polyimide film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polycarbonate film, a polypropylene film and a silicone film.

7. A wireless identification and wireless charging antenna comprising:

the wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber as recited in claim 1; and

a sheet-shaped flexible antenna laminated on a top surface of the wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber, wherein the flexible antenna comprising a wireless identification antenna pattern which enables wireless identification, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC), and a wireless charging antenna pattern which enables wireless charging, the wireless identification antenna pattern being positioned over the first absorbing sheet, and the wireless charging antenna pattern being positioned over the second absorbing sheet.

8. A method of fabricating a wireless identification and wireless charging electromagnetic wave absorber, comprising:

preparing a first absorbing sheet which blocks and absorbs electromagnetic waves to improve wireless identification, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC), by forming an accommodation hole in a central portion of the first absorbing sheet by cutting through the central portion;

preparing a second absorbing sheet which blocks and absorbs electromagnetic waves to improve wireless charging, the second absorbing sheet being configured to be disposed over and fitted into the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet, the second absorbing sheet being distanced from the first absorbing sheet, thereby defining a space therebetween;

coupling the second absorbing sheet with the first absorbing sheet such that the second absorbing sheet is disposed coplanar with the first absorbing sheet by fitting the second absorbing sheet into the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet; and

laminating a protective sheet on bottom surfaces of the first and second absorbing sheets, which are disposed coplanar and coupled with each other, the protective sheet functioning to enhance a coupling force and protect the first and second absorbing sheets,

wherein the protective sheet comprises one selected from the group consisting of a double-sided tape, a polyimide film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polycarbonate film, a polypropylene film and a silicone film.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet and the second absorbing sheet are formed by punching or cutting.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein an iron sheet or a heat dissipation sheet is disposed on the bottom surface of the second absorbing sheet.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein a blocking layer is formed within the space between the first and second absorbing sheets by disposing a synthetic resin having a low dielectric constant in the space.

12. A method of fabricating a wireless identification and wireless charging antenna comprising:

preparing a first absorbing sheet which blocks and absorbs electromagnetic waves to improve wireless identification, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC), by forming an accommodation hole in a central portion of the first absorbing sheet by cutting through the central portion;

preparing a second absorbing sheet which blocks and absorbs electromagnetic waves to improve wireless charging, the second absorbing sheet being configured to be disposed over and fitted into the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet, the second absorbing sheet being distanced from the first absorbing sheet, thereby defining a space therebetween;

coupling the second absorbing sheet with the first absorbing sheet such that the second absorbing sheet is disposed coplanar with the first absorbing sheet by fitting the second absorbing sheet into the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet;

laminating a protective sheet on bottom surfaces of the first and second absorbing sheets, which are disposed coplanar and coupled with each other, the protective sheet functioning to enhance a coupling force and protect the first and second absorbing sheets; and

laminating a sheet-shaped flexible antenna on top surfaces of the first and second absorbing sheets, which are disposed coplanar and coupled with each other, wherein the flexible antenna comprises a wireless identification antenna pattern which enables wireless identification, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC), and a wireless charging antenna pattern which enables wireless charging, the wireless charging antenna pattern being formed at a position divided from the wireless identification antenna pattern, the wireless identification antenna pattern being positioned over the first absorbing sheet, and the wireless charging antenna pattern being positioned over the second absorbing sheet,

wherein the protective sheet comprises one selected from the group consisting of a double-sided tape, a polyimide film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polycarbonate film, a polypropylene film and a silicone film.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein an iron sheet or a heat dissipation sheet is disposed on the bottom surface of the second absorbing sheet.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein a blocking layer is formed within the space between the first and second absorbing sheets by disposing a synthetic resin having a low dielectric constant in the space.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the accommodation hole of the first absorbing sheet and the second absorbing sheet are formed by punching or cutting.