Vehicle-mounting charging apparatus and vehicle mounted therewith

• US 9,167,732 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Iwanaga, Izumi, Katayama, Taro, Okano, Sohtaro, Koike, Kenichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): OMAR, AHMED H
• Application Number:
  US13/990,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20130249482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,279 Days
• Field of Search: 320/108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/46 for ICE-powered road vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0007 Casings standardised racks H05K9/0062
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A vehicle-mounting charging apparatus includes a body case adapted to be mounted to a ceiling part of a vehicle, and a charging coil for contactless charging that is provided in the body case. A shielding part for shielding electromagnetic waves is provided on a lower side of the charging coil.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounting charging apparatus, comprising:

a body case adapted to be mounted to a ceiling part of a vehicle; and

a charging coil for contactless charging that is provided in the body case,

wherein a shielding part for shielding electromagnetic waves is provided on a lower side of the charging coil,

wherein the body case is adapted to be mounted to an overhead console part or a rearview mirror part of the vehicle,

wherein a light shielding part is provided at a portion of the body case facing a portion which is located near the ceiling portion of the vehicle and through which the electromagnetic wave passes.

2. The vehicle-mounting charging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shielding part shields the electromagnetic waves emitted from the charging coil so as to prevent a predetermined amount or more of electromagnetic wave from passing through a lower surface of the body case.

3. The vehicle-mounting charging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light shielding part faces a windshield of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle-mounting charging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an installation base on which a mobile terminal to be charged by the charging coil is installed is provided in the body case;

wherein a stopper which restricts an installation position of the mobile terminal is provided on the installation base;

wherein the stopper is provided on a portion of the installation base facing the light shielding part.

5. The vehicle-mounting charging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the installation base is provided with a slope;

wherein a first opening is provided on a wall surface of the body case located at a lower side of the slope of the installation base and a second opening is provided on a top surface of the body case located at an upper side of the slope of the installation base; and

wherein the first opening is provided at a position lower than the stopper which restricts the installation position of the mobile terminal installed on the installation base.

6. The vehicle-mounting charging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the body case is provided with a door to allow entrance of the mobile terminal, and the door shields the electromagnetic wave.

7. A vehicle comprising the vehicle-mounting charging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mounting charging apparatus is provided on the ceiling part of a vehicle interior.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle-mounting charging apparatus is mounted to an overhead console part or a rearview mirror part of the vehicle interior.