Magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
- a primary coil unit having a primary core and a primary coil wound on said primary core, said primary coil unit disposed on a charging power source side; and
a secondary coil unit having a secondary core and a secondary coil wound on said secondary core, said primary and secondary cores being spaced apart a predetermined lateral distance, said secondary coil unit disposed on the electric vehicle,wherein said primary coil unit is inserted a predetermined longitudinal insertion distance into the electric vehicle and said primary and secondary cores are coupled in a coupling state so that said primary and secondary cores constitute a closed loop-like magnetic circuit, andwherein each of said primary and secondary cores has a junction face which faces each other under the coupling state, and said junction faces of said primary and secondary cores face each other in a plane that is parallel to an insertion direction of said primary coil unit such that the predetermined lateral distance between the primary and secondary cores is substantially independent of the predetermined longitudinal insertion distance of the primary coil unit, wherein the insertion direction of said primary coil unit is parallel to a longitudinal direction of said primary coil unit.
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Abstract
In a magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle which is used for charging a power storage device of the electric vehicle by means of a charging power source, a primary coil unit is inserted into a receiving unit which is on an electric vehicle and in which a secondary coil unit is disposed. In the device, junction faces of primary and secondary cores are formed in the insertion direction of the primary coil unit, and primary and secondary coils are disposed at positions where, when the primary coil unit 30 is inserted, the primary and secondary coils do not interfere with each other. Wiping members which wipe the junction faces are disposed. The insertion direction of the primary coil unit is in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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a primary coil unit having a primary core and a primary coil wound on said primary core, said primary coil unit disposed on a charging power source side; and a secondary coil unit having a secondary core and a secondary coil wound on said secondary core, said primary and secondary cores being spaced apart a predetermined lateral distance, said secondary coil unit disposed on the electric vehicle, wherein said primary coil unit is inserted a predetermined longitudinal insertion distance into the electric vehicle and said primary and secondary cores are coupled in a coupling state so that said primary and secondary cores constitute a closed loop-like magnetic circuit, and wherein each of said primary and secondary cores has a junction face which faces each other under the coupling state, and said junction faces of said primary and secondary cores face each other in a plane that is parallel to an insertion direction of said primary coil unit such that the predetermined lateral distance between the primary and secondary cores is substantially independent of the predetermined longitudinal insertion distance of the primary coil unit, wherein the insertion direction of said primary coil unit is parallel to a longitudinal direction of said primary coil unit.
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2. A magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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a primary coil unit having a primary core and a primary coil wound on said primary core, said primary coil unit disposed on a charging power source side; and a secondary coil unit having a secondary core and a secondary coil wound on said secondary core, said secondary coil unit disposed on the electric vehicle, said secondary core forming a substantially planar interface with the primary core, wherein said primary coil unit is inserted into the electric vehicle and said primary and secondary cores are coupled so that said primary and secondary cores constitute a closed loop-like magnetic circuit, wherein an insertion direction of said primary coil unit is substantially parallel to the interface between the primary and secondary cores and wherein said primary core comprises a leg portion which elongates in the insertion direction of said primary coil unit and a connecting portion which is continuous with said leg portion is formed to be larger than said connecting portion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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a primary coil unit having a primary core and a primary coil wound on said primary core, said primary coil unit disposed on a charging power source side; and a secondary coil unit having a secondary core and a secondary coil wound on said secondary core, said secondary coil unit disposed on the electric vehicle, wherein said primary coil unit is inserted into the electric vehicle and said primary and secondary cores are coupled so that said primary and secondary cores constitute a closed loop-like magnetic circuit, and wherein each of said primary and secondary cores has a junction face which contacts each other under the coupling state and at least one of said primary and secondary coil units is provided with a wiping member which, when said primary coil unit is inserted, wipes said junction face of a counter core. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A magnetic coupling device for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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a primary coil unit having a primary core and a primary coil wound on said primary core, said primary coil unit disposed on a charging power source side; and a secondary coil unit having a secondary core and a secondary coil wound on said secondary core, said secondary coil unit disposed on the electric vehicle, wherein said primary coil unit is inserted into the electric vehicle and said primary and secondary cores are coupled so that said primary and secondary cores constitute a closed loop-like magnetic circuit, and wherein said device further comprises an urging member which, under the coupling state, urges at least one of said primary and secondary cores in a direction along which said cores are coupled to each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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