Non-contact charger system, control device, wireless communication device, and non-contact charging device

• US 9,236,913 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Issued: 01/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
• 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: Shimura, Takuma, Mizuguchi, Yuji, Otani, Kazuoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Parihar, Suchin
• Application Number:
  US13/981,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20130307474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,442 Days
• Field of Search: 320/108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/03 for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/406 Power supply in the remote key
• 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 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/00 Suppression or limitation of noise or interference by means associated with receiver H04B1/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A control device connected to a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device and a wireless communication device for communicating with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle, includes a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device, a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device, a non-contact charge control signal output part that outputs a non-contact charge control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device, and a synchronizer that synchronizes the wireless communication control signal and the non-contact charge control signal with each other.

Claims

1. A control device connected to a non-contact charging device for charging a portable device by non-contact and a wireless communication device for communicating with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle, the control device comprising:

a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device;

a non-contact charging control signal output part that outputs a non-contact charging control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device; and

a synchronizer that synchronizes the wireless communication control signal and the non-contact charging control signal with each other.

2. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a moving state detector that detects a moving state of the vehicle equipped with the control device,

wherein the control device changes the wireless communication cycle in accordance with a result detected by the moving state detector and outputs the wireless communication control signal.

3. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication control signal IS a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of the communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

wherein the non-contact charging control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of a charging operation of the non-contact charging device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal is set as an inverted signal of the non-contact charging control signal.

4. A wireless communication device for making communication with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle and which is connected to a non-contact charging device for charging a portable device by non-contact, the wireless communication device comprising:

a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

a controller having a synchronizer that synchronizes a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device and a non-contact charging control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device with each other; and

a non-contact charging control signal output part that outputs the non-contact charging control signal synchronized with the wireless communication control signal by the synchronizer to the non-contact charging device.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 4, wherein the controller has a moving state detector that detects a moving state of the vehicle equipped with the wireless communication device;

and

wherein the controller changes the wireless communication cycle in accordance with a result detected by the moving state detector and outputs the wireless communication control signal.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 4, wherein the wireless communication control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of the communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

wherein the non-contact charging control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of a charging operation of the non-contact charging device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal is set as an inverted signal of the non-contact charging control signal.

7. A non-contact charging device for charging a portable device by non-contact and which is connected to a wireless communication device for making communication with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle, the non-contact charging device comprising:

a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

a controller having a synchronizer that synchronizes a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device and a non-contact charging control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device with each other; and

a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs the wireless communication control signal to the wireless communication device,

wherein the wireless communication control signal outputted to the wireless communication device and the non-contact charging control signal are signals which are synchronized with each other by the synchronizer.

8. A non-contact charging device according to claim 7, wherein the controller has a moving state detector that detects a moving state of the vehicle equipped with the non-contact charging device;

and

wherein the controller changes the wireless communication cycle in accordance with a result detected by the moving state detector and outputs the wireless communication control signal.

9. The non-contact charging device according to claim 7, wherein the wireless communication control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of the communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

wherein the non-contact charging control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of a charging operation of the non-contact charging device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal is set as an inverted signal of the non-contact charging control signal.

10. A non-contact charger system comprising:

a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device;

a wireless communication device for making communication with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle; and

a control device connected to the non-contact charging device and the wireless communication device,

wherein the control device includes;

a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device;

a non-contact charging control signal output part that outputs a non-contact charging control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device; and

a synchronizer that synchronizes the wireless communication control signal and the non-contact charging control signal with each other.

11. A non-contact charger system according to claim 10, wherein the control device further includes a moving state detector that detects a moving state of the vehicle equipped with the control device;

and

wherein the control device changes the wireless communication cycle in accordance with a result detected by the moving state detector and outputs the wireless communication control signal.

12. The non-contact charger system according to claim 10, wherein the wireless communication control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of the communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

wherein the non-contact charging control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of a charging operation of the non-contact charging device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal is set as an inverted signal of the non-contact charging control signal.

13. A non-contact charger system comprising:

a wireless communication device for making communication with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle; and

a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device,

wherein the wireless communication device includes;

a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

a controller having a synchronizer that synchronizes a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device and a non-contact charging control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device with each other; and

a non-contact charging control signal output part that outputs the non-contact charging control signal synchronized with the wireless communication control signal by the synchronizer to the non-contact charging device.

14. The non-contact charger system according to claim 13, wherein the controller further includes a moving state detector that detects a moving state of the vehicle equipped with the wireless communication device and the non-contact charging device;

and

wherein the controller changes the wireless communication cycle in accordance with a result detected by the moving state detector and outputs the wireless communication control signal.

15. The non-contact charger system according to claim 13, wherein the wireless communication control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of the communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

wherein the non-contact charging control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of a charging operation of the non-contact charging device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal is set as an inverted signal of the non-contact charging control signal.

16. A non-contact charger system comprising:

a wireless communication device for making communication with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle; and

a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device,

wherein the non-contact charging device includes;

a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

a controller having a synchronizer that synchronizes a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device and a non-contact charging control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device with each other; and

a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs the wireless communication control signal to the wireless communication device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal outputted to the wireless communication device and the non-contact charging control signal are signals which are synchronized with each other by the synchronizer.

17. The non-contact charger system according to claim 16, wherein the controller further includes a moving state detector that detects a moving state of the vehicle equipped with the wireless communication device and the non-contact charging device;

and wherein the controller changes the wireless communication cycle in accordance with a result detected by the moving state detector and outputs the wireless communication control signal.

18. The non-contact charger system according to claim 16, wherein the wireless communication control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of the communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device;

wherein the non-contact charging control signal is a switching signal for switching ON/OFF of a charging operation of the non-contact charging device; and

wherein the wireless communication control signal is set as an inverted signal of the non-contact charging control signal.