PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE FOR THE SAME, AND WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM

• US 20150200561A1
• Filed: 03/20/2014
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation (Seoul National University)
• Original Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation (Seoul National University)
• Inventors: LEE, Jung Woo, LEE, Sung Su
• Granted Patent: US 9,438,065 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A wireless charging device may include: a transmitting unit configured to receive a high-frequency AC current and generate magnetic energy; and a first fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the transmitting unit and configured to generate a designated magnitude or more of attractive force.

Claims

1. A wireless charging device comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to receive a high-frequency AC current and generate magnetic energy; and

a first fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the transmitting unit and configured to generate a designated magnitude or more of attractive force.

2. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless charging device is packaged by a housing,

the transmitting unit is formed on one rear surface of the housing, and

the first fixing unit is formed on the rear surface of the is transmitting unit.

3. The wireless charging device according to claim 2, wherein one outer surface of the housing, corresponding to one front surface of housing, serves as a charging pad.

4. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the first fixing unit is selected from a permanent magnet and an electromagnet.

5. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit comprises a primary coil.

6. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit operates as a first transmitting/receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive data, and

the wireless charging device further comprises a data processing unit configured to process the wirelessly received data.

7. The wireless charging device according to claim 6, wherein the data processing unit comprises a reproducing unit configured to demodulate data transmitted from an electronic device and output the demodulated data.

8. The wireless charging device according to claim 6, wherein the data processing unit comprises a backup unit configured to demodulate data transmitted from an electronic device and store the demodulated data.

9. The wireless charging device according to claim 8, wherein the backup unit comprises a storage unit embedded in the wireless charging device or separately provided outside the wireless charging device, and configured to store data transmitted from the electronic device.

10. The wireless charging device according to claim 6, wherein the transmitting unit comprises a primary coil.

11. A portable electronic device comprising:

a battery cell;

a receiving unit configured to receive magnetic energy and provide the received magnetic energy to the battery cell; and

a second fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the receiving unit.

12. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the portable electronic device is packaged by a housing,

the transmitting unit is formed on one rear surface of the housing, and

the second fixing unit is formed on the rear surface of the receiving unit.

13. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the second fixing unit is selected from a permanent magnet and a steel plate.

14. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the receiving unit comprises a secondary coil.

15. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising a transmitting unit configured to change a transmission path of data in response to a user'"'"'s request,

wherein the receiving unit operates as a second transmitting/receiving unit configured to wirelessly transmit the data outputted from the transmitting unit.

16. The portable electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the transmitting unit comprises:

a switching unit configured to change an output path of the data; and

a modulation unit configured to modulate the data transmitted through the switching unit and transmit the modulated data to the second transmitting/receiving unit.

17. The portable electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the data comprises multimedia data or video data.

18. The portable electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the receiving unit comprises a secondary coil.

19. A wireless charging system comprising:

a wirelessly charging device configured to generate magnetic energy and a designated magnitude or more of attractive force; and

a portable electronic device attached to the wireless charging device through an attractive force and charged with power through the magnetic energy provided from the wireless charging device.

20. The wireless charging system according to claim 19, wherein the wireless charging device comprises:

a transmitting unit configured to receive a high-frequency AC current and generate the magnetic energy; and

a first fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the transmitting unit and configured to generate the designated magnitude or more of attractive force.

21. The wireless charging system according to claim 20, wherein the fixing unit is selected from a permanent magnet and an electromagnet.

22. The wireless charging system according to claim 20, wherein the transmitting unit comprises a primary coil.

23. The wireless charging system according to claim 19, wherein the portable electronic device comprises:

a battery cell;

a receiving unit configured to receive the magnetic energy and provide the received magnetic energy to the battery cell; and

a second fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the receiving unit.

24. The wireless charging system according to claim 23, wherein the second fixing unit is selected from a permanent magnet and a steel plate.

25. The wireless charging system according to claim 23, wherein the receiving unit comprises a secondary coil.

26. The wireless charging system according to claim 19, wherein the portable electronic device wirelessly transmits data, and the wireless charging device wirelessly receives the data and to processes the received data.

27. The wireless charging system according to claim 26, wherein the wireless charging device comprises:

a first transmitting/receiving unit configured to receive a high-frequency AC current to generate the magnetic energy, and wirelessly receive the multimedia data;

a first fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the first transmitting/receiving unit and configured to generate the designated magnitude or more of attractive force; and

a data processing unit configured to process the data received through the first transmitting/receiving unit.

28. The wireless charging system according to claim 27, wherein the data processing unit serves as a reproducing unit configured to output the data received through the first transmitting/receiving unit.

29. The wireless charging system according to claim 27, wherein the data processing unit serves as a backup unit configured to store the data received through the first transmitting/receiving unit.

30. The wireless charging system according to claim 27, wherein the first transmitting/receiving unit comprises a primary coil.

31. The wireless charging system according to claim 26, wherein the portable electronic device comprises:

a transmitting unit configured to change a transmission path of data in response to a user'"'"'s request;

a battery cell;

a second transmitting/receiving unit configured to receive the magnetic energy, provide the received magnetic energy to the battery cell, and wirelessly transmit the data provided from the transmitting unit; and

a second fixing unit disposed on a rear surface of the second transmitting/receiving unit.

32. The wireless charging system according to claim 31, wherein the transmitting unit comprises:

a switching unit configured to change an output path of the data; and

a modulation unit configured to modulate the data transmitted through the switching unit and provide the modulated data to the second transmitting/receiving unit.

33. The wireless charging system according to claim 31, wherein the second transmitting/receiving unit comprises a secondary coil.

34. The wireless charging system according to claim 31, wherein the data comprises multimedia data or video data.